"Angel" is a song by American singer-songwriter

Amanda Perez Amanda Jane Perez (born May 24, 1980) is an American R&B singer-songwriter and record producer. Personal life Perez, who is of Mexican descent, was raised in Fort Wayne, Indiana. She grew up in the Waynedale community of Fort Wayne, where she ...

. Written by Perez and produced by Mike Quinn, "Angel" was released as a single in August 2002 and was included on Perez's second studio album of the same name, released later the same year. In the United States, the single reached the top five of the ''

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and the top 20 of the ''Billboard''

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. The song was also a top-five hit in Australia and New Zealand, peaking at number one in the latter country for two weeks.

Release

The song was released to US

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radio on August 26, 2002. The D-Lo Urban Remix was released to US radio as a Single Mix for Promo. It was also released digitally.

Reception

Critical

The review by

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praised her vocal performance and named it the best song on its parent album.

Commercial

In the United States, it reached number 20 on the ''

, spending 19 weeks on the chart. On the

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chart, the song reached number 13. The song was most successful in the US on the

, where it reached number three and spent 25 total weeks. The track also hit number seven on

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. ''Billboard'' ranked the song as the 69th most-successful of 2003 in the US. The song was also successful in Canada, where it peaked at number 12 in June 2003. On the

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, the single reached number one, spending for two weeks atop the chart in June 2003. The following month, "Angel" reached number two on the Australian

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. "Angel" was ranked at number 13 on

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's list of top 100 songs of 2003 and number 15 on the New Zealand year-end chart for 2003. Perez's subsequent singles failed to break the top 40 in any country, essentially making Perez a one-hit wonder (though she also scored a minor hit with "Never," which peaked at number 79 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100). Additionally, it was the last song to be played as a long-distance dedication on ''

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'' in January 2004, as

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replaced

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a week later, though long-distance dedications continued on ''

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'' and '' American Top 10'' until both shows ended in 2009.

Music video

A music video was released, featuring Perez having flashbacks of her boyfriend (implied to be dead), and footage of her lighting candles. The music video was dedicated to two of her family members who had passed, Michael and Benitez Perez. The music video received substantial play on

's "

Track listings

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

Release history

References

External links

View the music video
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