Angels with Dirty Faces (Sugababes album)

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Angels with Dirty Faces
Studio album by Sugababes
Released	September 16, 2002
Recorded	2002
Genre	Pop/R&B , Electro & Dance
Length	41:30
Label	Island
Producer(s)	Ron Tom, Xenomania
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link
Sugababes chronology
One Touch (2000)	Angels with Dirty Faces (2002)	Three (2003)

Angels with Dirty Faces is the title of the second album by UK girl group Sugababes released in August 2002. Four singles were released from it including "Freak like Me" and "Round Round", both of which debuted at number one on the UK Singles Chart.

Contents 1 Track listing 2 Chart success 3 Uses in the media 4 References

[edit] Track listing

1. "Freak like Me" – 3:19
2. "Blue" – 3:58
3. "Round Round" – 3:59
4. "Stronger" – 4:02
5. "Supernatural" – 3:39
6. "Angels with Dirty Faces" – 3:50
7. "Virgin Sexy" – 3:47
8. "Shape" – 4:12
9. "Just Don't Need This" – 3:32 (UK bonus track)
10. "No Man, No Cry" – 3:34 (UK bonus track)
11. "Switch" – 3:39
12. "More Than a Million Miles" – 3:26
13. "Breathe Easy" (acoustic jam) – 4:01
14. "Round Round" (alternative mix) – 6:07 (UK bonus track)

[edit] Chart success

Angels with Dirty Faces did considerably better than its predecessor, One Touch with a highest position in the UK Album Charts of number two; it stayed in the charts for forty weeks. "Freak like Me", which sampled Gary Numan's "Are Friends Electric?", was the first released single and entered the charts at number one. "Round Round", produced by Xenomania was the second released single and also debuted in the UK Charts at number one. The third single released was a double A-side release of "Stronger" and "Angels with Dirty Faces", which reached number seven on the UK Singles Chart. The last single, "Shape", which samples Sting's single "Shape of My Heart", was the only one from the album not to achieve a position in the top ten of the UK Singles Chart; it entered at number eleven.

Country	Date	Position	Sales	Comments
United Kingdom	September 2002	2	900,000	Platinum x3 [1]
Poland	September 2002	7
The Netherlands	September 21, 2002	12	35,000	Gold [2]
Germany	September 2002	13
Switzerland	September 2002	13 [3]	15,000	Gold [4]
Austria	September 2002	19 [5]

[edit] Uses in the media

• "Virgin Sexy" was famously used in the Rimmel mascara commercials fronted by Kate Moss.
• "Round Round" appeared in the soundtrack of The Guru starring Jimi Mistry and Heather Graham.

[edit] References

1. ^ BPI.co.uk Certification Angels with Dirty Faces Accessed: November 25, 2006
2. ^ NVPI.nl Certification database. Accessed: November 25, 2006
3. ^ HitParade.ch Angels with Dirty Faces page Accessed: November 25, 2006
4. ^ HitParade.ch Cerifications 2006 Accessed: November 25, 2006
5. ^ AustrianCharts.at Angels with Dirty Faces page Accessed: November 25, 2006