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{{Short description|1985 single by Eurythmics}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2025}}
{{Use British English|date=June 2015}}
{{Infobox song
| name       = There Must Be an Angel (Playing with My Heart)
| cover      = Eurythmics TMBAA.jpg
| alt        =
| border     = yes
| type       = single
| artist     = [[Eurythmics]]
| album      = [[Be Yourself Tonight]]
| B-side     = Grown Up Girls
| released   = {{start date|1985|6|24|df=y}}<ref>{{cite magazine|title=New Singles|magazine=[[Music Week]]|page=12|date=22 June 1985}} ''The song does not appear on the main list but can be seen in the index on the right side of the page''.</ref>
| recorded   =
| studio     =
| genre      = [[Pop music|Pop]]<ref name= "Spin"/><ref name="AllMusic">{{AllMusic |class=album |id=mw0000676312
|title= Eurythmics – ''Greatest Hits'' |last=Erlewine |first=Stephen Thomas |access-date=4 February 2024}}</ref>
| length     = * 4:32 (7-inch version)
* 5:22 (album version)
| label      = [[RCA Records|RCA]]
| writer     = * [[Annie Lennox]]
* [[David A. Stewart]]
| producer   = David A. Stewart
| prev_title = [[Would I Lie to You? (Eurythmics song)|Would I Lie to You?]]
| prev_year  = 1985
| next_title = [[Sisters Are Doin' It for Themselves]]
| next_year  = 1985
| misc       = {{External music video|{{YouTube|RCdneDxFRYQ|"There Must Be an Angel (Playing with My Heart)"}}}}
}}

"'''There Must Be an Angel (Playing with My Heart)'''" is a song by the British musical duo [[Eurythmics]], released as the second single from their fifth studio album, ''[[Be Yourself Tonight]]'' (1985). It features a [[harmonica]] solo by American musician [[Stevie Wonder]]. The song became a worldwide success; reaching number one in Ireland, Norway, Finland, and the United Kingdom, where it remains the duo's only chart-topper.

==Original version==
[[David A. Stewart|David Stewart]] recalled that he served as the producer for the overdub session with [[Stevie Wonder]], who played harmonica on the song. At one point during the recording session, Wonder inquired if his playing was sufficient. Stewart assured Wonder that this was the case and advised him to improvise for 16 [[bar (music)|bars]] on the harmonica. Wonder ended up playing various [[sea shanty|sea shanties]] as a joke, which helped to bring levity to the recording studio according to Stewart, who also documented the interaction on a cassette.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Sweeting |first=Adam |date=February 1987 |title=The Man Most Likely Too... |url=https://eurythmics-ultimate.com/publications/1987-02-01-eurythmics-q-from-the-uk-id-0580/#foobox-1/1/1987-02-01-Eurythmics-UK-Q-02.jpg |access-date=27 February 2025 |magazine=[[Q (magazine)|Q]] |page=50 |via=Ultimate Eurythmics Archives}}</ref>

Upon its release, "There Must Be an Angel (Playing with My Heart)" became Eurythmics' first (and to date only) number-one single in the United Kingdom, reaching number one on 27 July 1985 and staying there for one week, whilst also topping the charts in Finland, Ireland and Norway. The song also reached the top 10 in Australia, Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, the Netherlands, New Zealand and Sweden, while peaking at number 22 on the US [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]].

==Reception==
''[[Cash Box]]'' said that the "[[Annie Lennox]] harmonies, slick Dave Stewart [[production (music)|production]] work and Stevie Wonder's incredible harmonica" were highlights of the song.<ref name=cb>{{cite magazine|title=Single Releases|magazine=Cash Box|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Cash-Box/80s/1985/CB-1985-08-03.pdf|date=3 August 1985|accessdate=1 August 2022|page=11}}</ref>  ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' similarly praised Wonder's harmonica [[bridge (music)|bridge]] and Lennox’s "absolutely happy" lead vocals.<ref>{{cite magazine|magazine=Billboard|date=1 August 1985|accessdate=29 July 2022|page=74|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uSQEAAAAMBAJ|title=Reviews}}</ref>

