No Angel (It's All in Your Mind)
Encyclopedia
"No Angel" is a song recorded by all-female German
pop band No Angels
. The song was released as the album's lead single on April 22, 2003 in German-speaking Europe
. "No Angel (It's All in Your Mind)" was an instant success becoming the group's fourth non-consecutive number-one hit on the German Singles Chart, and peaking at number ten in Austria
.
, Tim Hawes and Liz Winstanley, and produced by Perky Park and Nik Hafemann for the band's third studio album Pure
. The mid-tempo pop
track incorporates minor rock
elements. The song deals with picture-perfect illusion
s in a relationship. It was the group's first release without fifth band member Jessica Wahls
following her break from the band due to maternity. The group premiered the song at the Bravo on March 8, 2003.
music video
director
Marcus Sternberg
and takes place in a warehouse
-type building. Throughout the video, the No Angels
are being filmed by topless men, with the exception of Nadja
who is filming a topless man. Each of the No Angels
have their own scene in the music video: Sandy
's is in a narrow hall with lights at either side of her, Vannesa
in a tin foil
covered room with a dangling light bulb
, Lucy
's against a grey brick wall, and Nadja
's on a chair with one of the men dancing behind her.
During the instrumental of the video, the No Angels
are seen throwing silver, inflatable cushions - during live performances of the song, four men would walk onto the stage and do a choreographed
dance with them. Towards the end of the video, the No Angels are lined up in black clothes with microphones in front of them, and finish off with a basic dance routine.
in Germany
. It was their fourth number one single in Germany. Despite this, it fell six places in its second week to number seven. It lasted one more week in the top ten at number eight, before falling eleven places to number nineteen in its fourth week. It managed to last nine weeks in the top 75 meaning it spent the least time in the German singles chart alongside Someday
out of any No Angels
song from the years of 2001-2003.
In Austria
the song reached number ten, making it their sixth and final top ten single. It lasted four weeks in the top twenty, and spent eleven weeks on the Austrian singles chart. In Switzerland, the song had a peak position of number forty-six. As of September 2010, "No Angel (It's All in Your Mind)" is their third lowest charting single of all time in Switzerland after Disappear
and All Cried Out. It spent seven weeks on the Swiss singles chart
.
Meanwhile, on the European Hot 100 Singles, the song peaked and debuted at number seven.
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
pop band No Angels
No Angels
The No Angels are an all-female pop trio from Germany, consisting of band members Lucy Diakovska, Sandy Mölling, and Jessica Wahls. Critically acclaimed, the band has won dozen of awards and prizes since their establishment in the early 2000s, including three ECHOs, a World Music Awards, a NRJ...
. The song was released as the album's lead single on April 22, 2003 in German-speaking Europe
German-speaking Europe
The German language is spoken in a number of countries and territories in West, Central and Eastern Europe...
. "No Angel (It's All in Your Mind)" was an instant success becoming the group's fourth non-consecutive number-one hit on the German Singles Chart, and peaking at number ten in Austria
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
.
Song information
"No Angel (It's All in Your Mind)" was written by Pete KirtleyPete Kirtley
Pete Kirtley is an English multi-platinum and Ivor Novello Award winning songwriter, record producer and recently established publisher. He has produced over 150 records worldwide with sales exceeding 10 million, including four number one hits worldwide, eight UK top ten hits and twenty top forty...
, Tim Hawes and Liz Winstanley, and produced by Perky Park and Nik Hafemann for the band's third studio album Pure
Pure (No Angels album)
Limited edition bonus CD-Credits and personnel:* Thomas Blug - guitar* Thorsten Brötzmann - keyboards* Alan Darby - acoustic guitar, electric guitar* Flo Daunber - drums* Stefan Hansen - keyboards* Clemens Heger - bass* Jeo - keyboards...
. The mid-tempo pop
Pop music
Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...
track incorporates minor rock
Rock music
Rock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music...
elements. The song deals with picture-perfect illusion
Illusion
An illusion is a distortion of the senses, revealing how the brain normally organizes and interprets sensory stimulation. While illusions distort reality, they are generally shared by most people....
s in a relationship. It was the group's first release without fifth band member Jessica Wahls
Jessica Wahls
Jessica Martina Wahls , also known under her nickname Jess, is a German pop singer, songwriter and television host, who rose to fame as one of the founding members of the successful all-female pop band No Angels, the "biggest-selling German girlband to date," according to the German media.-Early...
following her break from the band due to maternity. The group premiered the song at the Bravo on March 8, 2003.
