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Angel (Madonna song)
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| Single by Madonna | ||||
| from the album Like a Virgin | ||||
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| Released | April 10, 1985 | |||
| Recorded | 1984 | |||
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| Length | 3:56 | |||
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| Producer(s) | Nile Rodgers | |||
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| "Angel" on YouTube | ||||
"Angel" is a song by American singer Madonna from her second studio album Like a Virgin (1984). She co-wrote this song with Stephen Bray while Nile Rodgers produced it. The track was released on April 10, 1985, by Sire Records as the album's third single. It was inspired by a girl who is saved by an angel, and she falls in love with him. "Angel" was released as a 12-inch single with "Into the Groove" in some countries and charted likewise. A music video was not filmed for the track, and instead, a promotional clip comprising segments of her previous videos was released in the United Kingdom.
Musically, "Angel" consists of three chord ascending hook, which serves for the verse and chorus. It has vocal harmonies beneath the main chorus and the lyrics repeat the angel-like image of Madonna's savior. Critical response to the song varied, with some music critics calling it a classic and others deeming it sub-par compared to Madonna's previous singles. "Angel" charted at number one in Australia and within the top five in Canada, Ireland, Japan, New Zealand, Spain, the United Kingdom, and the United States. She has performed the song during the Virgin Tour in 1985 and The Celebration Tour in 2023. The song was used on the soundtrack of the third season of Stranger Things.
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She was only a year removed from the effervescent electro-pop of her debut, and singles like "Dress You Up" and "Angel" revisited that sound...
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