''[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]'' wrote it was, "in the tradition of the best MOR pop, reminiscent of [[Dusty Springfield]] and [[Dionne Warwick]]. It's sweet but not syrupy, the background voices so otherworldly I can only guess if they are human or synthesized."<ref name= "Spin">{{cite magazine| magazine= [[Spin (magazine)|Spin]] | title=Spins|author=Elliott Murphy| date=July 1985|issue=3|page=30}}</ref>

==Music video==
[[File:New Wimbledon Theatre (6856272185).jpg|thumb|185px|right|The accompanying music video was shot at [[New Wimbledon Theatre]] in London.]]
The music video for "There Must Be an Angel (Playing with My Heart)", directed by Eddie Arno and Mark Innocenti, was shot at [[New Wimbledon Theatre]] in London in June 1985. It portrays the court of [[Louis XIV of France]] ([[David A. Stewart]]) being entertained while watching a theatrical performance of Annie Lennox with a troupe of singing cherubs and angels (one of which is played by [[Steven O'Donnell (British actor)|Steven O'Donnell]]).<ref>{{cite web|title=Making of - behind the scene of "There Must Be An Angel" video|url=http://eontv.free.fr/Images/Clips/Clip-Euryth-TMBAAPWME/Clip-Euryth-TMBAAPWME.htm|publisher=eontv.free.fr|access-date=8 January 2020}}</ref>

==Track listings==
*'''7-inch single'''
:A. "There Must Be an Angel (Playing with My Heart)" (7″ edit) – 4:36
:B. "Grown Up Girls" – 4:17

*'''12-inch single'''
:A. "There Must Be an Angel (Playing with My Heart)" (LP version) – 5:22
:B. "Grown Up Girls" – 4:17

*'''12-inch single (Special Dance Mix)'''
:A. "There Must Be an Angel (Playing with My Heart)" (Special Dance Mix) – 6:20
:B. "Grown Up Girls" – 4:17

==Credits and personnel==
===Eurythmics===
* [[Annie Lennox]] – vocals, keyboards
* [[David A. Stewart]] – keyboards

===Additional personnel===
* [[Stevie Wonder]] – harmonica
* [[Michael Kamen]] – strings
* [[Dean Garcia]] – bass guitar
* [[Olle Romo]] – drums
* Angel Cross – backing vocals

