Send Me an Angel (Real Life song)
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"Send Me an Angel" is a 1983 song by Real Life
. Initially released on Real Life's debut album Heartland, it is the band's most known song. This version originally peaked in early 1984 in the US at #29 on the Billboard Hot 100
chart.
The song's biggest chart success, however, was in 1989, where an updated version entitled "Send Me An Angel '89" surpassed the original version from 1983. "Send Me An Angel '89" reached a peak of #26 on the Billboard Hot 100
chart in the summer of 1989 in the US. Both versions are very similar; the '89 version is missing the louder "claps" in the chorus.
The song is about a man who asks himself whether he finds true love.
12" single
Real Life (band)
Real Life are a Melbourne-based Australian New Wave/Synthpop band that had hits with their debut single, "Send Me an Angel" and with "Catch Me I'm Falling" , both of which were featured on the band's debut album Heartland .-Biography:...
. Initially released on Real Life's debut album Heartland, it is the band's most known song. This version originally peaked in early 1984 in the US at #29 on the Billboard Hot 100
Billboard Hot 100
The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...
chart.
The song's biggest chart success, however, was in 1989, where an updated version entitled "Send Me An Angel '89" surpassed the original version from 1983. "Send Me An Angel '89" reached a peak of #26 on the Billboard Hot 100
Billboard Hot 100
The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...
chart in the summer of 1989 in the US. Both versions are very similar; the '89 version is missing the louder "claps" in the chorus.
The song is about a man who asks himself whether he finds true love.
Track listing
7" single- Send Me An Angel 3:53
- Like A Gun 3:16
12" single
- Send Me An Angel (Extended Mix)
- Send Me An Angel
- Like A Gun
Charts
| Chart (1983/84) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 29 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play | 54 |
| Canadian Singles Chart | 18 |
| German Singles Chart | 1 |
| Austrian Singles Chart | 9 |
| Swiss Singles Chart | 2 |
| Australian Singles Chart | 6 |
| New Zealand Singles Chart | 1 |
| Swedish Singles Chart | 4 |
| Spanish Singles Chart | 19 |
Cover versions
"Send Me an Angel" has been covered by various artists including:- Niclas Wahlgren - Ängel (1984, S/T LP) in Sweden
- Australian synthpop band Tycho Brahe on their album Tasty
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fame (in German) : Heisskalter Engel - The eurodance project NetzwerkNetzwerkNetzwerk is an East German film. It was released in 1969....
in 1992 - Pobi on her 1993 Send Me An Angel album
- The intro has been used in the song Piece of my Heart by the eurodance project Intermission
- The project Caya in 1998
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on their 2002 Then Is The New Now album. They also released it on a 7" single in 2000. - ThriceThriceThrice is an American rock band from Irvine, California, formed in 1998. The group was founded by guitarist/vocalist Dustin Kensrue and guitarist Teppei Teranishi while they were in high school....
on the Punk Goes PopPunk Goes PopPunk Goes Pop is a compilation album part of the Punk Goes... series created by Fearless Records. It contains a collection of songs by various artists performing covers of pop songs. It was released on April 3, 2002.-Track listing:...
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on their "Like Bees" EP - Soraya ArnelasSoraya ArnelasSoraya Arnelas Rubiales , better known by her stage name Soraya, is a popular Spanish singer...
on her 2006 Ochenta'sOchenta'sOchenta's is the name of Soraya Arnelas's second studio album, released in Spain on November 21 under the Vale Music label.-Track listing:# "Self Control"# "Call Me"# "Don't Go"# "High Energy"# "Because the Night"# "Gonna Get Along Without You Now"...
album - Missing Hours on their 2008 self-titled album
- Lovematic feat. Sharon May Linn at the beginning of 2009
- Adam Kult on their Adam album
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on their self titled 2001 debut album. - Straight up on their 1990 cd single: Catch me I'm falling
- Inverse Phase's NES Me An Angel on the ChiptuneChiptuneA chiptune, also known as chip music, is synthesized electronic music often produced with the sound chips of vintage computers and video game consoles, as well as with other methods such as emulation. In the early 1980s, personal computers became cheaper and more accessible than they had previously...
album, Retrocovered.