CD single
- "No Angel (It's All in Your Mind)" (radio version) - 3:12
- "No Angel (It's All in Your Mind)" (video mix) - 3:23
- "No Angel (It's All in Your Mind)" (rock version) - 3:14
- "Venus" (main version) - 2:53
- "Venus" (house version) - 3:00
Music video
The video was directed by GermanGermany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
music video
Music video
A music video or song video is a short film integrating a song and imagery, produced for promotional or artistic purposes. Modern music videos are primarily made and used as a marketing device intended to promote the sale of music recordings...
director
Music video director
A music video director is driven by a given music track. These are called music videos and are then used as promotional tools for popular music singles...
Marcus Sternberg
Marcus Sternberg
Marcus Sternberg is a German music video director.- Biography :Sternberg studied at the International Film School in London and is currently living in Berlin and Buenos Aires. Besides music videos he also directs commercials...
and takes place in a warehouse
Warehouse
A warehouse is a commercial building for storage of goods. Warehouses are used by manufacturers, importers, exporters, wholesalers, transport businesses, customs, etc. They are usually large plain buildings in industrial areas of cities and towns. They usually have loading docks to load and unload...
-type building. Throughout the video, the No Angels
No Angels
The No Angels are an all-female pop trio from Germany, consisting of band members Lucy Diakovska, Sandy Mölling, and Jessica Wahls. Critically acclaimed, the band has won dozen of awards and prizes since their establishment in the early 2000s, including three ECHOs, a World Music Awards, a NRJ...
are being filmed by topless men, with the exception of Nadja
Nadja Benaissa
Nadja Benaissa is a German singer, songwriter and occasional actress, who rose to fame as one of the founding members of the successful all-female pop band No Angels, the "biggest-selling German girlband to date", according to the German media.After a series of commercially successful releases...
who is filming a topless man. Each of the No Angels
No Angels
The No Angels are an all-female pop trio from Germany, consisting of band members Lucy Diakovska, Sandy Mölling, and Jessica Wahls. Critically acclaimed, the band has won dozen of awards and prizes since their establishment in the early 2000s, including three ECHOs, a World Music Awards, a NRJ...
have their own scene in the music video: Sandy
Sandy Mölling
Sandy Mölling , known professionally as Sandy, is a German singer-songwriter, dancer, television presenter and occasional actress, who rose to fame as one of the founding members of the successful all-female pop band No Angels, the "biggest-selling German girlband to date," according to the German...
's is in a narrow hall with lights at either side of her, Vannesa
Vanessa Petruo
Vanessa Anneliese Petruo , also known as Vany, is a German singer–songwriter and actress. She came to international prominence as a member of the all–female pop band No Angels that was created during the talents show Popstars...
in a tin foil
Tin foil
Tin foil, also spelled tinfoil, is a thin foil made of tin. Actual tin foil was superseded by cheaper and more durable aluminium foil after World War II, and aluminium foil is sometimes confused with "tin foil" because of its similarity to the former material.-History:Foil made from a thin leaf of...
covered room with a dangling light bulb
Incandescent light bulb
The incandescent light bulb, incandescent lamp or incandescent light globe makes light by heating a metal filament wire to a high temperature until it glows. The hot filament is protected from air by a glass bulb that is filled with inert gas or evacuated. In a halogen lamp, a chemical process...
, Lucy
Ludmilla Diakovska
Ludmilla "Lucy" Diakovska is a Bulgarian singer-songwriter, music producer, dancer, stage actress and television personality, who rose to fame as one of the founding members of the successful all-female pop band No Angels, the "biggest-selling German girlband to date," according to the German...
's against a grey brick wall, and Nadja
Nadja Benaissa
Nadja Benaissa is a German singer, songwriter and occasional actress, who rose to fame as one of the founding members of the successful all-female pop band No Angels, the "biggest-selling German girlband to date", according to the German media.After a series of commercially successful releases...
's on a chair with one of the men dancing behind her.
