Avenging Angels (song) explained

Avenging Angels
Cover:	Avangels1 front.jpg
Type:	single
Artist:	Space
Album:	Tin Planet
B-Side:	"I'm Unlike Any Lifeform You've Ever Met" "Bastard Me, Bastard You" "Theme from 'Barretta Vendetta'"
Released:	^[1]
Genre:	Art rock, space rock
Length:	2:59
Label:	Gut
Producer:	Jeremy Wheatley, Space
Prev Title:	Dark Clouds
Prev Year:	1997
Next Title:	The Ballad of Tom Jones
Next Year:	1998

"Avenging Angels" is a song by English band Space, released as the band's first single from the band's second album Tin Planet on 29 December 1997. The song reached number six on the UK Singles Chart and number 20 in Iceland in January 1998. In Australia, "Avenging Angels" peaked at number 146 on the ARIA Singles Chart.

Track listings

UK CD1^[2]

1. "Avenging Angels" – 3:10
2. "I'm Unlike Any Lifeform You've Ever Met" – 3:26
3. "Bastard Me, Bastard You" – 4:26
4. "Theme from 'Barretta Vendetta'" – 6:05

UK CD2^[3]

1. "Avenging Angels" – 3:10
2. "Avenging Angels" (John 'OO' Fleming theramin mix) – 7:07
3. "Avenging Angels" (Ultra Vegas mix) – 7:01
4. "Avenging Angels" (The Jumping Soundboy mix) – 6:34
5. "Avenging Angels" (Franny's 'Peaceful Devil' mix) – 4:34
6. "Avenging Angels" (Brainbasher's 'Kick Ass Angel' mix) – 6:20
7. "Avenging Angels" (Jonnie Newman's 'Altered State' mix) – 4:02

UK cassette single^[4]

A. "Avenging Angels" – 3:10

B. "Bastard Me, Bastard You" – 4:26

Australian CD single^[5]

1. "Avenging Angels" – 3:10
2. "Avenging Angels" (Jonnie Newman's 'Altered State' mix) – 4:02
3. "Avenging Angels" (Franny's 'Peaceful Devil' mix) – 4:34
4. "Avenging Angels" (Ultra Vegas mix) – 7:01
5. "Avenging Angels" (The Jumping Soundboy mix) – 6:34
6. "Theme from 'Barretta Vendetta'" – 6:05

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1998)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)^[6]	146
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)^[7]	33
Iceland (Íslenski Listinn Topp 40)^[8]	20

Year-end charts

External links

• "Avenging Angels" article

Notes and References

1. New Releases: Singles. Music Week. 22. 27 December 1997.
2. Avenging Angels. Space. 1997. UK CD1 liner notes. Gut Records. CDGUT16.
3. Avenging Angels. Space. 1997. UK CD2 liner notes. Gut Records. CXGUT16.
4. Avenging Angels. Space. 1997. UK cassette single sleeve. Gut Records. CAGUT16.
5. Avenging Angels. Space. 1997. Australian CD single liner notes. Festival Records. D1690.
6. Web site: Response from ARIA re: chart inquiry, received 2015-07-15. Australian Recording Industry Association. Imgur. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150716153430/http://i.imgur.com/oyPN1pW.jpg. 16 July 2015. 3 October 2015.
7. Eurochart Hot 100 Singles. Music & Media. 15. 1–3. 12. 17 January 1998. 6 September 2020.
8. News: Íslenski Listinn Topp 40 (29.1 – 5.2. 1998). Dagblaðið Vísir. is. 22. 30 January 1998. 3 October 2019.
9. Web site: Najlepsze single na UK Top 40–1998 wg sprzedaży. pl. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150604184020/http://hosting1642755.az.pl/sp%20uk%20best%201998.html. 4 June 2015. 1 May 2019.