Send Me an Angel (Real Life song)

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"Send Me an Angel"
Real Life-Send Me an Angel.jpg
1983 Spain release
Single by Real Life
from the album Heartland
B-side "Like a Gun" (original release)
"Always" (1989 reissue)
Released
  • May 1983 (AUS) [1]
  • November 1983 (USA) [2]
  • 1989 (re-release)
Genre
Length3:53
Label
Songwriter(s)
  • David Sterry
  • Richard Zatorski
Producer(s) Ross Cockle
Real Life singles chronology
"Send Me an Angel"
(1983)
"Openhearted"
(1983)

"Send Me an Angel" is a 1983 song by Australian band Real Life. The song was released in May 1983 as the band's debut single from their debut studio album Heartland . The song peaked in the top 10 in Australia and is the band's best-known song. This version peaked in early 1984 in the US at No. 29 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. [5] The song was No. 1 in Germany and New Zealand and Top 10 in other countries.

Contents

In the US, "Send Me an Angel '89" surpassed the original version from 1983. "Send Me An Angel '89" reached a peak of No. 26 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in the summer of 1989 in the US. [5]

The song features in the soundtracks of the American movies Rad (1986), Teen Wolf Too (1987) and The Wizard (1989).

Track listing

7" single (WRS-001)
  1. Send Me an Angel – 3:53
  2. Like a Gun – 3:16
12" single
  1. Send Me an Angel (Extended Dance Mix) – 5:40
  2. Send Me an Angel – 3:53
  3. Like a Gun – 3:14
12" Maxi-Single
  1. Send Me An Angel (Extended Mix) – 5:43
  2. Send Me An Angel – 3:53
  3. Burning Blue – 4:43

Charts

Cover versions

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