Angel to You (Devil to Me)

"Angel to You (Devil to Me)"
Single by The Click Five
from the album Greetings from Imrie House
ReleasedApril 25, 2005
Length3:29
LabelLava
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Mike Denneen
The Click Five singles chronology
"Angel to You (Devil to Me)"
(2005) 		"Just the Girl"
(2005)
The Click Five EP chronology
Angel to You (Devil to Me)
(2005) 		Live at Bull Moose
(2006)

"Angel to You (Devil to Me)" is a song by American rock band the Click Five. It was released on April 25, 2005, as the group's debut single. It was released as an EP featuring two other tracks, "Pop Princess" and "Say Goodnight". All three songs also appear on the band's debut studio album, Greetings from Imrie House.

Background

After signing with Lava Records in late 2004,[1] the band released a three-track EP, Angel to You (Devil to Me) on April 25, 2005. The EP contains the title track, "Pop Princess" and "Say Goodnight", which ended up selling 10,000 copies.[2]

Composition

"Angel to You (Devil to Me)" was written by Ben Romans and Kiss frontman Paul Stanley, while production was handled by Mike Denneen.[3] According to lead guitarist Joe Guese, the collaboration came when they met Stanley at a Thanksgiving dinner in 2003.[4][5] They were finishing up writing songs for Greetings from Imrie House, when someone came up with the idea of Romans writing a song with Stanley.[5] The band's touring manager knew Stanley and he expressed interest in working with the group.[6] Romans flew out to Los Angeles to work with Stanley and it was written in his home studio.[5][7] The song also features Elliot Easton of the Cars, who played the guitar solo on the track.[8]

Track listing

CD single
No.TitleLength
1."Angel to You (Devil to Me)"3:29
2."Pop Princess"4:19
3."Say Goodnight"4:50
Total length:12:39

Personnel

Credits for "Angel to You (Devil to Me)" adapted from album's liner notes.[9]

Charts

Chart performance for "Angel to You (Devil to Me)"
Chart (2005) Peak
position
US Hot Singles Sales (Billboard)[10] 7

Release history

Release history and formats for "Angel to You (Devil to Me)"
Region Date Format Label Ref.
Various April 25, 2005 CD single Lava [11]

References

  1. ^ Mikael Woods (January 11, 2006). "Manifest Destiny: The Power-Pop Pretty Boys In The Click Five Storm The Mainstream By Any Means Necessary". Baltimore City Paper. Archived from the original on April 6, 2012. Retrieved December 25, 2024.
  2. ^ John D. Luerssen. "The Click Five – Greetings from Imrie House". AllMusic. Retrieved December 25, 2024.
  3. ^ Je Rouner (January 20, 2012). "Happy Birthday Paul Stanley: His Top 6 Non-Kiss Songs". Houston Press. Retrieved December 25, 2024.
  4. ^ Kaj Roth (August 5, 2005). "Review: The Click Five - Greetings From Imrie House". Melodic. Retrieved December 25, 2024.
  5. ^ a b c Jay S. Jacobs (September 15, 2005). "The Click Five Interview". Pop Entertainment. Retrieved December 25, 2024.
  6. ^ "The Click Five Singer Talks About Working With Paul Stanley". Blabbermouth.net. August 19, 2005. Retrieved December 25, 2024.
  7. ^ "KISS Frontman Paul Stanley Collaborates With Power-Pop Outfit The Click Five". Blabbermouth.net. April 18, 2005. Retrieved December 25, 2024.
  8. ^ Barry Walters (August 25, 2005). "The Click Five: Greetings from Imrie House". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on April 13, 2009. Retrieved December 25, 2024.
  9. ^ Greetings from Imrie House (album liner notes). Atlantic Records. 2005.
  10. ^ "Hot 100 Singles Sales: Week of April 30, 2005" (PDF). Billboard. April 30, 2005. p. 94. Retrieved December 25, 2024.
  11. ^ "Angel to You (Devil to Me) - EP by The Click Five". AllMusic. Retrieved December 25, 2024.