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There Must Be an Angel (Playing with My Heart)
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| Single by Eurythmics from the album Be Yourself Tonight |
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| Released | 1985 | ||||
| Format | 7", 12" | ||||
| Recorded | 1985 | ||||
| Genre | Pop, Rock, R&B | ||||
| Label | RCA | ||||
| Producer | David A. Stewart | ||||
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"There Must Be an Angel (Playing with My Heart)" is a pop song written and recorded by Annie Lennox and David A. Stewart for the Eurythmics' fifth studio album Be Yourself Tonight (1985). It was released as the album's second single during the third quarter of 1985 (see 1985 in music) and became a worldwide success, among reaching number-one in Norway and the UK. In 1998 (see 1998 in music), the song was again covered by Fantastic Plastic Machine on his second album Luxury, and in 2001, German pop group No Angels scored their second number-one with their cover version.
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A Motown-inspired love song, Stewart produced "There Must Be an Angel (Playin' with My Heart)" features a harmonica solo by Stevie Wonder.
The song's music video was one in a long line of innovative clips from the Eurythmics. In the clip, Stewart portrays Louis XIV of France in the Court of the Sun King, while Lennox appears as a singer brought forth to perform and entertain the King. Bored at first, Stewart eventually becomes enthralled with Lennox's performance as the song reaches its conclusion. The video clip features elaborate costuming and set design.
Upon its release, "There Must Be an Angel (Playing with My Heart)" became the Eurythmics' first (and to date only) number-one single in Ireland, Norway and the UK. While the song peaked at number 22 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States, it became another Top 10 success for the band in Sweden, Belgium, the Netherlands, Germany, France, Austria and Australia.
| Chart (1985) | Peak Position |
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| Australian ARIA Singles Chart | 3 |
| Austrian Singles Chart | 9 |
| Belgian Singles Chart | 7 |
| Dutch Singles Chart | 4 |
| French Singles Chart | 8 |
| German Singles Chart | 4 |
| Irish Singles Chart | 1 |
| Norwegian Singles Chart | 1 |
| Sweden Singles Chart | 2 |
| UK Singles Chart | 1 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 22 |
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| Single by No Angels from the album Elle'ments |
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| B-side | "100% Emotional" | ||||
| Released | August 12, 2001 | ||||
| Format | CD single, Vinyl single | ||||
| Recorded | Audiostudios, Berlin, Germany; 2001 |
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| Genre | Pop | ||||
| Label | Cheyenne | ||||
| Writer | Annie Lennox, David Stewart | ||||
| Producer | Patrik Majer, Peter Plate, Ulf Leo Sommer |
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In 2001, producers Patrik Majer, Ulf Leo Sommer, and Rosenstolz member Peter Plate consulted on a contemporary and pacier version of the song, re-recorded by German girl band No Angels. The song was one of a couple of tracks considered to be remade, but was picked when the producers of the animated feature Der Kleine Eisbär (for which band member Vanessa Petruo provided vocals) agreed to accept the track as film's theme song.[1] "We were speechless and very happy about [the decision]. The animated movie was a world premiere and something really big for us. We immediately said 'yes'," Lucy Diakovska said in an interview.[1] Sandy Mölling noted, that the song was an all-time favorite of the band: "I liked Annie Lennox' voice ever since I can remember.[2]
The track premiered on July 9, 2001 on the RTL Berlin radio network, receiving a positive reception from music critics, and on July 17, 2001 a preview was available streamed on-demand in its entirety on the band's official website. Finally released as the band's third single on August 12, 2001 (see 2001 in music), the original CD single spawned both an unlugged and an orchestral version, recorded with the Deutsches Filmorchester Babelsberg. The record later was included on the Special Winter Edition re-release of Elle'ments.
"There Must Be an Angel" was awarded for "Top Single Germany" at the 2001 Top of the Pops Awards, and received a gold certification.
The music video for "There Must Be an Angel" was directed by Jörn Heitmann and filmed at the Gatow Airport in Berlin-Spandau, Germany on July 19, 2001.[3] Inspired by Tony Scott's 1986 film Top Gun, the clip features the quintet as fighter pilots of the fictional U.S. military squadron 68 at an also-fictional airbase in Angelville, United States; while also incorporating a 1940s World War II theme, heavily inspired by Marilyn Monroe, The Andrews Sisters and others during their USO shows. Among the aircrafts shown in the video are MiG-21s, a B-57 Canberra, a F-104 Starfighter and a Dassault Mystère.[4]
"There Must Be an Angel" world premiered in early August 2001 on television, but was temorarily banned from music networks following the 9/11 terrorist attacks due to its military theme.[5]
| Chart (2001) | Peak position |
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| Austrian Singles Chart [6] | 1 |
| Brazil Singles Chart [7] | 1 |
| Latvian Airplay Chart [8] | 9 |
| Luxembourgian Airplay Chart | 1 |
| German Singles Chart [9] | 1 |
| Swiss Singles Chart [6] | 2 |
| United World Chart [10] | 36 |
- ^ a b Making of Der Kleine Eisbär. C4D-Treff. Retrieved on 2007-12-22.
- ^ "Neue Single 'There Must Be an Angel!". NoAngels.tv. Retrieved on 2007-12-22.
- ^ "Geheimer Video-Dreh der No Angels auf dem Airport Gatow". Berliner Kurier. Retrieved on 2007-12-22.
- ^ "No Angels drehen Video-Clip im Luftwaffenmuseum". BW-Fyler. Retrieved on 2007-12-22.
- ^ Clips Collage. Retrieved on 2007-12-22.
- ^ a b Chart History. Swisscharts. Retrieved on 2007-06-09.
- ^ Full chart history. Top40 Charts. Retrieved on 2007-02-28.
- ^ Latvian Airplay Charts. Lanet.tv. Retrieved on 2007-06-09.
- ^ Chart History. Chartsurfer. Retrieved on 2007-06-09.
- ^ United World Singles Chart. Media traffic. Retrieved on 2007-06-09.
| Preceded by "Frankie" by Sister Sledge |
UK number one single (Eurythmics version) July 23, 1985 |
Succeeded by "Into the Groove" by Madonna |
| Preceded by "Oua Oua" by Max.Brothers (featuring Kanui & Lulu) |
Austrian number-one single (No Angels version) September 23, 2001 - October 6, 2001 |
Succeeded by "Can't Get You out of My Head" by Kylie Minogue |
| Preceded by "Follow Me" by Uncle Kracker |
German number-one single (No Angels version) August 27, 2001 - September 24, 2001 |
Succeeded by "Only Time" by Enya |
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| Nadja Benaissa · Lucy Diakovska · Sandy Mölling · Jessica Wahls Vanessa Petruo |
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| Studio albums | Elle'ments (2001) · Now... Us! (2002) · Pure (2003) · Destiny (2007) |
| Other albums | When the Angels Swing (2002) · The Best of No Angels (2003) · Acoustic Angels (2004) |
| Singles | Daylight in Your Eyes · Rivers of Joy · There Must Be an Angel · When the Angels Sing · Atlantis · Something about Us · Still in Love with You · Let's Go to Bed · All Cried Out · No Angel (It's All in Your Mind) · Someday · Feelgood Lies · Reason · Goodbye to Yesterday · Maybe · Amaze Me · Treadrops |
| Tours | Rivers of Joy Tour (2001) · Four Seasons Tour (2002) |
| Related articles | Discography · Awards and nominations · Popstars |