An Angel

For other uses, see Angel (disambiguation).

"An Angel" is a song by European-American pop group The Kelly Family. It was produced by Kathy Kelly and Hartmut Pfannmüller for their eighth regular studio album Over the Hump (1994) and features lead vocals by Angelo and Paddy Kelly. Paddy wrote the song for his mother, Barbara Kelly, who died in 1982 from breast cancer. He wrote it on the family's boat, Santa Barbara. In 2017, The Kelly Family re-recorded the song for their We Got Love.

"An Angel"
Single by The Kelly Family
from the album Over the Hump
Released	June 28, 1994 (1994-06-28)
Recorded	1994
Genre	Pop folk
Length	3:44
Label	Kel-Life
Songwriter(s)	The Kelly Family
Producer(s)	Kathy Kelly Hartmut Pfannmüller
The Kelly Family singles chronology
"One More Freakin' Dollar" (1993) "An Angel" (1994) "Why Why Why" (1995)

Track listings

CD maxi single

No.	Title	Length
1.	"An Angel"	3:45
2.	"Break Free"	2:38

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Over the Hump.^[1]

• Songwriting – The Kelly Family
• Production – Hartmut Pfannmüller, Kathy Kelly
• Executive production – Dan Kelly, Mike Ungefehr
• Engineering – Günther Kasper

Charts

Weekly charts Weekly chart performance for "An Angel" Chart (1994–1995) Peak position Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[2] 1 Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[3] 8 Germany (GfK)[4] 2 Ireland (IRMA)[5] 5 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[6] 40 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[7] 2 UK Singles (OCC)[8] 69

Year-end charts 1994 year-end chart performance for "An Angel" Chart (1994) Position Germany (Media Control)[9] 45 1995 year-end chart performance for "An Angel" Chart (1995) Position Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[10] 9 Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[11] 71 Germany (Media Control)[12] 43 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[13] 27

Certifications

Certifications for "An Angel"

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Austria (IFPI Austria)[14]	Platinum	50,000*
Germany (BVMI)[15]	3× Gold	800,000[16]
Poland (ZPAV)[17]	Platinum	50,000‡
* Sales figures based on certification alone. ‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Other versions

• In 2006, the song was also covered by English singer Declan Galbraith and served as the first single and opening track from his second album Thank You (2006).
• Gregor Meyle for his album Meylensteine Vol 1 (2015).
• Silbermond lead singer Stefanie Kloß for the compilation album Sing meinen Song – Das Tauschkonzert Vol 4 (2017)
• In 2023, American singer Anastacia recorded a version of "An Angel" for her album Our Songs.^[18]