Angel

About Angel

"Angel" is a song by singer-songwriter Sarah McLachlan. The song first appeared on McLachlan's fourth studio album, Surfacing, in 1997 and released as the album's fourth and final single on September 28, 1998. The lyrics are about the death of musician Jonathan Melvoin (1961–1996) of the Smashing Pumpkins from a heroin overdose, as McLachlan explained on VH1 Storytellers. Angel was one of the first songs written for Surfacing. Sarah McLachlan said that writing it was easy .

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About this song

Credited to

Sarah McLachlan

Album

Surfacing · Track 7 of 10

Released

September 1, 1997

Duration

4:30

Ranking

#1 most played Sarah McLachlan track on Foxsoundi

On Last.fm

507,736 listeners on Last.fm

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From the album: Surfacing