Song · Eurythmics
“There Must be an Angel” by Eurythmics
Released 1991
“There Must be an Angel” by Eurythmics appears on 2 radio countdowns from 1 station between 2001 and 2006. It was first released in 1991. Its best result is #146 on the Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2006). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #4,199 alternative song of all time.
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"There Must Be an Angel (Playing with My Heart)" is Annie Lennox and Dave Stewart at their most heavenly, the second single from Be Yourself Tonight, the fifth Eurythmics album, in 1985. The pair wrote it together, and the guest of honor is Stevie Wonder, who blows the harmonica solo.
Stewart ran the overdub session with Wonder himself. When Wonder asked if what he'd played was good enough, Stewart told him it was and turned him loose to improvise for 16 bars, and Wonder goofed around with sea shanties just to crack everybody up; Stewart kept the moment on cassette. The song went on to top the charts in the UK, Ireland, Norway and Finland, and it's still the only British number one the duo ever scored.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 380 | Virgin Radio | Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) | 500 |
| 2006 | 146 | Virgin Radio | Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2006) | 500 |
Also listed as: There Must Be an Angel.
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