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Fallen Angels (Black Veil Brides song)

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"Fallen Angels"
Single by Black Veil Brides
from the album Set the World on Fire
Released2011
Recorded2011
GenreHard rock, glam metal
Length3:39
LabelLava Music/Universal Republic Records
Songwriter(s)Black Veil Brides
Producer(s)Josh Abraham, Lucian Walker
Black Veil Brides singles chronology
"Perfect Weapon"
(2010) 		"Fallen Angels"
(2011) 		"The Legacy"
(2011)
Audio sample
Fallen Angels
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Altsounds(94%)[1]

"Fallen Angels" is a song by American rock band Black Veil Brides and the first single from their 2011 album Set the World on Fire.[2][3][4][5]

Background

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The song is inspired by the biblical story told in Revelation 12, in which Satan and one-third of God's angels rebelled against God, starting a war in Heaven and were therefore cast out of Heaven to the Earth, becoming "fallen angels." The story was introduced to Andy Biersack and the Black Veil Brides by their band artist Richard Villa:

He's very much into biblical stories, and he found the whole story of the fallen angels who were the ultimate outcasts. They weren't sent to hell, but they weren't allowed in heaven. They had nowhere to go. They weren't human, either, so they had this lonely existence. They wound up banding together and creating their own gang of sorts. We really liked that and wound up writing a song very much based on how we could equate that to our lives.

— Andy Biersack

Music video

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A music video for the song was released on YouTube on May 23, 2011, directed by Nathan Cox. The video was subsequently released on iTunes. The video depicts the five members of Black Veil Brides falling from outer space and crashing to the earth riding on comets. When they land, they emerge and begin performing the song as a crowd gathers around them in support.

Track listing

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CD single
No.TitleLength
1."Fallen Angels"3:39

Personnel

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Black Veil Brides
  • Andy Biersack – lead vocals
  • Jake Pitts – lead guitar
  • Jinxx – rhythm guitar
  • Ashley Purdy – bass, backing vocals
  • Christian "CC" Coma – drums, percussion
Production
  • Nathan Cox – direction

Charts

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Chart (2011) Peak
Position
UK Rock & Metal (OCC)[6] 8
US Mainstream Rock (Billboard)[7] 36

Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[8] Gold 500,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

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  1. ^ "Black Veil Brides - Fallen Angels [Single] | Altsounds.com Reviews". Archived from the original on January 31, 2012. Retrieved June 18, 2012.
  2. ^ [1] [dead link]
  3. ^ "Fallen Angels by Black Veil Brides". Songfacts.com. Retrieved May 28, 2022.
  4. ^ "Black Veil Brides: 'Fallen Angels' Video Released | News @ Ultimate-Guitar.Com". Archived from the original on December 25, 2011. Retrieved June 18, 2012.
  5. ^ "An Interview with Andy Biersack of the Black Veil Brides | Type 3 Media". Archived from the original on July 23, 2012. Retrieved June 18, 2012.
  6. ^ "Official Rock & Metal Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 22, 2021.
  7. ^ "Black Veil Brides Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard. Archived from the original on February 5, 2020. Retrieved March 22, 2021.
  8. ^ "American single certifications – Black Veil Brides – Fallen Angels". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved January 26, 2024.
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