Wild Angels (song)
{{Infobox song
| name = Wild Angels
| cover = McBride - Wild Angels single.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Martina McBride
| album = Wild Angels
| B-side = "Two More Bottles of Wine"{{cite book|last=Whitburn|first=Joel|title=Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008|publisher=Record Research, Inc|year=2008|page=262|isbn=978-0-89820-177-2}}
| released = November 20, 1995
| recorded =
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = Country
| length = 3:44
| label = RCA Nashville
| writer = Matraca Berg
Gary Harrison
Harry Stinson
| producer = Paul Worley
Ed Seay
Martina McBride
| prev_title = Safe in the Arms of Love
| prev_year = 1995
| next_title = Phones Are Ringin' All Over Town
| next_year = 1996
}}
"Wild Angels" is a song written by Matraca Berg, Gary Harrison and Harry Stinson and recorded by American country music artist Martina McBride. It was released in November 1995 as the second single and title track from McBride's album of the same name. The song reached number one on the US Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) charts, giving McBride her first number one single on that chart.
The song's themes of female empowerment and independence resonated with listeners, and it remains one of McBride's signature hits. The album "Wild Angels" was also well-received by critics and audiences alike.
Content
The song is about a female who looks at her relationship and concludes that there must be "wild angels" watching over her and her lover to keep them together.
McBride's daughter, Delaney, who was a baby at the time, can be heard laughing in the song's intro. According to her Greatest Hits album, McBride had a difficult time recording Delaney. She also praised the production of Paul Worley and Ed Seay, notably Lonnie Wilson's drum fills and Joe Chemay's bass guitar. Worley described the dual electric guitar tracks, with Dan Dugmore on the right channel and Dann Huff on the left, as "amazing".{{cite AV media notes |title=Greatest Hits |others=Martina McBride |year=2001 |type=CD booklet |publisher=RCA Records |id=67012}}
Personnel
The following musicians perform on this track:{{Cite AV media notes |title=Wild Angels |others=Martina McBride |year=1995 |publisher=RCA Records |id=66509}}
- Joe Chemay – bass guitar
- Ashley Cleveland – backing vocals
- Dan Dugmore – electric guitar, pedal steel guitar
- Vicki Hampton – backing vocals
- John Hobbs – keyboards
- Dann Huff – electric guitar
- Larry Marrs – backing vocals
- Martina McBride – lead vocals, tambourine
- Harry Stinson – backing vocals
- Biff Watson – acoustic guitar
- Lonnie Wilson – drums
- Paul Worley – acoustic guitar
Music video
The music video was directed by Thom Oliphant and premiered in late 1995.
Chart performance
| class="wikitable sortable"
!align="left"|Chart (1995–1996) !align="center"|Peak |
| {{singlechart|Canadacountry|5|chartid=2910|publishdate=March 11, 1996|accessdate=July 20, 2013}} |
| {{singlechart|Billboardcountrysongs|1|artist=Martina McBride}} |
=Year-end charts=
References
{{Reflist}}
{{Martina McBride singles}}
Category:Martina McBride songs
Category:Songs written by Matraca Berg
Category:Song recordings produced by Paul Worley
Category:RCA Records Nashville singles
Category:Songs written by Gary Harrison
Category:Songs written by Harry Stinson (musician)
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