Angel (Shaggy song)

"Angel" is a song by Jamaican reggae artist Shaggy featuring Rayvon with contributions by Braden Ryan. It was the follow-up to Shaggy's international number-one hit "It Wasn't Me", released in November 2000. "Angel" proved to be almost as successful, reaching number one in many countries, including Australia, Germany, Ireland, the United Kingdom, and the United States.

"Angel"
Single by Shaggy featuring Rayvon
from the album Hot Shot
B-side	"Remix"
Released	November 14, 2000
Recorded	2000
Genre	Reggae fusion R&B
Length	3:55 (album version) 3:31 (radio edit)
Label	Big Yard Geffen
Songwriter(s)	Chip Taylor Steve Miller
Producer(s)	Shaun Pizzonia
Shaggy singles chronology
"It Wasn't Me" (2000) "Angel" (2000) "Luv Me, Luv Me" (2000)

Content

"Angel" uses the bassline from "The Joker" by Steve Miller (1973). The chorus melody is from "Angel of the Morning", originally written and composed by Chip Taylor, that has been recorded numerous times and has been a hit single for various artists including Merrilee Rush, Juice Newton, Nina Simone, P. P. Arnold, Olivia Newton-John, The Pretenders/Chrissie Hynde, Dusty Springfield, Mary Mason, Melba Montgomery, Vagiant, Billie Davis, Bonnie Tyler, Rita Wilson, and Skeeter Davis.[1]

Commercial reception

The song debuted at number 81 on the Billboard Hot 100 on the week ending December 30, 2000.[2] The song first entered the top 40 at No. 39 on the week ending January 20, 2001.[3] It peaked at No. 1 on the chart on the week ending March 31, 2001 for one week.[4] It was the 17th most successful song of 2001 in the United States.[5] It has sold 1,494,000 digital copies in the US as of April 2016.[6]

The song also reached number one in the United Kingdom, as well as number one in Australia, making the song an international chart topper.[7] 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 Germany, Austria and the German-speaking territories of Switzerland. It remains as his last successful single internationally.

Music video

The music video was directed by Cameron Casey.

Later 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.
• For the 20th anniversary re-recording of Hot Shot, Rayvon's part is performed by Sting instead.[8][9]

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

Weekly charts Chart (2001) Peak position Australia (ARIA)[10] 1 Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[11] 1 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[12] 1 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[13] 2 Canada (Nielsen SoundScan)[14] 28 Denmark (Tracklisten)[15] 2 Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[16] 1 Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[17] 10 France (SNEP)[18] 8 Germany (Official German Charts)[19] 1 Hungary (Mahasz)[20] 2 Ireland (IRMA)[21] 1 Italy (FIMI)[22] 50 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[23] 1 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[24] 1 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[25] 4 Norway (VG-lista)[26] 1 Poland (Polish Airplay Charts)[27] 2 Portugal (AFP)[28] 1 Romania (Romanian Top 100)[29] 25 Scotland (Official Charts Company)[30] 1 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[31] 1 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[32] 1 UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[7] 1 UK R&B (Official Charts Company)[33] 1 US Billboard Hot 100[34] 1 US Adult Top 40 (Billboard)[35] 33 US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[36] 46 US Hot Rap Songs (Billboard)[37] 5 US Latin Pop Songs (Billboard)[38] 27 US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)[39] 1 US Rhythmic (Billboard)[40] 1 US Latin Tropical Airplay (Billboard)[41] 19

Year-end charts Chart (2001) Position Australia (ARIA)[42] 4 Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[43] 5 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[44] 5 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[45] 27 Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[46] 9 France (SNEP)[47] 44 Germany (Official German Charts)[48] 9 Ireland (IRMA)[49] 3 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[50] 9 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[51] 4 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[52] 34 Romania (Romanian Top 100)[29] 80 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[53] 5 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[54] 4 UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[55] 8 US Billboard Hot 100[5] 17 Decade-end charts Chart (2000–2009) Position Australia (ARIA)[56] 64

Certifications and sales

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[57]	3× Platinum	210,000^^
Austria (IFPI Austria)[58]	Platinum	40,000^*
Belgium (BEA)[59]	Platinum	50,000^*
France (SNEP)[60]	Gold	250,000^*
Germany (BVMI)[61]	Gold	250,000^^
Netherlands (NVPI)[62]	Platinum	60,000^^
Norway (IFPI Norway)[63]	Platinum
Sweden (GLF)[64]	2× Platinum	60,000^^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[65]	Platinum	40,000^^
United Kingdom (BPI)[66]	Gold	620,000[67]
United States	—	1,494,000[6]
^*sales figures based on certification alone ^^shipments figures based on certification alone

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

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External links

• Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics