Angel of Mine

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“Angel of Mine”
“Angel of Mine” cover
Single by Monica
from the album The Boy Is Mine
Released January 19, 1999
Format CD single, vinyl single
Recorded 1998
Genre R&B
Length 3:56
Label Arista
13577
Writer(s) Rhett Lawrence,
Travon Potts
Producer Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins
Certification Platinum[1]
Monica singles chronology
"The First Night"
(1998)
"Angel of Mine"
(1998)
"Inside"
(1998)

Angel of Mine" is an R&B ballad written by Rhett Lawrence and Travon Potts for British R&B girl group Eternal's Greatest Hits album (1997). The song was a number 4 hit in the UK (selling over 200,000 copies) and was successful in many European countries and other parts of the world. The song came to American fame when R&B singer Monica released the song as the third single from her second studio album The Boy Is Mine (1998). The covered version peaked at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 in February 1999. The Music video was directed by Diane Martel, known for her work for Mariah Carey, Alicia Keys, Ciara, Christina Aguilera, among others.

Contents

[edit] Track listing

  1. "Angel of Mine" (Album Version)
  2. "The First Night" (So So Def Mix)

[edit] Charts

[edit] Eternal version

Chart (1997-8) Peak
position
UK Singles Chart[2] 4
Dutch Singles Chart[3] 17
French Singles Chart[4] 41
German Singles Chart[2] 85
New Zealand RIANZ Singles Chart[5] 17
Norwegian Singles Chart[6] 3
Swedish Singles Chart[7] 10
Swiss Singles Chart[8] 44
Netherlands[9] 17

[edit] Monica version

Chart (1999) Peak
position
Australian ARIA Singles Chart[10] 12
Canadian Singles Chart[11] 10
German Singles Chart 22
New Zealand Singles Chart[12] 36
UK Singles Chart[2] 55
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[11] 1
U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles[11] 2
U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary[11] 6

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ RIAA Certifications
  2. ^ a b c UK: "Angel of Mine". Charts-Surfer. Retrieved on 2007-12-10.
  3. ^ Netherlands: "Angel of Mine". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved on 2007-12-10.
  4. ^ France: "Angel of Mine". lescharts.com. Retrieved on 2007-12-10.
  5. ^ New Zealand: "Angel of Mine". charts.org.nz. Retrieved on 2007-12-10.
  6. ^ Norway: "Angel of Mine". norwegiancharts.com. Retrieved on 2007-12-10.
  7. ^ Sweden: "Angel of Mine". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved on 2007-12-10.
  8. ^ Switzerland: "Angel of Mine". swisscharts.com. Retrieved on 2007-12-10.
  9. ^ Netherlands: "Angel of Mine". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved on 2007-12-10.
  10. ^ Australia: "Don't Take It Personal". Australian-Charts. Retrieved on 2007-04-30.
  11. ^ a b c d AMG: Billboard Singles. All Music Guide. Retrieved on 2007-04-30.
  12. ^ NZ: Chart History. Charts.org. Retrieved on 2007-04-30.
Preceded by
"...Baby One More Time" by Britney Spears
Billboard Hot 100 number one single
February 13, 1999- March 6, 1999
Succeeded by
"Believe" by Cher
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