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“Calling All Angels” by Train
“Calling All Angels” by Train appears on 5 radio countdowns from 5 stations between 2003 and 2022. Its best result is #19 on The Bear Top 107 Songs of 2003. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #308 alternative song of 2003.
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"Calling All Angels" was the first single from My Private Nation, Train's third studio album, released in 2003 with Brendan O'Brien producing. It's a big-hearted, arms-wide pop-rock plea, and it came out of a talk between Pat Monahan and his therapist, who told the singer that everyone is made of angels and traitors: one voice telling you you're beautiful and capable of anything, the other telling you you're ugly and hopeless. Monahan took it from there, imagining how much better life would be if we all called on our angels.
Adult radio answered the call. The song climbed to 19 on the Billboard Hot 100 and went all the way to the top of three other Billboard charts, the Adult Contemporary, Adult Top 40 and Triple-A lists, and it reached the top 40 in Australia and New Zealand.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
Indie & Adult Alternative
Hard Rock & Metal
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 19 | The Bear Ottawa, ON | The Bear Top 107 Songs of 2003 | 107 |
| 2003 | 72 | Channel 104.9 San Jose, CA | Channel 104.9 Top 104.9 Songs of 2003 | 105 |
| 2003 | 63 | 102.1 The Edge Dallas-Fort Worth, TX | KDGE Top 102 Songs of 2003 | 102 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 428 | WXPN | WXPN 885 Greatest Songs of the New Millennium (2013) | 885 |
| 2022 | 276 | 90.9 The Bridge | 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the 2000s | 907 |
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