Don't Call Me Angel

"Don't Call Me Angel" is a song by American singers Ariana Grande, Miley Cyrus, and Lana Del Rey. It was released on September 13, 2019, by Republic Records as the lead single from the soundtrack to the film Charlie's Angels, based on the television series of the same name created by Ivan Goff and Ben Roberts.^[4] The song reached number one in Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Lebanon, Scotland and Israel, as well as the top five in eleven other countries.

"Don't Call Me Angel"
Single by Ariana Grande, Miley Cyrus and Lana Del Rey
from the album Charlie's Angels: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Released	September 13, 2019 (2019-09-13)
Genre	Pop[1][2] trap[3]
Length	3:10
Label	Republic
Songwriter(s)	Miley Cyrus Lana Del Rey Ariana Grande Savan Kotecha Max Martin Alma-Sofia Miettinen Ilya Salmanzadeh
Producer(s)	Ilya Max Martin
Ariana Grande singles chronology
"Boyfriend" (2019) "Don't Call Me Angel" (2019) "Good as Hell" (remix) (2019)
Miley Cyrus singles chronology
"Slide Away" (2019) "Don't Call Me Angel" (2019) "Midnight Sky" (2020)
Lana Del Rey singles chronology
"The Greatest" (2019) "Don't Call Me Angel" (2019) "Hallucinogenics" (2020)
Charlie's Angels singles chronology
"Feel Good Time" (2003) "Don't Call Me Angel" (2019) "How It's Done" (2019)
Music video
"Don't Call Me Angel" on YouTube

Ariana Grande

Miley Cyrus

Lana Del Rey

Background and composition

Grande, Cyrus, and Del Rey had collaborated on the theme song for the 2019 film Charlie's Angels.^[5] The song was written by Grande, Alma-Sofia Miettinen, Ilya Salmanzadeh, Del Rey, Max Martin, Cyrus and Savan Kotecha. "Don't Call Me Angel" is a pop^[1][2] and trap^[3] song with "lightly hip-hop-infused production".^[6]

Critical reception

The song received a lukewarm reaction from critics.^[7] Vulture's Craig Jenkins wrote that the single "blends styles that sound fine alone but struggle to jell together ... such is the vastness of the space between the singers present".^[8] Stacy Anderson of Pitchfork stated that the pop stars "meet at a lower creative common denominator than they've enjoyed lately" while adding that the song has "distinct flatness".^[9] Writing for NME, Rhian Daly claimed it was "definitely not the follow-up to Destiny's Child's own Charlie's Angels theme" and that the collaboration was "far less potent".^[10]

Commercial performance

"Don't Call Me Angel" debuted at number 13 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart becoming Grande's 20th top 20 song, Cyrus' 14th, and Del Rey's third.^[11][12] The song also became Del Rey's highest-charting song since "Summertime Sadness", which reached number six in 2013; as well as Cyrus' highest since "Malibu", which peaked at number 10 in 2017. The track started at number two on the Digital Songs chart with 26,000 downloads sold within its first week, and number eleven on the Streaming Songs chart with 26.3 million streams. With 7.5 million airplay audience impressions, "Don't Call Me Angel" also debuted at number 33 on the Mainstream Top 40 following a complete tracking week.

Music video

The music video and the song were both released on September 13, 2019. It features the singers dressed up in black angel costumes and wearing wings on their backs. The ending featured Elizabeth Banks showcasing her role as Rebekah Bosley from the film.^[13][14] The video has since surpassed the 100 million view mark becoming Grande's first video since "7 Rings" to do so, Del Rey's first since "Lust for Life" and Cyrus' first since "Malibu".^[15]

Lyric video

A lyric video was released on September 16, 2019, which shows scenes from the film.^[16]

Live performance

"Don't Call Me Angel" was first performed live by Cyrus during her set on iHeartRadio Music Festival on September 21, 2019.^[17]

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from Tidal:^[18]

• Ariana Grande – vocals, songwriting
• Miley Cyrus – vocals, songwriting
• Lana Del Rey – vocals, songwriting
• Ilya – production, songwriting, bass, drums, keyboards
• Max Martin – production, songwriting, bass, drums, keyboards
• Alma – songwriting
• Savan Kotecha – songwriting
• Daniel Changel – songwriting, samples^[19]
• Cory Bice – record engineering
• Jeremy Lertola – record engineering
• Sam Holland – record engineering
• John Hanes – mixing engineering
• Serban Ghenea – mixing

Charts

Weekly charts Weekly chart performance for "Don't Call Me Angel" Chart (2019–2020) Peak position Argentina (Argentina Hot 100)[20] 82 Australia (ARIA)[21] 4 Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[22] 12 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[23] 28 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[24] 23 Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[25] 7 Croatia (HRT)[26] 17 Czech Republic (Singles Digitál Top 100)[27] 3 Denmark (Tracklisten)[28] 22 Estonia (Eesti Ekspress)[29] 4 Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[30] 9 France (SNEP)[31] 64 Germany (Official German Charts)[32] 11 Greece International (IFPI Greece)[33] 1 Hungary (Single Top 40)[34] 1 Hungary (Stream Top 40)[35] 2 Iceland (Tónlistinn)[36] 1 Ireland (IRMA)[37] 2 Italy (FIMI)[38] 39 Israel (Galgalatz)[39] 1 Israel (Media Forest)[40] 1 Japan (Japan Hot 100)[41] 61 Latvia (LAIPA)[42] 3 Lebanon (OLT20 Combined Chart)[43] 1 Lithuania (AGATA)[44] 3 Luxembourg Digital Songs (Billboard)[45] 3 Malaysia (RIM)[46] 7 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[47] 28 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[48] 27 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[49] 6 Norway (VG-lista)[50] 13 Poland (Polish Airplay Top 100)[51] 74 Portugal (AFP)[52] 8 Scotland (OCC)[53] 1 Singapore (RIAS)[54] 3 Slovakia (Rádio Top 100)[55] 53 Slovakia (Singles Digitál Top 100)[56] 3 Spain (PROMUSICAE)[57] 28 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[58] 25 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[59] 4 UK Singles (OCC)[60] 2 US Billboard Hot 100[61] 13 US Adult Pop Airplay (Billboard)[62] 37 US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[63] 38 US Pop Airplay (Billboard)[64] 22 US Rolling Stone Top 100[65] 7

Year-end charts Year-end chart performance for "Don't Call Me Angel" Chart (2019) Position Hungary (Single Top 40)[66] 79 Hungary (Stream Top 40)[67] 70

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[68]	Platinum	70,000‡
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)[69]	Diamond	160,000‡
Canada (Music Canada)[70]	Gold	40,000‡
Norway (IFPI Norway)[71]	Gold	30,000‡
Poland (ZPAV)[72]	Platinum	20,000‡
Portugal (AFP)[73]	Gold	5,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI)[74]	Silver	200,000‡
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Release dates and formats for "Don't Call Me Angel"

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label(s)	Ref.
Various	September 13, 2019	Digital download streaming	Republic	[75]
Australia		Radio airplay	Republic Universal Australia	[76]
Canada		Contemporary hit radio hot adult contemporary radio	Republic	[77]
Italy		Radio airplay	Universal	[78]
United States	September 16, 2019	Adult contemporary radio hot adult contemporary radio modern adult contemporary radio	Republic	[79]
	September 17, 2019	Contemporary hit radio		[80]
	January 2020	7-inch vinyl 12-inch vinyl cassette CD		[81]

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