"Angels Brought Me Here" (or "Faith Has Brought Me Here") is a pop song by Australian singer-songwriter

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. It was released in Australia on 24 November 2003 as the lead single from his debut album, '' Just as I Am'' (2003). The song was written by

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and John Reid for Network Ten's TV talent competition, ''Australian Idol''s inaugural season. Recorded versions were made for both grand finalists, Sebastian and

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, with only Sebastian's version officially released by

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. On 22 November the promotional video had premiered on the same network's '' Video Hits'' – produced by ''Australian Idol''s Stephen Tate and directed by its musical director,

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. "Angels Brought Me Here" peaked at number-one on the

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. It was the first of 12 top ten and six number-one singles for Sebastian in Australia. "Angels Brought Me Here"'s first week sales were at the time the highest one week's sales on record for both an Australian artist and a debut artist. It currently still has the second highest one week sales for an Australian artist single. The song was

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as five times

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by the Australian Recording Industry Association (

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) and sold in excess of 350,000 units. In January 2010 "Angels Brought Me Here" was announced as the highest selling single of the decade (2000–2009). Until 2011 the song held the record as the highest selling Australian artist single in Australian chart history. "Angels Brought Me Here" was also popular in New Zealand, topping the

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and achieving platinum certification. In October 2004, Lisa B. Bermingham published Sebastian's official biography, ''Angels Brought Me Here''.

Background

"Angels Brought Me Here" was performed on 9 November 2003 by the final two contestants,

and

, during the penultimate episode of Network Ten's TV talent competition, ''Australian Idol'' (2003).Davis, Tony. (8 November 2003)
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. Retrieved 28 December 2007. Both contestants were recorded and had their versions pressed by

, ready for the winner's version to be released immediately after the competition. Sebastian's winning performance was watched by an Australian record audience – for a non-sporting event – of 3.65 million. On 19 November he did an encore performance of the song and the single was issued in Australia on 24 November by BMG. Sebastian referred to "Angels Brought Me Here", his winning moment on ''Australian Idol'' and his progress through the competition:

I reckon it really sums up just what I felt as far as the competition goes. It's a very overwhelming process to go through and you really do feel that there's something else that got you there. Especially with how I didn't feel confident before and then something just clicked and I could look people in the eyes and really try and deliver a song.Alera, Rowena. (2004). .
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's 2002 single – was recorded live on ''Australian Idol'' episode "Up Close & Personal" in October 2003. Sebastian's second single, "

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Musical structure

"Angels Brought Me Here" is an R&B, pop

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. Its structure is in verse-chorus form, with a

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following after two verses. The verses are in the

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, while the

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changes key to

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, with higher dynamics. The last chorus following the bridge changes key again to

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. At the end of the chorus, the lead singer sings the highest note of the song, holding for four bars, while the backing vocals repeat the chorus. The last line of the chorus is performed slightly

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, with the last notes held longer before the song ends. The vocals of the song range from C₃ to B♭₅. Sebastian, Guy; Celiberti, Tony. (2004). ''Just as I Am''. London: Wise Publications, pp. 4-9. .

Music video

A music video was issued in November 2003 to promote the single.Guy Sebastian – "Angels Brought Me Here"
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) Retrieved 18 December 2011. The video shows Sebastian on a TV set as it is being prepared for a show. He is dressed casually in jeans and windcheater. He sits on boxes as he begins to sing with a camera crew starting to film him. An image of a young woman is shown as he continues. Various personnel walk around him and adjust the set. Sebastian stands and the image of the female is seen again, she wears white feathers. Later, Sebastian is dressed more formally in a white suit as he performs the song. On this set are plasma screens depicting the same young woman. The video ends with Sebastian in his casual gear again, sitting on the boxes. The video was produced by ''Australian Idol''s Stephen Tate and directed by the show's musical director,

. On 22 November, the clip was premiered on Network Ten's '' Video Hits'' – which had Tate as executive producer.Idato, Michael (13 July 2004)
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Chart performance

"Angels Brought Me Here" debuted on the Australian

on 1 December 2003 at number-one, the first of 12 top ten and six number-one singles that Sebastian has achieved during his career. Sebastian is the only Australian male artist in Australian chart history to achieve six number-one singles, and is third overall for all Australian acts. Only

