Angel (Eurythmics song)
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| Single by Eurythmics | ||||
| from the album We Too Are One | ||||
| Released | May 1990 | |||
| Format | 7", cassette single | |||
| Recorded | 1989 | |||
| Genre | Pop / Rock | |||
| Label | RCA | |||
| Producer | David A. Stewart | |||
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"Angel" is a song recorded by pop music duo Eurythmics. It was written by band members Annie Lennox and David A. Stewart and produced by Stewart. The song appears on Eurythmics' We Too Are One album and was released as its fourth UK single and second US single in May 1990.
"Angel" is a pop ballad with an adult contemporary sound. Lyrically Lennox sings about a woman who has killed herself and now has "gone to meet her maker" as an angel. The lyrics also namecheck Elvis Presley. The music video, directed by Sophie Muller, is not widely seen and was not shown by MTV, supposedly due to several scenes depicting the occult.
"Angel" peaked at number twenty-three on the UK singles chart. The accompanying video garnered play on US video channels but the single failed to chart on the US Hot 100.
Annie Lennox re-recorded the song in 1997 for the Diana, Princess of Wales: Tribute album.
[edit] Chart performance
| Chart (1990) | Peak position |
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| Canadian Singles Chart[1] | 77 |
| French Singles Chart[2] | 73 |
| Irish Singles Chart[3] | 25 |
| UK Singles Chart[4] | 23 |
[edit] References
- ^ "Results - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-110.01-e.php?PHPSESSID=53gtrvbfj0gk7r9b4sd40dtvu0&q1=Eurythmics+Angel+We+Too+Are+One&q2=Top+Singles&interval=50. Retrieved 2011-06-09.
- ^ "InfoDisc : Tout les Titres par Artiste". infodisc.fr. http://www.infodisc.fr/Bilan_E.php. Retrieved 12 August 2011.
- ^ Jaclyn Ward - Fireball Media Group. "The Irish Charts - All there is to know". Irishcharts.ie. http://www.irishcharts.ie/search/placement. Retrieved 2011-06-09.
- ^ "Eurythmics - Angel". Chart Stats. 1990-06-16. http://www.chartstats.com/release.php?release=17368. Retrieved 2011-06-09.
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