"Wish I Had An Angel"
Single by Nightwish
from the album Once
B-side
Released15 September 2004 (2004-09-15)
Genre
Length4:03
LabelSpinefarm
Songwriter(s)Tuomas Holopainen
Producer(s)
  • Tuomas Holopainen
  • TeeCee Kinnunen
Nightwish singles chronology
"Nemo"
(2004)		 "Wish I Had An Angel"
(2004)		 "Kuolema Tekee Taiteilijan"
(2004)
Music videos
"Wish I Had an Angel" (first version) on YouTube
"Wish I Had an Angel" (second version) on YouTube

"Wish I Had An Angel" is the ninth single by Finnish symphonic metal band Nightwish, the second from their fifth album Once. The song features vocals by then-vocalist Tarja Turunen and bassist Marko Hietala. The song was still performed live after Turunen's departure with Anette Olzon, before her departure, and current vocalist Floor Jansen afterwards. Featured on the soundtrack of the film Alone in the Dark, it became the group's most popular single in Europe and in the United States, next to "Nemo". It made it onto two U.S. film soundtracks. It reached #60 in the UK Singles Chart, the highest of any of the band's singles in the UK.[1]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Tuomas Holopainen, except "Where Were You Last Night" written by Norell Oson Bard.

  1. "Wish I Had an Angel" – 4:06
  2. "Ghost Love Score" (orchestral version) – 10:47
  3. "Where Were You Last Night" (Ankie Bagger cover) – 3:52
  4. "Wish I Had an Angel" (demo) – 4:08

Personnel

Video

Directed by Uwe Boll, "Wish I Had an Angel" was the last video from Once and it features some scenes from the 2005 movie Alone in the Dark,[2] also directed by Boll. An alternate version omits the film's footage, due to the immense negative reception of the said film.[2]

Live performances

Wish I Had an Angel is the second most played song by Nightwish, with well over 500 times, as of January 2023.[3] During Once and Dark Passion Play tours it was always the last song performed. The song has not been played live by Nightwish since December 2018. [4] This might be because the song requires a strong male voice, previously provided by former long time bassist Marko Hietala, which is currently not available live.

Charts

Chart
(2004)		 Peak
position
Austrian Top 75 Singles 47
Dutch Singles Chart 65
Finnish Singles Chart 1
German Singles Chart 36
Hungarian Singles Chart 3
Norwegian Singles Chart 19
Spanish Singles Chart 11
Swedish Singles Chart 11
Swiss Top 100 Singles 40
UK Singles Chart 60
Chart
(2005)		 Peak
position
Finnish Singles Chart 15
Spanish Singles Chart 20

Sales and certifications

Country Certification
(sales thresholds)
Finland Gold[5]

References

  1. ↑ "UK log charts". Zobbel.de. Retrieved 16 November 2009.
  2. 1 2 "The videos". Nightwish-World.com. Retrieved 7 November 2009.
  3. ↑ Wish I Had an Angel by Nightwish
  4. ↑ Wish I Had an Angel, performed live by Nightwish
  5. ↑ "IFPI Tilastot: Nightwish". Ifpi.fi. Retrieved 3 January 2010.
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