Angels with Dirty Faces (song)
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This article relates to the Sugababes song "Angels With Dirty Faces." For the Sham 69 song of the same name see Sham 69
.
For other uses, see Angels with Dirty Faces (disambiguation)
.
"Angels with Dirty Faces" is the third single from the Sugababes
's second studio album Angels with Dirty Faces. Released on November 4, 2002 as a double A-side with "Stronger", the song peaked at number seven on the UK Singles Chart
. The song is also used to promote The Powerpuff Girls Movie
.
music video for "Angels with Dirty Faces" was created by the same studio behind the animated series The Powerpuff Girls
.
It sees Townsville under attack from miniature robots disguised as raindrops.
After the Powerpuff Girls' failure to defeat the robots, which included Bubbles dancing around in a puddle, Professor Utonium genetically alters the Sugababes who then go on to fight and defeat the robots. Here Mutya Buena
takes the role of Blossom, Keisha Buchanan
as Buttercup and Heidi Range
as Bubbles. The video is also combined of scenes of The Power Puff Girls watching the animated version of the Sugababes singing to the song on their t.v..
An alternate version of the video includes scenes of the Sugababes singing to the song with four male backup dancer
's in the back. There is a large screen in the background that switched vibrantly color designs. This version of the video was only featured on British programme, Pop World
"Angels with Dirty Faces"
Sham 69
Sham 69 is an English punk band that formed in Hersham in 1976.Although not as commercially successful as many of their contemporaries, albeit with a greater number of chart entries, Sham 69 has been a huge musical and lyrical influence on the Oi! and streetpunk genres. The band allegedly derived...
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For other uses, see Angels with Dirty Faces (disambiguation)
Angels with Dirty Faces (disambiguation)
Angels with Dirty Faces is a 1938 gangster film with James Cagney.Angels with Dirty Faces may also refer to:*Angels with Dirty Faces , a 1998 album by Tricky...
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"Angels with Dirty Faces" is the third single from the Sugababes
Sugababes
The Sugababes are an English pop girl group based in London, consisting of members Heidi Range, Amelle Berrabah and Jade Ewen. The Sugababes were formed in 1998 with founding members Siobhán Donaghy, Mutya Buena and Keisha Buchanan. Their debut album, One Touch, was released in 2000 under London...
's second studio album Angels with Dirty Faces. Released on November 4, 2002 as a double A-side with "Stronger", the song peaked at number seven on 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 ...
. The song is also used to promote The Powerpuff Girls Movie
The Powerpuff Girls Movie
The Powerpuff Girls Movie is a 2002 American animated film based on the Cartoon Network animated television series of the same name. Produced by Cartoon Network Studios for Warner Bros. Pictures and Cartoon Network, the film debuted in the United States on July 3, 2002...
.
Music video
The animatedAnimation
Animation is the rapid display of a sequence of images of 2-D or 3-D artwork or model positions in order to create an illusion of movement. The effect is an optical illusion of motion due to the phenomenon of persistence of vision, and can be created and demonstrated in several ways...
music video for "Angels with Dirty Faces" was created by the same studio behind the animated series The Powerpuff Girls
The Powerpuff Girls
The Powerpuff Girls is an American animated television series created by animator Craig McCracken and produced by Hanna-Barbera for Cartoon Network...
.
It sees Townsville under attack from miniature robots disguised as raindrops.
After the Powerpuff Girls' failure to defeat the robots, which included Bubbles dancing around in a puddle, Professor Utonium genetically alters the Sugababes who then go on to fight and defeat the robots. Here Mutya Buena
Mutya Buena
Rosa Isabel Mutya Buena is an English recording artist who rose to fame as a member of girl group the Sugababes. With the Sugababes, Buena had four UK number one singles, an additional six top-ten hits and three multi-platinum albums. After leaving the group in December 2005, she released her...
takes the role of Blossom, Keisha Buchanan
Keisha Buchanan
Keisha Kerreece Fayeanne Buchanan is an English singer-songwriter and was a founding member of the BRIT Award-winning girl group the Sugababes. With the Sugababes, Buchanan had six number one singles and two number one studio albums, making the Sugababes one of the most successful British pop acts...
as Buttercup and Heidi Range
Heidi Range
Heidi India Range is an English singer, songwriter and member of the Sugababes. Range was an original member of girl group Atomic Kitten, although she left the group after two years of its formation with no album released...
as Bubbles. The video is also combined of scenes of The Power Puff Girls watching the animated version of the Sugababes singing to the song on their t.v..
An alternate version of the video includes scenes of the Sugababes singing to the song with four male backup dancer
Backup dancer
A backup dancer is a performer who dances with or behind the lead performers in a live musical act or in a music video. Their movements provide a visual symmetry and rhythm to accompany the music....
's in the back. There is a large screen in the background that switched vibrantly color designs. This version of the video was only featured on British programme, Pop World
Track listings and formats
These are the formats and track listings of major single releases of "Angels with Dirty Faces".| # | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| European CD Single 1 | ||
| 1. | "Stronger" | 4:00 |
| 2. | "Angels With Dirty Faces" [Audio Drive Remix] | 7:53 |
| 3. | "Stronger" [Almighty Club Mix] | 8:02 |
| 4. | "Stronger" [Video] | |
| UK CD Single 2 | ||
| 1. | "Angels With Dirty Faces" | 3:47 |
| 2. | "Stronger" [Antoine909 Remix] | 7:35 |
| 3. | "Stronger" [Live at Leeds University] | 4:12 |
| 4. | "Angels With Dirty Faces" [Video] | |
Charts
| Chart (2002–2003) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Dutch Singles Chart Dutch Top 40 The Dutch Top 40 is a weekly music chart, which started as the "Veronica Top 40", because the offshore radio station Radio Veronica was the first to introduce it. It remained "The Veronica Top 40" until 1974, when the station was forced to stop broadcasting... |
5 |
| Norwegian Singles Chart Norway Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million... |
6 |
| 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 ... 1 |
7 |
| Danish Singles Chart Denmark Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark... |
13 |
| 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... |
13 |
| Belgian Singles Chart Belgium Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many... 1 |
20 |
| Swedish Singles Chart Sweden Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund.... |
23 |
| Swiss Singles Chart Switzerland Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition.... |
23 |
| New Zealand Singles Chart1 | 24 |
| Australian Singles Chart ARIA Charts The ARIA charts are the main Australian music sales charts, issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The charts are a record of the highest selling singles and albums in various genres in Australia. ARIA commenced compiling its own charts in-house from the week ending 26 June... 1 |
34 |
| German Singles Chart Media Control Charts The official music charts in Germany are gathered and published by the company Media Control GfK International on behalf of Bundesverband Musikindustrie... |
38 |
| Austrian Singles Chart Austria Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the... |
341 |
- 1 Charted as the double A-side with "Stronger"
Official versions and appearances
These are the official versions and remixes and the release they appear on, of:"Angels with Dirty Faces"
| Version | Release appearance |
|---|---|
| Album Version | "Stronger" / "Angels with Dirty Faces" single, Angels with Dirty Faces, The Powerpuff Girls Movie The Powerpuff Girls Movie The Powerpuff Girls Movie is a 2002 American animated film based on the Cartoon Network animated television series of the same name. Produced by Cartoon Network Studios for Warner Bros. Pictures and Cartoon Network, the film debuted in the United States on July 3, 2002... - OST |
| Audio Drive Remix | "Stronger" / "Angels with Dirty Faces" single |
| Video |