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“Wish I Had An Angel” was the eleventh single for Finnish symphonic power metal band Nightwish, the second from their fifth album Once. The song features vocals by then-vocalist Tarja Turunen and bassist Marco Hietala, but is still performed live with current vocalist Anette Olzon and is often used as the final song of the band’s live shows.
Featured on the soundtrack of the film Alone in the Dark, it became the group’s most popular single in Europe and in the United States, next to Nemo. It made it onto two U.S. film soundtracks. It reached #60 in the United Kingdom, the highest of any of the band’s singles in the UK.

The song speaks of love and how it is so easily corrupted, and the pain resulting there from. “I wish I had your angel” - I wish I had your innocence, as mine has been destroyed by lust and dark thoughts. The innate self centeredness of my human nature burns innocence (angel wings) to dust. It corrupts goodness. It destroys beauty. The inability to escape the human condition. The song reflects the complex emotions that plague humanity. It’s painful to be human.

The song was also used as soundtrack in the film ‘Alone In The Dark’, 2004.

Directed by Uwe Boll, “Wish I Had an Angel” was the last video from Once and it features some scenes from the 2005 movie Alone in the Dark, also directed by Boll. An alternate version of the film omits the fil
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  • kamelot66

    uhuu xupa meus bagos!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! \m/

    10 days ago

  • guilhermecu

    +qd+

    17 days ago

  • FelipeGrama

    Melhor música com a Tarja, sem dúvidas.

    27 days ago

  • angimaus21

    der geht ab der song, einfach klasse :D ^^

    last month

  • korotkova001

    +++++++++++++

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  • TheWormPrincess

    <33333333333333

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  • Shilam

    Moja pierwsza Nightwish'a ;P ♥ ♥ ♥

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  • nightwish04

    Klasse Song enfach Spitze

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  • philgoth321

    one of my favourite songs :)

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  • Abbynator

    I wish I had your angel your Virgin Mary undone! I'm in love with my lust, burning angel wings to dust! I wish I had your angel tonight! ...That is the most ELOQUENT way I have ever heard to say "I want to do you". Haha! But really, I love this song!

    last month

  • BeIieve

    Im in love with my lust burning angel wings to dust

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  • vanyy_souza

    it's perfect

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  • Aklana

    disco metal :) (2)

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  • SilverBarron

    Workout metal

    March 2012

  • oOvidiu

    <3<3<3<3<3

    March 2012

  • thedeaniii

    <333

    March 2012

  • Drostanxxx

    good song, good performance but what's it doing on the gothic metal tag? o_O

    March 2012

  • czapka2229

    wyczesany

    March 2012

  • fariborz69

    Super

    February 2012

  • SpaceCop_Mon-El

    ♥ x 3

    February 2012
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