Cowboys and Angels (George Michael song)
"Cowboys and Angels" | ||||
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Single by George Michael | ||||
from the album Listen Without Prejudice Vol. 1 | ||||
B-side | "Something to Save" | |||
Released | 18 March 1991[1] | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Length | 7:14 | |||
Label | Epic | |||
Songwriter(s) | George Michael | |||
Producer(s) | George Michael | |||
George Michael singles chronology | ||||
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Licensed audio | ||||
"Cowboys and Angels" on YouTube |
"Cowboys and Angels" is a song written and performed by English singer-songwriter
In a 2004 interview with Adam Mattera for UK magazine Attitude, Michael revealed the song was about a short-lived love triangle where he was in love with a man while a female friend was in love with him, but none knew of the others' feelings: "She was in love with me because she couldn't get me, and I was in love with him because I couldn't get him... It's a very personal lyric, but it's about the ridiculousness of wanting what you can't have."[3]
Critical reception
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Track listing
The single included the track "Something to Save" as a B-side. Some releases of the single also included a 4 minute 34-second radio edit of the song, which omitted the 42-second piano intro and an entire verse from the album version.
- CD single
- "Cowboys and Angels" – 7:14
- "Cowboys and Angels" (radio edit) – 4:34
- "Something to Save" – 3:18
Charts
Chart (1991) | Peak position |
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Australia (ARIA)[5] | 164 |
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[6] | 26 |
France ( SNEP)[7]
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36 |
Ireland (IRMA)[8] | 15 |
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[9] | 15 |
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[10] | 20 |
45 |
References
- ^ "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. 16 March 1991. p. 19.
- ^ "Exclusive Interview *Edward Barker*". george-michael-news. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
- ^ "George Michael's candid 2004 interview with Attitude". Attitude. Archived from the original on 6 February 2020. Retrieved 26 June 2012.
- NME. p. 16. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
- ^ "Response from ARIA re: chart inquiry, received May 29, 2015". imgur.com. Retrieved 18 September 2015.
- ^ "George Michael – Cowboys and Angels" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
- Les classement single.
- ^ The Irish Charts Archived 2009-06-02 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 22 May 2011.
- ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – George Michael" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40.
- ^ "George Michael – Cowboys and Angels" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
- ^ Top 75 Releases. Retrieved 22 May 2011.