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artist

Shaggy Shaggy may refer to: People *Shaggy (musician) (born 1968), Jamaican American reggae rapper and singer * Shaggy 2 Dope, half of the hip hop, horrorcore band Insane Clown Posse * Shaggy Flores (born 1973), Nuyorican poet, writer and African diaspor ...

featuring additional vocals from Barbadian singer

Rayvon Bruce Alexander Michael Brewster (born January 18, 1968),Gage, Simon (2002), ''The Independent'', 4 August 2002. better known by his stage name Rayvon, is a Barbadian singer and songwriter, known for his work with Shaggy. Born in Barbados, he was ...

. Containing samples from

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", it was released to radio on 9 January 2001 as the follow-up to Shaggy's international number-one hit, "

It Wasn't Me "It Wasn't Me" is the first single from Jamaican-American reggae musician Shaggy's fifth studio album, '' Hot Shot'' (2000). The song features vocals from RikRok (credited as Rickardo "RikRok" Ducent). The lyrics of the song depict one man (Rik ...

". "Angel" also proved to be successful, reaching number one in 12 countries, including Australia, Germany, Ireland, the United Kingdom, and the United States.

Content

"Angel" uses the bassline from "

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(1973). The chorus melody is from "

", originally written and composed by

, that has been recorded numerous times and has been a hit single for various artists, including

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Commercial reception

The song debuted at number 81 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 on the week ending 30 December 2000. The song first entered the top 40 at number 39 on the week ending 20 January 2001. It peaked at number one on the chart week of 31 March 2001, for one week. According to ''Billboard'' writer Silvio Pietroluongo, "Angel" beat

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" to number one by a margin of two points, which was the smallest gap between two singles since the magazine began having its charts stored digitally in 1985. It was also the second song to reach number one without a retail release, after Aaliyah's " Try Again" (2000), although physical formats would later be issued in the United States on 24 April 2001. "Angel" was the 17th-most-successful song of 2001 in the US and has sold 1,494,000 digital copies in the US as of April 2016. Internationally, the song reached number one in Australia, Austria,

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, Germany, Ireland, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom, topping the Eurochart Hot 100 as well. In Australia, it peaked atop the ARIA Singles Chart for eight weeks, finishing fourth on the Australian year-end chart for 2001. It was also an enduring hit in Ireland, where it is the 20th-highest-selling single of all time.

Music video

The music video was directed by Cameron Casey. It features Shaggy and Rayvon relaxing in a private plane and driving around in luxury cars.

Track listings

US 7-inch single :A. "Angel" – 3:55 :B. "Chica Bonita" – 4:02 US 12-inch single :A1. "Angel" (album version) – 3:55 :B1. "Angel" (Dance Hall Remix) – 3:51 :B2. "Angel" (Dance Hall Remix instrumental) – 3:51 European CD single # "Angel" (radio edit) — 3:31 # "Angel" (Seabreeze Mix) — 3:46 UK enhanced CD single # "Angel" (radio edit) # "Angel" (Crash & Burn Remix) # "Angel" (Seabreeze Mix) # "Angel" (video) European and Australian enhanced CD single # "Angel" (radio edit) — 3:31 # "Angel" (Seabreeze Mix) — 3:46 # "

" featuring

Rikrok "It Wasn't Me" is the first single from Jamaican-American reggae musician Shaggy's fifth studio album, '' Hot Shot'' (2000). The song features vocals from RikRok (credited as Rickardo "RikRok" Ducent). The lyrics of the song depict one man (Rik ...

(Crash & Burn Remix) — 5:37 # "Angel" (enhanced video)

Credits and personnel

Credits are taken from the '' Hot Shot'' album booklet. Studios * Recorded at Big Yard Studios (Jamaica), Ranch Recording Studios (

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) * Mixed at Ranch Recording Studios (Valley Stream, New York) * Mastered at Sterling Sound (New York City) Personnel * Steve Miller – writing * Ahmet Ertegun – writing *

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– writing * Chip Taylor – writing * Gordon Dukes – background vocals * Robert Zapata – guitar * Phillip George Henry – guitar * Carlos Sanchez – keyboard * Shaun "Sting" Pizzonia – drums, production, recording, mixing *

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– mastering

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Decade-end charts

All-time charts

Certifications and sales

Release history

Later versions

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and Palast Orchester covered the song in a

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style, for his 2001 album, ''Super Hits 2''. * In 2001, the parody song "You Ripped Off Angel (of the Morning)" was released by Adam Posegate and received airplay on the Dr. Demento Show. * R&B artist

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did a version of this song sampling the chorus and the beat. It appeared on his mixtape ''Upsideown2''. * For the 20th anniversary re-recording of ''Hot Shot'', Rayvon's part is performed by Sting instead.

References

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