Send Me an Angel (Scorpions song)

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"Send Me an Angel"
Send me an angel.jpg
Single by Scorpions
from the album Crazy World
B-side "Crazy World"
Released17 September 1991 (1991-09-17)
Studio Goodnight LA (Los Angeles, California)
Genre Glam metal
Length4:32
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Scorpions singles chronology
"Wind of Change"
(1991)		"Send Me an Angel"
(1991)		"Hit Between The Eyes"
(1991)

"Send Me an Angel" is a song by the German rock band Scorpions, recorded for their 11th studio album, Crazy World (1990). The song was composed by Rudolf Schenker, written by Klaus Meine, and produced by Keith Olsen and the band. It was released as the album's fourth and final single in September 1991. Along with "Wind of Change", the song became the album's signature track, reaching number 44 on Billboard Hot 100 Chart on 25 January 1992, number 8 on the Mainstream Rock Chart [1] on 19 October 1991, and high chart positions in many European countries.

Contents

Other versions

An orchestral version of the song was recorded for the 2000 orchestral album Moment of Glory that features vocals split with Italian singer Zucchero. An acoustic version of the song was also recorded for the 2001 acoustic album Acoustica .

Influence

In 1994, heavy metal band Black Sabbath released the Cross Purposes studio album which contains the same burning angel in the design of the cover that the "Send Me an Angel" single has.[ citation needed ]

Track listings

7-inch single

  1. "Send Me an Angel" – 4:32
  2. "Crazy World" – 5:08

CD maxi

  1. "Send Me an Angel" – 4:32
  2. "Crazy World" – 5:08
  3. "Holiday (live)" – 3:15

Personnel

Scorpions

Additional musician

Charts

Release history

RegionDateFormat(s)Label(s)Ref.
Europe17 September 1991
  • 7-inch vinyl
  • CD
 Mercury [8]
United Kingdom18 November 1991
  • 7-inch vinyl
  • 12-inch vinyl
  • CD
  • cassette
 [22]

Covers and remixes

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