Angel (Sarah McLachlan song)

"Angel"
Single by Sarah McLachlan from the album Surfacing
Released	1999
Format	CD single
Recorded	1997
Genre	Pop
Length	4:30
Label	Nettwerk Records, Arista Records
Writer	Sarah McLachlan
Producer	Pierre Marchand
Sarah McLachlan singles chronology
"Adia" (1998) "Angel" (1999) "I Will Remember You" (live) (1999)

"Angel" is a song by Sarah McLachlan that originally appeared on her 1997 album Surfacing. As McLachlan explained on VH1 Storytellers, the song is about the Smashing Pumpkins touring keyboard player Jonathan Melvoin, who overdosed on heroin and died in 1996. McLachlan explained that there's nothing constant when you are on the road; everything becomes the same. Released as a single in 1999, "Angel" has an enduring popularity. It is often used to highlight emotional scenes on television shows and has featured in a number of soundtracks (including the film City of Angels and TV's Alias, Dawson's Creek, Cold Case and General Hospital) and as a song of comfort and healing following the September 11, 2001 World Trade Center terrorist attacks. The song has a spare arrangement -- mostly McLachlan at the piano, with subtle upright bass played by Jim Creeggan of Barenaked Ladies. A remix of the track by Dusted appears on the 2001 album by McLachlan, Remixed.

See also

• Darryl McDaniels claims that the song saved his life.
• "Angel" was covered by the Canadian musician Allison Crowe on her 2003 album and television special, Tidings
• "Angel" was also covered by the Irish band Westlife on their 2003 album, World of Our Own.
• As an early demo song, Kelly Clarkson covered this song.
• The song was used in the movie City of Angels
• The song was used in an episode of the TV series Tru Calling
• The song was used in an episode of the TV series Alias
• The song was used in the TV series Higher Ground
• The song appeared in August 2007 during a televised appeal for the Humane Society, featuring McLachlan herself.
• The song was used in the episode 'A Dollar, A Dream' in the TV Series Cold Case
• The song was used in Grey's Anatomy.

External links

• Angel at YouTube (licensed content by Sony BMG)
• Brightcove music video