<Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Music video </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> "Angels" on YouTube </Td> </Tr> <P> "Angels" is a song originally recorded by Robbie Williams . The song's writing credits are officially attributed to Robbie Williams and Guy Chambers, however this is contested by the songwriter Ray Heffernan, who claims he wrote a significant portion of the song himself . The song was released as a single in December 1997 . It became Williams' biggest selling single and was voted the best song of the past 25 years at the 2005 Brit Awards . </P> <P> "Angels" has since been covered by many artists, including Jessica Simpson; Beverley Knight; All Angels; Declan Galbraith; Verena von Strenge's latest group, Moon Dust; and American Idol series 7 runner - up David Archuleta . It has been recorded in Spanish (as "Ángel") by Mexican singers Yuridia and Marco Moré, and in Italian (as "Un Angelo") by Patrizio Buanne . In 2009, Williams performed "Angels" at the final of the sixth series of The X Factor with Olly Murs . Williams also recorded a Spanish version of the song . In a 2005 poll, "Angels" was ranked the most popular song that Britons would most like played at their funeral . </P>

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