Song · Elliott Smith
“Angeles” by Elliott Smith
From the album Either/Or (1997)
“Angeles” by Elliott Smith appears on 2 radio countdowns from 2 stations between 2022 and 2023. It was first released in 1997 on the album Either/Or. Its best result is #334 on the KEXP Top Songs of the Last 50 Years (1972-2022). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #6,341 indie & aaa song of all time.
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Elliott Smith wrote "Angeles", words and music, for Either/Or, his third album, which Kill Rock Stars released on February 25, 1997. The record was put together over 1995 and 1996 in a handful of places, most of them in Portland, Oregon, while he was still in Heatmiser, and by the time it reached the shops that band was finished.
Smith produced the album with Tom Rothrock and Rob Schnapf, and the same pair mixed this track. Then it found a second life at the movies: Gus Van Sant was so taken with Either/Or that he put three of its songs on the Good Will Hunting soundtrack, "Angeles" alongside "Between the Bars" and "Say Yes", plus the new "Miss Misery".
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
RockLists rankings
Indie & Adult Alternative
All Rock Formats
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 334 | KEXP | KEXP Top Songs of the Last 50 Years (1972-2022) | 491 |
| 2023 | 703 | The Current | The Current's 893 Essential Songs of the '90s | 893 |
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