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. There are two different versions - a mostly acoustic version found on their first major-label album, ''

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'', and a completely acoustic version (title "The Acoustic Song") on their demo album. "Your Guardian Angel" was released to radio on August 7, 2007. It is the third single released by the band, with the video released on October 15, 2007. It was featured in the

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of the

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show ''

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'' titled "Mortal Cure". According to Ronnie Winter, the song is dedicated to the eight students that lost their lives in the March 1, 2007 tornado that destroyed a high school in

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. The song was even the school's prom theme that year. The album version has 90 seconds of silence at the end, which leads into the unlisted 12th track; "The Grim Goodbye".

Music video

The music video for "Your Guardian Angel" shows Ronnie Winter turning on many

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, and singing the song in a closet with one light bulb, then he plays and sings while the band is preparing for a

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. They perform in front of the crowd of fans with flashy light effects during the

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part. Winter turns off the lightbulb at the end of the song. The video was directed by

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who has done work for other bands such as

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and

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Credits

This song was written and composed by Ronnie Winter.

Chart performance

References

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