| Angel | |
| Cover: | AerosmithAngel.jpg |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Aerosmith |
| Album: | Permanent Vacation |
| B-Side: | Girl Keeps Coming Apart |
| Recorded: | 1987 |
| Genre: | Glam metal[1] |
| Length: | 5:08 (album version) 3:56 (radio edit) 4:02 (from Greatest Hits 2023) |
| Label: | Geffen |
| Producer: | Bruce Fairbairn |
| Prev Title: | Dude (Looks Like a Lady) |
| Prev Year: | 1987 |
| Next Title: | Rag Doll |
| Next Year: | 1988 |
"Angel" is a power ballad[2] [3] [4] by American rock band Aerosmith. It was written by lead singer Steven Tyler and professional songwriting collaborator Desmond Child.
It was released in 1988 as the third single from the band's 1987 album, Permanent Vacation. It quickly climbed to No. 3 on the Billboard Hot 100,[5] which at the time was their highest-charting single ever. The song currently ranks second behind their 1998 smash "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing", which was Aerosmith's first (and, as of 2024, only) single to top the Hot 100.[5]
Cash Box called it a "searing rock ballad" on which "Steven Tyler recreates the emotional intensity of the classic 'Dream On.'"[6]
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| Charts (1988) | Position |
|---|---|
| Canada Top Singles (RPM)[8] | 14 |
| UK Singles Chart[9] | 69 |
| US Billboard Hot 100[10] | 3 |
| US Mainstream Rock (Billboard)[11] | 2 |