==Charts==
{{col-begin}}
{{col-2}}

===Weekly charts===
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+ Weekly chart performance for "There Must Be an Angel (Playing with My Heart)"
! scope="col"| Chart (1985)
! scope="col"| Peak<br />position
|-
! scope="row"| Australia ([[Kent Music Report]])<ref>{{cite book |last=Kent |first=David |author-link=David Kent (historian) |year=1993 |title=Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 |edition=illustrated |location=St Ives, N.S.W. |publisher=Australian Chart Book |page=105 |isbn=0-646-11917-6}}</ref>
| 3
|-
{{single chart|Austria|9|artist=Eurythmics|song=There Must Be an Angel (Playing with My Heart)|rowheader=true}}
|-
{{single chart|Flanders|7|artist=Eurythmics|song=There Must Be an Angel (Playing with My Heart)|rowheader=true}}
|-
{{single chart|Canadatopsingles|12|chartid=0585|rowheader=true|access-date=24 April 2020}}
|-
{{single chart|Canadaadultcontemporary|21|chartid=9314|rowheader=true|access-date=24 April 2020}}
|-
! scope="row"| Europe ([[European Hot 100 Singles|European Top 100 Singles]])<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://worldradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-UK/Music/Archive-Music-Media-IDX/IDX/80s/85/M&M-1985-08-19-OCR-Page-0010.pdf |title=European Top 100 Singles |magazine=[[Music & Media|Eurotipsheet]] |volume=2 |issue=33 |date=19 August 1985 |page=10 |oclc=29800226 |via=World Radio History}}</ref>
| 5
|-
! scope="row"| Finland ([[The Official Finnish Charts|Suomen virallinen lista]])<ref>{{cite book |last=Pennanen |first=Timo |title=Sisältää hitin – levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 |language=fi |edition=1st |location=Helsinki |publisher=[[Otava (publisher)|Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava]] |year=2006 |isbn=978-951-1-21053-5}}</ref>
| 1
|-
{{single chart|France|8|artist=Eurythmics|song=There Must Be an Angel (Playing with My Heart)|rowheader=true}}
|-
{{single chart|Ireland2|1|song=There Must Be an Angel|rowheader=true|access-date=24 April 2020}}
|-
{{single chart|Dutch40|4|artist=Eurythmics|rowheader=true|access-date=24 April 2020}}
|-
{{single chart|Dutch100|3|artist=Eurythmics|song=There Must Be an Angel (Playing with My Heart)|rowheader=true}}
|-
{{single chart|New Zealand|5|artist=Eurythmics|song=There Must Be an Angel (Playing with My Heart)|rowheader=true}}
|-
{{single chart|Norway|1|artist=Eurythmics|song=There Must Be an Angel (Playing with My Heart)|rowheader=true}}
|-
! scope="row"| South Africa ([[Springbok Radio]])<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rock.co.za/files/springbok_top_20_(E).html |title=SA Charts 1965–1989 (As presented on Springbok Radio/Radio Orion) – Acts E |website=The South African Rock Encyclopedia |access-date=24 April 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180503073904/http://www.rock.co.za/files/springbok_top_20_(E).html |archive-date=3 May 2018}}</ref>
| 6
|-
! scope="row"| Spain ([[Productores de Música de España|AFYVE]])<ref>{{cite book |last=Salaverrie |first=Fernando |date=September 2005 |title=Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 |language=es |edition=1st |location=Madrid |publisher=[[Sociedad General de Autores y Editores|Fundación Autor/SGAE]] |isbn=84-8048-639-2}}</ref> 
| 2
|-
{{single chart|Sweden|2|artist=Eurythmics|song=There Must Be an Angel (Playing with My Heart)|rowheader=true}}
|-
{{single chart|UKsinglesbyname|1|artist=Eurythmics|artistid=27723|rowheader=true|access-date=9 November 2016}}
|-
{{single chart|Billboardhot100|22|artist=Eurythmics|rowheader=true}}
|-
{{single chart|Billboarddanceclubplay|31|artist=Eurythmics|rowheader=true|note=with "Grown Up Girls"}}
|-
{{single chart|Billboarddancesales|36|artist=Eurythmics|rowheader=true|access-date=24 April 2020|note=with "Grown Up Girls"}}
|-
! scope="row"| US ''[[Cashbox (magazine)|Cash Box]]'' Top 100 Singles<ref>{{cite web |url=https://cashboxmagazine.com/archives/80s_files/19850921.html |title=Cash Box Top 100 Singles – Week ending September 21, 1985 |work=[[Cashbox (magazine)|Cash Box]] |access-date=24 April 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190405020504/http://cashboxmagazine.com/archives/80s_files/19850921.html |archive-date=5 April 2019}}</ref>
| 23
|-
{{single chart|West Germany|4|songid=14381|artist=Eurythmics|song=There Must Be an Angel (Playing with My Heart)|rowheader=true|access-date=24 April 2020}}
|}
{{col-2}}

