Ten Thousand Angels (song)

"Ten Thousand Angels"
Single by Mindy McCready
from the album Ten Thousand Angels
B-side"Not Somebody's Fool"[1]
ReleasedFebruary 3, 1996
Recorded1995
GenreCountry
Length3:25
LabelBNA
Songwriter(s)Billy Henderson, Steven Dale Jones
Producer(s)David Malloy, Norro Wilson
Mindy McCready singles chronology
"Ten Thousand Angels"
(1996) 		"Guys Do It All the Time"
(1996)

"Ten Thousand Angels" is the debut single by the late American country music artist Mindy McCready, released in February 1996. It was written by Billy Henderson and Steven Dale Jones and is the title track of her debut album Ten Thousand Angels. The song reached No. 6 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. It was later re-recorded on her fifth and final Studio album I'm Still Here

Content

The narrator wishes for 10,000 angels to help her resist a man who has hurt her before.[2]

Critical reception

Deborah Evans Price, of Billboard magazine reviewed the song favorably, saying that McCready has a "pretty voice that shines on this tune about a woman trying to escape temptation that may lead to heartbreak." While she calls it a "nice song", she goes on to say that she should use her voice to record something "a little meatier."[3]

Music video

The music video was directed by Jim Hershleder and premiered in early 1996.

Chart performance

"Ten Thousand Angels" debuted at number 74 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of February 3, 1996.

Chart (1996) Peak
position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[4] 13
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles (Billboard)[5] 24
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[6] 6

Year-end charts

Chart (1996) Position
US Country Songs (Billboard)[7] 50

References

  1. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. p. 267. ISBN 0-89820-177-2.
  2. ^ Randall, Alice; Carter Little; Courtney Little (2006). My Country Roots: The Ultimate MP3 Guide to America's Original Outsider Music. Thomas Nelson, Inc. pp. 92. ISBN 1-59555-860-8.
  3. ^ Billboard, February 17, 1996, p. 88
  4. ^ "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 3017." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. July 1, 1996. Retrieved July 20, 2013.
  5. ^ "Mindy McCready Chart History (Bubbling Under Hot 100)". Billboard.
  6. ^ "Mindy McCready Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
  7. ^ "Best of 1996: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 1996. Retrieved July 20, 2013.