Angel (Shaggy song)


"Angel" is a song by Jamaican reggae artist Shaggy featuring Rayvon. 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.

Content

"Angel" uses the bassline from "The Joker" by Steve Miller. 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.

Commercial reception

The song debuted at number 81 on the Billboard Hot 100 on the week ending December 30, 2000. The song first entered the top 40 at No. 39 on the week ending January 20, 2001. It peaked at No. 1 on the chart on the week ending March 31, 2001 for one week. It was the 17th most successful song of 2001 in the United States. It has sold 1,494,000 digital copies in the US as of April 2016.
The song also reached number one in the United Kingdom, as well as number one in Australia, making the song an international chart topper. 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

CD single
  1. "Angel" —
  2. "Angel" —
  3. "Angel" —
CD maxi
  1. "Angel — 3:31
  2. "Angel — 3:46
  3. "It Wasn't Me" — 5:37
  4. "Angel"

    Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Decade-end charts

Certifications and sales