Angel (Goldie song)

Everett True from Melody Maker named the song Single of the Week, writing, "Sounds like he got the whole f***in' world locked in there, sweltering behind his ever-fidgeting groove, useless, trapped underneath any number of multi-storey skyscrapers and overheated car parks. Sounds like he's got some sweet soul angel trapped there, fighting to break free at the garbage piles and ghetto blasters, soaring unfettered for a moment, only to fall shattered to earth. Sounds like he's been yearning to soundtrack this summer, all the dirty street days and humid sleepless nights, all the hardcore fantasies and dubwise realities. Seems like Goldie ain't just an arch manipulator, a dab hand with a fast beat and a set of dental pliers, but like he's got soul."{{cite magazine|first=Everett|last=True|url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/nothingelseon/53548240965/|title=Singles|magazine=Melody Maker|date=2 September 1995|page=41|access-date=11 March 2024|author-link=Everett True}}

Music & Media commented, "Now that jungle has taken the clubs and charts by storm, British artist Goldie has re-released 1993's "Angel", a slow hypnotic track featuring singer Diane Charlemagne (Urban Cookie Collective)."{{cite magazine|first= |last= |title= New Releases: Singles |magazine= Music & Media |volume= 12 |issue= 43 |date= 28 October 1995 |page= 10 |accessdate= 19 May 2021 |url= https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1995/MM-1995-10-28.pdf}} Music Week rated it three out of five, adding, "In the same vein as "Inner City Life", this is not the most commercial jungle track around, but is mellow enough to appeal to beginners. An authentic introduction to the genre and a booster for Goldie's recently-released debut album Timeless."{{cite magazine|first= |last= |title= Reviews: Singles |magazine= Music Week |date= 19 August 1995 |page= 29 |accessdate= 11 May 2021 |url= https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1995/Music-Week-1995-08-19.pdf}} Rupert Howe from NME named it Symphony for the Devil Single of the Week, writing, "Consider 'Angel'. If this was an ambient record it would meander softly in a vaguely 'celestial' manner before whimpering into silence. Instead you get a searingly personal take on the nu-junglist school of strings'n'breakbeats that starts out all breathless and soulful, descends headlong into a maelstrom of sinister synth stabs and spiked marching drums, only to emerge just as divinely harmonious and sensuously funky as before. Majestic."{{cite magazine|first=Rupert|last=Howe|url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/nothingelseon/53546083315/|title=Singles|magazine=NME|date=26 August 1995|page=41|access-date=11 March 2024}}

1. "Angel" (album version) – 4:59
2. "Saint Angel" (original mix) – 4:29
3. "Angel" (Peshay Back from Narm mix) – 9:06

Some versions do not include third track or include album version of "Saint Angel" as fourth track.

• Design, CGI artist – Sam
• Design concept, art direction – Goldie
• Management – N.U.R. Entertainment, Trenton Harrison
• Writing, production – Goldie
• Co-production – Rob Playford, Mark Mac and Dego (4hero).
• Vocals – Diane Charlemagne

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