"Angels (Robbie Williams song) ""Angels"" is a song originally recorded by Robbie Williams. It was written by Williams and Guy Chambers, based on an earlier version by Ray Heffernan. The song was released as a single in December 1997. It is Williams' bestselling single and was voted the best song of the past 25 years at the 2005 Brit Awards. ""Angels"" has been covered by artists including Jessica Simpson, Beverley Knight, All Angels and Declan Galbraith. It has been recorded in Spanish (as ""Ángel"") by Mexican singers Yuridia and Marco Moré, and in Italian (as ""Un Angelo"") by Patrizio Buanne."
"Williams also recorded a Spanish version of the song. In a 2005 poll, Britons voted ""Angels"" the song they most wanted played at their funeral. ""Angels"" was the fourth single from Williams' debut album, ""Life thru a Lens"". It has been credited with saving the singer's floundering solo career, and was until recently used to conclude almost all of his concerts. The song was the 38th best selling of 1997 in the UK, and the 26th of 1998. It was the 34th best selling single of the decade. Despite only reaching a peak of No. 4, it is Williams' biggest-selling"
"Angels (The xx song) ""Angels"" is a song by English indie pop group The xx, released as a digital download on 17 July 2012 by Young Turks. It was the lead single for their 2012 album ""Coexist"". The song was written by guitarist Romy Madley Croft, bassist Oliver Sim, and percussionist Jamie xx, who also produced it. The xx premiered the song on 14 May 2012 at their first live show since touring in 2010. Upon its release, ""Angels"" received positive reviews from music critics, who commended Croft's performance and the song's minimalist musical style. The song was remixed by"
"Angel (Angela Winbush song) ""Angel"" is a song by American R&B singer Angela Winbush. The track was released in 1987 as the first single from her debut album, ""Sharp"" on Polygram Records. As half of the duo of René & Angela, Winbush had two number-one R&B hits with ""Save Your Love (For #1)"" and ""Your Smile."" After a decade, René Moore and Winbush went their separate ways. ""Angel"", her solo-debut, spent two weeks at the top of the US Billboard R&B chart. It was also named by ""Billboard"" the number nine most successful R&B single of 1987. []. Despite the"
"Angel and Scottish R&B singer Emeli Sandé. On 19 March 2013, Wiley leaked the album for free temporarily via Twitter after a dispute with iTunes, but has since removed the link. ""Heatwave"", featuring Ms D, was released as the album's lead single, debuting at #1 on the UK Singles Chart on 5 August 2012, selling over 114,000 copies in its first week, becoming Wiley's first ever solo number one. ""Can You Hear Me? (Ayayaya)"", featuring Skepta, JME & Ms D, was released as the album's second single on 28 October 2012. It peaked at #3 on the UK Singles Chart,"
"Angel (Amanda Perez song) ""Angel"" is a song by American R&B singer-songwriter Amanda Perez. It was featured on her 2003 album of the same name, and performed well in the US, where it reached the top 5 on the Pop 100 and the top 20 on the Billboard Hot 100. The song was also a top 5 hit in Australia and New Zealand. The song was released in the US as a CD single on May 20, 2003. It was also released digitally. The review by AllMusic praised her vocal performance and named it the best song on its parent"
"Angel (British musician) Sirach Charles (born 31 October 1987), better known by his stage name Angel, is an English singer-songwriter, rapper and record producer from West London, England. His single ""Go In, Go Hard"", featuring vocals from English rapper Wretch 32, was released on 18 March 2012. The song reached number 41 on the UK Singles Chart. The following single, ""Wonderful"", performed better commercially, peaking at number nine on the UK Singles chart and topping the UK R&B Chart. Angel started off at the early age in a band with his brothers and sisters called the Charles Family. After playing"
"Angelo (song) ""Angelo"" is a song by British pop group Brotherhood of Man. Released as a single in June 1977, it became the group's second UK number one hit. Written by Tony Hiller, Lee Sheriden and Martin Lee and produced by Hiller, it was the band's second UK number one single (after their Eurovision winner, Save Your Kisses for Me the previous year), spending a single week at the top in August 1977. The song remained on the UK Chart for 12 weeks - 10 of them in the Top Ten - and was the 9th biggest selling single of"
"Angel (Aerosmith song) ""Angel"" is a power ballad by American rock band Aerosmith. It was written by lead singer Steven Tyler and professional songwriting collaborator Desmond Child. It was released in 1988 as the third single from the band's successful 1987 album ""Permanent Vacation."" It quickly climbed to #3 on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100, which at the time was their highest charting single ever. The song currently ranks second behind the 1998 smash ""I Don't Want to Miss a Thing"", which was Aerosmith's first single (and as of 2018, only single) to top the Hot 100. The song is in"
"Angel (Eurythmics song) ""Angel"" is a song recorded by the British duo Eurythmics. It was written by band members Annie Lennox and David A. Stewart and produced by Stewart and Jimmy Iovine. The song appears on Eurythmics' ""We Too Are One"" album and was released as its fourth UK single in May 1990, and would be the duo's final single for almost a decade (discounting the re-release of two older singles the following year). It was also released as the second single from the album in the US. Lennox said in an interview at the time that the song was"
"in 2014. Credits adapted from ""Coexist"" liner notes. Angels (The xx song) ""Angels"" is a song by English indie pop group The xx, released as a digital download on 17 July 2012 by Young Turks. It was the lead single for their 2012 album ""Coexist"". The song was written by guitarist Romy Madley Croft, bassist Oliver Sim, and percussionist Jamie xx, who also produced it. The xx premiered the song on 14 May 2012 at their first live show since touring in 2010. Upon its release, ""Angels"" received positive reviews from music critics, who commended Croft's performance and the song's"
"Angel (Massive Attack song) ""Angel"" is a song by English trip hop group Massive Attack. It features lead vocals and songwriting from Horace Andy. It was released as the third single from their third studio album, ""Mezzanine"" (1998), on 13 July 1998. ""Angel"" peaked at number 30 on the UK Singles Chart. Daddy G described the song as ""[starting] something we've got to finish. It was a much bigger thing than any member of the band."" The song samples The Incredible Bongo Band song, ""Last Bongo in Belgium"". The music video for ""Angel"" features Grant ""Daddy G"" Marshall in a"
"Angel Eyes (Raghav song) ""Angel Eyes"" is a song by Canadian-Indian singer Raghav (full name Raghav Mathur) from his 2004 album ""Storyteller"". It features additional vocals by Jucxi and Frankey Maxx, although they are not credited on the cover of the single. The single was released in February 2005, and became Raghav's most successful release. He performed the song live accompanied by the two artists on ""Top of the Pops"" in Britain. An official music video was also released. ""Angel Eyes"" is greatly inspired by a melody from the hit ""Murder She Wrote"" by Jamaican reggae duo Chaka Demus &"
"Angel of Mine ""Angel of Mine"" is a song performed by British R&B girl group Eternal from their ""Greatest Hits"" album (1997). It was written by Rhett Lawrence and Travon Potts, produced by Lawrence, and released on September 29, 1997. The song became Eternal's 12th top 10 hit on the UK Singles Chart, peaking at number 4; it spent a total of 13 weeks on the chart, helping their ""Greatest Hits"" album go three times platinum. ""Angel of Mine"" was the ensemble's final single as a three-piece as after its release Kéllé Bryan left the group. In 1998, American singer"
"Angel (Pharrell Williams song) ""Angel"" is the second European single from Pharrell's debut album, ""In My Mind"" (2006). The song debuted on November 29, 2005 in the UK and was backed heavily by BBC Radio 1, where at one point it was their most played record. It was also made Record of the Week by UK DJ Scott Mills. The single was originally due for release on December 5, 2005, but because the album ""In My Mind"" was pushed back, the single was released on January 21, 2006. The single was not released in the U.S. or Australia due to"
"Angelis Angelis was a British classical singing group created by Simon Cowell. It was initially formed in early 2006 and was made up of six children, who were then aged between 11 and 14. The children were discovered during nationwide auditions led by Ron Corp and from recommendations and contacts with some UK choirs, including the Royal Scottish National Orchestra and New London Children's Choir. Their eponymous debut album was released on 6 November 2006. It sold over 350,000 copies and reached platinum status, reaching number two on the UK album charts and Number one on the Scottish album charts."
"Angel (The Corrs song) ""Angel"" is a song by Celtic folk rock band The Corrs, the second single from their fourth studio album ""Borrowed Heaven"". It was released on 13 September 2004 in the UK where it peaked at number sixteen on the UK Singles Chart. The song is a tribute to the band members' mother, Jean, who died in 1999. The regular video was shot in Lake Park, Roundwood, Ireland on 12 June 2004. The video features a bride and groom portrayed by Saileog Lally and Eoin Macken respectively. Lake Park is a estate near the woodlands where scenes"
"Angeles neighbor Morrissey to record a version of his song ""Let Me Kiss You"", which was featured on her autumn release ""Nancy Sinatra"". The single—released the same day as Morrissey’s version—charted at #46 in the UK, providing Sinatra with her first hit for over 30 years. The follow-up single, ""Burnin' Down the Spark"", failed to chart. The album, titled ""Nancy Sinatra"", featured rock performers such as Calexico, Sonic Youth, U2, Pulp's Jarvis Cocker, Steven Van Zandt, Jon Spencer, and Pete Yorn, who all cited Sinatra as an influence. Each artist crafted a song for Sinatra to sing on the album."
