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Don't Call Me Angel
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Wikipedia article
{{Infobox song
| name = Don't Call Me Angel
| cover = Ariana Grande, Miley Cyrus and Lana Del Rey - Don't Call Me Angel.png
| alt = Cover art for "Don't Call Me Angel": a black background with the song title, the artists' names, and the Charlie's Angels logoall in pink and laid on top
| type = single
| artist = Ariana Grande, Miley Cyrus and Lana Del Rey
| album = Charlie's Angels: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
| B-side =
| released =
| recorded =
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| length =
| label = Republic
| writer = * Ariana Grande
* Max Martin
* Savan Kotecha
* Ilya Salmanzadeh
* Miley Cyrus
* Alma-Sofia Miettinen
* Lana Del Rey
| producer = * Max Martin
* Ilya
| chronology = Ariana Grande singles
| prev_title = Boyfriend
| prev_year = 2019
| next_title = Good as Hell (Remix)
| next_year = 2019
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"'Don't Call Me Angel'" is a song by American singers Ariana Grande, Miley Cyrus, and Lana Del Rey. It was released on September 13, 2019, by Republic Records as the lead single from the soundtrack to the film 'Charlie's Angels', based on the television series of the same name created by Ivan Goff and Ben Roberts. The song reached number one in Greece, Hungary, Scotland, Iceland, Lebanon, and Israel, as well as the top five in eleven other countries.
Background and composition
Grande, Cyrus, and Del Rey had collaborated on the theme song for the 2019 film 'Charlie's Angels'. The song was written by Grande, Alma-Sofia Miettinen, Ilya Salmanzadeh, Del Rey, Max Martin, Cyrus and Savan Kotecha. "Don't Call Me Angel" is a pop and trap song with "lightly hip-hop-infused production".
Critical reception
The song received a lukewarm reaction from critics. 'Vulture's Craig Jenkins wrote that the single "blends styles that sound fine alone but struggle to jell together ... such is the vastness of the space between the singers present". Stacy Anderson of 'Pitchfork' stated that the pop stars "meet at a lower creative common denominator than they've enjoyed lately" while adding that the song has "distinct flatness". Writing for 'NME', Rhian Daly claimed it was "definitely not the follow-up to Destiny's Child's own 'Charlie's Angels' theme" and that the collaboration was "far less potent".
Commercial performance
"Don't Call Me Angel" debuted at number 13 on the 'Billboard' Hot 100 chart becoming Grande's 20th top 20 song, Cyrus' 14th, and Del Rey's third. The song also became Del Rey's highest-charting song since "Summertime Sadness", which reached number six in 2013; as well as Cyrus' highest since "Malibu", which peaked at number 10 in 2017. The track started at number two on the Digital Songs chart with 26,000 downloads sold within its first week, and number eleven on the Streaming Songs chart with 26.3 million streams. With 7.5 million airplay audience impressions, "Don't Call Me Angel" also debuted at number 33 on the Mainstream Top 40 following a complete tracking week.
Music video
The music video and the song were both released on September 13, 2019. It features the singers dressed up in black angel costumes and wearing wings on their backs. The ending featured Elizabeth Banks showcasing her role as Rebekah Bosley from the film. The video has since surpassed the 100 million view mark becoming Grande's first video since "7 Rings" to do so, Del Rey's first since "Lust for Life" and Cyrus' first since "Malibu".
Lyric video
A lyric video was released on September 16, 2019, which shows scenes from the film.Live performance
"Don't Call Me Angel" was first performed live by Cyrus during her set on iHeartRadio Music Festival on September 21, 2019.
Credits and personnel
Credits adapted from Tidal:
* Ariana Grande vocals, songwriting
* Miley Cyrus vocals, songwriting
* Lana Del Rey vocals, songwriting
* Ilya production, songwriting, bass, drums, keyboards
* Max Martin production, songwriting, bass, drums, keyboards
* Alma songwriting
* Savan Kotecha songwriting
* Daniel Changel songwriting, samples
* Cory Bice record engineering
* Jeremy Lertola record engineering
* Sam Holland record engineering
* John Hanes mixing engineering
* Serban Ghenea mixing
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications
Release history
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! scope="row"| Various
| rowspan="4"| September 13, 2019
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| Republic
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! scope="row"| Australia
| Radio airplay
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! scope="row"| Canada
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| Republic
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! scope="row"| Italy
| Radio airplay
| Universal
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! scope="row" rowspan="3"| United States
| September 16, 2019
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| rowspan="3"| Republic
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| September 17, 2019
| Contemporary hit radio
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| January 2020
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References
Category:2019 singles
Category:2019 songs
Category:Ariana Grande songs
Category:Charlie's Angels (franchise)
Category:Miley Cyrus songs
Category:Lana Del Rey songs
Category:Songs with feminist themes
Category:Songs written for films
Category:Songs written by Ariana Grande
Category:Songs written by Miley Cyrus
Category:Songs written by Lana Del Rey
Category:Songs written by Ilya Salmanzadeh
Category:Songs written by Alma (Finnish singer)
Category:Song recordings produced by Ilya Salmanzadeh
Category:Song recordings produced by Max Martin
Category:Music videos directed by Hannah Lux Davis
Category:Number-one singles in Iceland
Category:Number-one singles in Israel
Category:Number-one singles in Greece
Category:Number-one singles in Hungary
Category:Number-one singles in Scotland
Category:Republic Records singles
Category:Trap music songs
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