During the instrumental of the video, the No Angels
No Angels
The No Angels are an all-female pop trio from Germany, consisting of band members Lucy Diakovska, Sandy Mölling, and Jessica Wahls. Critically acclaimed, the band has won dozen of awards and prizes since their establishment in the early 2000s, including three ECHOs, a World Music Awards, a NRJ...
are seen throwing silver, inflatable cushions - during live performances of the song, four men would walk onto the stage and do a choreographed
Choreography
Choreography is the art of designing sequences of movements in which motion, form, or both are specified. Choreography may also refer to the design itself, which is sometimes expressed by means of dance notation. The word choreography literally means "dance-writing" from the Greek words "χορεία" ...
dance with them. Towards the end of the video, the No Angels are lined up in black clothes with microphones in front of them, and finish off with a basic dance routine.
Chart performance
"No Angel (It's All in Your Mind)" peaked and debuted at number oneNumber-one hits of 2003 (Germany)
This is a list of the German Media Control Top100 Singles Chart number-ones of 2003.-References:* * ----...
in Germany
Media Control Charts
The official music charts in Germany are gathered and published by the company Media Control GfK International on behalf of Bundesverband Musikindustrie...
. It was their fourth number one single in Germany. Despite this, it fell six places in its second week to number seven. It lasted one more week in the top ten at number eight, before falling eleven places to number nineteen in its fourth week. It managed to last nine weeks in the top 75 meaning it spent the least time in the German singles chart alongside Someday
Someday (No Angels song)
"Someday" is a pop song written by Thomas Jansson and Niklas Hillbom for German pop band No Angels' third studio album, Pure . It was produced by Thorsten Brötzmann and received a mixed reception from music critics...
out of any No Angels
No Angels
The No Angels are an all-female pop trio from Germany, consisting of band members Lucy Diakovska, Sandy Mölling, and Jessica Wahls. Critically acclaimed, the band has won dozen of awards and prizes since their establishment in the early 2000s, including three ECHOs, a World Music Awards, a NRJ...
song from the years of 2001-2003.
In Austria
Ö3 Austria Top 40
Ö3 Austria Top 40 is the name of the official Austrian singles chart, as well as the radio show which presents it, aired Fridays on Hitradio Ö3. The show presents the Austrian singles, ringtones and downloads chart. It premiered on 26 November 1968 as Disc Parade and was presented by Ernst Grissemann...
the song reached number ten, making it their sixth and final top ten single. It lasted four weeks in the top twenty, and spent eleven weeks on the Austrian singles chart. In Switzerland, the song had a peak position of number forty-six. As of September 2010, "No Angel (It's All in Your Mind)" is their third lowest charting single of all time in Switzerland after Disappear
Disappear (No Angels song)
"Disappear" is a pop song recorded by German pop band No Angels. It was written by Scandinavian songwriters Remee, Hanne Sørvaag, and Thomas Troelsen and co-produced by Remee and Troelsen. The track served as Germany's entry for the 53rd Eurovision Song Contest 2008 in Belgrade, having earned tight...
and All Cried Out. It spent seven weeks on the Swiss singles chart
Swiss Music Charts
The Swiss Music Charts are Switzerland's main music sales charts. The charts are a record of the highest-selling singles and albums in various genres in Switzerland.The Swiss Charts include:* Singles Top 75...
.
Meanwhile, on the European Hot 100 Singles, the song peaked and debuted at number seven.
Charts
| Chart (2003) | Peak Position |
|---|---|
| Austrian Singles Chart Ö3 Austria Top 40 Ö3 Austria Top 40 is the name of the official Austrian singles chart, as well as the radio show which presents it, aired Fridays on Hitradio Ö3. The show presents the Austrian singles, ringtones and downloads chart. It premiered on 26 November 1968 as Disc Parade and was presented by Ernst Grissemann... |
10 |
| European Hot 100 Singles | 7 |
| German Singles Chart Media Control Charts The official music charts in Germany are gathered and published by the company Media Control GfK International on behalf of Bundesverband Musikindustrie... |
1 |
| Swiss Singles Chart Swiss Music Charts The Swiss Music Charts are Switzerland's main music sales charts. The charts are a record of the highest-selling singles and albums in various genres in Switzerland.The Swiss Charts include:* Singles Top 75... |
46 |