Your Guardian Angel

"Your Guardian Angel"
Single by The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus
from the album Don't You Fake It
Released	August 7, 2007
Genre	Emo [1] [2]
Length	3:49
Label	Virgin
Songwriter(s)	Ronnie Winter
Producer(s)	David Bendeth
The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus singles chronology
"False Pretense" (2007) "Your Guardian Angel" (2007) "You Better Pray" (2008)

"Your Guardian Angel" is a song by the band The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus. There are two different versions - a mostly acoustic version found on their first major-label album, Don't You Fake It , and a completely acoustic version (title "The Acoustic Song") on their demo album. "Your Guardian Angel" was released to radio on August 7, 2007. ^[3] It is the third single released by the band, with the video released on October 15, 2007. It was featured in the season finale of the CBS show Moonlight titled "Mortal Cure". According to Ronnie Winter, the song is dedicated to the eight students that lost their lives in the March 1, 2007 tornado that destroyed a high school in Enterprise, Alabama. The song was even the school's prom theme that year.

The album version has 90 seconds of silence at the end, which leads into the unlisted 12th track; "The Grim Goodbye".

Music video

The music video for "Your Guardian Angel" shows Ronnie Winter turning on many lightbulbs, and singing the song in a closet with one light bulb, then he plays and sings while the band is preparing for a concert. They perform in front of the crowd of fans with flashy light effects during the distortion part. Winter turns off the lightbulb at the end of the song. The video was directed by Shane Drake who has done work for other bands such as Panic! at the Disco and Paramore.

Credits

This song was written and composed by Ronnie Winter.

Charts

Chart (2007–08)	Peak position
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ) [4]	19
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles ( Billboard ) [5]	22

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
New Zealand (RMNZ) [6]	Gold	15,000‡
United States (RIAA) [7]	Platinum	1,000,000‡
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

1. 13 Throwback Emo Lyrics That Broke Your Heart - AltPress
2. "The 12 Best Emo Power Ballads". May 18, 2023.
3. "FMQB Airplay Archive: Modern Rock". Friday Morning Quarterback Album Report, Incorporated. Retrieved October 31, 2016.
4. "Red Jumpsuit Apparatus Singles & Album Stats". Recorded Music NZ . Retrieved March 21, 2025.
5. "The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus Chart History (Bubbling Under Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved March 21, 2025.
6. "New Zealand single certifications – Red Jumpsuit Apparatus – Your Guardian Angel". Radioscope. Retrieved March 21, 2025.Type Your Guardian Angel in the "Search:" field.
7. "American single certifications – The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus – Your Guardian Angel". Recording Industry Association of America . Retrieved March 21, 2025.