Calling All Angels (Jane Siberry song)

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"Calling All Angels"
Jane Siberry - Calling All Angels.jpg
Single by Jane Siberry
Released1991 (1991)
Genre Art pop, dream pop
Length5:11
Label Reprise
Songwriter(s) Jane Siberry
Producer(s) Jane Siberry
Jane Siberry singles chronology
"Map of the World (Part II)"
(1985)
"Calling All Angels"
(1991)
"Sail Across the Water"
(1993)

"Calling All Angels" is a song by the Canadian singer-songwriter Jane Siberry. It was featured on the soundtrack for Wim Wenders 1991 film, Until the End of the World , and in the final scene and on the soundtrack for the film Pay It Forward . It features in season 2 episode 1 of Roswell , in the first season finale of Charmed , in episode 1, season 4 of the television series The Fosters , and in Season 1 of The Chair on Netflix. It also plays over the end credits of the 2021 film The Many Saints of Newark .

Contents

Relatedly, in Six Feet Under , in episode 6 of Season 5, one of the main characters (Ruth Fisher) takes part in an improvised, harmonic version of this song, following the death of one of her sister Sarah's closest friends. Many fans of the show consider this one of the most emotional moments in the entire series.

Formats and track listing

All songs written by Jane Siberry.

US 1991 single (PRO-CD-5398)
  1. "Calling All Angels" (edit) – 4:12
  2. "Calling All Angels" – 5:11
Canadian 2001 single (SHE009)
  1. "Calling All Angels" – 5:42
  2. "Are You Burning, Little Candle? (A Love Song to Children)" – 5:44

Charts

Chart (1992)Peak
position
Canada Adult Contemporary ( RPM ) [1] 8

Personnel

Adapted from the Calling All Angels liner notes. [2]

Release history

RegionDateLabelFormatCatalog
United States1991 Reprise CDPRO-CD-5398
Canada2001 Sheeba SHE009

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References

  1. "Top RPM Adult Contemporary: Issue 2166." RPM . Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved February 2, 2016.
  2. Calling All Angels (booklet). Jane Siberry. Burbank, California: Reprise Records. 1991.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)