Friday Night Throwback: Shaggy - "Angel"

"Angel" is a 2001 number one hit song by reggae artist Shaggy featuring Rayvon from his 2000 album Hot Shot. It was the follow-up to Shaggy's U.S. number-one hit "It Wasn't Me". "Angel" reached number one in the U.S. for the week of 31 March 2001. The song uses the bassline from "The Joker" by Steve Miller (1973), and also borrows from "Angel of the Morning," written by Chip Taylor and best known by the singer Merrilee Rush. The music video was directed by Cameron Casey. The single also reached number one in the UK Singles Chart, as well as number one in Australia, making the song an international chart topper. - last.fm