| "Angel" | ||||
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| Single by Aerosmith | ||||
| from the album Permanent Vacation | ||||
| B-side | "Girl Keeps Coming Apart" | |||
| Released | 1988 | |||
| Recorded | 1987 | |||
| Genre | Glam metal[1] | |||
| Length | 5:08 (album version) 3:56 (radio edit) 4:02 (from Greatest Hits 2023) | |||
| Label | Geffen | |||
| Songwriter(s) | ||||
| Producer(s) | Bruce Fairbairn | |||
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| "Angel" on YouTube | ||||
"Angel" is a power ballad[2][3][4] by American rock band Aerosmith. It was written by lead singer Steven Tyler and professional songwriting collaborator Desmond Child.
It was released in 1988 as the third single from the band's 1987 album, Permanent Vacation. It quickly climbed to No. 3 on the Billboard Hot 100,[5] which at the time was their highest-charting single ever. The song currently ranks second behind their 1998 smash "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing", which was Aerosmith's first (and, as of 2024, only) single to top the Hot 100.[5]
- ^ Goldsmith, Melissa (2019). Listen to Classic Rock! Exploring a Musical Genre. ABC-CLIO. p. 26. ISBN 9781440865794.
- ^ "Music Review: 'Big Ones'". EW.com. Retrieved 2021-07-08.
- ^ Blabbermouth (2012-08-29). "25th Anniversary Of AEROSMITH's 'Permanent Vacation' Celebrated On 'In The Studio'". BLABBERMOUTH.NET. Archived from the original on 2021-07-09. Retrieved 2021-07-08.
- ^ "Aerosmith Tell the Story Behind Their Hard-Rock Masterpiece 'Toys in the Attic'". SPIN. 2015-05-04. Retrieved 2021-07-08.
- ^ a b "Aerosmith". Billboard. Retrieved 2021-01-26.