Send Me an Angel (Real Life song)

"Send Me an Angel" is a 1983 song by Australian band Real Life. The song was released in May 1983 as the band's debut single from their debut studio album Heartland. The song peaked in the top 10 in Australia and is the band's best-known song. This version peaked in early 1984 in the US at No. 29 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.[5] The song was No. 1 in Germany and New Zealand and Top 10 in other countries.

"Send Me an Angel"
1983 Spain release
Single by Real Life
from the album Heartland
B-side"Like a Gun" (original release)
"Always" (1989 reissue)
Released
  • May 1983 (AUS)[1]
  • November 1983 (USA)[2]
  • 1989 (re-release)
Genre
Length3:53
Label
Songwriter(s)
  • David Sterry
  • Richard Zatorski
Producer(s)Ross Cockle
Real Life singles chronology
"Send Me an Angel"
(1983)		 "Openhearted"
(1983)

The song's biggest chart success, in the US, came in 1989, when an updated version titled "Send Me an Angel '89" surpassed the original version from 1983. "Send Me An Angel '89" reached a peak of No. 26 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in the summer of 1989 in the US.[5]

The song appears on the Non-Stop-Pop in-game radio station in the PC/Xbox One/PS4 versions of the 2013 video game Grand Theft Auto V.[6]

Track listing
7" single (WRS-001)
  1. Send Me an Angel – 3:53
  2. Like a Gun – 3:16
12" single
  1. Send Me an Angel (Extended Dance Mix) – 5:40
  2. Send Me an Angel – 3:53
  3. Like a Gun – 3:14
12" Maxi-Single
  1. Send Me An Angel (Extended Mix) – 5:43
  2. Send Me An Angel – 3:53
  3. Burning Blue – 4:43

Charts

Weekly charts

Cover versions

"Send Me an Angel" has been covered by various artists including:

See also

References
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  5. Whitburn, Joel (2010). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits (9th ed.). Billboard Books. ISBN 978-0-8230-8554-5.
  6. Hooton, Christopher (18 November 2014). "GTA 5 PS4/Xbox One gets new songs from Lorde, Kendrick Lamar, Danny Brown and more". The Independent. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
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  19. "Chartifacts: Week Ending September 23 1990 Issue No. 37". Imgur (original document published by ARIA). Retrieved 24 August 2016.
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  22. "Netzwerk – Send Me an Angel". AllMusic. Retrieved 29 September 2013.
  23. "Pobi – Send Me an Angel". AllMusic. Retrieved 29 September 2013.
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  29. "Dirty on Purpose – Like Bees". AllMusic. Retrieved 24 July 2013.
  30. "NES Me An Angel from Retrocovered by Inverse Phase". Inverse Phase. Retrieved 24 July 2013.
  31. Childers, Chad (18 November 2016). "Highly Suspect, 'The Boy Who Died Wolf' – Album Review". Loudwire. Retrieved 28 December 2016.
  32. "The Struggle by XO Stereo (Another Century Records)". HighWire Daze. 12 September 2015. Retrieved 8 February 2017.
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