Angel (Shaggy song)

"Angel"
Single by Shaggy featuring Rayvon
from the album Hot Shot
B-side	"Remix"
Released	March 6, 2001
Format	CD single CD maxi
Recorded	2000
Genre	Reggae fusion
Length	3:55 (album version) 3:31 (radio edit)
Label	MCA
Writer(s)	Shaggy Ahmet Ertegün Eddie Curtis Chip Taylor Steve Miller
Producer(s)	Shaun Pizzonia
Certification	Gold (BPI)
Shaggy singles chronology
"It Wasn't Me" (2000) "Angel" (2001) "Luv Me, Luv Me" (re-release) (2001)

"Angel" is a song by Jamaican reggae artist Shaggy featuring Rayvon. It was the follow-up to Shaggy's U.S. number-one hit "It Wasn't Me", released on March 6, 2001.

Content

The song uses the bass line from "The Joker" by Steve Miller (1973). The chorus melody is borrowed from "Angel of the Morning", which was written by Chip Taylor and originally recorded by singer Evie Sands but is perhaps best known as sung by country pop artist Juice Newton (1981).

Commercial reception

The song debuted at #81 on the Billboard Hot 100 on the week ending December 30, 2000.^[1]The song first entered the top 40 at #39 on the week ending January 20, 2001.^[2] It peaked at #1 on the chart on the week ending March 31, 2001 for one week.^[3] It was the 17th most successful song of 2001 in the United States.^[4]

The song also reached number one in the United Kingdom, as well as number one in Australia, making the song an international chart topper.^[5] The success following the release, saw Shaggy clock up his second American and fourth British number one single. It was also a European success, at one point simultaneously topping the charts in the German-speaking territories of Germany, Austria and Switzerland. It remains as his last successful single internationally.

Music video

The music video was directed by Cameron Casey.

Cover versions

• German singer Max Raabe and Palast Orchester covered the song in a big band style, for his 2001 album, Super Hits 2.
• In 2001, the parody song "You Ripped Off Angel (of the Morning)" was released by Adam Posegate and received airplay on the Dr. Demento Show.
• R&B artist Bei Maejor did a version of this song sampling the chorus and the beat. It appeared on his mixtape Upsideown2.

Track listings

CD single

1. "Angel" (radio edit) — (3:31)
2. "Angel" (Seabreeze Mix) — (3:46)
3. "Angel" (video) — (3:55)

CD maxi

1. "Angel (radio edit) — 3:31
2. "Angel (Seabreeze Mix) — 3:46
3. "It Wasn't Me" (Crash and Burn Remix) by Shaggy featuring Rikrok — 5:37
4. "Angel" (enhanced video)

Charts and sales

Peak positions Chart (2001) Peak position Australia (ARIA)[6] 1 Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 75)[6] 1 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[6] 1 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[6] 2 Denmark (Tracklisten)[6] 2 Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[7] 1 Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[6] 10 France (SNEP)[6] 8 Germany (Media Control Charts)[8] 1 Ireland (IRMA)[9] 1 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[10] 1 New Zealand (RIANZ)[6] 4 Norway (VG-lista)[6] 1 Poland (Polish Airplay Charts)[11] 2 Romania (Romanian Top 100)[12] 25 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[6] 1 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[6] 1 UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[13] 1 US Billboard Hot 100[14] 1 US Billboard Mainstream Top 40[14] 1 US Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs[14] 46 US Billboard Adult Pop Songs[14] 33

Year-end charts Chart (2001) Position Australia (ARIA)[15] 4 Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 75)[16] 5 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[17] 5 Belgian (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[18] 27 France (SNEP)[19] 44 Ireland (IRMA)[20] 3 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[10] 9 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[21] 4 UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[22] 8 US Billboard Hot 100[4] 17 Certifications Region Certification Sales/shipments Australia[23] 3× Platinum 210,000 Austria[24] Platinum 30,000 France[25] Silver 125,000 Netherlands[26] Gold 40,000 Norway[27] Platinum 40,000 Switzerland[28] Platinum 40,000 United Kingdom[29] Gold 620,000[30] ^*sales figures based on certification alone ^^shipments figures based on certification alone ^xunspecified figures based on certification alone

Chart successions

See also

• List of Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles of 2001
• List of best-selling singles and albums of 2001 in Ireland
• List of UK Singles Chart number ones of 2001
• Angel of the Morning

References

1. "Billboard Magazine: 2000 - The Year In Music". Retrieved 4 March 2015.
2. "Billboard Magazine: January 27, 2001 Issue". Retrieved 4 March 2001.
3. "Billboard Magazine: March 31, 2001 Issue". Retrieved 4 March 2015.
4. "Longbored Surfer - 2001". Retrieved 4 March 2015.
5. Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 492. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
6. "Angel", in various singles charts Lescharts.com (Retrieved July 26, 2008)
7. "Hits of the World: Eurochart Hot 100 (IFPI/Nielsen Marketing Research) 06/30/01". Billboard (Nielsen Business Media) 113 (26): 45. June 30, 2001. ISSN 0006-2510.
8. "Shaggy singles, German Singles Chart" (in German). musicline. Retrieved 1 May 2010.
9. Irish Single Chart Irishcharts.ie (Retrieved July 26, 2008)
10. "Single top 100 over 2001" (PDF) (in Dutch). Top40. Retrieved 1 May 2010.
11. "Poland: Airplay Chart - Lista Krajowa 30/2001" (Retrieved September 4, 2015)
12. Romanian 2001 end-of-year charts at the Wayback Machine (archived December 9, 2002)
13. "Archive Chart: 2001-06-03" UK Singles Chart.
14. "The Hot 100 : Page 1". Billboard. Retrieved 2014-04-01.
15. 2001 Australian Singles Chart aria.com (Retrieved July 26, 2008)
16. 2001 Austrian Singles Chart Austriancharts.at (Retrieved July 26, 2008)
17. 2001 Belgian (Flanders) Singles Chart Ultratop.be (Retrieved July 26, 2008)
18. 2001 Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart Ultratop.be (Retrieved July 26, 2008)
19. 2001 French Singles Chart Disqueenfrance.com (Retrieved July 26, 2008)
20. 2001 Irish Singles Chart Irma.ie (Retrieved December 11, 2008)
21. 2001 Swiss Singles Chart Hitparade.ch (Retrieved July 26, 2008)
22. "2001 UK Singles Chart" (PDF). UKChartsPlus. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
23. Australian certifications aria.com (Retrieved July 26, 2008)
24. Austrian certifications ifpi.at (Retrieved July 26, 2008)
25. French certifications Disqueenfrance.com (Retrieved July 26, 2008)
26. Dutch certifications nvpi.nl (Retrieved December 9, 2008)
27. Norwegian certifications Ifpi.no (Retrieved July 26, 2008)
28. Swiss certifications Swisscharts.com (Retrieved July 26, 2008)
29. "UK certifications, database". BPI. Retrieved 1 May 2010.
30. Adam Miller. "20 of the biggest selling singles of the 2000’s you’ve already forgotten". EntertainmentWise. Archived from the original on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 3 March 2015.

External links

• Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics