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1983 single by Real Life
"Send Me an Angel"
1983 Spain release
B-side "Like a Gun" (original release) "Always" (1989 reissue) Released May 1983 (AUS)
[1] November 1983 (USA)
[2] 1989 (re-release)
Genre Length 3 :53
Label
Songwriter(s) David Sterry Richard Zatorski
Producer(s) Ross Cockle
"Send Me an Angel " is a 1983 song by Australian band
Real Life . The song was released in May 1983 as the band's debut single from their debut studio album
Heartland . The song peaked in the top 10 in Australia and is the band's best-known song. This version peaked in early 1984 in the US at No. 29 on the
Billboard Hot 100 chart.
[5] The song was No. 1 in Germany and New Zealand and Top 10 in other countries.
In the US, "Send Me an Angel '89" surpassed the original version from 1983. "Send Me An Angel '89" reached a peak of No. 26 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in the summer of 1989 in the US.
[5]
The song features in the soundtracks of the American movies
Rad (1986),
Teen Wolf Too (1987) and
The Wizard (1989).
Track listing
7" single (WRS-001)
Send Me an Angel – 3:53
Like a Gun – 3:16
12" single
Send Me an Angel (Extended Dance Mix) – 5:40
Send Me an Angel – 3:53
Like a Gun – 3:14
12" Maxi-Single
Send Me An Angel (Extended Mix) – 5:43
Send Me An Angel – 3:53
Burning Blue – 4:43
Charts
Original version
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
"Send Me an Angel '89"
Cover versions
"Send Me an Angel" has been covered by various artists including:
See also
References
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Billboard . Retrieved 30 April 2022.
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"CASH BOX Top 100 Singles – Week ending FEBRUARY 25, 1984" .
Cash Box . Archived from
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"Real Life Chart History (Dance Club Songs)" .
Billboard . Retrieved 30 April 2022.
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Offiziellecharts.de – Real Life – Send Me An Angel" (in German) .
GfK Entertainment charts . Retrieved 26 March 2019.
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"End of Year Charts 1983" . Recorded Music New Zealand. Retrieved 10 February 2018 .
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"Schweizer Jahreshitparade 1984" . Hitparade.ch (in German). Retrieved 10 February 2018 .
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"Chartifacts: Week Ending September 23 1990 Issue No. 37" .
ARIA . Retrieved 24 August 2016 – via
Imgur .
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"CASH BOX Top 100 Singles – Week ending JULY 22, 1989" .
Cash Box . Archived from
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"Netzwerk – Send Me an Angel" .
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"NES Me an Angel from Retrocovered by Inverse Phase" .
Bandcamp . Retrieved 24 July 2013 .
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Loudwire . Retrieved 28 December 2016 .
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"Send Me An Angel by GUNSHIP" .
Bandcamp . 2023. Retrieved 24 March 2024 .
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