Ángel (Belinda Peregrín song)

"Ángel (song)" redirects here. For the similarly-titled song by Jon Secada, see Angel (Jon Secada song).

"Ángel" (Angel) is a song by Belinda, released as the third single from her debut studio album Belinda. It received a Gold certification in Mexico for ringtone sales.^[4]

"Ángel"
Single by Belinda
from the album Belinda
Released	February 13, 2004
Recorded	2003
Genre	Latin pop
Length	3:40
Label	Sony International
Songwriter(s)	Belinda Graeme Pleeth Shellie Poole[1] Stern[2]
Producer(s)	Graeme Pleeth, Mauri Stern[3]
Belinda singles chronology
"Boba Niña Nice" (2003) "Ángel" (2004) "Vivir" (2004)
Audio
"Ángel" on YouTube

Information

The song was written by Graeme Pleeth and Shellie Poole; adapted by Belinda; produced by Graeme Pleeth and Mauri Stern.^[3] It was a significant success in Mexico.

Music video

In the video, Belinda has visions of the boyfriend dying in a car crash. The song asks "¿Cuándo se va a terminar o cuándo se hará realidad?" meaning "When is it going to be over or when is it going to be reality?". She states that her boyfriend is her 'Ángel'. The actor who portrayed the boyfriend, Eddy Vilard, is friends with Belinda in real life.

The music video was directed by Mexican video director Alejandro Lozano,^[5] and was premiered in January 2004 on MTV Latino.

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart performance for "Ángel"

Chart (2004–2005)	Peak position
Argentina (CAPIF)[6]	2
Chile (Notimex)[7]	1
Panama (Notimex)[8]	1
Venezuela (Notimex)[9]	1

Year-end charts

Chart (2005)	Position
Venezuela Pop/Rock (Record Report)[10]	37

Certifications and sales

Certifications and sales for "Ángel"

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Mexico (AMPROFON)[11] Ringtone	Gold	10,000*
* Sales figures based on certification alone.

References

1. Ángel (Once in Your Life Time) allmusic
2. Belinda - Belinda Discogs
3. Belinda – Ángel Discogs
4. Certificaciones
5. "BelindaPhotos.com". Archived from the original on 2013-10-07. Retrieved 2010-11-21.
6. "Debuta Reyli como solista en listas sudamericanas" (in Spanish). El Universal (Mexico) . January 25, 2005. Archived from the original on May 2, 2023. Retrieved May 2, 2023.
7. "Debuta Reyli como solista en listas sudamericanas" (in Spanish). El Universal (Mexico) . January 25, 2005. Archived from the original on May 2, 2023. Retrieved May 2, 2023.
8. "...Y Belinda en centro". El Siglo de Torreón. June 21, 2004. Archived from the original on September 30, 2022. Retrieved September 30, 2022.
9. "Shakira reaparece en listas musicales" (in Spanish). El Siglo de Torreón. April 24, 2005. Archived from the original on August 12, 2022. Retrieved June 15, 2023.
10. "Top 50 – Pop Rock: Cierre de Año, 2005" (PDF) (in Spanish). Record Report. December 24, 2005. p. 5. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 8, 2006. Retrieved June 23, 2021.
11. "Certificaciones" (in Spanish). Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas. Type Belinda in the box under the ARTISTA column heading and Ángel in the box under the TÍTULO column heading.