| "Angel of Mine" | ||||
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| Single by Eternal | ||||
| from the album Greatest Hits | ||||
| Released | October 27, 1997 (U.K.) | |||
| Format | CD single, Cassette | |||
| Recorded | 1997 | |||
| Genre | R&B | |||
| Length | 4:21 | |||
| Label | EMI | |||
| Writer(s) | Rhett Lawrence, Travon Potts |
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| Producer | Rhett Lawrence | |||
| Certification | Silver[1] | |||
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"Angel of Mine" is an R&B ballad written by Rhett Lawrence and Travon Potts, produced by Rhett Lawrence for British R&B girl group Eternal's Greatest Hits album in 1997. The song became the group's fourteenth top ten hit on the UK singles chart peaking at #4 and spent a total of 13 weeks in the chart, helping their Greatest Hits album go three times platinum [2]. "Angel of Mine" was the group's final single as a three-piece as after the release of Angel of Mine, Kéllé Bryan left the group.
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These are the formats and track listings of major single-releases of "Angel of Mine".
CD: 1
CD: 2
The song was a number four hit in the UK, selling over 200,000 copies, becoming one of the groups highest selling singles. "Angel of Mine" was also successful in many European countries and other parts of the world, charting in around ten countries.
| Chart (1997) | Peak position |
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| UK Singles Chart[3] | 4 |
| Dutch Singles Chart[4] | 17 |
| French Singles Chart[5] | 41 |
| German Singles Chart[3] | 85 |
| New Zealand RIANZ Singles Chart[6] | 17 |
| Norwegian Singles Chart[7] | 3 |
| Swedish Singles Chart[8] | 10 |
| Swiss Singles Chart[9] | 44 |
| Netherlands[10] | 17 |
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| Single by Monica | |||||||||||||||||||
| from the album The Boy Is Mine | |||||||||||||||||||
| Released | November 17, 1998 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Format | CD single, vinyl record | ||||||||||||||||||
| Recorded | 1998 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Genre | R&B | ||||||||||||||||||
| Length | 4:10 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Label | Arista 13577 |
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| Writer(s) | Rhett Lawrence, Travon Potts |
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| Producer | Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins | ||||||||||||||||||
| Certification | Platinum (RIAA) Gold (ARIA) |
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The song came to American fame when R&B singer Monica covered the song (with altered lyrics) and released it as the third single from her second studio album The Boy Is Mine (1998). The single was positively received by Chuck Taylor of Billboard, who called the song "unbelievable" and "absolutely stunning." He also noted its commercial potential, claiming "this song has No. 1 stamped across its heart."[11] The song followed the success of previous single "The First Night" by reaching #1 on the Billboard Hot 100.
The music video was directed by Diane Martel, known for her work for Mariah Carey, Alicia Keys, Ciara, Christina Aguilera, among others. The video also features Tyrese as Monica's love interest. The music video was included on Channel Max's Top 100 Sexy Women.
This is the formats and track listings of major single-releases of "Angel of Mine".
"Angel of Mine" was one of Monica's biggest worldwide successes, reaching number one on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and number two on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks charts. It, however, became Monica's fifth domestic top 10 hit of her career and her third number one on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100. "Angel of Mine" was ranked three on the Hot 100 1999 year-end charts. The song also peaked within the top ten in Canada, the top 20 in Australia, the top 30 in Germany, and the top 40 in New Zealand.
| Chart (1999) | Peak position |
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| Australia (ARIA)[12] | 12 |
| Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[13] | 2 |
| New Zealand (RIANZ)[14] | 26 |
| UK Singles (The Official Charts Company)[15] | 55 |
| US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[16] | 6 |
| US Billboard Hot 100[17] | 1 |
| US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[18] | 2 |
| Chart (1999) | Position |
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| US Billboard Hot 100[19] | 3 |
| Chart (1990–1999) | Position |
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| US Billboard Hot 100[20] | 62 |
| Preceded by "...Baby One More Time" by Britney Spears |
Billboard Hot 100 number one single (Monica Version) February 13, 1999 - March 6, 1999 |
Succeeded by "Believe" by Cher |
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