Angels with Dirty Faces (song)

## **Angels with Dirty Faces**Single by Sugababes

**Angels with Dirty Faces** is the third single, and sixth track of the Sugababes' sophomore album, *Angels with Dirty Faces*. The Sugababes wrote the song in collaboration with Xenomania members Brian Higgins, Bob Bradley, Tim Powell and Matthew Del Gray.

It is the third single from the album and was released as a double A-side with "Stronger". Upon release as a double A-side, the song peaked at number seven on the UK Singles Chart and inside the top forty on the Australian and New Zealand charts. "Angels with Dirty Faces" was heavily promoted through Cartoon Network's animated television series The Powerpuff Girls. Merchandise was created to promote the release of the theatrical film based on the series, while Cartoon Network Studios produced the song's music video, a reworking of the episode "Nano of the North" from the original series' fourth season.

## Background

"Angels with Dirty Faces" is an uptempo fusion of pop and R&B. It is backed by a dance beat and contains elements of hip hop. "Angels with Dirty Faces" features a girl power theme, and according to the Sugababes, is about being naughty. Phil Udell from Hot Press magazine compared the song to American girl group Destiny Child's music, specifically their 2001 single "Bootylicious".

### Promotion

The Sugababes' record label, Universal-Island, heavily promoted "Angels with Dirty Faces" through Cartoon Network's animated television series The Powerpuff Girls, and its 2002 film of the same name. 250,000 posters which feature the Sugababes and the Powerpuff Girls were distributed throughout cinemas, while an additional 500,000 posters were delivered to stores of the supermarket chain Asda. In total, Universal-Island obtained the equivalent of an estimated £1.5 million worth of media coverage. The label's stint with the series resulted in an animated music video for the song, produced by Cartoon Network Studios. It was played before all screenings of the film during its cinema release as a support feature. The video was also included on the PlayStation 2 video game The Powerpuff Girls: Relish Rampage. The Sugababes' cartoon characters from the video were featured on the desktops of custom computers that were promoted by the group.

## Track listing

UK/Europe Enhanced CD 1 Single
1. Stronger (Album Version) - 4:01
2. Angels With Dirty Faces (Audio Drive Remix) - 8:01
3. Stronger (Almighty Club Mix) - 7:52
4. Stronger (Video)

UK/Europe Enhanced CD 2 Single
1. Angels with Dirty Faces - 3:08
2. Stronger (Antoine 909 Remix) - 7:36
3. Stronger (Recorded Live At Leeds University, 5th October 2002) - 4:13
4. Angels With Dirty Faces (Video)

Cassette Single
1. Stronger (Album Version)
2. Angels With Dirty Faces (Album Version)
3. Stronger (Almighty Club Mix)

## Personnel

* Producer – Bob Bradley, Brian Higgins, Gifford Noel, Tim Powell
* Written-By – Bradley, Higgins, Range, Buchanan, Gray, Cooper, Buena, Powell

## Gallery

Music video stillMerchandise poster from CD
## References

1. ↑ CD 1 - Stronger/Angels with Dirty Faces. Discogs. https://www.discogs.com/release/1794920-Sugababes-Stronger-Angels-With-Dirty-Faces
2. ↑ CD 2 - Stronger/Angels with Dirty Faces. Discogs. https://www.discogs.com/release/1292190-Sugababes-Stronger-Angels-With-Dirty-Faces
3. ↑ Cassette - Stronger/Angels with Dirty Faces. Discogs. https://www.discogs.com/release/15844088-Sugababes-Stronger-Angels-With-Dirty-Faces
4. ↑ Angels with Dirty Faces. Discogs. https://www.discogs.com/release/246223-Sugababes-Angels-With-Dirty-Faces

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