Angel Say No
Appearance
"Angel Say No" | ||||
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Single by Tommy Tutone | ||||
from the album Tommy Tutone | ||||
B-side | "The Blame" | |||
Released | 1980 | |||
Genre | New wave[1] | |||
Length | 3:10 | |||
Label | Columbia | |||
Songwriter(s) | ||||
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Tommy Tutone singles chronology | ||||
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"Angel Say No" is a song by American rock band Tommy Tutone and the lead single from their self-titled debut studio album (1980). A new wave song,[1] it peaked at number 38 on the Billboard Hot 100 in June 1980.[2]
Composition
[edit]Mark Deming of AllMusic wrote the song "recalls Tom Petty's earlier sides with its lean but muscular arrangement and pleading lyric". The lyrics find the narrator urging a woman to heed his warnings.[3]
Track listing
[edit]No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Angel Say No" | 3:10 |
2. | "The Blame" | 3:02 |
Personnel
[edit]- Tommy Tutone
- Tommy Heath – rhythm guitar, lead vocals, keyboards
- Jim Keller – lead guitar, backing vocals
- Terry Nails – bass, backing vocals
- Micky Shine – drums, backing vocals, percussion
- Production
- Ed Thacker – production, engineering
- Brian Leshon – production
- Phil Jost – production
Charts
[edit]Chart (1980) | Peak position |
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US Billboard Hot 100[4] | 38 |
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Tommy Heath leads Tommy Tutone". Charleston City Paper. December 15, 2009. Retrieved March 24, 2025.
- ^ Rutherford, Kevin (April 3, 2018). "Rewinding the Charts: In 1982, Tommy Tutone Dialed Up a No. 1 Hit With '867-5309/Jenny'". Billboard. Retrieved September 2, 2024.
- ^ Deming, Mark. "Tommy Tutone Review". AllMusic. Retrieved 25 March 2025.
- ^ "Tommy Tutone Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved March 25, 2025.