Sarah Mclachlan mengungkapkan bahwa lagu ini sebenarnya terinspirasi oleh sesama musisi, yaitu pemain keyboardist Smashing Pumpkins, Jonathan Melvoin. Ia mengungkapkan bahwa Ia terkejut saat membaca majalah Rolling Stone dan menemukan berita bahwa teman musisinya itu meninggal akibat overdosis narkoba di sebuah kamar hotel pada tahun 1996.
The lyrics are about the death of Jonathan Melvoin (1961ā1996), the Smashing Pumpkinsā touring keyboard player, from a heroin overdose, as McLachlan explained on VH1 Storytellers. It is sometimes mistitled as āIn the Arms of an Angelā or āArms of the Angelā. Who sang the song in the arms of the angel? Sarah McLachlan Angel/ArtistsSony/ATV Music Publishing. Product Type: Musicnotes. Product #: MN0176457. Lyrics Begin: Spend all yourt ime waitin' for that second chance, for a break that would make it okay. From the Album: Sarah McLachlan - Surfacing. Sarah McLachlan. 1,553,636 listeners. Sarah McLachlan (born Sarah Ann McLachlan January 28, 1968 in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada) is a Grammy-winning musician, singer and songwriter. She is known for the emotional sound of herā¦ read more.
Sarah McLachlan performs "Angel" with the Sarah McLachlan School of Music Senior Choir. To donate: www.sarahschoolofmusic.com/give
Sarah McLachlan singing In The Arm Of The Angel with Josh Groban on Live8, Philadelphia.Sarah Ann McLachlan, OC,OBC (born January 28, 1968) is a Grammy-winni .