Angel Say No

"Angel Say No"
Single by Tommy Tutone
from the album Tommy Tutone
B-side	"The Blame"
Released	1980
Genre	New wave [1]
Length	3:10
Label	Columbia
Songwriter(s)	Jim Keller Tommy Heath
Producer(s)	Ed Thacker Brian Leshon Phil Jost
Tommy Tutone singles chronology
"Angel Say No" (1980) "867-5309/Jenny" (1981)

"Angel Say No" is a song by American rock band Tommy Tutone and the lead single from their self-titled debut studio album (1980). A new wave song, ^[1] it peaked at number 38 on the Billboard Hot 100 in June 1980. ^[2]

Composition

Mark Deming of AllMusic wrote the song "recalls Tom Petty's earlier sides with its lean but muscular arrangement and pleading lyric". The lyrics find the narrator urging a woman to heed his warnings. ^[3]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Angel Say No"	3:10
2.	"The Blame"	3:02

Personnel

Tommy Tutone

• Tommy Heath – rhythm guitar, lead vocals, keyboards
• Jim Keller – lead guitar, backing vocals
• Terry Nails – bass, backing vocals
• Micky Shine – drums, backing vocals, percussion

Production

• Ed Thacker – production, engineering
• Brian Leshon – production
• Phil Jost – production

Charts

Chart (1980)	Peak position
US Billboard Hot 100 [4]	38

References

1. "Tommy Heath leads Tommy Tutone". Charleston City Paper. December 15, 2009. Retrieved March 24, 2025.
2. Rutherford, Kevin (April 3, 2018). "Rewinding the Charts: In 1982, Tommy Tutone Dialed Up a No. 1 Hit With '867-5309/Jenny'". Billboard . Retrieved September 2, 2024.
3. Deming, Mark. "Tommy Tutone Review". AllMusic . Retrieved 25 March 2025.
4. "Tommy Tutone Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved March 25, 2025.