Wish I Had an Angel

"Wish I Had An Angel"
Single by Nightwish
from the album Once
Released	15 September 2004
Format	CD
Recorded	November 2003-March 2004 at Tempputupa Studios, Finland
Genre	Symphonic power metal
Length	4:06
Label	Spinefarm
Producer	Tero Kinnunen
Nightwish singles chronology
Nemo (2004) Wish I Had An Angel (2004) Kuolema Tekee Taiteilijan (2004)

"Wish I Had An Angel" was the eleventh single for Finnish symphonic power metal band Nightwish, the second from their fifth album Once. The song features vocals by then-vocalist Tarja Turunen and bassist Marco Hietala, but is still performed live with current vocalist Anette Olzon and is often used as the final song of the band's live shows.

Featured on the soundtrack of the film Alone in the Dark, it became the group's most popular single in Europe and in the United States, next to Nemo. It made it onto two U.S. film soundtracks. It reached #60 in the United Kingdom, the highest of any of the band's singles in the UK.^[1]

Track listings

Credits

• Tarja Turunen — vocals
• Tuomas Holopainen — keyboard and piano
• Emppu Vuorinen — guitars
• Jukka Nevalainen — drums
• Marco Hietala — bass
• London Philharmonic Orchestra - Orchestra and chorus

Video

Directed by Uwe Boll, "Wish I Had an Angel" was the last video from Once and it features some scenes from the 2005 movie Alone in the Dark,^[2] also directed by Boll. An alternate version of the film omits the film's footage.^[2]

Charts

References

External links

• Nightwish's Official Website