Wish I Had an Angel - wikipedia Wish I Had an Angel This article relies too much on references to primary sources. Please improve this by adding secondary or tertiary sources. ( February 2016 ) `` Wish I Had An Angel '' Single by Nightwish from the album Once Released 15 September 2004 Format CD Recorded November 2003 - March 2004 at Tempputupa Studios, Finland Genre Power metal, symphonic metal Length 4 : 06 Label Spinefarm Songwriter ( s ) Tuomas Holopainen Producer ( s ) Tero Kinnunen Nightwish singles chronology `` Nemo '' ( 2004 ) `` Wish I Had An Angel '' ( 2004 ) `` Kuolema Tekee Taiteilijan '' ( 2004 ) `` Nemo '' ( 2004 ) `` Wish I Had An Angel '' ( 2004 ) `` Kuolema Tekee Taiteilijan '' ( 2004 ) `` Wish I Had An Angel '' is the eleventh single for Finnish symphonic metal band Nightwish, the second from their fifth album Once. The song features vocals by then - vocalist Tarja Turunen and bassist Marco Hietala. The song was still performed live after Turunen 's departure with Anette Olzon, before her departure, and current vocalist Floor Jansen afterwards. 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 UK Singles Chart, the highest of any of the band 's singles in the UK. Contents 1 Track listings 2 Personnel 3 Video 4 Live performances 5 Charts 5.1 Sales and certifications 6 References 7 External links Track listings Title Writers Length `` Wish I Had An Angel ( Album Version ) '' Holopainen 4 : 08 `` Ghost Love Score ( Orchestral Score ) '' Holopainen 10 : 47 `` Where Were You Last Night '' Tim Norell, Ola Håkansson and Alexander Bard 3 : 52 `` Wish I Had An Angel ( Demo Version ) '' Holopainen 4 : 08 Personnel Tarja Turunen -- lead vocals Tuomas Holopainen -- keyboard and piano Emppu Vuorinen -- guitars Jukka Nevalainen -- drums Marco Hietala -- bass, backing vocals London Philharmonic Orchestra - Orchestra and chorus Video 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 omits the film 's footage, due to the immense negative reception of the said film. Live performances With over 350 times, Wish I Had an Angel is the most played song by Nightwish. During Once and Dark Passion Play tours it was always the last song performed. Charts Chart ( 2004 ) Peak position Austrian Top 75 Singles 47 Dutch Singles Chart 65 Finnish Singles Chart German Singles Chart 36 Hungarian Singles Chart Norwegian Singles Chart 19 Spanish Singles Chart 11 Swedish Singles Chart 11 Swiss Top 100 Singles 40 UK Singles Chart 60 Chart ( 2005 ) Peak position Finnish Singles Chart 15 Spanish Singles Chart 20 Sales and certifications Country Certification ( sales thresholds ) Finland Gold References Jump up ^ `` UK log charts ''. Zobbel.de. Retrieved 2009 - 11 - 16. ^ Jump up to : `` The videos ''. Nightwish-World.com. Retrieved 2009 - 11 - 07. Jump up ^ `` IFPI Tilastot : Nightwish ''. Ifpi.fi. Retrieved 2010 - 01 - 03. External links Nightwish 's Official Website Nightwish Tuomas Holopainen Emppu Vuorinen Jukka Nevalainen Marco Hietala Troy Donockley Floor Jansen Tarja Turunen Sami Vänskä Anette Olzon Studio albums Angels Fall First Oceanborn Wishmaster Century Child Once Dark Passion Play Imaginaerum Endless Forms Most Beautiful Live albums From Wishes to Eternity End of Innocence End of an Era Made in Hong Kong ( And in Various Other Places ) Showtime, Storytime Vehicle of Spirit EPs Over the Hills and Far Away Soundtracks Imaginaerum : The Score Demos Angels Fall First ( demo ) Compilations Wishmastour 2000 Tales from the Elvenpath Bestwishes Highest Hopes The Sound of Nightwish Reborn Walking in the Air : The Greatest Ballads Decades Box sets The Golden Wishes Wishbox Nightwish : 1997 - 2001 Special Edition Lokikirja Singles `` The Carpenter '' `` Sacrament of Wilderness '' `` Passion and the Opera '' `` Walking in the Air '' `` Sleeping Sun ( Four Ballads of the Eclipse ) '' `` The Kinslayer '' `` Deep Silent Complete '' `` Ever Dream '' `` Bless the Child '' `` Nemo '' `` Wish I Had an Angel '' `` Kuolema Tekee Taiteilijan '' `` The Siren '' `` Sleeping Sun '' `` Eva '' `` Amaranth '' `` Erämaan viimeinen '' `` Bye Bye Beautiful '' `` The Islander '' `` Storytime '' `` The Crow, the Owl and the Dove '' `` Élan '' `` Endless Forms Most Beautiful '' Songs `` FantasMic '' `` Sleepwalker '' `` Beauty of the Beast '' `` Planet Hell '' `` While Your Lips Are Still Red '' `` Last Ride of the Day '' Tours The First Tour of the Angels Oceanborn Europe Tour Wishmaster World Tour World Tour of the Century Once Upon a Tour Dark Passion Play World Tour Imaginaerum World Tour Endless Forms Most Beautiful World Tour Decades : World Tour Related acts Tarja Turunen Almah Altaria Alyson Avenue Barilari Brother Firetribe For My Pain... John Two - Hawks Kai Hahto Kotiteollisuus Northern Kings Pain ReVamp Sethian Tapio Wilska Tarot Timo Rautiainen Tony Kakko Related articles Awards and nominations Discography Members Once Upon a Nightwish Imaginaerum ( film ) Music Inspired by the Life and Times of Scrooge Book : Nightwish Category : Nightwish Portal : Heavy metal Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wish_I_Had_an_Angel&oldid=773284790 '' Categories : 2004 singles Nightwish songs Number - one singles in Finland Songs written by Tuomas Holopainen 2004 songs Spinefarm Records singles Hidden categories : Articles lacking reliable references from February 2016 All articles lacking reliable references Articles with hAudio microformats All articles with unsourced statements Articles with unsourced statements from April 2010 Use dmy dates from November 2010 Talk Contents About Wikipedia Български Čeština Español Français Hrvatski Magyar Nederlands 日本 語 Polski Português Română Русский Svenska Türkçe Українська Edit links This page was last edited on 1 April 2017, at 14 : 08. 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Question: nightwish i wish i had an angel album
Answer: their fifth album Once