IF GOD WILL SEND HIS ANGELS

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Commercial Release December 8/9, 1997
Record Label Island Records
Top Chart Position US: --, Canada: --, UK: 14
Album Pop (1997)
TRACKLISTING
Cd I:
  • If God Will Send His Angels (Single Version) (4:32)
  • Slow Dancing (4:00)
  • Two Shots of Happy, One Shot of Sad (4:12)
  • Sunday Bloody Sunday (Live from Sarajevo, September 23rd, 1997) (3:49)

Cd II - Cardboard Sleeve:

  • If God Will Send His Angels (Single Version) (4:32)
  • MOFO (Romin Remix) (5:50)
LINER NOTES
If God Will Send His Angels (Single Version): Music by U2. Lyrics by Bono and the Edge. Produced by Flood, Howie B and Steve Osborne. Recorded by Mark 'Spike' Stent and Howie B. Assisted by Rob Kirwan and Conal Markey. Mixed by Howie B., Steve Osborne and Mark 'Spike' Stent. Assisted by Conal Markey and Ben Hillier.
Slow Dancing: Music by U2. Lyrics by Bono and the Edge. Featuring Willie Nelson. Mickey Raphael on Harmonica. Produced by Flood. Recorded by Mark 'Spike' Stent. Engineered by Rob Kirwan. Mixing and chorus vocals: Brian Eno.
Two Shots of Happy, One Shot of Sad: Music by Bono and the Edge. Lyrics by Bono. Produced by Nellee Hooper. Recorded and mixed by Mark 'Spike' Stetn. Programming and keyboards by Marius de Vries. String arrangement by Craig Armstrong.
Sunday Bloody Sunday (Live): Music and lyrics by U2. Performed by the Edge. Recorded live at Kosevo Stadium, Sarajevo on September 23rd, 1997. Producer: CHris Lycett. Production co-ordinator: Andy Rogers. Engineered and mixed by Mike Robinson. Sound consultant: Flood.
MOFO (Romin Remix): Music by U2. Lyrics by Bono and the Edge. Additional production by Johnny Moy for Influx productions. Mixed and engineered at Peak Studios by Leo Pearson. Original production by Flood. Recorded by Mark 'Spike' Stent. Assisted by Rob Kirwan. Mixed by Alan Moulder, Howie B, Steve Osborne, Mark 'Spike' Stent. Assisted by Rob Kirwan. Keyboards: Steve Osborne.

Front cover illustration by Ron Wrake. Design by ABA, Dublin. Reproduced by Sonicon, London.
OTHER NOTES
A bit of the strange choice for the next single off of the Pop album, If God Will Send His Angels had long been dropped from U2's live performances by the time the single was released. Some have speculated that the references to Father Christmas and christmas trees lead to this one being chosen for a christmas time release. The single itself was released as a double single with MOFO being the second single of the set. Again, like Last Night on Earth and Please, If God Will Send his Angels was rerecorded for the single release and differed from the version found on the Pop Album. The song was also released on the City of Angels soundtrack at the same time, and thus some of the singles for this release, and one version of the video feature clips and images from that movie.

The b-sides for the single featured a rerecording of Slow Dancing, a song that Bono had written for Willie Nelson, that U2 finally had an opportunity to record with Nelson. The original version of Slow Dancing which featured only U2 had appeared as a b-side to 1993's Stay (Faraway So Close) single.

This single also featured U2's recording of Two Shots of Happy One Shot of Sad, a song which was written for the late Frank Sinatra, who never had an opportunity to record it.  Rounding out the single was a live recording of "Sunday Bloody Sunday" originally from the War album and released in 1983 as
a single. This recording was done at U2's Sarajevo concert in 1997, on a night where Bono was losing his voice, and the Edge took lead on vocals on this track. A beautiful, quiet version of the song.
Previous Single:  Please (1997)
Next Single:  MOFO (1997)