===Year-end charts===
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+ Year-end chart performance for "There Must Be an Angel (Playing with My Heart)"
! scope="col"| Chart (1985)
! scope="col"| Position
|-
! scope="row"| Australia (Kent Music Report)<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://i.imgur.com/SN2evHp.jpg |title=National Top 100 Singles for 1985 |magazine=[[Kent Music Report]] |issue=599 |date=30 December 1985 |via=[[Imgur]]}}</ref>
| 39
|-
! scope="row"| Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ultratop.be/nl/annual.asp?year=1985&cat=s |title=Jaaroverzichten 1985 – Singles |language=nl |publisher=Ultratop |access-date=24 April 2020}}</ref>
| 63
|-
! scope="row"| Canada Top Singles (''RPM'')<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/image.aspx?Image=nlc008388.0619&URLjpg=http%3a%2f%2fwww.collectionscanada.gc.ca%2fobj%2f028020%2ff4%2fnlc008388.0619.gif&Ecopy=nlc008388.0619 |title=RPM's Top 100 Singles of 1985 |magazine=RPM |volume=43 |issue=16 |date=28 December 1985 |page=11 |issn=0033-7064 |via=Library and Archives Canada}}</ref>
| 87
|-
! scope="row"| Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.top40.nl/bijzondere-lijsten/top-100-jaaroverzichten/1985 |title=Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 1985 |language=nl |publisher=Dutch Top 40 |access-date=24 April 2020}}</ref>
| 33
|-
! scope="row"| Netherlands (Single Top 100)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://dutchcharts.nl/jaaroverzichten.asp?year=1985&cat=s |title=Jaaroverzichten – Single 1985 |language=nl |publisher=[[Dutch Charts]] |access-date=24 April 2020}}</ref>
| 27
|-
! scope="row"| New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://aotearoamusiccharts.co.nz/archive/annual-singles/1985-12-31 |title=Top Selling Singles of 1985 |publisher=[[Recorded Music NZ]] |access-date=24 April 2020}}</ref>
| 39
|-
! scope="row"| UK Singles ([[Gallup (company)|Gallup]])<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://worldradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-UK/Music/Archive-Music-Week-IDX/IDX/1986/Music-Week-1986-01-18-IDX-10.pdf |title=Top 100 Singles (January 5–December 28, 1985) |magazine=[[Music Week]] |date=18 January 1986 |page=10 |issn=0265-1548 |via=World Radio History}}</ref>
| 20
|-
! scope="row"| West Germany (Official German Charts)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.offiziellecharts.de/charts/single-jahr/for-date-1985 |title=Top 100 Single-Jahrescharts – 1985 |language=de |publisher=Offizielle Deutsche Charts |access-date=24 April 2020}}</ref>
| 45
|}
{{col-end}}

==Certifications==
{{Certification Table Top|caption=Certifications for "There Must Be an Angel (Playing with My Heart)"}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Canada|type=single|artist=Eurythmics|title=There Must Be an Angel|award=Gold|relyear=1985|certyear=1985|access-date=19 October 2021}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=New Zealand|artist=Eurythmics|title=There Must Be An Angel|type=single|relyear=1985|certyear=2024|award=Gold|source=radioscope}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|type=single|artist=Eurythmics|title=There Must Be an Angel|award=Silver|relyear=2004|certyear=2021|id=17568-73-1|access-date=19 October 2021}}
{{Certification Table Bottom|nosales=true|streaming=true}}

==No Angels version==
{{Infobox song
| name        = There Must Be an Angel
| cover       = Noa-there-must-be-an-angel.jpg
| alt         =
| type        = single
| artist      = [[No Angels]]
| album       = [[Elle'ments]]
| released    = 12 August 2001
| recorded    = 
| studio      = Audiostudios ([[Berlin]])
| venue       =
| genre       = 
| length      = 3:55
| label       = {{hlist|[[Cheyenne Records|Cheyenne]]|[[Polydor]]|Zeitgeist}}
| writer      = {{hlist|[[Annie Lennox]]|[[David A. Stewart]]}}
| producer    = {{hlist|Patrik Majer|[[Peter Plate]]|Ulf Leo Sommer}}
| prev_title  = [[Rivers of Joy (song)|Rivers of Joy]]
| prev_year   = 2001
| next_title  = [[Atlantis (Donovan song)#2001 version|Atlantis]]
| next_title2 = [[When the Angels Sing]]
| next_year   = 2001
}}

===Recording and release===
In mid-2001, producers Patrik Majer, Ulf Leo Sommer, and [[Rosenstolz]] member [[Peter Plate]] consulted on a contemporary version of the track, recorded by German girl band [[No Angels]].<ref name="Booklet"/> Suggested for re-recording by band manager Joy Behar, the Eurythmics song was one of a couple of tracks considered to be remade by the quintet but was eventually picked when the producers of the animated feature ''{{Ill|The Little Polar Bear (film)|it|3=Piuma, il piccolo orsetto polare|lt=The Little Polar Bear}}'' agreed to accept the track as film's theme song.<ref name="one">{{cite web|first=Akira |last=Kale |date=1 November 2001 |title=Making of ''Der Kleine Eisbär'' |work=C4D-Treff |url=http://www.c4d-treff.de/interview/der_kleine_eisbaer/makingof/bgs_eisbaer_makingof.html |access-date=22 December 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071229135444/http://www.c4d-treff.de/interview/der_kleine_eisbaer/makingof/bgs_eisbaer_makingof.html |archive-date=29 December 2007 |url-status=dead }}</ref> "We were speechless and very happy about [the decision]. The animated movie was a world premiere and something really big for us. We immediately said 'yes'," [[Lucy Diakovska]] said in an interview.<ref name="one"/> [[Sandy Mölling]] noted, that the song was an all-time favourite of the band: "I liked [[Annie Lennox]]' voice ever since I can remember."<ref>"Neue Single 'There Must Be an Angel!". ''NoAngels.tv''. Retrieved on 22 December 2007.</ref> However, in a 2005 interview, [[Vanessa Petruo]] revealed her discontent with the song, calling it the "most unnecessary" of all [[cover version]]s the band had released between the years of 2001 and 2003.<ref>"Vanessa Petruo Interview". ''[[Oliver Pocher|Rent a Pocher]]''. Retrieved on 30 August 2009.</ref>

