Wish I Had an Angel

"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".^{[citation needed]} 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]

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Track listing

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

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

Personnel

Tarja Turunen – lead vocals
Tuomas Holopainen – keyboards
Emppu Vuorinen – guitars
Jukka Nevalainen – drums
Marko Hietala – bass, backing vocals
London Philharmonic Orchestra - Orchestra and chorus

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]

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^[3]

References

^ "UK log charts". Zobbel.de. Retrieved 16 November 2009.
^ ^a ^b "The videos". Nightwish-World.com. Retrieved 7 November 2009.
^ "IFPI Tilastot: Nightwish". Ifpi.fi. Retrieved 3 January 2010.

External links

Nightwish's Official Website

v t e Nightwish
Tuomas Holopainen Emppu Vuorinen Troy Donockley Floor Jansen Kai Hahto Jukka Koskinen Sami Vänskä Tarja Turunen Anette Olzon Jukka Nevalainen Marko Hietala
Studio albums	Angels Fall First Oceanborn Wishmaster Century Child Once Dark Passion Play Imaginaerum Endless Forms Most Beautiful Human. :II: Nature. Yesterwynde
Live albums	From Wishes to Eternity End of an Era Made in Hong Kong (And in Various Other Places) Showtime, Storytime Vehicle of Spirit Decades: Live in Buenos Aires
EPs	Over the Hills and Far Away
Compilations	Tales from the Elvenpath Highest Hopes Walking in the Air: The Greatest Ballads Decades
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Singles	"The Carpenter" "Sacrament of Wilderness" "Walking in the Air" "Sleeping Sun (Four Ballads of the Eclipse)" "Deep Silent Complete" "Ever Dream" "Bless the Child" "Nemo" "Wish I Had an Angel" "Kuolema tekee taiteilijan" "The Siren" "Sleeping Sun 2005" "Eva" "Amaranth" "Erämaan viimeinen" "Bye Bye Beautiful" "The Islander" "Storytime" "The Crow, the Owl and the Dove" "Élan" "Endless Forms Most Beautiful" "Noise" "Perfume of the Timeless"
Songs	"Planet Hell" "While Your Lips Are Still Red" "Last Ride of the Day"
Videos	From Wishes to Eternity End of Innocence End of an Era Showtime, Storytime Vehicle of Spirit Decades: Live in Buenos Aires
Tours	Once Upon a Tour Dark Passion Play World Tour Imaginaerum World Tour Endless Forms Most Beautiful World Tour Decades: World Tour Human. :II: Nature. World Tour
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