I'm Your Angel

For the Yoko Ono song, see Yes, I'm Your Angel.

"I'm Your Angel"
Single by Celine Dion and R. Kelly
from the album These Are Special Times and R.
B-side"S'il suffisait d'aimer"
Released13 October 1998 (1998-10-13)
Recorded1998
Studio
  • Battery Studios
  • Morin-Heights
  • Cove City Sound
  • Dream Factory
  • Right Track
Genre
Length5:31
Label
SongwriterR. Kelly
ProducerR. Kelly
Celine Dion singles chronology
"Zora sourit"
(1998) 		"I'm Your Angel"
(1998) 		"S'il suffisait d'aimer"
(1998)
R. Kelly singles chronology
"Half on a Baby"
(1998) 		"I'm Your Angel"
(1998) 		"Home Alone"
(1998)
Audio
"I'm Your Angel" on YouTube

"I'm Your Angel" is a duet recorded by Celine Dion and R. Kelly for Dion's These Are Special Times and Kelly's R. albums. Written and produced by Kelly, it was released on 13 October 1998 as a single to promote both projects. The song became a major commercial success, reaching number one on the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States and earning a platinum certification from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).[1][2] Internationally, it also performed well, reaching the top five in the United Kingdom and Ireland.[3][4] The song was later included on Dion's greatest hits albums All the Way... A Decade of Song (1999) and My Love: Essential Collection (2008), and on Kelly's compilation album The R. in R&B Collection, Vol. 1 (2003).

Critical reception

Chuck Taylor from Billboard praised "I'm Your Angel". He wrote that "this wonderfully restrained ballad delights with the most graceful vocal performances either of these artists has ever offered to radio". Taylor added that "what raises the roof is the tune's elegant, epic instrumental base, which includes sweeping strings, a soulful choir, and gentle but determined percussive drive". He concluded that it "sells big at the bridge, where the instrumentation drops and Kelly and Dion harmonize in a gorgeous minor key – it truly makes the song".[5] Launch Yahoo wrote: "The ballad to beat all ballads is his duet with Celine Dion, 'I'm Your Angel,' which, were it not released the same week, could no doubt top the charts".[6] Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic described it as a standout on R. and called it a "soaring ballad".[7]

A mixed review came from Entertainment Weekly editor Chris Willman: "Dion's earnest take on Vietnam-era Lennon is howler No. 1. No. 2 is her duet with R. Kelly, 'I'm Your Angel,' a slice of squishy-hearted pseudo gospel that might better be called 'Touched by a Marketing VP'".[8] David Browne of EW wrote: "By the time R. winds up — with 'I Believe I Can Fly' and 'I'm Your Angel,' a belt-by-numbers duet with Dion — Kelly has realized his crossover dream".[9] Rob Sheffield of Rolling Stone wrote: "Every guest star who enters Kelly's parlor emerges better for the experience — even Celine Dion, the human anti-NAFTA petition whose dancing on the VH1 Divas special cried out for stricter work-visa controls".[10]

Commercial performance

The song proved commercially successful in the United States and worldwide. It peaked at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 for six weeks, and was the first number one under Billboard's new charting method that included airplay-only tracks. It remains both artists' most recent US number one single as of 2026. It also spent 12 weeks at number one on the Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks, reached number one on the Hot 100 Singles Sales for six weeks, and number 22 on the Billboard Hot 100 Airplay. "I'm Your Angel" also became a top 10 hit in several European countries, including the United Kingdom,[3] Ireland,[4] Switzerland,[11] the Netherlands,[12] and Sweden.[13]

"I'm Your Angel" has sold over 1,550,000 copies in the United States and was certified platinum by the RIAA. The single was also certified gold in Australia for 35,000 copies shipped, and silver in the United Kingdom for 200,000 copies shipped.[14][15]

Music video

The "I'm Your Angel" music video, directed by Bille Woodruff, premiered on 19 October 1998. Two versions were created: one showing both artists in the recording studio, and one without those scenes. The version without studio footage was included on Dion's All the Way... A Decade of Song & Video DVD. R. Kelly's daughter Joann Kelly appears in the video.

Live performances

Dion performed "I'm Your Angel" during the Let's Talk About Love World Tour—a rendition included on the Au cœur du stade DVD—and again on the Taking Chances World Tour.

Accolades

The single was nominated at the 41st Annual Grammy Awards for Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals,[16] but lost to "I Still Have That Other Girl" by Elvis Costello and Burt Bacharach.[17]

Removal

On 14 January 2019, following Lady Gaga's removal of "Do What U Want", Dion, through her management, had the song withdrawn from her own releases and its video taken down from streaming services in response to renewed allegations of sexual misconduct and abuse against R. Kelly.[18] However, the song remains available on streaming services on R. Kelly's own releases.

Formats and track listing

Charts

Certifications and sales

Certifications
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[65] Gold 35,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[66] Silver 263,000[55]
United States (RIAA)[68] Platinum 1,550,000[67]

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Release history
Region Date Format Label Ref.
United States 13 October 1998 Contemporary hit radio Jive [69]
Belgium 9 November 1998 CD Columbia [70]
Japan 11 November 1998 Mini CD SMEJ [71]
United Kingdom 16 November 1998
Epic [72]
United States 17 November 1998
Jive [73]

See also

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