"Send Me an Angel" is a song by the German

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band

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, recorded for their 11th studio album, '' Crazy World'' (1990). The song was composed by

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, written by Klaus Meine, and produced by

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and the band. It was released as the album's fourth and final single in September 1991. Along with " Wind of Change", the song became the album's signature track, reaching number 44 on ''Billboard'' Hot 100 Chart on 25 January 1992, number 8 on the

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on 19 October 1991, and high chart positions in many European countries.

Other versions

An orchestral version of the song was recorded for the 2000 orchestral album '' Moment of Glory'' that features vocals split with Italian singer

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. An acoustic version of the song was also recorded for the 2001 acoustic album '' Acoustica''.

Influence

In 1994, heavy metal band

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released the ''

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'' studio album which contains the same burning angel in the design of the cover that the "Send Me an Angel" single has. Neither band has commented on the matter.

Track listings

7-inch single # "Send Me an Angel" – 4:32 # "Crazy World" – 5:08 CD maxi # "Send Me an Angel" – 4:32 # "Crazy World" – 5:08 # "Holiday (live)" – 3:15

Personnel

Scorpions * Klaus Meine – vocals *

– lead guitar *

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– rhythm & acoustic guitar *

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– bass *

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– drums Additional musician *

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– keyboards

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Release history

Covers and remixes

* The song was covered by the German pop organist

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on one of his last albums, ''Keys for Lovers''. * In 2007, electronica group Sleepthief featuring Canadian singer Kristy Thirsk on vocals for their EP ''The Chauffeur''. The song was featured on an episode of ''

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'' ("Who's Your Daddy?"). *Swedish singer Sofia Kaarlson covered the song in 2010 featuring the pop group Augustfamiljen. *Australian sisters Gabrielle and Abigail Stahlschmidt covered the song in 2012. *French group Kaktus Project covered the song in 2013. *Twin sisters Camille and Kennerly, from the U.S., covered the song as an electric harp duet in 2013. *Puerto Rican singer

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used the instrumental in his song "Ora Por Mí" in 2014, with other lyrics. *Brazilian rock project Fleesh covered the song in 2017. * The song was covered by the Italian singer

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with Italian lyrics. *The song was covered by Russian Darkpsy artist Psykovsky with Tan Tan.

Use in popular media

* The song was used at the end of the fifth episode of the second season of the TV show

References

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Lyrics
{{Authority control 1991 songs 1991 singles Mercury Records singles Phonogram Records singles Scorpions (band) songs Song recordings produced by Keith Olsen Songs written by Klaus Meine Songs written by Rudolf Schenker Vertigo Records singles