Send Me an Angel (Real Life song)
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"Send Me an Angel" is a 1983 song by Australian band Real Life. Initially released on Real Life's debut album Heartland, it is the band's most well-known song. This version originally peaked in early 1984 in the US at No. 29 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.[5] The song's biggest chart success, however, was in 1989, where an updated version entitled "Send Me an Angel '89" surpassed the original version from 1983. "Send Me An Angel '89" reached a peak of No. 26 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in the summer of 1989 in the US.[5] Both versions are very similar; the 1989 version is missing the louder "claps" in the chorus and the drums sound much less electronic, more like an acoustic kit, as opposed to the typical 1980s electronic drums sound heard on the original. The song is prominently featured in the 1989 film The Wizard, the 1986 film Rad, and the 1987 film Teen Wolf Too.
Song meaning
The song is about a man who asks himself whether he will find true love.
Music video
The video clip was filmed in burnt forests in Victoria soon after the Ash Wednesday bushfires on 16 February 1983.
Track listing
- 7" single
- Send Me an Angel – 3:53
- Like a Gun – 3:16
- 12" single
- Send Me an Angel (Extended Mix) – 5:40
- Send Me an Angel – 3:52
- Like a Gun – 3:14
Charts
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| Preceded by "People Are People" by Depeche Mode |
German number-one single 21 May 1984 – 11 June 1984 (4 weeks) |
Succeeded by "Self Control" by Laura Branigan |
| Preceded by "Life Begins at Forty" by Dave and the Dynamos |
New Zealand number-one single 2 October 1983 (1 week) |
Succeeded by "Puttin' On the Ritz" by Taco |
Cover versions
"Send Me an Angel" has been covered by various artists including:
- Thomas Anders recorded the song in German ("Heißkalter Engel")
- Netzwerk on their 1992 EP Send Me an Angel[17]
- Pobi on her 1993 album Send Me An Angel[18]
- Destrophy on their 2004 album Chrysalis
- Zeromancer on their 2001 album Eurotrash[19]
- Denison Marrs on their 2002 album Then Is The New Now, previously released as a 7" single in 2000.
- Thrice for the 2002 compilation Punk Goes Pop, which later appears on the 2005 compilation If We Could Only See Us Now[20]
- The Quakes on their 2005 album Psyops[21]
- Gregorian on their 2006 album Masters of Chant Chapter V
- Australian dance trio Slinkee Minx on their 2007 album Electric Dreams
- The Dreaming on their 2008 album Etched In Blood
- Atrocity on their 1997 cover album Werk 80[22]
- Dirty on Purpose on their 2008 EP Like Bees[23]
- Soraya Arnelas on her 2006 album Ochenta's.
- Deadstar Assembly on their 2003 self-titled debut album[24]
- Inverse Phase released "NES Me An Angel" on the 2012 chiptune album Retrocovered[25]
- Kevin Max, former member of dc talk, on his 2012 EP Fiefdom of Angels-Side One.
- The Megas on their 2012 EP Fly on a Dog.
References
- ↑ "Real Life – Send Me An Angel / Like A Gun – Wheatley – Australia – WRS-001". 45cat. Retrieved 10 April 2015.
- ↑ "Real Life – Send Me An Angel / Like A Gun – MCA / Curb – USA – MCA-52287". 45cat. Retrieved 10 April 2015.
- ↑ "Real Life". Chaos Control. 2009. Retrieved 24 June 2013.
- ↑ Matheson, Whitney (24 April 2014). "My favorite '80s New Wave song is ...". USA Today. Retrieved 8 May 2015.
- 1 2 Whitburn, Joel (2010). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits (9th ed.). Billboard Books. ISBN 978-0-8230-8554-5.
- 1 2 "Forum – ARIA Charts: Special Occasion Charts – CHART POSITIONS PRE 1989". Australian-charts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 July 2013.
- ↑ "Austriancharts.at – Real Life – Send Me An Angel" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 24 July 2013.
- ↑ "Top RPM Singles: Issue 6277." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 26 July 2013.
- ↑ "Officialcharts.de – Real Life – Send Me An Angel". GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 24 July 2013.
- ↑ "Charts.org.nz – Real Life – Send Me An Angel". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 24 July 2013.
- ↑ Salaverri, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (in Spanish) (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. ISBN 84-8048-639-2.
- ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Real Life – Send Me An Angel". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 24 July 2013.
- 1 2 3 4 "Real Life – Awards". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 17 June 2013.
- ↑ CASH BOX Top 100 Singles – Week ending FEBRUARY 18, 1984 at the Wayback Machine (archived 1 October 2012). Cash Box magazine. Retrieved 27 April 2014.
- ↑ "charts.org.nz – Real Life – Send Me An Angel '89". Charts.org.nz. Hung Medien. Retrieved 17 June 2013.
- ↑ CASH BOX Top 100 Singles – Week ending JULY 22, 1989 at the Wayback Machine (archived 7 October 2012). Cash Box magazine. Retrieved 27 April 2014.
- ↑ "Netzwerk – Send Me an Angel". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 29 September 2013.
- ↑ "Pobi – Send Me an Angel". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 29 September 2013.
- ↑ Anderson, Jason. "Zeromancer – Eurotrash". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 24 July 2013.
- ↑ Loftus, Johnny. "Thrice – If We Could Only See Us Now". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 24 July 2013.
- ↑ "The Quakes –Psyops". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 24 July 2013.
- ↑ "Atrocity – Werk 80 Festival Edition". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 24 July 2013.
- ↑ "Dirty on Purpose – Like Bees". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 24 July 2013.
- ↑ "Deadstar Assembly – Deadstar Assembly". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 24 July 2013.
- ↑ "NES Me An Angel from Retrocovered by Inverse Phase". Inverse Phase. Retrieved 24 July 2013.
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