Angel (Shaggy song)

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"Angel"
Single by Shaggy featuring Rayvon
from the album Hot Shot
B-side Remix
Released May 28, 2001
Format CD single, CD maxi
Genre Reggae fusion
Length 3:55 (Album Version)
3:31 (Radio Edit)
Label MCA
Writer(s) Ahmet Ertegün, Eddie Curtis,
Chip Taylor, Steve Miller
Producer Shaun Pizzonia
Certification Gold (BPI)
Shaggy singles chronology
"It Wasn't Me"
(2000)		 "Angel"
(2001)		 "Hope"
(2001)
Alternative cover
French CD single cover

"Angel" is the title of a song by reggae artist Shaggy featuring Rayvon. It was the follow-up to Shaggy's U.S. number-one hit "It Wasn't Me". "Angel" reached number one in the U.S. for the week of 31 March 2001 becoming his final top forty song in the US to date.

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[edit] Song information

The song uses the bass line from "The Joker" by Steve Miller (1973), and also borrows from "Angel of the Morning," which was written by Chip Taylor and originally recorded by singer Evie Sands but is perhaps best known as sung by country-pop artist Juice Newton (1981).

The music video was directed by Cameron Casey.

The single also reached number one in the UK Singles Chart, as well as number one in Australia, making the song an international chart topper.[1] The success following the release, saw Shaggy clock up his second U.S. and fourth UK number one hit single. It was also a European success, at one point simultaneously topping the charts in the German-speaking territories of Germany, Austria and Switzerland.

The song was the 44th best-selling single of the 2000 decade in UK.[2]

[edit] Cover versions

  • German singer/band leader Max Raabe and Palast Orchester covered the song in a cabaret/big band style, for his 2001 album, Super Hits 2.
  • In 2001, the parody song "You Ripped Off Angel (of the Morning)" was released by Adam Posegate and received airplay on the Dr. Demento Show.
  • R&B artist Bei Maejor did a version of this song sampling the chorus and the beat. It appeared on his mixtape Upsideown2.

[edit] Track listings

CD single
  1. "Angel" (radio edit) — (3:31)
  2. "Angel" (seabreeze mix) — (3:46)
  3. "Angel" (video) — (3:55)
CD maxi
  1. "Angel (radio edit) — 3:31
  2. "Angel (seabreeze mix) — 3:46
  3. "It Wasn't Me" (crash & burn remix) by Shaggy featuring Rikrok — 5:37
  4. "Angel" (enhanced video)

[edit] Charts and sales

[edit] Peak positions

Chart (2001) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[3] 1
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 75)[3] 1
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[3] 1
Belgium (Ultratop 40 Wallonia)[3] 2
Denmark (Tracklisten)[3] 2
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[4] 1
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[3] 10
France (SNEP)[3] 8
Germany (Media Control Charts)[5] 1
Ireland (IRMA)[6] 1
New Zealand (RIANZ)[3] 4
Norway (VG-lista)[3] 1
Romania (Romanian Top 100)[7] 25
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[3] 1
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[3] 1
United Kingdom (The Official Charts Company)[8] 1
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[9] 1
U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks[9] 1
U.S. Billboard Hot Rap Tracks[9] 1

[edit] End of year charts

End of year chart (2001) Position
Australia (ARIA)[10] 4
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 75)[11] 5
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[12] 5
Belgian (Ultratop 40 Wallonia)[13] 27
France (SNEP)[14] 44
Ireland (IRMA)[15] 3
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[4] 9
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[16] 4
United Kingdom (The Official Charts Company)[17] 8

[edit] Certifications

Country Certification Date Sales certified
Australia[18] 3 x Platinum 2001 210,000
Austria[19] Platinum July 26, 2001 30,000
France[20] Silver November 14, 2001 125,000
Netherlands[21] Gold 2002 40,000
Norway[22] Platinum 2001 40,000
Swiss[23] Platinum 2001 40,000
UK[24] Gold June 15, 2001 400,000

[edit] Chart successions

Order of precedence
Preceded by
"Butterfly" by Crazy Town		 Billboard Hot 100 number one single
March 31, 2001 (1 week)		 Succeeded by
"All for You" by Janet Jackson
Preceded by
"Do You Really Like It?"
by DJ Pied Piper and the Masters of Ceremonies		 UK number one single
June 3, 2001 - June 23, 2001 (4 weeks)		 Succeeded by
"Lady Marmalade"
by Christina Aguilera, Mýa, Lil' Kim and Pink
Preceded by
"Daddy DJ" by Daddy DJ		 Swedish number-one single
June 7, 2001 - June 28, 2001 (4 weeks)		 Succeeded by
"Daddy DJ" by Daddy DJ
Preceded by
"Lady Marmalade"
by Christina Aguilera, Mýa, Lil' Kim and Pink		 ARIA (Australia) number one single
June 10, 2001 - July 29, 2001 (8 weeks)		 Succeeded by
"Follow Me" by Uncle Cracker
Preceded by
"Whole Again" by Atomic Kitten		 Austrian number-one single
June 17, 2001 - August 5, 2001 (8 weeks)		 Succeeded by
"Follow Me" by Uncle Kracker
Preceded by
"Whole Again" by Atomic Kitten		 Dutch Top 40 number-one single
June 23, 2001 - August 4, 2001 (7 weeks)		 Succeeded by
"Elevation" by U2
Preceded by
"Played-a-Live (The Bongo Song)" by Safri Duo		 Swiss number-one single
June 24, 2001 - July 8, 2001 (3 weeks)		 Succeeded by
"Lady Marmalade"
by Christina Aguilera, Mýa, Lil' Kim and Pink
Preceded by
"Sing Na Na Na" by Spin-Up		 Norwegian (VG-lista) number-one single (first run)
25/2001 - 26/2001 (2 weeks)		 Succeeded by
"Daddy DJ" by Daddy DJ
Preceded by
"It's Raining Men" by Geri Halliwell		 Belgian (Flanders) number-one single
June 30, 2001 - July 21, 2001 (4 weeks)		 Succeeded by
"Tele-Romeo / Blub, ik ben een vis!" by K3
Preceded by
"Daddy DJ" by Daddy DJ		 Norwegian (VG-lista) number-one single (second run)
29/2001 - 30/2001 (2 weeks)		 Succeeded by
"Lady Marmalade"
by Christina Aguilera, Mýa, Lil' Kim and Pink
Preceded by
"Lady Marmalade"
by Christina Aguilera, Mýa, Lil' Kim and Pink		 German number one single
July 13, 2001 - August 3, 2001 (4 weeks)		 Succeeded by
"Follow Me" by Uncle Cracker

[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 492. ISBN 1-904994-10-5. 
  2. ^ Radio 1 Official Chart of the Decade, as broadcast on BBC Radio 1 on Tuesday 29 December 2009, presented by Nihal
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Angel", in various singles charts Lescharts.com (Retrieved July 26, 2008)
  4. ^ a b "Single top 100 over 2001" (in Dutch) (pdf). Top40. http://www.top40.nl/pdf/Top%20100/top%20100%20-%202001.pdf. Retrieved 1 May 2010. 
  5. ^ "Shaggy singles, German Singles Chart" (in German). musicline. http://www.musicline.de/de/chartverfolgung_summary/artist/Shaggy/single. Retrieved 1 May 2010. 
  6. ^ Irish Single Chart Irishcharts.ie (Retrieved July 26, 2008)
  7. ^ Romanian 2001 end-of-year charts
  8. ^ UK Singles Chart Chartstats.com (Retrieved July 26, 2008)
  9. ^ a b c Billboard allmusic.com (Retrieved July 26, 2008)
  10. ^ 2001 Australian Singles Chart aria.com (Retrieved July 26, 2008)
  11. ^ 2001 Austrian Singles Chart Austriancharts.at (Retrieved July 26, 2008)
  12. ^ 2001 Belgian (Flanders) Singles Chart Ultratop.be (Retrieved July 26, 2008)
  13. ^ 2001 Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart Ultratop.be (Retrieved July 26, 2008)
  14. ^ 2001 French Singles Chart Disqueenfrance.com (Retrieved July 26, 2008)
  15. ^ 2001 Irish Singles Chart Irma.ie (Retrieved December 11, 2008)
  16. ^ 2001 Swiss Singles Chart Hitparade.ch (Retrieved July 26, 2008)
  17. ^ 2001 in British music Wikipedia.org (Retrieved January 15, 2011)
  18. ^ Australian certifications aria.com (Retrieved July 26, 2008)
  19. ^ Austrian certifications ifpi.at (Retrieved July 26, 2008)
  20. ^ French certifications Disqueenfrance.com (Retrieved July 26, 2008)
  21. ^ Dutch certifications nvpi.nl (Retrieved December 9, 2008)
  22. ^ Norwegian certifications Ifpi.no (Retrieved July 26, 2008)
  23. ^ Swiss certifications Swisscharts.com (Retrieved July 26, 2008)
  24. ^ "UK certifications, database". Bpi. http://www.bpi.co.uk/certifiedawards/search.aspx. Retrieved 1 May 2010. 
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