{{About|the Tems song|the City Sleeps album|City Sleeps}} {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2024}} {{Infobox song | name = Not an Angel | cover = Tems - Not an Angel.png | alt = A blurry black-and-white picture of Tems | type = single | artist = Tems | album = | released = {{start date|2023|12|8|df=y}}<ref>{{cite news|url=https://uproxx.com/music/tems-not-an-angel/|title=Tems Emerges From The Wreckage Of Heartbreak On Her New Single, 'Not An Angel'|work=Uproxx|last=Gonzalez|first=Alex|date=8 December 2023|accessdate=9 January 2024}}</ref> | recorded = | studio = | genre = * Alternative R&B<!-- per The Fader --> * neo-soul<!-- per The Fader --> * Afrobeats<!-- per The Fader --> | length = 3:05 | label = RCA | writer = Temilade Openiyi | producer = * Sarz * Tems | prev_title = Me & U | prev_year = 2023 | next_title = Love Me JeJe | next_year = 2024 | misc = }} "'''Not an Angel'''" is a song by Nigerian singer, songwriter and record producer Tems,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/08/arts/music/playlist-nicki-minaj-drake-tems.html|title=Nicki Minaj and Drake Reunite, and 10 More New Songs|newspaper=The New York Times|last=Pareles|first=Jon|date=8 December 2023|accessdate=9 January 2024}}</ref> released on 8 December 2023 through RCA Records.<ref name=":0">{{cite news|url=https://www.rcarecords.com/news/tems-releases-new-track-not-an-angel/|title=Tems Releases New Track "Not an Angel"|work=RCA Records|date=8 December 2023|accessdate=8 January 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://thesource.com/2023/12/11/tems-drops-new-single-not-an-angel/|title=Tems Drops New Single "Not an Angel"|magazine=The Source|last=Grant|first=Shawn|date=11 December 2023|accessdate=9 January 2024}}</ref> Written and produced by Tems alongside Sarz, it marks Tems' first self-produced song since her contributions on her debut EP ''For Broken Ears''.<ref name=":0" />
==Background and release== "Not an Angel" is the follow-up to Tems's previous single "Me & U".<ref>{{cite news|url=https://uproxx.com/music/tems-not-an-angel-single-release-date/|title=Tems Will Slip In Another Song Before 2023 Ends With Her Upcoming Single, 'Not An Angel'|work=Uproxx|last=Rossignnol|first=Derrick|date=5 December 2023|accessdate=9 January 2024}}</ref> It was written by her. The song was produced by Sarz<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/742983-tems-not-an-angel-single/|title=Tems Is Cutting Her Losses On Her New Single "Not An Angel"|work=HotNewHipHop|last=Horvath|first=Zachary|date=9 December 2023|accessdate=9 January 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mixtapemadness.com/blog/videos/tems-keeps-up-momentum-with-new-track-not-an-angel/|title=Tems Keeps Up Momentum With Mesmerising New Single 'Not An Angel'|work=Mixtape Madness|last=Marwood|first=Harvey|date=8 December 2023|accessdate=9 January 2024}}</ref> and co-produced by Tems.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.clashmusic.com/news/tems-exudes-soulful-mystique-with-not-an-angel/|title=Tems Exudes Soulful Mystique With 'Not An Angel'|work=Clash Magazine|last=Murray|first=Robin|date=8 December 2023|accessdate=9 January 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.stereogum.com/2245208/tems-not-an-angel/music/|title=Tems – “Not An Angel”|work=Stereogum|last=Chelosky|first=Danielle|date=9 December 2023|accessdate=9 January 2024}}</ref> It is the second song Tems has composed as a solo musician since the release of her extended play, ''If Orange Was a Place'', which was released in 2021.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/tems-new-single-not-an-angel-1234921700/|title=Tems Doesn't Hold Back on New Single 'Not an Angel'|magazine=Rolling Stone|last=Kreps|first=Daniel|date=8 December 2023|accessdate=9 January 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://guardian.ng/saturday-magazine/weekend-beats/tems-not-an-angel/|title=Tems releases new single "Not An Angel"|work=The Guardian|last=Anazia|first=Daniel|date=9 December 2023|accessdate=9 January 2024}}</ref> "Not an Angel" is an Afrobeats, alternative R&B and neo-soul song that was released alongside a music video, directed by Nakato and Lemost.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.thefader.com/2023/12/08/tems-releases-new-single-not-an-angel/|title=Tems releases new single “Not An Angel”|work=The Fader|last=Dubois|first=Lila|date=8 December 2023|accessdate=9 January 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.revolt.tv/article/2023-12-12/345506/tems-returns-with-new-single-not-an-angel/|title=Tems returns with new single "Not An Angel"|work=Revolt TV|last=Powell|first=Jon|date=12 December 2023|accessdate=9 January 2024}}</ref>
==Commercial performance== It peaked at No. 9 on the US ''Billboard'' World Digital Song Sales,<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/world-digital-song-sales/2023-12-23/|title=World Digital Song Sales: Week of December 23, 2023|magazine=Billboard|access-date=9 January 2024}}</ref> No. 23 on the US Hot R&B Songs chart<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/r-and-b-songs/2023-12-23/|title=Hot R&B Songs: Week of December 23, 2023|magazine=Billboard|access-date=28 January 2024}}</ref> and No. 28 on the New Zealand Hot Singles chart.<ref name="NZ" /> Tems performed the song live at the 2024 Billboard Women in Music Award for which she was honored under the Breakthrough category.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mamo |first=Heran |date=8 March 2024 |title=Tems Delivers Angelic Performance of ‘Not an Angel’ at Billboard Women in Music 2024 |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/awards/tems-not-an-angel-billboard-women-in-music-1235626092/ |access-date=14 March 2024 |website=Billboard |language=en-US}}</ref>
==Charts== {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |+ Chart performance for "Not an Angel" ! scope="col"| Chart (2023) ! scope="col"| Peak<br />position |- ! scope="row"| New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ)<ref name="NZ">{{cite web|url=https://aotearoamusiccharts.co.nz/archive/hot-singles/2023-12-15|title=Hot 40 Singles|website=NZ Charts|access-date=9 January 2024}}</ref> | 28 |- {{single chart|UKafrobeats|3|date=20231223|rowheader=true|access-date=3 December 2024|refname=UKafro}} |- {{single chart|Billboardafrobeats|3|artist=Tems|access-date=3 December 2024|rowheader=true}} |- ! scope="row"| US Hot R&B Songs (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/tems/chart-history/bst/|title=Tems Chart History (Hot R&B Songs)|magazine=Billboard|access-date=4 November 2024}}</ref> | 23 |- ! scope="row" | US World Digital Song Sales (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/Tems/chart-history/WDT|title=Tems Chart History (World Digital Song Sales)|magazine=Billboard|access-date=4 November 2024}}</ref> | 9 |}
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