"Angel (Sarah McLachlan song) ""Angel"" is a song by Canadian singer-songwriter Sarah McLachlan about the heroin overdose death of Jonathan Melvoin (1961-1996), the Smashing Pumpkins touring keyboard player, as McLachlan explained on ""VH1 Storytellers"". The song first appeared on ""Surfacing"", the Canadian singer's 1997 album. It is sometimes mistitled as ""In the Arms of an Angel"" or ""Arms of the Angel"". ""Angel"" was McLachlan's second consecutive top five hit on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100 chart, debuting at number twelve, and then jumping to the top ten the following week, before peaking at number four. It remained at the top ten"
"Angel (Sarah Brightman song) Angel is a song written by Jerry Burns and Sally Herbert sung by English singer-songwriter Sarah Brightman from her eleventh studio album, Dreamchaser. It was first released as the album's lead single in Europe and Mexico as a digital download on October 15, 2012. The song was originally sung by Sally Herbert in 2001 and was included in the soundtrack to the film Crush, starring Andie MacDowell. A music video to accompany the release of ""Angel"" was first released onto YouTube on October 10, 2012 at a total length of four minutes and thirty-one seconds. It"
"UK single and according to Official UK Charts Company figures passed the million sales mark in June 2009, with a combination of both physical and download sales. It has sold 1.2 million copies in the UK as of November 2012. It was released in 1999 in the US, after Williams' debut there with ""Millennium"". ""Angels"" re-entered the ARIA Top 100 at #91, on 5 May 2008. Due to download sales, the song has re-entered the UK Charts on a number of occasions in recent years. In 2009, Williams performed ""Angels"" at the final of the sixth series of ""The X"
"Saints & Angels ""Saints & Angels"" is a song written by Victoria Banks and recorded by American country artist Sara Evans. It was released in September 2001 as the third single from her album ""Born to Fly"". Evans has stated that this was her favorite song from ""Born to Fly"". ""Saints & Angels"" is a mid-tempo piano ballad, that describes a couple who is troubled by their love and pressured by their imperfections. However, in the end they overcome their differences and essentially become ""saints & angels."" The music video features Evans on a sidewalk with many people passing in"
"Angeles, playing many instruments himself. During recording, he lodged with actress Carrie Fisher. Fisher contributed in naming the album, and he recorded the song ""Goodbye My Lover"" in her bathroom. ""Back to Bedlam"" was released in the UK in October 2004. Blunt's debut single in the UK was ""High"" (co-written with Ricky Ross of Deacon Blue). This song initially peaked below the Top 100 of the UK Singles Chart, however after the subsequent success of ""You're Beautiful"" it finally made the Top 75 before being re-released. The song was chosen to appear in a Vodafone commercial in Italy, and was"
"Angels beat 4,500 other hopefuls in the German version of the RTL II talent show ""Popstars"". Recruited to join a girl pop band, the quintet signed a recording deal with Polydor–Zeitgeist and Cheyenne Records and became overnight hits, with their debut single ""Daylight in Your Eyes"" emerging as the biggest-selling single of the year 2001 in Germany. For the production of their English language parent album, Cheyenne consulted a small group of German-based musicians to work on ""Elle'ments"", including Thorsten Brötzmann, Peter Ries, Leslie Mándoki, and Peter Plate. Selecting songs from the Universal Music Publishing Group catalogue, the producers would"
"Angels (Within Temptation song) ""Angels"" is a song by Dutch symphonic metal band Within Temptation from their third studio album, ""The Silent Force"". It was released as the third single from the album on 13 June 2005, also accompanying a music video. The video earned the band a Golden God Award in the following year. The video is shot in a desert in Spain. It tells the story of a group of vigilante angels who make it their mission to wipe out evil. Sharon den Adel is a woman who has been seemingly abandoned on the side of the road"
"Angeles and did session work for various artists such as producer Steve Fisk, Ivy, Heather Duby, and Greg Dulli. The band reunited recording a cover of The Kinks' ""Better Things"" for the tribute album, ""This Is Where I Belong: Songs of Ray Davies and the Kinks"", in 2001. In 2003, the band released ""Welcome Interstate Managers"", a successful album that spawned the Grammy-nominated RIAA gold-certified hit single, ""Stacy's Mom"", which Adam Schlesinger says was a tribute to the band, The Cars; initially, the single stalled at commercial alternative radio in the US, but MTV President Judy McGrath championed the single's"
