Angel in the Night

"Angel in the Night" is the third single released in the United Kingdom from Swedish dance musician Basshunter, taken from his debut UK album, Now You're Gone – The Album. The single was released on 29 September 2008.

"Angel in the Night"
Single by Basshunter
from the album Now You're Gone – The Album
Released29 September 2008 (UK)
Recorded2008
GenreEurodance
Length
  • 2:57 (Radio Edit)
  • 3:28 (album version)
LabelHard2Beat, Warner Music Sweden
Songwriter(s)Basshunter
Producer(s)
Basshunter singles chronology
"All I Ever Wanted"
(2008)		 "Angel in the Night"
(2008)		 "I Miss You"
(2008)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Digital Spy[1]
Skiddle[2]

The main synth riff is from an older Basshunter song "Storm of Fantasy" which was written with Ozo.

Release
Swedish musician Basshunter (left) and Swedish music producer Robert Uhlmann produced "Angel in the Night" with Scott Simons.

The song was first premiered on Friday Floor Fillers which is part of Scott Mills radio show on BBC Radio 1 on 22 August 2008.[3]

On 17 September 2008, the song was upgraded to BBC Radio 1's A-List.[4]

Music video

The video for "Angel in the Night" follows on from the previous music video, "All I Ever Wanted". Aylar Lie is now working in a café and breaks up with her boyfriend, Lucas, sending a text message explaining that she knows he's been cheating. Basshunter is eating at the café and hands Aylar a leaflet, inviting her to the street race he's taking part in. On race day it seems Aylar has another admirer, who happens to be the man Basshunter is racing against. Basshunter wins the race (in a custom Mazda RX-8). Later at night Aylar and her friends attend a party. Basshunter gets Aylar's attention by singing on stage and the pair kiss.

The video was shot in Oslo,[5] and the racing scenes were shot at a container loading dock.[6][7]

Chart performance

"Angel in the Night" entered the UK Singles Chart at number 54 on 13 September 2008 and peaked in its fifth week on chart at number 14.[8] In its second last week on chart in 2009 it sold 4,592 copies.[9] "Angel in the Night" debuted on Irish singles chart on 11 September and peaked at number 10.[10] On 16 October it debuted on Swedish singles chart at number 50 where it spent the only week.[11]

Track listing
CD maxi single (29 September 2008)[12][13]
No.TitleLength
1."Angel in the Night (Radio Edit)"2:57
2."Angel in the Night (Soulseekerz Radio Edit)"2:44
3."Angel in the Night (Extended Mix)"5:18
4."Angel in the Night (Soulseekerz Extended Mix)"7:47
5."Angel in the Night (Ali Payami Remix)"6:37
6."Angel in the Night (Headhunters Remix)"5:38
2-track CD single (2008)[14]
No.TitleLength
1."Angel in the Night (Radio Edit)"2:57
2."Angel in the Night (Soulseekerz Radio Edit)"2:44
12-inch single (2008)[15]
No.TitleLength
1."Angel in the Night (Headhunters Remix)"5:38
2."Angel in the Night (Extended Remix)"5:18
3."Angel in the Night (Soulseekerz Extended Mix)"7:46
4."Angel in the Night (Ali Payami Remix)"6:37
Digital download (28 November 2008)[16]
No.TitleLength
1."Angel in the Night (Radio Edit)"2:53
2."Go Down Now"4:54

Charts
Weekly chart performance for "Angel in the Night"
Chart (2008) Peak
position
CIS (Tophit)[17] 248
European Hot 100 Singles (Billboard)[18] 43
Ireland (IRMA)[19] 10
Slovakia (Radio Top100 Oficiálna)[20] 43
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[21] 50
UK Singles (OCC)[22] 14
UK Dance (OCC)[23] 7

Certifications
Certifications and sales for "Angel in the Night"
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[24] Silver 200,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References
  1. Nick Levine (23 September 2008). "Basshunter: "Angel In The Night"". Digital Spy. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
  2. Richard Dyer (2 October 2008). "Review: Basshunter - Angel in The Night". Skiddle. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
  3. 6 days left (24 February 2007). "Radio 1 Programmes - Ready for the Weekend". BBC. Retrieved 14 January 2012.
  4. "Radio 1 - Playlist". BBC. 24 February 2007. Retrieved 14 January 2012.
  5. Sølve Hindhamar (29 March 2012). "Spilte inn ny video i hemmelighet" [Recorded new video in secret]. Se og Hør (in Norwegian). Retrieved 11 December 2020.
  6. "Angel in the Night". Renegade. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 4 April 2012.
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  8. "Basshunter". Official Charts. Retrieved 5 November 2021.
  9. "Santa delivers good cheer for sales charts". Music Week. 5 January 2009. Archived from the original on 20 December 2013. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
  10. "Search the charts". The Irish Charts. Retrieved 5 November 2021.
  11. "Basshunter - Angel in the Night (song)". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 5 November 2021.
  12. "Basshunter – Angel in the Night". Juno. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
  13. "Angel in the Night (CD Single)". Hard2Beat. Archived from the original on 4 August 2009. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
  14. "Basshunter – Angel in the Night". Juno. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
  15. "Basshunter – Angel in the Night". Juno. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
  16. "Angel in the Night - Single". Apple Music. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
  17. Basshunter — Angel in the Night. Tophit. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
  18. "Basshunter – Chart Search" Billboard European Hot 100 Singles for Basshunter.
  19. "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Angel in the Night". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
  20. "Angel in the Night". SNS IFPI (in Slovak). Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
  21. "Basshunter – Angel in the Night". Singles Top 100.
  22. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  23. "Official Dance Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 17 October 2021.
  24. "British single certifications – Basshunter – Angel in the Night". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
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