Destroying Angels (song)

"Destroying Angels"
Single by Garbage
B-side
ReleasedNovember 23, 2018 (2018-11-23)
Recorded2018
StudioEastWest Studios
Los Angeles, California, US
GenreAlternative rock, murder ballad
Length5:01
LabelStunvolume / BMG
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Garbage
  • John Doe
  • Evene Cervenka
Garbage singles chronology
"No Horses"
(2017)
"Destroying Angels"
(2018)
"The Men Who Rule the World"
(2021)

"Destroying Angels" is a 2018 stand-alone single released by alternative rock band Garbage with John Doe and Exene Cervenka of the American punk rock band X. The song was written and recorded for 2018's Black Friday Record Store Day event in North America, with a digital release worldwide the following year.

The B-side featured a cover version of David Bowie's "Starman", which had originally been recorded for a Sirius Radio tribute broadcast organised by Howard Stern and Tony Visconti. "We opted for "Starman" because Bowie was the 'Starman' who blew our minds," the band said in a statement.[1]

In 2021, both "Destroying Angels" and "Starman" would be included on the deluxe edition bonus disc of Garbage's seventh album, No Gods No Masters.[2]

  1. ^ "The Howard Stern Tribute to David Bowie; 25 Musicians Celebrate the Late, Great Rock Legend for New Howard 101 Special". Howard 100/101. 2018-02-05.
  2. ^ Turman, Katherine (March 30, 2021). "Garbage Share 'The Men Who Rule The World,' Announce No Gods No Masters Album". SPIN. Retrieved April 3, 2021.