Angel (The Corrs song)

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"Angel"
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Single by the Corrs
from the album Borrowed Heaven
Released23 August 2004 (2004-08-23)
Length3:26
Label Atlantic
Songwriter(s) The Corrs
Producer(s) Olle Romo
The Corrs singles chronology
"Summer Sunshine"
(2004)		"Angel"
(2004)		"Long Night"
(2004)

"Angel" is a song by Irish folk rock band the Corrs, the second single released from their fourth studio album, Borrowed Heaven (2004). The song is a tribute to the band members' mother, Jean, who died in 1999. [1] "Angel" was first released in Australia on 23 August 2004 and was issued in the United Kingdom the following month. The song peaked at number 16 on the UK Singles Chart, number 14 in Hungary, and number 19 in Ireland.

Contents

Music video

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 110-acre (0.45 km2) estate near the woodlands where scenes from the film Excalibur where shot. There is a second live version which features clips of the European tour in 2004.

Track listings

UK CD1 [2]

  1. "Angel" (album version)
  2. "Angel" (acoustic version)

UK CD2 [3]

  1. "Angel" (album version)
  2. "Goodbye" (acoustic)
  3. "Angel" (video)
  4. "Angel" (in concert video)
  5. "Angel Inspiration" (two-minute interview)

European and Australian CD single [4]

  1. "Angel" (album version)
  2. "Angel" (acoustic version)
  3. "Goodbye" (acoustic version)

Personnel

Personnel are taken from the UK CD1 liner notes. [2]

Charts

Chart (2004)Peak
position
Australia (ARIA) [5] 65
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40) [6] 75
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders) [7] 17
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Wallonia) [8] 13
Germany (Official German Charts) [9] 84
Hungary (Rádiós Top 40) [10] 14
Ireland (IRMA) [11] 19
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40 Tipparade) [12] 11
Netherlands (Single Top 100) [13] 73
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ) [14] 36
Romania (Romanian Top 100) [15] 70
Scotland (OCC) [16] 17
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade) [17] 53
UK Singles (OCC) [18] 16

Release history

RegionDateFormat(s)Label(s)Ref.
Australia23 August 2004CD Atlantic [19]
United Kingdom13 September 2004 [20]

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  2. 1 2 Angel (UK CD1 liner notes). The Corrs. Atlantic Records. 2004. AT0182CD1, 7567-93317-5.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  3. ↑ Angel (UK CD2 liner notes). The Corrs. Atlantic Records. 2004. AT0182CD2, 7567-93329-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  4. ↑ Angel (European & Australian CD single liner notes). The Corrs. Atlantic Records. 2004. 7567-93316-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  5. ↑ "Issue 757" ARIA Top 100 Singles. National Library of Australia. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
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  8. ↑ "The Corrs – Angel" (in French). Ultratip. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
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