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and

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have achieved more. "Angels Brought Me Here" sold 128,679 copies in its first week, setting an Australian record at the time for the highest first week single sales by both a debut artist and an Australian artist.Guy Sebastian

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". This record was eclipsed in late 2004 by

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's debut single " The Prayer".Cashmere, Paul (29 December 2004). . undercover.com.au. Archived fro
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on 31 December 2004. Retrieved 4 February 2012. Sebastian still has the second highest one week sales for an Australian artist single. "Angels Brought Me Here" remained at the top spot for three consecutive weeks, dropping to number three in its fourth week. The single spent a total of five weeks in the top ten and twelve weeks in the top fifty. Despite being released near the end of 2003, its strong sales placed "Angels Brought Me Here" at number-one on the End of Year Top 100 ARIA Singles Chart of 2003.
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, Sebastian earned the award for 'Highest Selling Single', and was also nominated for 'Highest Selling Album' for ''Just as I Am''. In January 2010 ARIA announced that "Angels Brought Me Here" was the highest selling single of the previous decade, with Anthony Callea's "The Prayer" ranked second.ARIA's End of Decade Charts
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on 25 January 2012. Since then several other Australian artist songs have also reached higher sales than "Angels Brought Me Here", including Sebastian's own song "Battle Scars" which has been certified 9× platinum.
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on 24 January 2012. Sebastian reflected on his song's popularity, "I guess its success is due to it being a well-written pop ballad, coupled with the fact that it's perfectly suited to my voice, and also my back-story... It doesn't take a genius to realise that the show was mostly responsible for the songs enormity but still, I'm glad I was the guy standing there at the end singing it". In a review for Sebastian's fifth number one single "

" in 2010 ''The Vine''s Tim Byron said "Angels Brought Me Here" was "heavily associated with the climax of the show, and thus aspre-packaged meanings and associations that other songs will not ... something of the joy of music, of its eternal mystery, gets leached out in the process".Byron, Tim. (2 January 2011)
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. ''The Vine''. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 21 December 2011. Byron felt there was considerable "controversy over whether to give ARIA awards to people like Guy Sebastian" due to concerns about the artist's credibility. Byron added "But it's hard to argue that Guy Sebastian's continued success, seven years later, has much to do with Australian Idol.....even his 'brand recognition' will have faded by now.....If he is still successful, it's more and more because of his musical talent." "Angels Brought Me Here" was also released in New Zealand, and debuted at number-one on 1 December 2003 on the

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Singles Chart, retaining the position for three weeks. It spent eleven non-consecutive weeks in the top ten and twenty-two weeks in the top forty, and it achieved platinum accreditation.

Notable performances and cover versions

In January–February 2004 Sebastian and other ''Australian Idol'' finalists toured around Australia on the ''Australian Idol'' Concert Tour, which was promoted by

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and Amanda Pelman."Australian Idols Hit the Road"

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(MCM Entertainment, Pty Ltd). 12 November 2003. Retrieved 21 December 2011. Sebastian also performed his own gigs including the

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in April. Sebastian appeared at the Asian MTV Awards, was a guest judge on ''

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''. After a promotional trip to Malaysia in April he travelled to Europe and the US. In May Sebastian made a special guest appearance on ''

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'', performing "Angels Brought Me Here" in the Top 3 verdict show. Sebastian was also a guest performer in the verdict show on ''

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) as her winner's single. Cover versions of the song have been performed by Australian singer Hayley Legg and by French electro artist Sebastian Akchoté. In 2009

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female trio, La Diva, released "Angels Brought Me Here" as a single and included two versions of the song on their debut album, ''La Diva''.La Diva: ''La Diva''

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Track listing

# "Angels Brought Me Here" – 3:59 # " When I Get You Alone" (live from ''Australian Idol: Up Close & Personal'') – 2:21

Personnel

Musicians *Guy Sebastian – lead vocals, background vocals *Peter Northgate – guitars *Bruce Heald – string arrangements Production details *Producer – Bryon Jones, Adam Reily *Programmer – Adam Reily *Engineer – Craig Portells at Eargasm Studios, Sydney *Mixer – Steve MacMillan *Mastering – Oscar Gaona at

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Charts and certifications

Weekly charts

Certifications

Year-end charts

Decade-end charts

References

External links

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