Song · The xx
“Angels” by The xx
From the album Coexist (2012)
“Angels” by The xx appears on 2 radio countdowns from 2 stations in 2012. It was first released in 2012 on the album Coexist. Its best result is #19 on the Triple J Hottest 100 of 2012. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #171 alternative song of 2012.
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"Angels" opened the door to Coexist, the xx's 2012 album, arriving as its lead single in July as a digital download on Young Turks, and it's about as quiet as a comeback gets. Romy Madley Croft sings it and wrote the words, Oliver Sim plays bass, and Jamie xx handles the electronics, produces and engineers, then shares the mix with Rodaidh McDonald. All three split the writing credit.
The band had already tried it out that May, at their first live show since coming off the road in 2010, and critics warmed to Croft's vocal and the stripped-back, minimalist space the trio left around it. Four Tet reworked it into a remix that got a BBC Radio airing in September, and the song later turned up as an interlude in the recorded On the Run Tour concert.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
Indie & Adult Alternative
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 100 | WXPN Philadelphia, PA | WXPN Year in Review: Top 200 Songs of 2012 | 200 |
| 2012 | 19 | Triple J Australia (national) | Triple J Hottest 100 of 2012 | 100 |
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