Angels (Robbie Williams song)

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"Angels" is a song by the English singer Robbie Williams, released as the fourth single from his debut solo album, Life thru a Lens, on 1 December 1997 by Chrysalis. It was produced by Guy Chambers and Steve Power. The Irish singer-songwriter Ray Heffernan asserts that he wrote the first version of "Angels" in 1996 and finished it with Williams. Williams confirmed that he recorded a demo with Heffernan but said he rewrote it significantly with Chambers. To avoid a lawsuit, Williams bought the song rights from Heffernan before it was released. He has never confirmed that Heffernan wrote it. "Angels" reached number four on the UK singles chart and number 53 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart. As of 2014, it had sold more than 1.16 million copies in the UK. It won the 1999 Ivor Novello Award for Best Song Musically and Lyrically and was voted the best song of the previous 25 years at the 2005 Brit Awards. In 2005, Britons voted it the song they most wanted played at their funeral. The success...

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