Angel Fingers (A Teen Ballad)

"Angel Fingers (A Teen Ballad)" is a popular song by English rock band Wizzard.

"Angel Fingers (A Teen Ballad)"
Single by Wizzard
from the album Wizzard Brew (2006 reissue)
B-side"You Got the Jump on Me"[1]
Released1973[1]
Recorded1973
GenreGlam rock
Length4:39
LabelHarvest Records[1]
Songwriter(s)Roy Wood[1]
Producer(s)Roy Wood[1]
Wizzard singles chronology
"See My Baby Jive"
(1973)
"Angel Fingers (A Teen Ballad)"
(1973)
"I Wish It Could Be Christmas Every Day"
(1973)

Written and produced by Roy Wood, it was Wizzard's second, and last, UK number one single, spending a week at the top of the UK Singles Chart in September 1973.[2] It peaked at number seven in Ireland.

Backing vocals were provided by the Bleach Boys and the Suedettes.[1]

Charts edit

Chart (1973) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[3] 42
Ireland 7
United Kingdom (Official Charts Company) 1

Certifications edit

Certifications for "Angel Fingers"
Region Certification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[4] Silver 250,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Angel Fingers (A Teen Ballad)". Discogs. 1973. Retrieved 1 August 2009.
  2. ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 291. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
  3. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 342. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  4. ^ "British single certifications – Wizzard – Angel Fingers". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 13 January 2023.