An Angel

"An Angel"
"An Angel"
Single by the Kelly Family
from the album Over the Hump
Released	June 28, 1994
Length	3:44
Label	Kel-Life
Songwriter	The Kelly Family
Producers	Kathy Kelly; Hartmut Pfannmüller;
The Kelly Family singles chronology

"An Angel" is a song by European-American pop group the Kelly Family. It was produced by Kathy Kelly and Hartmut Pfannmüller for their eighth regular studio album, Over the Hump (1994), and features lead vocals by Angelo and Paddy Kelly. Paddy wrote the song for his mother, Barbara Kelly, who died in 1982 from breast cancer. He wrote it on the family's boat, Santa Barbara. In 2017, the Kelly Family re-recorded the song for their We Got Love album.

Track listings

CD maxi single
No.	Title	Length
1.	"An Angel"	3:45
2.	"Break Free"	2:38

Personnel

Personnel are adapted from the liner notes of Over the Hump.^[1]

Songwriting – the Kelly Family
Production – Hartmut Pfannmüller, Kathy Kelly
Executive production – Dan Kelly, Mike Ungefehr
Engineering – Günther Kasper

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for "An Angel"
Chart (1994–1995)	Peak position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)^[2]	1
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)^[3]	8
Germany (GfK)^[4]	2
Iceland (Íslenski Listinn Topp 40)^[5]	22
Ireland (IRMA)^[6]	5
Netherlands (Single Top 100)^[7]	40
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)^[8]	2
UK Singles (OCC)^[9]	69

Year-end charts

1994 year-end chart performance for "An Angel"
Chart (1994)	Position
Germany (Media Control)^[10]	45

1995 year-end chart performance for "An Angel"
Chart (1995)	Position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)^[11]	9
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)^[12]	71
Germany (Media Control)^[13]	43
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)^[14]	27

Certifications

Certifications for "An Angel"
Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Austria (IFPI Austria)^[15]	Platinum	50,000^*
Germany (BVMI)^[17]	3× Gold	800,000^[16]
Poland (ZPAV)^[18]	Platinum	50,000^‡
^* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Other versions

In 2006, the song was also covered by English singer Declan Galbraith and served as the first single and opening track from his second album Thank You (2006).
Gregor Meyle for his album Meylensteine Vol 1 (2015).
Silbermond lead singer Stefanie Kloß for the compilation album Sing meinen Song – Das Tauschkonzert Vol 4 (2017)
In 2023, American singer Anastacia recorded a version of "An Angel" for her album Our Songs.^[19]

References

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^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – An Angel". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved April 3, 2017.
^ "The Kelly Family – An Angel" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved July 18, 2021.
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External links

KellyFamily.de — official site

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v t e The Kelly Family
Adam Angelo Barbara Ann Barby Caroline Dan Daniel Jimmy Joey John Kathy Maite Maribel Michael "Paddy" Patrick Patricia Paul
Studio albums	The Kelly Family (1979) Wonderful World! (1981) Over the Hump (1994) Christmas for All (1995) Almost Heaven (1996) Growin' Up (1997) From Their Hearts (1998) La Patata (2002) Homerun (2004) We Got Love (2017) 25 Years Later (2019)
Singles	"An Angel" "Why Why Why" "Roses of Red" "First Time" "I Can't Help Myself" "Every Baby" "Gott Deine Kinder" "Fell in Love with an Alien" "Nanana" "When the Boys Come into Town" "Because It's Love" "One More Song"
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Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

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