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"Angel" is a song by Canadian singer-songwriter Sarah McLachlan. The song first appeared on McLachlan's fourth studio album, Surfacing, in 1997 and was released as the album's fourth and final single in September 1998. The lyrics are about the death of Jonathan Melvoin (1961–1996), the Smashing Pumpkins' touring keyboard player, from a heroin overdose, as McLachlan explained on VH1 Storytellers. It is sometimes mistitled as "In the Arms of an Angel" or "Arms of the Angel".

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  • "Angel" is a song by Canadian singer-songwriter Sarah McLachlan. The song first appeared on McLachlan's fourth studio album, Surfacing, in 1997 and was released as the album's fourth and final single in September 1998. The lyrics are about the death of Jonathan Melvoin (1961–1996), the Smashing Pumpkins' touring keyboard player, from a heroin overdose, as McLachlan explained on VH1 Storytellers. It is sometimes mistitled as "In the Arms of an Angel" or "Arms of the Angel". "Angel" was McLachlan's second consecutive top-five hit on the US Billboard Hot 100, peaking at number four. It also spent 12 weeks at number one on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart, placing as the number-one song on that chart for 1999. In McLachlan's native Canada, it reached number seven on the RPM Top Singles chart and number three on the Adult Contemporary chart. Outside North America, the song has charted in several countries in the years following its release, including reaching number seven in Ireland in 2002 and number nine in Norway in 2008. (en)
  • Angel è un singolo della cantante canadese Sarah McLachlan, pubblicato nel 1998. (it)
  • "Angel" (às vezes mal intitulado de "In the Arms of the Angel" ou "Arms of the Angel") é uma canção da cantora canadense Sarah McLachlan. É a sétima faixa de seu álbum Surfacing (1997), lançada como quarto single do mesmo a 24 de novembro de 1998. Como explicado por McLachlan na VH1 Storytellers, a canção fala sobre a overdose de heroína do tecladista Jonathan Melvoin, enquanto viajava com a banda The Smashing Pumpkins, vindo a morrer em 1996. Depois de lançada, a canção recebeu uma incomum popularidade por causa das letras sentimentais e melancólicas. A canção é muitas vezes, usada para realçar cenas emotivas de séries de TV, sendo incluída em muitas trilhas sonoras (séries de TV ou filmes). "Angel" foi o segundo single de sucesso de McLachlan que esteve no top 5 da Billboard Hot 100, estreando-se na posição 12º; na semana seguinte, pulou para o top 10, até alcançar a posição de número #4. Por conseguinte, permaneceu no top 10 por 28 semanas. "Angel" foi a décima oitava canção mais bem sucedida de 1999. (pt)
  • "Angel", även kallad "In the Arms of an Angel" eller "Arms of the Angel") är en sång skriven av Sarah McLachlan och inspelad av henne på albumet 1997. I en intervju med förklarade hon att sången tillägnats The Smashing Pumpkins-musikern Jonathan Melvoin, som 1996 dog av en överdos heroin. Sången har senare spelats in av bland andra Westlife 2001 på albumet World of Our Own, 2011 av Jill Johnson på julalbumet Välkommen jul. och 2012 av Sanna Nielsen på julalbumet Vinternatten. (sv)
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  • Angel è un singolo della cantante canadese Sarah McLachlan, pubblicato nel 1998. (it)
  • "Angel", även kallad "In the Arms of an Angel" eller "Arms of the Angel") är en sång skriven av Sarah McLachlan och inspelad av henne på albumet 1997. I en intervju med förklarade hon att sången tillägnats The Smashing Pumpkins-musikern Jonathan Melvoin, som 1996 dog av en överdos heroin. Sången har senare spelats in av bland andra Westlife 2001 på albumet World of Our Own, 2011 av Jill Johnson på julalbumet Välkommen jul. och 2012 av Sanna Nielsen på julalbumet Vinternatten. (sv)
  • "Angel" is a song by Canadian singer-songwriter Sarah McLachlan. The song first appeared on McLachlan's fourth studio album, Surfacing, in 1997 and was released as the album's fourth and final single in September 1998. The lyrics are about the death of Jonathan Melvoin (1961–1996), the Smashing Pumpkins' touring keyboard player, from a heroin overdose, as McLachlan explained on VH1 Storytellers. It is sometimes mistitled as "In the Arms of an Angel" or "Arms of the Angel". (en)
  • "Angel" (às vezes mal intitulado de "In the Arms of the Angel" ou "Arms of the Angel") é uma canção da cantora canadense Sarah McLachlan. É a sétima faixa de seu álbum Surfacing (1997), lançada como quarto single do mesmo a 24 de novembro de 1998. Como explicado por McLachlan na VH1 Storytellers, a canção fala sobre a overdose de heroína do tecladista Jonathan Melvoin, enquanto viajava com a banda The Smashing Pumpkins, vindo a morrer em 1996. (pt)
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  • Angel (Sarah McLachlan-låt) (sv)
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