An Angel

"An Angel"
"An Angel"
Single by The Kelly Family
from the album Over the Hump
Released	June 28, 1994
Recorded	1994
Genre	Pop; folk;
Length	3:44
Label	Kel-Life
Songwriter(s)	The Kelly Family
Producer(s)	Kathy Kelly; Hartmut Pfannmüller;
The Kelly Family singles chronology

"An Angel" is a song by European-American pop group The Kelly Family. It was produced by Kathy Kelly and Hartmut Pfannmüller for their eighth regular studio album Over the Hump (1994) and features lead vocals by Angelo and Paddy Kelly. Paddy wrote the song for his mother, Barbara Kelly, who died in 1982 from breast cancer. He wrote it on the family's boat, Santa Barbara. In 2017, The Kelly Family re-recorded the song for their We Got Love.

Track listings

CD maxi single
No.	Title	Length
1.	"An Angel"	3:45
2.	"Break Free"	2:38

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Over the Hump.^[1]

Songwriting – The Kelly Family
Production – Hartmut Pfannmüller, Kathy Kelly
Executive production – Dan Kelly, Mike Ungefehr
Engineering – Günther Kasper

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for "An Angel"
Chart (1994–1995)	Peak position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)^[2]	1
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)^[3]	8
Germany (GfK)^[4]	2
Ireland (IRMA)^[5]	5
Netherlands (Single Top 100)^[6]	40
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)^[7]	2
UK Singles (OCC)^[8]	69

Year-end charts

1994 year-end chart performance for "An Angel"
Chart (1994)	Position
Germany (Media Control)^[9]	45

1995 year-end chart performance for "An Angel"
Chart (1995)	Position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)^[10]	9
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)^[11]	71
Germany (Media Control)^[12]	43
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)^[13]	27

Certifications

Certifications for "An Angel"
Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Austria (IFPI Austria)^[14]	Platinum	50,000^*
Germany (BVMI)^[16]	3× Gold	800,000^[15]
Poland (ZPAV)^[17]	Platinum	50,000^‡
^* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Other versions

In 2006, the song was also covered by English singer Declan Galbraith and served as the first single and opening track from his second album Thank You (2006).
Gregor Meyle for his album Meylensteine Vol 1 (2015).
Silbermond lead singer Stefanie Kloß for the compilation album Sing meinen Song – Das Tauschkonzert Vol 4 (2017)
In 2023, American singer Anastacia recorded a version of "An Angel" for her album Our Songs.^[18]

References

^ Over the Hump (CD liner). The Kelly Family. KEL-Life Records. 1994.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
^ "The Kelly Family – An Angel" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved April 3, 2017.
^ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles". Music & Media. Vol. 11, no. 52. December 24, 1994. p. 8.
^ "The Kelly Family – An Angel" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved October 30, 2018.
^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – An Angel". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved April 3, 2017.
^ "The Kelly Family – An Angel" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved July 18, 2021.
^ "The Kelly Family – An Angel". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved April 3, 2017.
^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 8, 2025.
^ "Top 100 Single–Jahrescharts (1994)" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved October 5, 2019.
^ "Jahreshitparade Singles 1995". austriancharts.at (in German). Retrieved April 28, 2020.
^ "Music & Media 1995 in Review – Year End Sales Charts". Music & Media. Vol. 12, no. 51/52. December 23, 1995. p. 14.
^ "Top 100 Single–Jahrescharts (1995)" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved October 5, 2019.
^ "Schweizer Jahreshitparade 1995". hitparade.ch (in German). Retrieved April 28, 2020.
^ "Austrian single certifications – The Kelly Family – An Angel (Single)" (in German). IFPI Austria. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
^ "Bulletin Board – Germany" (PDF). Music and Media. worldradiohistory.com. 8 April 1995. p. 4. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (The Kelly Family; 'An Angel')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
^ "Wyróżnienia – Platynowe płyty CD - Archiwum - Przyznane w 2021 roku" (in Polish). Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Archived from the original on 2025-01-14. Retrieved October 8, 2021.
^ "Anastacia - Our Songs - Review". Retro Pop Magazine. 18 September 2023. Retrieved 27 September 2023.

External links

KellyFamily.de — official site

[booklet-1] Over the Hump (CD liner). The Kelly Family. KEL-Life Records. 1994.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

[sc_Austria_The_Kelly_Family-2] "The Kelly Family – An Angel" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved April 3, 2017.

[3] "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles". Music & Media. Vol. 11, no. 52. December 24, 1994. p. 8.

[sc_Germany_The_Kelly_Family-4] "The Kelly Family – An Angel" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved October 30, 2018.

[sc_Ireland2_The_Kelly_Family-5] "The Irish Charts – Search Results – An Angel". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved April 3, 2017.

[sc_Dutch100_The_Kelly_Family-6] "The Kelly Family – An Angel" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved July 18, 2021.

[swi-7] "The Kelly Family – An Angel". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved April 3, 2017.

[sc_UK_-8] "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 8, 2025.

[9] "Top 100 Single–Jahrescharts (1994)" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved October 5, 2019.

[10] "Jahreshitparade Singles 1995". austriancharts.at (in German). Retrieved April 28, 2020.

[11] "Music & Media 1995 in Review – Year End Sales Charts". Music & Media. Vol. 12, no. 51/52. December 23, 1995. p. 14.

[12] "Top 100 Single–Jahrescharts (1995)" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved October 5, 2019.

[13] "Schweizer Jahreshitparade 1995". hitparade.ch (in German). Retrieved April 28, 2020.

[AustriaThe_Kelly_FamilyAn_Angel_(Single)singleCertRef-14] "Austrian single certifications – The Kelly Family – An Angel (Single)" (in German). IFPI Austria. Retrieved 13 February 2021.

[15] "Bulletin Board – Germany" (PDF). Music and Media. worldradiohistory.com. 8 April 1995. p. 4. Retrieved 13 February 2021.

[GermanyThe_Kelly_FamilyAn_AngelsingleCertRef-16] "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (The Kelly Family; 'An Angel')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 13 February 2021.

[PolandThe_Kelly_FamilyAn_AngelsingleCertRef-17] "Wyróżnienia – Platynowe płyty CD - Archiwum - Przyznane w 2021 roku" (in Polish). Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Archived from the original on 2025-01-14. Retrieved October 8, 2021.

[18] "Anastacia - Our Songs - Review". Retro Pop Magazine. 18 September 2023. Retrieved 27 September 2023.

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The Kelly Family
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Studio albums	The Kelly Family (1979) Wonderful World! (1981) Honest Workers (1991) Over the Hump (1994) Christmas for All (1995) Almost Heaven (1996) Growin' Up (1997) From Their Hearts (1998) La Patata (2002) Homerun (2004) We Got Love (2017) 25 Years Later (2019)
Singles	"" "Why Why Why" "Roses of Red" "First Time" "I Can't Help Myself" "Every Baby" "Gott Deine Kinder" "Fell in Love with an Alien" "Nanana" "When the Boys Come into Town" "Because It's Love" "One More Song"
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