| "For An Angel" | ||||
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| Single by Paul van Dyk | ||||
| from the album 45 RPM | ||||
| Released | December 5, 1994 August 24, 1998 |
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| Format | 12", CD, CDM | |||
| Genre | Trance | |||
| Length | 7:01 (45 RPM Album Mix) [1994] 7:43 (PvD E-Werk Club Mix) [1998] 3:50 (PvD Angel In Heaven Radio Mix) [1998] |
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| Label | MFS Deviant |
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| Producer | Paul van Dyk | |||
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"For An Angel" is a trance debut track by German DJ Paul van Dyk. It is his most famous track, it was initially released in 1994 as a track on 45 RPM on the MFS record label, which was van Dyk's first album. It was later reworked and re-released in 1998 as "E-Werk Remix" on Deviant Records, a homage to the E-Werk nightclub where van Dyk used to be the resident DJ, charted around the world, reaching #1 on the UK Dance Chart for several weeks. In 2009, van Dyk retooled the track once again on "For An Angel '09".
Three videos exist for the track, one from 1994, filmed in the Riviera Maya in Mexico; the other from 1998, featuring footage from the Love Parade in Berlin; the third from 2009, filmed in an exhibition in L.A. and Berlin. The first video is available on Global.
This song and another Paul van Dyk song "Buenaventura" shares the similar subtle synth riff. "Buenaventura" is on a slower tempo, and adds lot of reverb to the original riff.
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The original For An Angel was filmed in the Riviera Maya in Mexico, in which Paul Van Dyk, dressed in Malibu clothing, is seen relaxing on the beach, in a river & other various locations. Also appearing are various short clips of the scenery surrounding Van Dyk. At the start of the video, Paul Van Dyk is seen sitting under a palm tree, while later in the video he watches local children playing football on the beach.
The 1998 Video Version of For an Angel was filmed on the Lighthouse Lovefloat initiated by Peter Cayton. The E-Werk Version of the Track was played by Paul first time to audience on the truck. Nearby 100.000 people followed the truck. It was the most successful float on the 1998 Loveparade. The float was equipped with a huge Kling & Freitag Access System, which was never used before for techno / electronic music audiences.
The later For An Angel 09 video shows a highly edited selection of shorts from one of Paul Van Dyk's many tours, culminating in a live performance to a Los Angeles crowd.
| Chart (1998) | Peak position |
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| Eurochart Hot 100 Singles | 74 |
| German Singles Chart | 44 |
| Belgium (Flanders) | 45 |
| Netherlands | 54 |
| UK Singles Chart | 28 |
| UK Dance Chart | 1 |
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