Wish I Had an Angel

"Wish I Had An Angel" is the ninth single by Finnish symphonic metal band Nightwish, the second from their fifth album Once. The song features vocals by then-vocalist Tarja Turunen and bassist Marko Hietala. The song was still performed live after Turunen's departure with Anette Olzon, before her departure, and current vocalist Floor Jansen afterwards. Featured on the soundtrack of the film Alone in the Dark, it became the group's most popular single in Europe and in the United States, next to "Nemo".^{[citation needed]} It made it onto two U.S. film soundtracks. It reached #60 in the UK Singles Chart, the highest of any of the band's singles in the UK.^[1]

"Wish I Had An Angel"
Single by Nightwish
from the album Once
B-side	"Ghost Love Score" (orchestral version) "Where Were You Last Night" (Ankie Bagger cover)
Released	15 September 2004 (2004-09-15)
Genre	Symphonic metal power metal
Length	4:03
Label	Spinefarm
Songwriter(s)	Tuomas Holopainen
Producer(s)	Tuomas Holopainen TeeCee Kinnunen
Nightwish singles chronology
"Nemo" (2004) "Wish I Had An Angel" (2004) "Kuolema Tekee Taiteilijan" (2004)
Music videos
"Wish I Had an Angel" (first version) on YouTube
"Wish I Had an Angel" (second version) on YouTube

Track listing

All tracks are written by Tuomas Holopainen, except "Where Were You Last Night" written by Norell Oson Bard.

1. "Wish I Had an Angel" – 4:06
2. "Ghost Love Score" (orchestral version) – 10:47
3. "Where Were You Last Night" (Ankie Bagger cover) – 3:52
4. "Wish I Had an Angel" (demo) – 4:08

Personnel

• Tarja Turunen – lead vocals
• Tuomas Holopainen – keyboards
• Emppu Vuorinen – guitars
• Jukka Nevalainen – drums
• Marko Hietala – bass, co-lead vocals
• London Philharmonic Orchestra - Orchestra and chorus

Video

Directed by Uwe Boll, "Wish I Had an Angel" was the last video from Once and it features some scenes from the 2005 movie Alone in the Dark,^[2] also directed by Boll. An alternate version omits the film's footage, due to the immense negative reception of the said film.^[2]

Charts

Chart (2004)	Peak position
Austrian Top 75 Singles	47
Dutch Singles Chart	65
Finnish Singles Chart	1
German Singles Chart	36
Hungarian Singles Chart	3
Norwegian Singles Chart	19
Spanish Singles Chart	11
Swedish Singles Chart	11
Swiss Top 100 Singles	40
UK Singles Chart	60
Chart (2005)	Peak position
Finnish Singles Chart	15
Spanish Singles Chart	20

Sales and certifications

Country	Certification (sales thresholds)
Finland	Gold[3]