"There Must Be an Angel" premiered on 9 July 2001, on the [[RTL Group|RTL Berlin]] radio network, receiving a positive reception from music critics, and on 17 July 2001 a preview was available [[Video on demand|on-demand]] in its entirety on the band's official website. Finally released as the band's third single on 12 August 2001 in [[German-speaking Europe]], the original [[CD single]] spawned both an unplugged and an orchestral version, latter featuring music by the [[Deutsches Filmorchester Babelsberg]].<ref name="swi"/> The record was subsequently included on the ''Special Winter Edition'' reissue of the ''[[Elle'ments]]'' album (2001).<ref name="one"/> "There Must Be an Angel" was awarded for "Top Single Germany" at the [[Top of the Pops|2001 Top of the Pops Awards]].<ref name="twelve">{{cite certification|region=Germany|access-date=22 March 2009|title=There Must Be an Angel}}</ref>

===Commercial performance===
The group's first non-album release following "[[Daylight in Your Eyes]]" and "[[Rivers of Joy (song)|Rivers of Joy]]", the single debuted at number one on the [[Media Control Charts|German Singles Chart]], staying at the top for five consecutive weeks, 12 weeks in the top 40, and 17 weeks inside the top 60.<ref name="gerchart"/> "There Must Be an Angel" was eventually certified gold by the [[Bundesverband Musikindustrie]] (BVMI) for more than 250,000 shipped copies and ranked 13th on the 2001 year-end chart in Germany.<ref name="ger-yearend"/><ref name="gercert"/>

In Austria, the single opened at number eight on the [[Ö3 Austria Top 40]] singles chart.<ref name="aut"/> However, it was not until 23 September 2001, the song's fifth week of release, "There Must Be an Angel" eventually climbed to the top spot. It remained another week at number one and spent 21 weeks within the top 60 of the chart,<ref name="aut"/> ranking 19th on the Austrian year-end chart in 2001.<ref name="aut-yearend"/> In Switzerland, the single debuted at number 36 on the [[Swiss Music Charts|Swiss Singles Chart]].<ref name="swi"/> Benefiting from strong airplay, the song reached number two in its third week of release, becoming No Angels' second highest-charting single there to date.<ref name="swi"/> As in Germany, "There Must Be an Angel" was certified gold by the Swiss arm of the [[International Federation of the Phonographic Industry]] (IFPI) and ranked 21 on the Swiss year-end chart.<ref name="swi-yearend"/> In Poland, "There Must Be an Angel" reached number 29 on the [[Polish Music Charts|Polish Airplay Chart]].<ref name="pl"/>

