Angel (Shaggy song)

"Angel" is a song by Jamaican reggae artist Shaggy featuring additional vocals from Barbadian singer Rayvon. Containing samples from Steve Miller Band's "The Joker" and the Chip Taylor-written "Angel of the Morning", it was released to radio in 2000 as the follow-up to Shaggy's international number-one hit, "It Wasn't Me". "Angel" also proved to be successful, reaching number one in 12 countries, including Australia, Germany, Ireland, the United Kingdom, and the United States.

"Angel"
Single by Shaggy featuring Rayvon
from the album Hot Shot
B-side"Angel" remix
Released2000
Recorded2000
Genre
Length
  • 3:55 (album version)
  • 3:31 (radio edit)
LabelMCA
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Shaun "Sting" Pizzonia
Shaggy singles chronology
"It Wasn't Me"
(2000)		 "Angel"
(2000)		 "Luv Me, Luv Me"
(2001)

Content

"Angel" uses the bassline from "The Joker" by Steve Miller Band (1973). The chorus melody is from "Angel of the Morning", originally written and composed by Chip Taylor, that has been recorded numerous times and has been a hit single for various artists including Merrilee Rush, Juice Newton, Nina Simone, P. P. Arnold, Olivia Newton-John, The Pretenders/Chrissie Hynde, Dusty Springfield, Mary Mason, Melba Montgomery, Vagiant, Billie Davis, Bonnie Tyler, Rita Wilson, and Skeeter Davis.[1]

Commercial reception

The song debuted at number 81 on the US Billboard Hot 100 on the week ending December 30, 2000.[2] The song first entered the top 40 at number 39 on the week ending January 20, 2001.[3] It peaked at number one on the chart week of March 31, 2001, for one week.[4] According to Billboard writer Silvio Pietroluongo, "Angel" beat Crazy Town's "Butterfly" to number one by a margin of two points, which was the smallest gap between two singles since the magazine began having its charts stored digitally in 1985.[5] It was also the second song to reach number one without a retail release, after Aaliyah's "Try Again (2000), although physical formats would later be issued in the United States on 24 April 2001.[5][6] "Angel" was the 17th-most-successful song of 2001 in the US and has sold 1,494,000 digital copies in the US as of April 2016.[7][8]

Internationally, the song reached number one in Australia, Austria, Flanders, Germany, Ireland, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom, topping the Eurochart Hot 100 as well.[9][10][11][12][13] In Australia, it peaked atop the ARIA Singles Chart for eight weeks, finishing fourth on the Australian year-end chart for 2001.[9][14] It was also an enduring hit in Ireland, where it is the 20th-highest-selling single of all time.[15]

Music video

The music video was directed by Cameron Casey.

Track listings

Charts

Certifications and sales
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[63] 3× Platinum 210,000^
Austria (IFPI Austria)[64] Platinum 40,000*
Belgium (BEA)[65] Platinum 50,000*
France (SNEP)[66] Gold 250,000*
Germany (BVMI)[67] Gold 250,000
Netherlands (NVPI)[68] Platinum 60,000^
Norway (IFPI Norway)[69] Platinum  
Sweden (GLF)[70] 2× Platinum 60,000^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[71] Platinum 40,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[72] Gold 620,000[73]
United States — 1,494,000[8]

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Later versions
  • German singer Max Raabe and Palast Orchester covered the song in a 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.
  • For the 20th anniversary re-recording of Hot Shot, Rayvon's part is performed by Sting instead.[74][75]

See also

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