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SINGLE · 1988

Angel of Harlem

by U2 · 5 Dec 1988 · Island · 3 tracks · 14:41

  • rock
  • heartland rock
  • pop rock

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Tracklist

  1. 1Angel of Harlem3:48
  2. 2A Room at the Heartbreak Hotel5:30
  3. 3Love Rescue Me (live)U2 feat. Ziggy Marley & The Melody Makers5:23

Running time 14:41

Tracklist of the first edition, from MusicBrainz.

The story

"Angel of Harlem" is a song by Irish rock band U2. It is the tenth track on their 1988 album Rattle and Hum, and was released as its second single in December 1988. It topped the charts in Canada and New Zealand, and peaked at number nine on the UK Singles Chart, number eight on the Dutch Top 40, number 14 on the Billboard Hot 100, and number one on the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart. Written as a homage to Billie Holiday, it was released with two different B-sides; one was an original U2 song called "A Room at the Heartbreak Hotel", while the other was a live version of Rattle and Hum's "Love Rescue Me".

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Who made it

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The record

  • First released
    5 Dec 1988
  • Label
    Island 2-96590
  • Kind
    Single
  • Formats
    CD 3 editions, Vinyl 3 editions
  • Editions
    6 releases in 4 countries
  • Running time
    14:41

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