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"Wish I Had An Angel"
Single by Nightwish
from the album Once
B-side	"Ghost Love Score" (orchestral version) "Where Were You Last Night" (Ankie Bagger cover)
Released	15 September 2004 (2004-09-15)
Genre	Symphonic metal power metal
Length	4:03
Label	Spinefarm
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.

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

• Tarja Turunen – lead vocals
• Tuomas Holopainen – keyboards
• Emppu Vuorinen – guitars
• Jukka Nevalainen – drums
• Marko Hietala – bass, co-lead 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, also directed by Boll. An alternate version omits the film's footage, due to the immense negative reception of the said film.

Charts

Sales and certifications

References

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

External links

• Nightwish's Official Website

• 2004 singles
• Nightwish songs
• Male–female vocal duets
• Number-one singles in Finland
• Songs written by Tuomas Holopainen
• 2004 songs
• Spinefarm Records singles