Angel (Sarah McLachlan song)
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"Angel" is a song by Canadian singer-songwriter Sarah McLachlan. The song first appeared on McLachlan's fourth studio album, Surfacing, in 1997 and was released as the album's fourth and final single in September 1998. The lyrics are about the death of musician Jonathan Melvoin (1961–1996) from a heroin overdose,[1] as McLachlan explained on VH1 Storytellers. It is sometimes mistitled as "In the Arms of an Angel".[2] or "Arms of the Angel".
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Single by Sarah McLachlan | ||||
from the album Surfacing and City of Angels | ||||
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Released | 28 September 1998 (1998-09-28) | |||
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Songwriter(s) | Sarah McLachlan | |||
Producer(s) | Pierre Marchand | |||
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"Angel" on YouTube | ||||
"Angel" was McLachlan's second consecutive top-five hit on the US Billboard Hot 100, peaking at number four. It also spent 12 weeks at number one on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart, placing as the number-one song on that chart for 1999. In McLachlan's native Canada, it reached number seven on the RPM 100 Hit Tracks chart and number three on the Adult Contemporary chart. Outside North America, the song has charted in several countries in the years following its release, including reaching number seven in Ireland in 2002 and number nine in Norway in 2008.
Darryl McDaniels of the rap group, Run-DMC, credited Angel to saving his life when he was suicidal.[3][4]