"All Angels All Angels are a British classical crossover group formed in 2006, consisting of Daisy Chute, Rachel Fabri, Melanie Nakhla and Charlotte Ritchie (who is also a well-known actress starring in shows such as ""Fresh Meat""). The group's style is classical crossover music and close harmony arrangement, with a repertoire spanning classical, choral, opera and pop including Franz Schubert's ""Ellens dritter Gesang"", ""Agnus Dei"" (the choral arrangement of Samuel Barber's ""Adagio for Strings"") and the ""Sancta Maria intermezzo"" from Pietro Mascagni's ""Cavalleria rusticana"", along with the ""Flower Duet"" from Léo Delibes' ""Lakmé"" and the ""Barcarolle"" from Jacques Offenbach's ""The"
"Angel in My Eyes ""Angel in My Eyes"" is a song written by Tony Mullins and Blair Daly, and recorded by American country music artist John Michael Montgomery. It was released in September 1997 as the only single from his ""Greatest Hits"" package. It peaked at number 4 in the United States, and number 6 in Canada. The song is about a man who falls in love with a woman that she can comfort him. Rick Anderson of Allmusic, in a review of a later Montgomery compilation, called the song ""unusually complex and soulful"". Walter Allread of ""Country Standard Time"""
"Angeles. The roster of artists consists of, Anastacia, Dido, Cher Lloyd, Aston Merrygold, Andreya Triana, and My Crazy Girlfriend. Craig Logan Craig Logan (born 22 March 1969 in Scotland) is a Scottish music manager. He began his career as bassist in the pop band Bros; his nickname whilst in the band was Ken. After his success with boy band Bros, Craig left the band in early 1989 after suffering from ME to focus on songwriting and producing. He was subsequently nominated for an Ivor Novello Award for the hit single ""Don’t Worry"" by Kim Appleby, who he also managed. At"
"Angel (Lionel Richie song) ""Angel"" is a song by American singer Lionel Richie. It was written by Richie, Paul Barry, and Mark Taylor for his sixth studio album ""Renaissance"" (2000), while production was helmed by Brian Rawling and Taylor. Island Def Jam released ""Angel"" as the album's lead single in fall 2000. Richie's highest-charting success in years, it reached the top ten in Austria, Germany, the Netherlands, and on the US ""Billboard"" Adult Contemporary chart, while peaking at number 18 on the UK Singles Chart. An accompanying music video for ""Angel"" was filmed by German directors Wolf Gresenz und Bernard"
"with Sash! (2000) and ""Wonderful Life"" (2005). Cousins' first big break was in the music industry, appearing on German DJ/producer team Sash!'s single ""Mysterious Times"" in 1998. Before ""Mysterious Times"", Cousins had released ""Killin' Time"" and ""Angel"" in March and June 1997 respectively. Following the success of ""Mysterious Times"", she had two further UK Top 20 hits with the follow-up ""Pray"", released in November 1998, which also achieved success in the US, and the 1999 re-release of ""Killin' Time"". Follow-up singles ""Forever"" and the reissued ""Angel"" reached the UK Top 50 (though a published recount of the singles chart showed"
"Court. 2005 Brit Awards The 2005 Brit Awards were the 25th edition of the biggest annual pop music awards in the United Kingdom. A Special BRITs 25 Award for the best single from the past 25 years was awarded to Robbie Williams ""Angels"". The show attracted 6.32 million viewers. The producers added a fake film effect to the TV coverage of the 2005 awards show, which was criticised by some who thought ruined the immediacy of the awards show, and was dizzying when combined with fast camera movements. The host was Chris Evans and the venue for the event was"
"inspired by the death of her aunt, as she sings about a woman who has killed herself and now has ""gone to meet her maker"". The music video, directed by Sophie Muller, features the duo taking part in a seance and running through a burning house, and was not widely seen in the US (not shown at all on MTV) supposedly due to several scenes depicting the occult. ""Angel"" peaked at number twenty-three on the UK singles chart, though failed to chart on the US Billboard Hot 100. Annie Lennox re-recorded the song in 1997 for the """" album. Angel"