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"Lips of an Angel" is a song by American
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, produced and co-written by Brian Howes and Joseph Lombardo. It was released in April 2006 as the second single from their 2005 debut album, '' Extreme Behavior''. The
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was their breakthrough hit, charting within the top ten on several US ''
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'' genre charts, reaching number three on the all-genre ''Billboard'' Hot 100, and peaking at number one in Australia and New Zealand. It has sold 3.6 million copies in the US as of January 2015, making it one of the most downloaded rock songs.
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artist Jack Ingram released a cover of the song in 2006 that peaked at number 16 on the ''Billboard''
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chart and number 77 on the ''Billboard''
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Content

The lyrics deal with the singer describing his feelings when his favored girlfriend from his past calls late at night, somewhat pleasantly interrupting his current relationship. More than once, a reference to the call being secret is made, and the singer expresses concern of a fight ensuing as a result. The song concludes just as it began, with the singer questioning to why she is calling so late. However, at the end, it is less literal and more figurative, with the underlying meaning of "so late" not at night, but too late in life, perhaps adding an element of sadness to the song, as it ends with the plot unresolved. Drummer Cody Hanson said the lyrics were based on an experience singer Austin John Winkler had:


Chart performance

The song experienced the most success in Australia. On the chart date of February 4, 2007, the song debuted atop Australia's ARIA Singles Chart, replacing
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's " Light Surrounding You" and keeping the peak position for seven weeks before being replaced by " Straight Lines" by
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. On February 12, it reached the top spot on New Zealand's RIANZ Singles Chart and stayed there for one more week before being dethroned by " This Ain't a Scene, It's an Arms Race" by
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. In the United States, the song reached number one on the ''
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and
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charts, and number three on the ''Billboard''
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charts, in November 2006. It was also their only top-10 single on the
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chart, reaching number eight. Elsewhere, the song had limited chart success and remains Hinder's only hit in most countries in which it charted.


Music video

The music video for "Lips of an Angel" was directed by
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and largely follows the narrative of the song's lyrics, focusing on a late night phone call between the raconteur ( Austin John Winkler) and his former lover ( Emmanuelle Chriqui).


Formats and track listings

Digital download # "Lips of an Angel" – 4:21 CD single # "Lips of an Angel" – 4:21 # "By the Way" (acoustic) – 3:34 # "Bliss (I Don't Wanna Know)" (acoustic) – 3:45 # "Oye there you go"


Charts


Weekly charts


Year-end charts


Certifications


Release history


Jack Ingram version

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artist Jack Ingram released a version of the song in December 2006. Ingram's version, the lead-off single to his 2007 album '' This Is It.'' His cover reached a peak of number 16 on the ''Billboard''
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chart in April 2007. Ingram's version does not include the last stanza where the singer once again asks why she is calling so late.


Background

Regarding his cover of this song, Ingram gave an explanation in the liner notes of ''This Is It'':


Charts


In popular culture

The song is featured in the music-related video games ''
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podcast 'Blink-155' released a compilation, consisting of 65 covers of "Lips of an Angel", recorded by the members of the Blink-155 fan base (known as the 'Nation' or 'Naysh') as well as the hosts of the podcast, Sam Sutherland & Josiah Hughes. The compilation is titled "It's Really Good to Hear Your Voice", in reference to one of the lyrics of the song. The compilation was mastered by Dan Birch and the artwork was done by Kyle Mabson. All proceeds from the compilation get donated to charities related to the
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movement. Hinder drummer Cody Hanson said of the compilation, "Whether people are making fun of it or not, I think it's awesome either way."


See also

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List of number-one singles of 2007 (Australia) The ARIA Charts, ARIA Singles Chart ranks the best-performing Single (music), singles in Australia. Its data, published by the Australian Recording Industry Association, is based collectively on each single's weekly CD single, physical and Dig ...
* List of number-one singles from the 2000s (New Zealand) * List of Billboard Mainstream Top 40 number-one songs of 2006


References

{{Authority control 2005 songs 2006 singles 2000s ballads Hinder songs Jack Ingram songs Big Machine Records singles Music videos directed by Shaun Silva Number-one singles in Australia Number-one singles in New Zealand Songs written by Austin John Winkler Songs about telephone calls Songs written by Brian Howes Songs written by Cody Hanson Universal Republic Records singles Song recordings produced by Jeremy Stover Rock ballads