Saints & Angels

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"Saints & Angels"
Sara Evans - Saints and Angels cd single.png
Single by Sara Evans
from the album Born to Fly
B-side "I Learned That from You"
ReleasedAugust 27, 2001
Recorded2000
Genre Country pop
Length4:24
Label RCA Nashville
Songwriter(s) Victoria Banks
Producer(s)
Sara Evans singles chronology
"I Could Not Ask for More"
(2001)
"Saints & Angels"
(2001)
"I Keep Looking"
(2002)
Music video
"Saints & Angels" at CMT.com

"Saints & Angels" is a song written by Victoria Banks and recorded by American country music artist Sara Evans. It was released on August 27, 2001 as the third single from her third studio album Born to Fly (2000). The song peaked at number 16 on the US Billboard Hot Country Songs chart. Evans has stated that this was her favorite song from her Born to Fly album.

Contents

Content

"Saints & Angels" is a mid-tempo piano ballad that describes a couple who is troubled by their love and pressured by their imperfections. However, in the end, they overcome their differences and essentially become "saints & angels."

Music video

The accompanying music video for the song features Evans on a sidewalk with many people passing in front of her. These scenes are intercut with scenes of couples fighting and making up. Evans is also shown wearing a green T-shirt with a cross and in a blue sweater.

Charts

"Saints & Angels" debuted at number 48 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of September 15, 2001

Chart (2001–2002)Peak
position
US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [1] 16
US Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 [2] 3

Release history

Release dates and format(s) for "Saints & Angels"
RegionDateFormat(s)Label(s)Ref.
United StatesAugust 27, 2001 Country radio RCA Nashville [3]

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