How Do You Talk to an Angel

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"How Do You Talk to an Angel"
File:The Heights - How Do You Talk to an Angel.jpg
Single by The Heights
from the album The Heights (Music from the Television Show)
B-side"Walkin' Nerve"
ReleasedSeptember 5, 1992
GenrePop[1]
Length3:48
LabelCapitol
Songwriters
ProducerSteve Tyrell

"How Do You Talk to an Angel" is a song written by Steve Tyrell, Barry Coffing, and Stephanie Tyrell. It was the theme for the American TV series The Heights. The series follows the fictional band The Heights, and the ballad,[1] recorded by the cast, was released as a single. It reached No. 1 number on the US Billboard Hot 100 on November 14, 1992, but the series was canceled exactly one week after the song fell from its number-one position.[2] Jamie Walters was the lead singer, with supporting vocals by cast mates Shawn David Thompson, Cheryl Pollak, Charlotte Ross and Zachary Throne.

In 1993, the song was nominated for an Emmy Award for "Outstanding Individual Achievement in Music and Lyrics".[3] The Emmy went to the song "Sorry I Asked" by Kander and Ebb from Liza Minnelli Live from Radio City Music Hall. No follow-up singles under The Heights name were ever commercially released. Promo CDs were issued to radio for a follow-up "I'm Still on Your Side", but there was no commercial issue for this track as a single.

Walters, the lead singer on the single and the lead actor on the show, later had a No. 16 Hot 100 hit with his single "Hold On" in 1994.[4] It was his only subsequent chart appearance.

Personnel

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Charts

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Certifications

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Certifications and sales for "How Do You Talk to an Angel"
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[20] Gold 35,000^
United States (RIAA)[26] Gold 500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history

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Release dates and formats for "How Do You Talk to an Angel"
Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref.
United States September 21, 1992 — Capitol [26]
Japan December 24, 1992 Mini-CD [27]
Australia January 18, 1993
  • CD
  • cassette
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References

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  4. ^ Hold On – Jamie Walters | Billboard.com
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  6. ^ "The Heights – How Do You Talk to an Angel" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
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  10. ^ "The Heights – How Do You Talk to an Angel" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved March 31, 2020.
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