Cowboys and Angels (George Michael song)

"Cowboys and Angels" is a song written and performed by George Michael and released on Epic Records in 1991. Among other things, the song is notable for being written in waltz time. It became the first and only single released by Michael in his career that did not make the Top 40 of the UK Singles Chart. It peaked at number 45 on release in March 1991.

The song's lowly sales figures were not a surprise as it was the fifth single to be released from the Listen Without Prejudice Vol. 1 album. The album was released in the UK on September 3, 1990 and in the US on September 11, 1990; each single had finished lower than its predecessor and "Cowboys and Angels" continued the pattern, although the other four had all reached the threshold of the Top 40.

"Cowboys and Angels" was also Michael's longest single to date, at 7 minutes 14 seconds. The saxophone solo is by Andy Hamilton.^[1]

In a 2014 BBC one-hour documentary based on Michael's 2012 performance at the Palais Garnier during his Symphonica Tour, 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.^[2]

Charts

Chart (1991)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)^[3]	164
France (SNEP)^[4]	36
Ireland (IRMA)^[5]	15
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)^[6]	15
UK Singles (The Official Charts Company)^[7]	45

References

↑ "Exclusive Interview *Edward Barker*". george-michael-news. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
↑ "George Michael at the Palais Garnier, Paris". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
↑ "Response from ARIA re: chart inquiry, received May 29, 2015". imgur.com. Retrieved September 18, 2015.
↑ "Lescharts.com – George Michael – Cowboys and Angels" (in French). Les classement single.
↑ The Irish Charts Archived 2009-06-03 at WebCite. Retrieved May 22, 2011.
↑ "Nederlandse Top 40 – George Michael search results" (in Dutch) Dutch Top 40.
↑ Top 75 Releases. Retrieved May 22, 2011.

George Michael

Studio albums

Live albums

Symphonica

Compilations

Extended plays

Five Live

Singles

"Careless Whisper" "A Different Corner" "I Want Your Sex" "Hard Day" "Faith" "Father Figure" "One More Try" "Monkey" "Kissing a Fool" "Praying for Time" "Waiting for That Day" "Mother's Pride" "Freedom! '90" "Heal the Pain" "Cowboys and Angels" "Too Funky" "Killer"/"Papa Was a Rollin' Stone" "Jesus to a Child" "Fastlove" "Spinning the Wheel" "Older" "Star People '97" "You Have Been Loved"/"The Strangest Thing '97" "Outside" "Freeek!" "Shoot the Dog" "Amazing" "Flawless (Go to the City)" "Round Here" "John and Elvis Are Dead" "An Easier Affair" "December Song (I Dreamed of Christmas)" "True Faith" "You and I" "White Light" "Let Her Down Easy"

Duets	"Wrap Her Up" "I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)" "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" "Waltz Away Dreaming" "As" "If I Told You That" "This Is Not Real Love" "Heal the Pain"

Videos

Faith
George Michael
Ladies & Gentlemen: The Best of George Michael
Twenty Five
George Michael Live in London

Tours

Book
Category

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