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"Angel"
"Angel"
Single by Aerosmith
from the album Permanent Vacation
B-side	"Girl Keeps Coming Apart"
Released	1988
Recorded	1987
Genre	Glam metal
Length	5:08 (album version); 3:56 (radio edit); 4:02 (from Greatest Hits 2023)
Label	Geffen
Songwriter(s)	Steven Tyler; Desmond Child;
Producer(s)	Bruce Fairbairn
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	"Angel" on YouTube

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"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]

Reception

Cash Box called it a "searing rock ballad" on which "Steven Tyler recreates the emotional intensity of the classic 'Dream On.'"^[6]

Song structure

The song is in E♭ major.^[7]

Personnel

Steven Tyler – lead vocals, piano
Joe Perry – lead guitar, backing vocals
Brad Whitford – rhythm guitar
Tom Hamilton – bass guitar
Joey Kramer – drums

Additional musicians

Drew Arnott – mellotron

Charts

Weekly charts

Charts (1988)	Position
Canada Top Singles (RPM)^[8]	14
UK Singles Chart^[9]	69
US Billboard Hot 100^[10]	3
US Mainstream Rock (Billboard)^[11]	2

Year-end chart

End of year chart (1988)	Position
US Billboard Hot 100^[12]	34

References

^ 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.
^ "Single Releases" (PDF). Cash Box. January 23, 1988. p. 10. Retrieved 2022-11-06.
^ Stephenson, Ken (2002). What to Listen for in Rock: A Stylistic Analysis, p.92. ISBN 978-0-300-09239-4.
^ "Top RPM Singles: Issue 5494". RPM. Retrieved 2023-10-30.
^ "Aerosmith | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 2023-10-31.
^ "Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved 2021-03-15.
^ "Mainstream Rock". Billboard. Retrieved 2021-03-15.
^ "Billboard Top 100 - 1988". Archived from the original on 4 February 2010. Retrieved 2010-02-09.

[1] Goldsmith, Melissa (2019). Listen to Classic Rock! Exploring a Musical Genre. ABC-CLIO. p. 26. ISBN 9781440865794.

[2] "Music Review: 'Big Ones'". EW.com. Retrieved 2021-07-08.

[3] 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.

[4] "Aerosmith Tell the Story Behind Their Hard-Rock Masterpiece 'Toys in the Attic'". SPIN. 2015-05-04. Retrieved 2021-07-08.

[Hot_100-5] "Aerosmith". Billboard. Retrieved 2021-01-26.

[cb-6] "Single Releases" (PDF). Cash Box. January 23, 1988. p. 10. Retrieved 2022-11-06.

[7] Stephenson, Ken (2002). What to Listen for in Rock: A Stylistic Analysis, p.92. ISBN 978-0-300-09239-4.

[8] "Top RPM Singles: Issue 5494". RPM. Retrieved 2023-10-30.

[9] "Aerosmith | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 2023-10-31.

[10] "Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved 2021-03-15.

[11] "Mainstream Rock". Billboard. Retrieved 2021-03-15.

[12] "Billboard Top 100 - 1988". Archived from the original on 4 February 2010. Retrieved 2010-02-09.