===Music video===
[[File:Gatow-Schriftzug auf Flugfeld (2009).jpg|thumb|The music video for "There Must Be an Angel" was filmed at the [[Gatow Airport]] in [[Berlin-Spandau]].<ref name="two"/>]]
The music video for "There Must Be an Angel" was directed by Jörn Heitmann and filmed near the General-Steinhof-Kaserne at the [[Gatow Airport]] in [[Berlin-Spandau]], Germany, on 19 July 2001.<ref name="two">{{cite web|title=Geheimer Video-Dreh der No Angels auf dem Airport Gatow|first=Beate|last=Willer|work=Berliner Kurier|url=http://www.berlinonline.de/berliner-kurier/archiv/.bin/dump.fcgi/2001/0719/szene/0046/index.html|access-date=22 December 2007}}</ref> Inspired by [[Tony Scott]]'s 1986 film ''[[Top Gun]]'', the clip features the quintet as [[fighter pilot]]s of the fictional US military [[Squadron (aviation)|squadron]] 68 at an also-fictional [[airbase]] in Angelville, United States. Additionally, it incorporates a 1940s [[World War II]] theme, heavily inspired by performances of [[Marilyn Monroe]], [[The Andrews Sisters]] and others during their [[United Service Organizations|USO]] shows. Among the aircraft shown in the video are [[MiG-21]]s, a [[B-57 Canberra]], an [[F-104 Starfighter]] and a [[Dassault Mystère]].<ref name="three">{{cite web|title=No Angels drehen Video-Clip im Luftwaffenmuseum |work=BW-Fyler |url=http://www.bw-flyer.de/neu/report/report/noangels.html |date=18 December 2001 |access-date=22 December 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071230020142/http://www.bw-flyer.de/neu/report/report/noangels.html |archive-date=30 December 2007 |url-status=dead }}</ref> "There Must Be an Angel" world premiered in early August 2001 on television but was temporarily banned from music networks due to its military theme, following the 11 September 2001 attacks.<ref name="four">{{cite book|title=Clips Collage|isbn = 9783825874209|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9dPne6cY65AC&q=%22no+angels%22+%22there+must+be+an+angel%22+video+mtv+viva&pg=PA25|access-date=22 December 2007|last1 = Holtschoppen|first1 = Felix|year = 2004}}</ref>

===Track listings===
{{tracklist
| headline        = Maxi single<ref name="discogs">{{cite web|title=No Angels – There Must Be An Angel / 100% Emotional|publisher=[[Discogs]]|url=https://www.discogs.com/de/No-Angels-There-Must-Be-An-Angel-100-Emotional/release/1156251|access-date=13 April 2017}}</ref>
| extra_column    = Producer(s)

| title1          = There Must Be an Angel 
| note1           = Radio Edit
| writer1         = {{hlist|[[Annie Lennox]]|[[David A. Stewart]]}}
| extra1          = {{hlist|Patrik Majer|[[Peter Plate]]|Ulf Leo Sommer}}
| length1         = 3:55

| title2          = There Must Be an Angel 
| note2           = Unplugged Version
| writer2         = {{hlist|Lennox|Stewart}}
| extra2          = {{hlist|Majer|Plate|Sommer}}
| length2         = 4:22

| title3          = There Must Be an Angel 
| note3           = Score Version
| writer3         = {{hlist|Lennox|Stewart}}
| extra3          = {{hlist|Majer|Plate|Sommer}}
| length3         = 5:34

| title4          = 100% Emotional 
| note4           = Radio Edit
| writer4         = {{hlist|[[Johan Åberg]]|[[Paul Rein]]|Winston Sela}}
| extra4          = [[Peter Ries]]
| length4         = 3:03
}}
{{tracklist
| headline        = 2-Track CD single<ref name="discogs2">{{cite web|title=No Angels – There Must Be An Angel|publisher=[[Discogs]]|url=https://www.discogs.com/de/No-Angels-There-Must-Be-An-Angel/release/3936549|access-date=13 April 2017}}</ref>
| extra_column    = Producer(s)

| title1          = There Must Be an Angel 
| note1           = Radio Edit
| writer1         = {{hlist|Lennox|Stewart}}
| extra1          = {{hlist|Majer|Plate|Sommer}}
| length1         = 3:55

| title2          = There Must Be an Angel 
| note2           = Unplugged Version
| writer2         = {{hlist|Lennox|Stewart}}
| extra2          = {{hlist|Majer|Plate|Sommer}}
| length2         = 4:22
}}

===Credits and personnel===
Credits adapted from the liner notes of the Special Winter Edition of ''Elle'ments''.<ref name="Booklet">{{cite AV media notes |title=Elle'ments |publisher=Cheynne Records |others=[[No Angels]] |title-link=Elle'ments|year=2001}}</ref> 
{{col-begin}}
{{col-2}}
* Vocals: [[Nadja Benaissa|N. Benaissa]], [[Ludmilla Diakovska|L. Diakovska]], [[Sandy Mölling|S. Mölling]], [[Vanessa Petruo|V. Petruo]], [[Jessica Wahls|J. Wahls]]
* Writers: Patrik Majer, [[Rosenstolz|Peter Plate]], Ulf Leo Sommer
* Mixing and recording: Patrik "El Pattino" Majer
*Mastering: Michael Schwabe
{{col-2}}
* Keyboards and programming: P. Majer
**Additional keyboards: Peter Plate
* Guitars: Peter Weihe
* Strings: The Hamburg Strings
{{col-end}}

