"Angel" is a song by Irish

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band

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, the second single released from their fourth studio album, ''

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'' (2004). The song is a tribute to the band members' mother, Jean, who died in 1999. "Angel" was first released in Australia on 23 August 2004 and was issued in the United Kingdom the following month. The song peaked at number 16 on the

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, number 14 in Hungary, and number 19 in Ireland.

Music video

The regular video was shot in Lake Park,

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, Ireland on 12 June 2004. The video features a bride and groom portrayed by Saileog Lally and Eoin Macken respectively. Lake Park is a estate near the woodlands where scenes from the film ''

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'' where shot. There is a second live version which features clips of the European tour in 2004.

Track listings

UK CD1 # "Angel" (album version) # "Angel" (acoustic version) UK CD2 # "Angel" (album version) # "Goodbye" (acoustic) # "Angel" (video) # "Angel" (in concert video) # "Angel Inspiration" (two-minute interview) European and Australian CD single # "Angel" (album version) # "Angel" (acoustic version) # "Goodbye" (acoustic version)

Personnel

Personnel are taken from the UK CD1 liner notes. The Corrs * The Corrs – writing *

Andrea Corr Andrea Jane Corr MBE (born 17 May 1974) is an Irish singer, songwriter, musician and actress. Corr debuted in 1990 as the lead singer of the Celtic folk rock and pop rock group The Corrs along with her three elder siblings Caroline, Sharon ...

– lead vocals, backing vocals,

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Sharon Corr Sharon Helga Corr MBE (born 24 March 1970) is an Irish singer-songwriter, musician, and television personality. She is best known as a member of the pop-rock band The Corrs, which she co-founded in 1990 with her elder brother Jim and younger sis ...

– violin, backing vocals *

Jim Corr James Steven Ignatius Corr, (born 31 July 1964) is an Irish musician, singer, songwriter and DJ. He is a member of the Irish folk/rock band The Corrs, the other members being his three younger sisters Andrea, Sharon and Caroline. Musical ...

– acoustic and electric guitars, piano, keyboards *

Caroline Corr Caroline Georgina Corr MBE (born 17 March 1973), known to fans as the "Chick with the Stick", is an Irish singer and drummer for the Celtic folk rock band The Corrs. In addition to the drums, Corr plays the ''bodhrán'', ''cajón'', percussions ...

– drums, percussion, backing vocals,

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Additional musicians * John O'Brien – additional programming *

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– additional guitars Production and recording *

Olle Romo Olle Romö is a Swedish music producer, songwriter, and drummer. Romo rehearsed with Swedish progressive rock group Kaipa in early 1982, however he left the group after a few weeks to join Eurythmics, and he was a drummer for them from the mid-to ...

– production, recording * Max Surla – orchestral arrangement and performance * Tim Martin – recording * Steve Macmillan – recording, mixing * Rob DeGroff – recording assistant * Greg French – recording assistant * Ryan Petrie – recording assistant *

Stephen Marcussen Stephen Marcussen is the founder and chief mastering engineer at Marcussen Mastering in Hollywood, California, United States. He has been mastering music since 1979. Biography Marcussen's introduction to music recording happened in 1976 when, at ...

– mastering

Charts

Release history

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Angel (The Corrs Song) 2004 singles 2004 songs 2000s Atlantic Records singles The Corrs songs Commemoration songs