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-| length     = 5:08
+| length     = 5:08 (album version)<br>3:56 (radio edit)<br>4:02 (from Greatest Hits 2023)
 | label      = [[Geffen Records|Geffen]]
-| writer     = [[Steven Tyler]], [[Desmond Child]]
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+"'''Angel'''" is a [[Sentimental ballad#Power ballads|power ballad]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Music Review: 'Big Ones'|url=https://ew.com/article/1994/11/04/music-review-big-ones/|access-date=2021-07-08|website=EW.com|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Blabbermouth|date=2012-08-29|title=25th Anniversary Of AEROSMITH's 'Permanent Vacation' Celebrated On 'In The Studio'|url=https://production.blabbermouth.net/news/th-anniversary-of-aerosmith-s-permanent-vacation-celebrated-on-in-the-studio/|access-date=2021-07-08|website=BLABBERMOUTH.NET|archive-date=2021-07-09|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210709190303/https://production.blabbermouth.net/news/th-anniversary-of-aerosmith-s-permanent-vacation-celebrated-on-in-the-studio/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2015-05-04|title=Aerosmith Tell the Story Behind Their Hard-Rock Masterpiece 'Toys in the Attic'|url=https://www.spin.com/2015/05/aerosmith-toys-in-the-attic-40th-anniversary-oral-history/|access-date=2021-07-08|website=SPIN}}</ref> 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 (Aerosmith album)|Permanent Vacation]].'' It quickly climbed to No. 3 on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]],<ref name="Hot 100">{{Cite web|title=Aerosmith|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/aerosmith/chart-history/hsi/|access-date=2021-01-26|website=Billboard}}</ref> which at the time was their highest-charting single ever. The song currently ranks second behind the 1998 smash "[[I Don't Want to Miss a Thing]]", which was Aerosmith's first (and, as of 2022, only) single to top the Hot 100.<ref name="Hot 100"/>
+It was released in 1988 as the third single from the band's 1987 album, ''[[Permanent Vacation (Aerosmith album)|Permanent Vacation]].'' It quickly climbed to No. 3 on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]],<ref name="Hot 100">{{Cite web|title=Aerosmith|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/aerosmith/chart-history/hsi/|access-date=2021-01-26|website=Billboard}}</ref> 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.<ref name="Hot 100"/>
+==Reception==
+''[[Cash Box]]'' called it a "searing rock ballad" on which "Steven Tyler recreates the emotional intensity of the classic '[[Dream On (Aerosmith song)|Dream On]].'"<ref name=cb>{{cite magazine|title=Single Releases|page=10|magazine=Cash Box|date=January 23, 1988|accessdate=2022-11-06|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Cash-Box/80s/1988/CB-1988-01-23.pdf}}</ref>
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 == Personnel ==
-* [[Steven Tyler]] – lead vocals, piano, organ
+* [[Steven Tyler]] – lead vocals, piano
 * [[Joe Perry (musician)|Joe Perry]] – lead guitar, backing vocals
 * [[Brad Whitford]] – rhythm guitar
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 * [[Strange Advance|Drew Arnott]] – [[mellotron]]
-* [[Henry Christian]] – trumpet
-* [[Bruce Fairbairn]] – trumpet, cello, background vocals
-* Scott Fairbairn – cello
 ==Charts==
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+|Canada Top Singles (''[[RPM (magazine)|RPM]]'')<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/item.aspx?IdNumber=5494&|title= Top RPM Singles: Issue 5494 |magazine=[[RPM (magazine)|RPM]]|access-date=2023-10-30}}</ref>
+| style="text-align:center;"|14
+|-
+|[[UK Singles Chart]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Aerosmith {{!}} full Official Chart History {{!}} Official Charts Company|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/24519/aerosmith/|access-date=2023-10-31|website=www.officialcharts.com}}</ref>
+|align="center"|69
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 |US ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' [[Hot 100]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Hot 100|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/aerosmith/chart-history/hsi/|access-date=2021-03-15|website=Billboard}}</ref>
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v t e Aerosmith
Steven Tyler Tom Hamilton Joey Kramer Joe Perry Brad Whitford Ray Tabano Jimmy Crespo Rick Dufay
Studio albums	Aerosmith Get Your Wings Toys in the Attic Rocks Draw the Line Night in the Ruts Rock in a Hard Place Done with Mirrors Permanent Vacation Pump Get a Grip Nine Lives Just Push Play Honkin' on Bobo Music from Another Dimension!
Live albums	Live! Bootleg Classics Live I and II A Little South of Sanity Rockin' the Joint
Extended plays	Vacation Club Made in America
Singles	"Dream On" "Mama Kin" "Same Old Song and Dance" "Train Kept A-Rollin'" "S.O.S. (Too Bad)" "Sweet Emotion" "Walk This Way" "You See Me Crying" "Toys in the Attic" "Last Child" "Home Tonight" "Back in the Saddle" "Draw the Line" "Kings and Queens" "Get It Up" "Come Together" "Chip Away the Stone" "Remember (Walking in the Sand)" "Bitch's Brew" "Let the Music Do the Talking" "Shela" "My Fist Your Face" "Darkness" "Dude (Looks Like a Lady)" "Hangman Jury" "Angel" "Rag Doll" "Love in an Elevator" "F.I.N.E.*" "Janie's Got a Gun" "What It Takes" "The Other Side" "Monkey on My Back" "Love Me Two Times" "Helter Skelter" "Livin' on the Edge" "Eat the Rich" "Fever" "Cryin'" "Amazing" "Shut Up and Dance" "Deuces Are Wild" "Crazy" "Blind Man" "Walk on Water" "Nine Lives" "Falling in Love (Is Hard on the Knees)" "Hole in My Soul" "Pink" "Taste of India" "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing" "What Kind of Love Are You On" "Angel's Eye" "Jaded" "Fly Away from Here" "Sunshine" "Just Push Play" "Girls of Summer" "Baby, Please Don't Go" "Devil's Got a New Disguise" "Legendary Child" "Lover Alot" "What Could Have Been Love" "Can't Stop Lovin' You"
Compilations	Greatest Hits (1980) Gems Pandora's Box Pandora's Toys Big Ones Box of Fire Classic Aerosmith: The Universal Masters Collection Young Lust: The Aerosmith Anthology O, Yeah! Ultimate Aerosmith Hits Devil's Got a New Disguise: The Very Best of Aerosmith Tough Love: Best of the Ballads Greatest Hits (2023)
Videos and DVDs	Aerosmith Video Scrapbook Permanent Vacation 3x5 Live Texxas Jam '78 Things That Go Pump in the Night The Making of Pump Big Ones You Can Look At You Gotta Move Rock for the Rising Sun
Concert tours	Back in the Saddle Tour Permanent Vacation Tour Pump Tour Get a Grip Tour Nine Lives Tour Just Push Play Tour Aerosmith World Tour 2007 Aerosmith/ZZ Top Tour Cocked, Locked, Ready to Rock Tour Global Warming Tour Let Rock Rule Tour Blue Army Tour Rock 'N' Roll Rumble Tour Aero-Vederci Baby! Tour Deuces Are Wild Peace Out: The Farewell Tour
Related articles	Discography Videography Songs Band members Concert tours Awards Super Bowl XXXV halftime show Toxic Twins The Strangeurs/Chain Reaction Whitford/St. Holmes The Joe Perry Project Walk This Way: The Autobiography of Aerosmith Wherehouse Aero Force One Blue Army Rock 'n' Roller Coaster Starring Aerosmith Quest for Fame Revolution X Guitar Hero: Aerosmith songs "Boulevard of Broken Songs"
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