Angel (Madonna song)

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"Angel"
"Angel" cover
Single by Madonna
from the album Like A Virgin
Released April 10, 1985 (Worldwide)
May 25, 1985 (JP)
Format 12" Maxi Single
5" CD Single
Genre Pop
Label Sire
Writer(s) Madonna
Steve Bray
Producer(s) Nile Rodgers
Certification Silver in the United Kingdom
Chart positions
  • #1 (Australia)
  • #5 (USA, UK)
Madonna singles chronology
"Crazy For You"
1985
"Angel"
1985
"Into The Groove"
1985

"Angel" is the third single from American singer Madonna released from her 1984 album, Like a Virgin.

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[edit] Song history

Probably one of Madonna's lesser known singles, "Angel" was released worldwide on April 10, 1985 and was written by Madonna and Steve Bray. The song was released after the phenomenal success of "Like a Virgin", "Material Girl" and "Crazy For You", with "Like a Virgin" and "Crazy For You" reaching the top spot on the Billboard Hot 100. The B-side to "Angel"'s maxi-single was "Into The Groove", from Madonna's film "Desperately Seeking Susan". The song was not issued on the films soundtrack which contributed to "Angel"'s success in the US. In Europe "Into The Groove" was released separately from "Angel".

[edit] Music video

For "Angel," an official video was compiled of images from "Burning Up", "Borderline", "Lucky Star", "Like A Virgin" and "Material Girl". There is no new performance from Madonna in this video. However, AOL's music wbsite has a full length version of the video, though once again made up of clips from her previous videos.

The song was also performed on The Virgin Tour but was cut from the final home video release.

[edit] Credits

  • Written by Madonna and Steve Bray
  • Produced by Nile Rodgers
  • Drum programming by Jimmy Bralower
  • Guitar by Nile Rodgers
  • Assorted synthesizers and bass synthesizer by Rob Sabino
  • Background vocals by Madonna, Curtis King, Frank Simms and George Simms

[edit] Chart performance

"Angel" was a minor success in Europe. The song, released on its own, managed to peak at number 5 in the UK. In Japan the song was another Top 5 hit for Madonna, reaching number 3. "Angel" marked Madonna's fifth Top 5 single on ChartJapan which is otherwise known as the Japanese Foreign Singles Chart.

In Australia, Canada and the U.S. "Angel" was backed by "Into The Groove" and peaked at number 1 in Australia and at number 5 in the US. On the US Billboard Hot 100, the single became the third official consecutive single from the album, Like a Virgin debuting in the Top 50, at #48 the week of April 27, 1985. "Crazy For You (song)" was still climbing to the top (it would hit #1 two weeks later), and "Material Girl" was falling from the top tier.

In Canada the single just broke into the Top 20 peaking at number 19.

[edit] Charts

Chart (1985) Peak
position
Australia AMR Sales Chart 1
Canada 19
Eurochart Hot 100 Singles Sales 14
Germany (Media Control Sales) 31
Japan (ChartJapan) 3
UK Singles Chart 5
UK Singles Chart (1991 re-release) 5
USA Billboard Adult Contemporary Chart 5
USA Billboard Hot 100 5
USA Billboard Hot Dance/Club Play Chart 1

[edit] Certifications

Country Certification
UK Silver
USA Gold

[edit] Official versions

Original versions

  1. Album Version 3:53

Remixes

  1. 7" Edit/Fade 3:42
  2. Dance Mix Edit 4:57
  3. Extended Dance Remix 6:14

[edit] References