Angels with Dirty Faces (Sham 69 song)

"Angels with Dirty Faces"
Single by Sham 69
from the album That's Life
B-side	"Cockney Kids Are Innocent"[1]
Released	April 1978
Format	Vinyl single,[2] 45 rpm single
Recorded	late 1977
Genre	Punk rock, New wave
Length	2:28
Label	Polydor (2059 023)
Writer(s)	Jimmy Pursey, Dave Guy Parsons
Producer(s)	Peter Wilson, Jimmy Pursey
Sham 69 singles chronology
Borstal Breakout (1978) "Angels with Dirty Faces" (1978) If the Kids Are United (1978)

"Angels with Dirty Faces" is a single by English punk rock band Sham 69 from their second studio album That Life's. The single was backed by B-side hit "Cockney Kids are Innocent". The song was released as a 7" vinyl single in 1978 and 12" single in 1982. It reached number 19 on the UK Singles Chart for 10 weeks. "Angels with Dirty Faces" was written and produced by lead vocalist Jimmy Pursey, guitarist Dave Parsons of Sham 69 and Peter Wilson and it only charted in the UK. The song also features in compilation albums The First, the Best and the Last in 1980 and The Punk Singles Collection 1977-80 in 1998 and appeared in live albums including Live and Loud in 1987, The Complete Sham 69 Live in 1989 and Live at the Roxy Club in 1990. The band also performed the song "Angels with Dirty Faces" on the BBC television show Top of the Pops for their special appearances.

Track listing

Side one

1. "Angels with Dirty Faces"

Side two

1. "Cockney Kids Are Innocent

Chart performance

Chart (1978)	Peak position
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[3]	19

References

1. "Sham 69 - Angels With Dirty Faces (Vinyl)". Discogs. Retrieved 27 November 2014.
2. "Sham 69 - Angels With Dirty Faces". Discogs. Retrieved 27 November 2014.
3. "June 1978/ Archive Chart: 17 June 1978" UK Singles Chart. Retrieved 27 November 2014.

External links

• Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics