"Angela" is a song recorded by American folk rock band The Lumineers for their second studio album, Cleopatra, and released as the album's third single on April 1, 2016.
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| Released | April 1, 2016 | |||
| Recorded | 2015 | |||
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| Length | 3:21 | |||
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"Angela Live, 2016" cover | ||||
The Lumineers have said that the song "Angela," is about "a small town success story struggling to escape her past."[1] During an interview, The Lumineers also mentioned how the name "Angela" comes from lead singer Wesley Schultz's ex-girlfriend Angela Henard; noting:
"Although we didn't work out she still holds a place in my heart. This is why she is brought up in multiple songs."
— Wesley Schultz, (the band's lead vocalist).
Through Facebook, The Lumineers premiered a twenty-one second long snippet of a live performance of the song on April 1, 2016.[2]
The official music video was released via the Lumineers' YouTube and Vevo accounts on September 13, 2016.[3] As of September, 2021, it has gained over 55 million views.
The Ballad of Cleopatra is a compilation of the story in the music videos for "Ophelia", "Cleopatra", "Sleep on the Floor", "Angela" and "My Eyes", all songs from the album Cleopatra.[4][5] The video was released on the Lumineers YouTube channel on April 27, 2017.[6]
On April 1, 2016, The Lumineers premiered the song "Angela," with a live performance at the iHeartRadio music theater in LA. The performance was aired on Audience Network, at 9pm on April 8, 2016.[7] The Lumineers also performed the song for KEXP at the Columbia City Theater; and on April 16, 2016, they performed the song for The Saturday Sessions, a weekly music slot featured on the daily morning news program, CBS This Morning.[8][9] They also performed the song at the 2016 Americana Music Honors & Awards.[10]
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Angela" | 3:21 |
| Chart (2016–17) | Peak position |
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| Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[12] | 92 |
| France (SNEP)[13] | 138 |
| Switzerland Airplay (Schweizer Hitparade)[14] | 73 |
| US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs (Billboard)[15] | 15 |
| US Adult Alternative Songs (Billboard)[16] | 3 |
| US Alternative Airplay (Billboard)[17] | 6 |
| US Rock Airplay (Billboard)[18] | 7 |
| Chart (2016) | Position |
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| US Adult Alternative Songs (Billboard)[19] | 15 |
| US Hot Rock Songs (Billboard)[20] | 39 |
| Chart (2017) | Position |
| US Adult Alternative Songs (Billboard)[21] | 13 |
| US Alternative Songs (Billboard)[22] | 27 |
| US Hot Rock Songs (Billboard)[23] | 14 |
| US Rock Airplay Songs (Billboard)[24] | 28 |
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