"Angel in the Night" is the third single released in the United Kingdom

United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...

 from Swedish dance musician Basshunter

Basshunter

Jonas Erik Altberg , better known by his stage name Basshunter, is a Swedish singer-songwriter, record producer and DJ. He is best known for his number one hits "Boten Anna", "Dota", "Now You're Gone" and "All I Ever Wanted". Basshunter has so far released a total of six albums, two of which have...

, taken from his debut UK album, Now You're Gone - The Album. The single was released on 29 September 2008.

Release

The song was first premiered on Friday Floor Fillers which is part of The Scott Mills Show

The Scott Mills Show

The Scott Mills Show is a Sony Radio Academy Award-winning drive time radio show, broadcast every week-day on BBC Radio 1 from 4:00 pm until 7:00 pm, with a short break at 5:45 pm for Newsbeat. The show began in its present form on 7 June 2004, and highlights of the show first became available...

 on BBC Radio 1

BBC Radio 1

BBC Radio 1 is a British national radio station operated by the British Broadcasting Corporation which also broadcasts internationally, specialising in current popular music and chart hits throughout the day. Radio 1 provides alternative genres after 7:00pm including electronic dance, hip hop, rock...

 on 22 August 2008.

On 17 September 2008, the song was upgraded to BBC Radio 1's A-List.

Music video

The video for "Angel in the Night" follows on from the previous music video, "All I Ever Wanted

All I Ever Wanted (Basshunter song)

"All I Ever Wanted" is a song by Swedish eurodance musician Basshunter. It is similar to his previous single "DotA" in that it is an English remake using music based on a previous Basshunter track, without any lyrical connection...

" . Aylar Lie

Aylar Lie

Aylar Dianati Lie is a Norwegian model of Iranian Azerbaijani descent and former pornographic actress who gained celebrity status under the pseudonym Diana. She is currently working in the music industry as a music video actress and singer, having featured in several of Swedish DJ Basshunter's...

 is now working in a cafe and breaks up with her boyfriend, Lucas, sending a text message explaining that she knows he's been cheating. Basshunter is eating at the cafe and hands Aylar a leaflet, inviting her to the street race he's taking part in. On race day it seems Aylar has another admirer, who happens to be the man Basshunter is racing against. Basshunter wins the race (in a custom Mazda RX-8). Later at night Aylar and her friends attend a party. Basshunter gets Aylar's attention by singing on stage and the pair kiss.

The video was shot in Oslo

Oslo

Oslo is a municipality, as well as the capital and most populous city in Norway. As a municipality , it was established on 1 January 1838. Founded around 1048 by King Harald III of Norway, the city was largely destroyed by fire in 1624. The city was moved under the reign of Denmark–Norway's King...

, and the racing scenes were shot at a container loading dock. .

12" single

A1. "Angel in the Night" (Headhunters Remix)

A2. "Angel in the Night" (Extended Remix)

B1. "Angel in the Night" (Soulseekerz Extended Mix)

CD maxi single

1. "Angel in the Night" (Radio Edit)
2. "Angel in the Night" (Soulseekerz Radio Edit)
3. "Angel in the Night" (Extended Mix)
4. "Angel in the Night" (Soulseekerz Extended Mix)
5. "Angel in the Night" (Ali Payami Remix)
6. "Angel in the Night" (Headhunters Remix)

2-track CD single

1. "Angel in the Night" (Radio Edit)
2. "Angel in the Night" (Soulseekerz Edit)

Versions

• Radio Edit
• Album Version
• Extended Mix
• Soul Seekerz Radio Edit
• Soul Seekerz Extended Mix
• Headhunters Remix
• Ali Payami Remix
• Ali Payami Dub (UK iTunes)

The main synth riff is from an older Basshunter song "Storm of Fantasy" which was written with Ozo.

Charts

On 7 September 2008, the song entered the UK Singles Chart

UK Singles Chart

The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...

 at #54 on downloads alone and peaked at #14.

Chart (2008)	Peak Position
Irish Singles Chart Irish Singles Chart The Irish Singles Chart is Ireland's music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by the Irish Recorded Music Association and compiled on behalf of the IRMA by Chart-Track. Chart rankings are based on sales, which are compiled through over-the-counter retail data captured...	10
UK Singles Chart UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...	14
Swedish Singles Chart Sverigetopplistan Sverigetopplistan, earlier known as Topplistan and Hitlistan and other names, is since October 2007 the Swedish national record chart, based on sales data from Swedish Recording Industry Association ....	50