Angel (Lionel Richie song)

"Angel" is a song by American singer Lionel Richie. It was written by Richie, Paul Barry, and Mark Taylor for his sixth studio album Renaissance (2000), while production was helmed by Brian Rawling and Taylor. Island Def Jam released "Angel" as the album's lead single in October 2000. Richie's highest-charting success in years, it reached the top ten in Austria, Germany, the Netherlands, and on the US Billboard Adult Contemporary chart, while peaking at number 18 on the UK Singles Chart.

"Angel"
Single by Lionel Richie
from the album Renaissance
Released	October 2000
Recorded	1999-2000
Genre	Dance-pop, house
Length	3:45
Label	Island Def Jam
Songwriter(s)	Lionel Richie Paul Barry Mark Taylor
Producer(s)	Brian Rawling Mark Taylor
Lionel Richie singles chronology
"Closest Thing to Heaven" (1998) "Angel" (2000) "Don't Stop the Music" (2000)

Music video

An accompanying music video for "Angel" was filmed by German directors Wolf Gresenz und Bernard Wedig and took ten days to be completed. Budgeted at 650.000 D-Mark, it marked production company Blow Film's first video with international clients.[1] Shot in Berlin, including locations such as the Babelsberg Studios in Potsdam-Babelsberg and the Berlin Alexanderplatz station, it went into post production after its third day of filming.[1]

As with many other Richie's videos from 90's and early 2000's, this video is not available in streaming services and Vevo.

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Renaissance.[2]

Production – Brian Rawling, Mark Taylor Assistant engineers – Jong Uk Yoon, Chris Anderson Additional guitars – Paul Jackson Jr. Additional recording – Dirk Vanoucek

Keyboards, programming – Mark Taylor Background vocals – Tracy Ackerman Executive producer – Skip Miller

Track listing

CD Maxi Single

1. "Angel" (Metro Mix) - 3:45
2. "Angel" (Boogieman Remix Radio Edit) - 3:59
3. "Angel" (Boogieman Remix Extended) - 6:45
4. "Angel" (Crash & Burn Remix Dub) - 5:47
5. "Angel" (Crash & Burn Remix Vocal) - 6:02
6. "Angel" (Boogieman Remix Dub) - 6:21

Australia CD Single

1. "Angel" (Chuckii B Mix) - 3:56
2. "Angel" (Metro Mix) - 3:45
3. "Angel" (Crash & Burn Remix Dub) - 5:47
4. "Angel" (Crash & Burn Remix Vocal) - 6:02

UK CD Single 1

1. "Angel" (Metro Mix) - 3:45
2. "Angel" (Boogieman Remix Extended) - 6:45
3. "Angel" (Crash & Burn Remix Vocal) - 6:02

UK CD Single 2

1. "Angel" (Metro Mix) - 3:45
2. "Shout It To The World" - 3:59
3. "All Night Long" (Live) - 5:51

UK Cassette Single

1. "Angel" (Metro Mix) - 3:45
2. "All Night Long" (Live) - 5:51

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2000–01) Peak position Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[3] 6 France (SNEP)[4] 49 Germany (Official German Charts)[5] 9 Hungary (MAHASZ)[6] 3 Italy (FIMI)[7] 34 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[8] 8 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[9] 6 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[10] 31 Poland (Polish Airplay Charts)[11] 5 Portugal (AFP)[12] 5 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[13] 42 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[14] 27 UK Singles (OCC)[15] 18 US Billboard Hot 100[16] 70 US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[17] 4 US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[18] 32

Year-end charts Chart (2000) Position Germany (Official German Charts)[19] 86 Chart (2001) Position Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[20] 84 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[21] 58

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Netherlands (NVPI)[22]	Gold	40,000^^
^^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

1. "Aufwändigste Clip Produktion für Blow Film: U-Bahn-Fahren mit Lionel Richie" (in German). MusikWoche. 15 December 2000. Retrieved 12 June 2017.
2. Renaissance (Media notes). Lionel Richie. Island Def Jam. 2000.CS1 maint: others (link)
3. "Austriancharts.at – Lionel Richie – Angel" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved June 9, 201.
4. "Lescharts.com – Lionel Richie – Angel" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved June 9, 2017.
5. "Offiziellecharts.de – Lionel Richie – Angel". GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved June 9, 2017.
6. "MAHASZ TOP 20 Rádiós Slágerlista" (in Hungarian). MAHASZ. Archived from the original on February 5, 2001. Retrieved August 24, 2019.
7. "Italiancharts.com – Lionel Richie – Angel". Top Digital Download. Retrieved June 9, 2017.
8. "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 51, 2000" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40 Retrieved March 23, 2020.
9. "Dutchcharts.nl – Lionel Richie – Angel" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved June 9, 2017.
10. "Charts.nz – Lionel Richie – Angel". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved June 9, 2017.
11. "Polish Airplay Charts - Lista krajowa 36/2000" (in Polish). PiF PaF Production. Archived from the original on March 4, 2001. Retrieved August 24, 2019.
12. "Music & Media: Eurochart Hot 100" (PDF). Music & Media. Retrieved May 1, 2018.
13. "Swedishcharts.com – Lionel Richie – Angel". Singles Top 100. Retrieved June 9, 2017.
14. "Swisscharts.com – Lionel Richie – Angel". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved June 9, 2017.
15. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved June 9, 2017.
16. "Lionel Richie Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved June 9, 2017.
17. "Lionel Richie Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved June 9, 2017.
18. "Lionel Richie Chart History (Dance Club Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved June 9, 2017.
19. "Top 100 Single-Jahrescharts (2000)". GfK Entertainment (in German). offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved June 11, 2017.
20. "Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 2001". Dutch Top 40. Retrieved March 23, 2020.
21. "Jaaroverzichten – Single 2001". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved March 23, 2020.
22. "Dutch single certifications – Lionel Richie – Angel" (in Dutch). Nederlandse Vereniging van Producenten en Importeurs van beeld- en geluidsdragers. Retrieved 11 April 2019. Enter Angel in the "Artiest of titel" box.

External links

• Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics