Angel (PinkPantheress song)

"Angel" is a song by English singer PinkPantheress for Barbie: The Album, the soundtrack of the 2023 film Barbie. It was released on 8 June 2023, as the album's second promotional single.

"Angel"
Cover art for "Angel": the letters "PP" debossed onto a pink background
Promotional single by PinkPantheress
from the album Barbie: The Album
Released8 June 2023 (2023-06-08)
GenrePop
Length2:03
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • BloodPop
  • Count Baldor
  • PinkPantheress

Background

In an interview with Elle, PinkPantheress stated that she was surprised when producer Mark Ronson invited her to be featured on the Barbie soundtrack.[1] "Angel" was the first promotional single released from the soundtrack.[2][3]

Reception

Lars Brandle of Billboard called the single "a sweet pop production with strings for hooks, an infectious beat and Autotuned vocals."[4] Larisha Paul of Rolling Stone wrote, "The record sounds like the perfect soundtrack to the Barbie dress-up games of the early 2000s that died when Adobe Flash Player did."[3]

Personnel

All credits are adapted from CD liner notes of Barbie: The Album.[5]

  • PinkPantheress – vocals, songwriter, producer
  • Count Baldor – songwriter, producer
  • BloodPop – songwriter, producer
  • Jonny Breakwell – mixing

Charts
Chart performance for "Angel"
Chart (2023) Peak
position
Ireland (IRMA)[6] 76
Japan Hot Overseas (Billboard Japan)[7] 10
New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ)[8] 19

References
  1. Gonzales, Erica (12 June 2023). "Leave It to PinkPantheress to Work an Irish Jig Into the 'Barbie' Soundtrack". ELLE. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
  2. Minsker, Evan (8 June 2023). "PinkPantheress Shares "Angel," Her New Song for Barbie". Pitchfork. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
  3. Paul, Larisha (9 June 2023). "PinkPantheress Channels Lost Love and Early 2000s Nostalgia on 'Angel' from 'Barbie' Soundtrack". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
  4. Brandle, Lars (9 June 2023). "PinkPantheress Takes Flight With 'Angel' From 'Barbie' Soundtrack: Stream It Now". Billboard. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
  5. Barbie The Album (Media notes). Various artists. Atlantic Records. 2023.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  6. "Irish-charts.com – Discography PinkPantheress". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
  7. "Billboard Japan Hot Overseas – Week of July 5, 2023". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved 2 August 2023.
  8. "NZ Hot Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. 19 June 2023. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
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