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The song was the first to be released from ''My Private Nation'' in 2003 and peaked at #19 on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] chart.<ref name="Whitburn">[[Joel Whitburn|Whitburn, Joel]] (2004). ''The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits'', 8th Edition (Billboard Publications), page 641.</ref> It also spent three weeks atop the ''Billboard'' [[Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks]] chart that same year.<ref name="Whitburn"/> The song features [[Greg Leisz]] on pedal steel guitar.
The song was the first to be released from ''My Private Nation'' in 2003 and peaked at #19 on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] chart.<ref name="Whitburn">[[Joel Whitburn|Whitburn, Joel]] (2004). ''The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits'', 8th Edition (Billboard Publications), page 641.</ref> It also spent three weeks atop the ''Billboard'' [[Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks]] chart that same year.<ref name="Whitburn"/> The song features [[Greg Leisz]] on pedal steel guitar.


"Calling All Angels" was nominated for two [[Grammy Award]]s at the [[46th Grammy Awards|ceremony held in February 2004]]. In the category [[Grammy Award for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal|Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group]], the song lost out to "Disorder in the House" by [[Bruce Springsteen]] and [[Warren Zevon]]; in the category [[Grammy Award for Best Rock Song|Best Rock Song]], the winner was "[[Seven Nation Army]]" by [[The White Stripes]].<ref>[http://www.rockonthenet.com/archive/2004/grammys.htm Grammy info from rockonthenet.com] <small>Retrieved 02-14-09.</small></ref> The song has also been prominent in pop culture appearing in several television shows including ''[[One Tree Hill (TV series)|One Tree Hill]]'' and as the theme song in the intro for the short lived medical drama ''[[3 lbs]]''. Train also performed the song at the 2006 Pepsi Super Bowl Smash. The song is also played at [[Angel Stadium]] before every [[Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim|Los Angeles Angels]] game while the video screen shows a montage of the team's history. It was sung by Ruth Fisher and her friends in episode 506 of [[Six Feet Under]] titled "[[The Rainbow of Her Reasons]]". This song was also recently performed on CSI:NY episode "Second Chances."
"Calling All Angels" was nominated for two [[Grammy Award]]s at the [[46th Grammy Awards|ceremony held in February 2004]]. In the category [[Grammy Award for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal|Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group]], the song lost out to "Disorder in the House" by [[Bruce Springsteen]] and [[Warren Zevon]]; in the category [[Grammy Award for Best Rock Song|Best Rock Song]], the winner was "[[Seven Nation Army]]" by [[The White Stripes]].<ref>[http://www.rockonthenet.com/archive/2004/grammys.htm Grammy info from rockonthenet.com] <small>Retrieved 02-14-09.</small></ref> The song has also been prominent in pop culture appearing in several television shows including ''[[One Tree Hill (TV series)|One Tree Hill]]'' and as the theme song in the intro for the short lived medical drama ''[[3 lbs]]''. Train also performed the song at the 2006 Pepsi Super Bowl Smash. The song is also played at [[Angel Stadium]] before every [[Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim|Los Angeles Angels]] game while the video screen shows a montage of the team's history. It was sung by Ruth Fisher and her friends in episode 506 of [[Six Feet Under]] titled "[[The Rainbow of Her Reasons]]". This song was also recently performed on the CSI:NY episode "Second Chances."


== Track listing ==
== Track listing ==

Revision as of 23:56, 26 June 2010

"Calling All Angels"
Song
B-side"Fascinated"
"For You"
"Landmine"

For the Lenny Kravitz song, see Baptism (Lenny Kravitz album)

"Calling All Angels" is the title of a 2003 song by the rock band Train. It was included on the band's third studio album, My Private Nation, and produced by Brendan O'Brien.

The song was the first to be released from My Private Nation in 2003 and peaked at #19 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.[1] It also spent three weeks atop the Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks chart that same year.[1] The song features Greg Leisz on pedal steel guitar.

"Calling All Angels" was nominated for two Grammy Awards at the ceremony held in February 2004. In the category Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group, the song lost out to "Disorder in the House" by Bruce Springsteen and Warren Zevon; in the category Best Rock Song, the winner was "Seven Nation Army" by The White Stripes.[2] The song has also been prominent in pop culture appearing in several television shows including One Tree Hill and as the theme song in the intro for the short lived medical drama 3 lbs. Train also performed the song at the 2006 Pepsi Super Bowl Smash. The song is also played at Angel Stadium before every Los Angeles Angels game while the video screen shows a montage of the team's history. It was sung by Ruth Fisher and her friends in episode 506 of Six Feet Under titled "The Rainbow of Her Reasons". This song was also recently performed on the CSI:NY episode "Second Chances."

Track listing

2003 Single:

  1. "Calling All Angels"
  2. "Fascinated"
  3. "Landmine"
  4. "Calling All Angels" (Video)

Mexican Promo:

  1. Calling All Angels (Radio Version)
  2. Calling All Angels (Album Version)

Reviews

The song received mixed reviews from rock critics, with Ken Tucker of Entertainment Weekly giving the song a B+ and calling it "an anthemic hymn to commitment...that builds steadily to a gloriously clanging climax."[3] Matt Lee of the BBC was less impressed, describing the track as "pedestrian, the vocals soulless, even more so than" the band's biggest hit single, "Drops of Jupiter (Tell Me)".[4]

Charts[5]

Chart (2003) Peak
position
Mainstream Rock 40
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 19
Top 40 Mainstream 24
Top 40 Tracks 13
Chart (2004) Peak
position
Adult Contemporary 1
Adult Top 40 1
Top 40 Adult Recurrents 1

References

  1. ^ a b Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits, 8th Edition (Billboard Publications), page 641.
  2. ^ Grammy info from rockonthenet.com Retrieved 02-14-09.
  3. ^ Music review from ew.com Retrieved 02-12-09.
  4. ^ Music review from bbc.co.uk Retrieved 02-12-09.
  5. ^ http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:gzfixqqgldae~T51
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