Angel in Blue Jeans

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"Angel in Blue Jeans"
Single by Train
from the album Bulletproof Picasso
Released June 9, 2014 (2014-06-09)
Recorded 2013−14
Genre Pop rock, folk pop[1]
Length 3:25
Label Columbia
Writer(s) Pat Monahan, Amund Bjørklund, Espen Lind
Producer(s) Bjørklund, Lind, Butch Walker
Train singles chronology
"Mermaid"
(2012)
"Angel in Blue Jeans"
(2014)
"Cadillac, Cadillac"
(2014)

"Angel in Blue Jeans" is a song recorded by American rock band Train for their seventh studio album Bulletproof Picasso. The song was written by Pat Monahan, Amund Bjørklund, and Espen Lind, and was produced by the latter two as well as Butch Walker. It was released on June 9, 2014 as the lead single from the album.

Music video

The music video premiered on July 14, 2014 via the band's YouTube channel,[2] and was officially released through their VEVO account on July 15, 2014.[3] Directed by SCRANTON and Mel Soria, the video stars New Girl actress Hannah Simone as the titular angel, Danny Trejo as a heroic derivative of his Robert Rodriguez character Machete, and Train frontman Pat Monahan as a villainous sheriff.[4] The video is influenced by the spaghetti western film genre, and features Trejo lip-synching to the lyrics.[4]

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2014) Peak
position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[5] 24
Belgium (Ultratip Flanders)[6] 10
Canada (Canadian Hot 100) (Billboard)[7] 41
Canada AC (Billboard)[8] 4
Canada Hot AC (Billboard)[9] 16
Germany (Official German Charts)[10] 30
Hungary (Rádiós Top 40)[11] 9
Hungary (Single Top 40)[12] 21
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[13] 58
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[14] 38
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[15] 58
US Billboard Hot 100[16] 79
US Adult Alternative Songs (Billboard)[17] 12
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[18] 13
US Adult Top 40 (Billboard)[19] 8

Year-end charts

Chart (2014) Position
US Adult Alternative Songs (Billboard)[20] 39
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[21] 31
US Adult Top 40 (Billboard)[22] 32

References

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  5. "Austriancharts.at – Train – Angel in Blue Jeans" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 6 October 2014.
  6. "Ultratop.be – Train – Angel in Blue Jeans" (in Dutch). Ultratip. Retrieved 6 October 2014.
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  10. "Officialcharts.de – Train – Angel in Blue Jeans". GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 6 October 2014.
  11. "Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ" (in Hungarian). Rádiós Top 40 játszási lista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége. Retrieved 15 January, 2016.
  12. "Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ" (in Hungarian). Single (track) Top 40 lista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége. Retrieved 15 January, 2016.
  13. "Dutchcharts.nl – Train – Angel in Blue Jeans" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 6 October 2014.
  14. "Swisscharts.com – Train – Angel in Blue Jeans". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 6 October 2014.
  15. "Train: Artist Chart History" Official Charts Company. Retrieved 6 October 2014.
  16. "Train – Chart history" Billboard Hot 100 for Train. Retrieved 6 October 2014.
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