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from his 2004 debut album, '' Storyteller''. It features additional vocals by Jucxi and Frankey Maxx. It is a remake of Raghav's

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hit "Teri Baaton Mein" with new English language lyrics and new arrangement. "Angel Eyes" contains one brief Hindi language excerpt from "Teri Baaton Mein". The single was released on 7 February 2005 and became Raghav's most successful release, peaking at number seven on the

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and spending six weeks on the chart. He performed the song live accompanied by the two artists on ''

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'' in Britain. An official music video was also released. "Angel Eyes" is greatly inspired by a melody from the hits "Bam Bam" and "

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" by Jamaican reggae duo

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, and widely uses the song's music arrangement. "Murder She Wrote" was a success in the UK in early 1994, making it to number 27 and was included on the Chaka Demus & Pliers album '' Tease Me/All She Wrote''.

Track listings

UK CD1 # "Angel Eyes" (radio edit) – 3:28 # "Can't Get Enough" (Klimax's Desi Fix mix) – 4:29 UK CD2 # "Angel Eyes" (extended original) – 4:51 # "Angel Eyes" (Jamindian mix) – 6:37 # "Angel Eyes" (Togerstyle mix) – 3:54 # "Angel Eyes" (DJ Assad's & Jo Jo Yannik's Ayaashi mix) – 4:51 # "Angel Eyes" (Hip Hop Twist featuring

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and J. Freezy) – 4:08 # "Angel Eyes" (video) – 3:28

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

References

{{Authority control 2004 songs 2005 singles Raghav songs Song recordings produced by Sly & Robbie UK Independent Singles Chart number-one singles V2 Records singles