Cowboys and Angels (George Michael song)

"Cowboys and Angels" is a song written and performed by George Michael and released on Epic Records in 1991. Among other things, the song is notable for being written in waltz time. It became the first and only single released by Michael in his career that did not make the Top 40 of the UK Singles Chart. It peaked at number 45 on release in March 1991.

The song's lowly sales figures were not a surprise as it was the fifth single to be released from the Listen Without Prejudice Vol. 1 album. (Listen Without Prejudice Vol. 1 was released in the UK on September 3, 1990 and in the US on September 11, 1990.) Each single had finished lower than its predecessor and "Cowboys and Angels" continued the spiral, although the other four had all made the threshold of the Top 40.

"Cowboys and Angels" was also Michael's longest single to date, at 7 minutes 14 seconds.

In a 2014 docu-concert based on Michael's performance at the Opera Garnier during his Symphonica tour, Michael revealed the song was about a short lived bisexual three way relationship he was in, wherein the woman had fallen in love with him and he had fallen in love with the man.

Charts

Chart (1991)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA Singles Chart)^[1]	164
France (SNEP)^[2]	36
Ireland (IRMA)^[3]	15
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)^[4]	15
UK Singles (The Official Charts Company)^[5]	45

References

↑ "Response from ARIA re: chart inquiry, received May 29, 2015". imgur.com. Retrieved September 18, 2015.
↑ "Lescharts.com – George Michael – Cowboys and Angels" (in French). Les classement single.
↑ The Irish Charts. Retrieved May 22, 2011.
↑ "Nederlandse Top 40 – George Michael search results" (in Dutch) Dutch Top 40.
↑ Top 75 Releases. Retrieved May 22, 2011.

George Michael

Studio albums

Faith (1987)
Listen Without Prejudice Vol. 1 (1990)
Older (1996)
Songs from the Last Century (1999)
Patience (2004)

Live albums

Symphonica (2014)

Compilations

Ladies & Gentlemen: The Best of George Michael (1998)
Twenty Five (2006)

Extended plays

Five Live (1993)

Singles

"Careless Whisper" (1984) "A Different Corner" (1986) "I Want Your Sex" (1987) "Hard Day" (1987) "Faith" (1987) "Father Figure" (1988) "One More Try" (1988) "Monkey" (1988) "Kissing a Fool" (1988) "Praying for Time" (1990) "Waiting for That Day" (1990) "Mother's Pride" (1990) "Freedom! '90" (1990) "Heal the Pain" (1991) "Cowboys and Angels" (1991) "Too Funky" (1992) "Killer"/"Papa Was a Rollin' Stone" (1993) "Jesus to a Child" (1996) "Fastlove" (1996) "Spinning the Wheel" (1996) "Older" (1997) "Star People '97" (1997) "You Have Been Loved"/"The Strangest Thing '97" (1997) "Outside" (1998) "Freeek!" (2002) "Shoot the Dog" (2002) "Amazing" (2004) "Flawless (Go to the City)" (2004) "Round Here" (2004) "John and Elvis Are Dead" (2005) "An Easier Affair" (2006) "December Song (I Dreamed of Christmas)" (2009) "True Faith" (2011) "You and I" (2011) "White Light" (2012) "Let Her Down Easy" (2014)

Duets	"Wrap Her Up" (1985) (with Elton John) "I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)" (1987) (with Aretha Franklin) "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" (1991) (with Elton John) "Waltz Away Dreaming" (1997) (with Toby Bourke) "As" (1999) (with Mary J. Blige) "If I Told You That" (2000) (with Whitney Houston) "This Is Not Real Love" (2006) (with Mutya Buena) "Heal the Pain" (2008) (with Paul McCartney)

Videos

Faith (1988)
George Michael (1990)
Ladies & Gentlemen: The Best of George Michael (1999)
Twenty Five (2006)
George Michael Live in London (2009)

Tours

Faith World Tour (1988–89)
Cover to Cover tour (1991)
25 Live (2006–08)
Live in Australia (2010)
Symphonica Tour (2011–12)

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