"Wild Angels" is a song written by Matraca Berg, Gary Harrison and Harry Stinson and recorded by American country music artist Martina McBride. It was released in November 1995 as the second single and title track from McBride's album of the same name. The song reached number one on the US Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) charts, giving McBride her first number one single on that chart.^[1]

Content

The song is about a female who looks at her relationship and concludes that there must be "wild angels" watching over her and her lover to keep them together.

McBride's daughter, Delaney, who was a baby at the time, can be heard laughing in the song's intro. According to her Greatest Hits album, McBride had a difficult time recording Delaney. She also praised the production of Paul Worley and Ed Seay, notably Lonnie Wilson's drum fills and Joe Chemay's bass guitar. Worley described the dual electric guitar tracks, with Dan Dugmore on the right channel and Dann Huff on the left, as "amazing".^[2]

Personnel

The following musicians perform on this track:^[3]

Joe Chemay – bass guitar
Ashley Cleveland – backing vocals
Dan Dugmore – electric guitar, pedal steel guitar
Vicki Hampton – backing vocals
John Hobbs – keyboards
Dann Huff – electric guitar
Larry Marrs – backing vocals
Martina McBride – lead vocals, tambourine
Harry Stinson – backing vocals
Biff Watson – acoustic guitar
Lonnie Wilson – drums
Paul Worley – acoustic guitar

Music video

The music video was directed by Thom Oliphant and premiered in late 1995.

Chart performance

Chart (1995–1996)	Peak position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)^[4]	5
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)^[5]	1

Year-end charts

Chart (1996)	Position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)^[6]	70
US Country Songs (Billboard)^[7]	31

References

^ ^a ^b Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. p. 262. ISBN 978-0-89820-177-2.
^ Greatest Hits (CD booklet). Martina McBride. RCA Records. 2001. 67012.((cite AV media notes)): CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
^ Wild Angels (Media notes). Martina McBride. RCA Records. 1995. 66509.((cite AV media notes)): CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
^ "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 2910." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. March 11, 1996. Retrieved July 20, 2013.
^ "Martina McBride Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
^ "RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1996". RPM. December 16, 1996. Retrieved July 20, 2013.
^ "Best of 1996: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 1996. Retrieved July 20, 2013.

v t e Martina McBride singles
The Time Has Come	"The Time Has Come"
The Way That I Am	"My Baby Loves Me" "Life #9" "Independence Day" "Heart Trouble"
Wild Angels	"Safe in the Arms of Love" "Wild Angels" "Phones Are Ringin' All Over Town" "Swingin' Doors" "Cry on the Shoulder of the Road"
Evolution	"Still Holding On" (with Clint Black) "A Broken Wing" "Valentine" (with Jim Brickman) "Happy Girl" "Wrong Again" "Whatever You Say"
Emotion	"I Love You" "Love's the Only House" "There You Are" "It's My Time"
Greatest Hits	"When God-Fearin' Women Get the Blues" "Blessed" "Where Would You Be" "Concrete Angel"
Martina	"This One's for the Girls" "In My Daughter's Eyes" "How Far" "God's Will"
Timeless	"(I Never Promised You a) Rose Garden" "I Still Miss Someone" (featuring Dolly Parton)
Waking Up Laughing	"Anyway" "How I Feel" "For These Times"
Shine	"Ride" "I Just Call You Mine" "Wrong Baby Wrong"
Eleven	"Teenage Daughters" "I'm Gonna Love You Through It" "Marry Me" (featuring Pat Monahan)
Guest singles	"Practice Life" (with Andy Griggs) "Trip Around the Sun" (with Jimmy Buffett)