Wings of a Dove (Madness song)

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"Wings of a Dove"
Single by Madness
from the album Keep Moving (US) Non-album single (UK)
B-side	"Behind the Eight Ball"
Released	20 August 1983 (1983-08-20)
Recorded	1983
Studio	AIR (London)
Genre	Calypso[1]
Length	3:01
Label	Stiff
Songwriter(s)	Graham McPherson (lyrics) Carl Smyth (lyrics and music)
Producer(s)	Clive Langer Alan Winstanley
Madness singles chronology
"Tomorrow's (Just Another Day)/Madness (Is All in the Mind)" (1983) "Wings of a Dove" (1983) "The Sun and the Rain" (1983)
Music video
"Wings of a Dove" on YouTube

"Wings of a Dove" (also known as "Wings of a Dove (A Celebratory Song)") is a song by the English ska band Madness. It was released in 1983 as a stand-alone single and later in 1984 it was included on the American version of their studio album Keep Moving. The single spent 10 weeks in the UK Singles Chart peaking at number 2. It peaked at number 1 in Ireland.

"Wings of a Dove" was written by Suggs and Chas Smash and they also share lead vocals here. The song featured steel drums by Creighton Steel Sounds and the gospel choir The Inspirational Choir of the Pentecostal First Born Church of the Living God.^[2] In 1985, Madness offered the song as their contribution to the multi-artist compilation Greenpeace – The Album.

The song enjoyed a brief resurgence in popularity in 1999 when it was featured in the movie 10 Things I Hate About You. Madness performed a version live on BBC One on New Year's Eve, 2018.