"Wish I Had An Angel" is the ninth single by the 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.
"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, co-lead vocals London Philharmonic Orchestra - Orchestra and chorus
Music videos 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 Chart(2004)PeakpositionAustrian Top 75 Singles47Dutch Singles Chart65Finnish Singles Chart1German Singles Chart36Hungarian Singles Chart3Norwegian Singles Chart19Spanish Singles Chart11Swedish Singles Chart11Swiss Top 100 Singles40UK Singles Chart60Chart(2005)PeakpositionFinnish Singles Chart15Spanish Singles Chart20
Sales and certifications Country Certification(sales thresholds)FinlandGold
References
External links Nightwish's Official Website