Angel (Sarah Brightman song)

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"Angel"
Sarah Brightman - Angel.jpg
Single by Sarah Brightman
from the album Dreamchaser
Released15 October 2012 Flag of Europe.svg Flag of Mexico.svg
24 October 2012 Flag of Japan.svg
Recorded2012
Genre Classical Crossover
Length5:10(Album Version)
4:16 (Radio Edit) Flag of the United States.svg Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg
Songwriter(s) Jerry Burns, Sally Herbert
Producer(s) Mike Hedges
Sally Herbert
Sarah Brightman singles chronology
"Pasión"
(2008)
"Angel"
(2012)
"One Day Like This"
(2012)

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 [1] [2] [3] and Mexico [4] 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.

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Music video

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. [5] It was made available for download on October 30, 2012. [6]

The music video consists of Brightman's childhood home videos, some clips from the old cartoons and new scenes as well.

Track listing

Digital download - Worldwide (except United States and Canada)
No.TitleLength
1."Angel" (Album Version)5:10
Digital download - United States [7] and Canada only [8]
No.TitleLength
1."Angel" (Radio Edit)4:16

Release history

RegionDateFormat
Europe, [1] [2] [3] Mexico [4] 15 October Digital download
United States, [7] Canada [8] 16 October 2012
Japan [9] 24 October 2012

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