===Charts===
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====Weekly charts====
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+ Weekly chart performance for "There Must Be an Angel"
! scope="col"| Chart (2001)
! scope="col"| Peak<br/>position
|-
{{single chart|Austria|1|artist=No Angels|song=There Must Be An Angel|rowheader=true|access-date=6 July 2012|refname="aut"}}
|-
{{single chart|Germany|1|songid=4836|artist=No Angels|song=There Must Be an Angel|rowheader=true|access-date=16 October 2018|refname="gerchart"}}
|-
!scope="row"| Poland (''[[Music & Media]]'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/00s/2001/MM-2001-11-03.pdf|title=Major Market Airplay – Week 45/2001|magazine=Music & Media|volume=19|issue=45|page=27|date=3 November 2001|access-date=17 February 2023}}</ref>
| 16
|-
! scope="row"| Poland ([[Polish Music Charts|Polish Airplay Charts]])<ref name="pl">{{cite web|url=http://www.pifpaf.com.pl/airplay/lista_42_2001.html |title=Polish Airplay Charts - Lista krajowa 42/2001 |publisher=PiF PaF Production |access-date=27 December 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020720040937/http://pifpaf.com.pl/airplay/lista_42_2001.html |archive-date=20 July 2002}}</ref>
| 29
|-
! scope="row"| Romania ([[Romanian Top 100]])<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rt100.ro/top-100-edition.html?edition=313&go=Go |title=Romanian Top 100 |access-date=18 February 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090630031414/http://www.rt100.ro/top-100-edition.html?edition=313&go=Go |archive-date=30 June 2009}}</ref>
| 17
|-
{{single chart|Switzerland|2|artist=No Angels|song=There Must Be an Angel|rowheader=true|access-date=6 July 2012|refname="swi"}}
|}
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====Year-end charts====
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+ 2001 year-end chart performance for "There Must Be an Angel"
! scope="col"| Chart (2001)
! scope="col"| Position
|-
! scope="row"| Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)<ref name="aut-yearend">{{cite web |url=https://austriancharts.at/year.asp?cat=s&id=2001 |title=Jahreshitparade Singles 2001 |website=austriancharts.at |language=de |access-date=24 April 2020}}</ref>
| 19
|-
! scope="row"| Germany (Media Control)<ref name="ger-yearend">{{cite web|url=https://www.offiziellecharts.de/charts/single-jahr/for-date-2001|title=Top 100 Singles-Jahrescharts – 2001|language=de|publisher=Offizielle Deutsche Charts|access-date=13 April 2017}}</ref>
| 13
|-
! scope="row"| Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)<ref name="swi-yearend">{{cite web|url=https://hitparade.ch/charts/jahreshitparade/2001|title=Schweizer Jahreshitparade 2001|website=hitparade.ch|language=de|access-date=13 April 2022}}</ref>
| 21
|}
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+ 2002 year-end chart performance for "There Must Be an Angel"
! scope="col"| Chart (2002)
! scope="col"| Position
|-
!scope="row"| Brazil ([[Crowley Broadcast Analysis|Crowley]])<ref>{{cite web|url=https://maistocadas.mus.br/2002/|title=Brazilian Top 100 Year-End 2002|publisher=[[Crowley Broadcast Analysis]]|date=3 April 2018|access-date=30 January 2022}}</ref>
|52
|}
{{col-end}}

===Certifications===
{{Certification Table Top|caption=Certifications for "There Must Be an Angel"}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Germany|type=single|title=There Must Be an Angel|artist=No Angels|award=Gold|relyear=2001|access-date=13 April 2017|refname="gercert"}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Switzerland|type=single|title=There Must Be an Angel|artist=No Angels|award=Gold|relyear=2001|access-date=13 April 2017|refname="swicert"}}
{{Certification Table Bottom|nosales=yes}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

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{{No Angels singles}}
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