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3 Music video  





4 Track listings  





5 Credits and personnel  





6 Charts  



6.1  Weekly charts  





6.2  Year-end charts  





6.3  Decade-end charts  





6.4  All-time charts  







7 Certifications and sales  





8 Release history  





9 Later versions  





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"Angel"
SinglebyShaggy featuring Rayvon
from the album Hot Shot
B-side"Chica Bonita"
Released9 January 2001 (2001-01-09)
Studio
Length
  • 3:55 (album version)
  • 3:31 (radio edit)
LabelMCA
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Shaun "Sting" Pizzonia
Shaggy singles chronology
"It Wasn't Me"
(2000)
"Angel"
(2001)
"Luv Me, Luv Me"
(2001)
Rayvon singles chronology
"In the Summertime"
(1995)
"Angel"
(2000)
"2-Way"
(2002)
Music video
"Angel"onYouTube

"Angel" is a song by Jamaican reggae artist Shaggy featuring additional vocals from Barbadian singer Rayvon. Sampling the 1973 song "The Joker" by American rock band Steve Miller Band and interpolating the 1967 song "Angel of the Morning" written by Chip Taylor, it was released to radio on 9 January 2001 as the follow-up to Shaggy's international number-one hit, "It Wasn't Me". "Angel" also proved to be successful, reaching number one in 12 countries, including Australia, Germany, Ireland, the United Kingdom, and the United States.

Composition

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The song prominently samples the bassline from the 1973 song "The Joker" by American rock band Steve Miller Band.[1] The chorus interpolates the melody of the 1967 song "Angel of the Morning", written and composed by American songwriter Chip Taylor, that has been recorded numerous times and has been a hit single for various artists, including American singers Merrilee Rush and Juice Newton.[1]

Commercial reception

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The song debuted at number 81 on the US Billboard Hot 100 on the week ending 30 December 2000.[2] The song first entered the top 40 at number 39 on the week ending 20 January 2001.[3] It peaked at number one on the chart week of 31 March 2001, for one week.[4] According to Billboard writer Silvio Pietroluongo, "Angel" beat Crazy Town's "Butterfly" to number one by a margin of two points, which was the smallest gap between two singles since the magazine began having its charts stored digitally in 1985.[5] It was also the second song to reach number one without a retail release, after Aaliyah's "Try Again" (2000), although physical formats would later be issued in the United States on 24 April 2001.[5][6] "Angel" was the 17th-most-successful song of 2001 in the US and has sold 1,494,000 digital copies in the US as of April 2016.[7][8]

Internationally, the song reached number one in Australia, Austria, Flanders, Germany, Ireland, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom, topping the Eurochart Hot 100 as well.[9][10][11][12][13] In Australia, it peaked atop the ARIA Singles Chart for eight weeks, finishing fourth on the Australian year-end chart for 2001.[9][14] It was also an enduring hit in Ireland, where it is the 20th-highest-selling single of all time.[15]

Music video

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The music video was directed by Cameron Casey. It features Shaggy and Rayvon relaxing in a private plane and driving around in luxury cars.

Track listings

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Credits and personnel

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Credits are taken from the Hot Shot album booklet.[25]

Studios

Personnel

  • Ahmet Ertegun – writing
  • Eddie Curtis – writing
  • Chip Taylor – writing
  • Gordon Dukes – background vocals
  • Robert Zapata – guitar
  • Phillip George Henry – guitar
  • Carlos Sanchez – keyboard
  • Shaun "Sting" Pizzonia – drums, production, recording, mixing
  • Chris Gehringer – mastering
  • Charts

    [edit]

    Certifications and sales

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    Region Certification Certified units/sales
    Australia (ARIA)[72] 3× Platinum 210,000^
    Austria (IFPI Austria)[73] Platinum 40,000*
    Belgium (BEA)[74] Platinum 50,000*
    Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[75] Platinum 8,000^
    Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[76]
    reissue
    Gold 45,000
    France (SNEP)[77] Gold 250,000*
    Germany (BVMI)[78] Gold 250,000
    Netherlands (NVPI)[79] Platinum 60,000^
    Norway (IFPI Norway)[80] Platinum  
    Sweden (GLF)[81] 2× Platinum 60,000^
    Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[82] Platinum 40,000^
    United Kingdom (BPI)[84] Gold 620,000[83]
    United States 1,494,000[8]

    * Sales figures based on certification alone.
    ^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
    Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

    Release history

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    Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref.
    United States 9 January 2001 Rhythmic contemporary radio MCA [85]
    30 January 2001 Contemporary hit radio [86]
    24 April 2001 Maxi-CD [6]
    Japan 28 April 2001 CD Universal Music Japan [87]
    Australia 28 May 2001 MCA [88]
    United Kingdom
    • 12-inch vinyl
  • CD
  • cassette
  • [89]

    Later versions

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    See also

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    References

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  • ^ a b Pietroluongo, Silvio (31 March 2001). "Hot 100 Spotlight" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 113, no. 13. p. 89. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
  • ^ a b Pietroluongo, Silvio (21 April 2001). "Hot 100 Spotlight" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 113, no. 16. p. 85. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
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