# Not an Angel > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Not_an_Angel > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Not_an_Angel.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Not_an_Angel > Source revision: 1333847743 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{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](/source/Tems) | album = | released = {{start date|2023|12|8|df=y}}{{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](/source/Uproxx)|last=Gonzalez|first=Alex|date=8 December 2023|accessdate=9 January 2024}} | recorded = | studio = | genre = * [Alternative R&B](/source/Alternative_R%26B) * [neo-soul](/source/neo-soul) * [Afrobeats](/source/Afrobeats) | length = 3:05 | label = [RCA](/source/RCA_Records) | writer = [Temilade Openiyi](/source/Tems) | producer = * [Sarz](/source/Sarz) * [Tems](/source/Tems) | prev_title = [Me & U](/source/Me_%26_U_(Tems_song)) | prev_year = 2023 | next_title = [Love Me JeJe](/source/Love_Me_JeJe) | next_year = 2024 | misc = }} "'''Not an Angel'''" is a song by Nigerian singer, songwriter and record producer [Tems](/source/Tems),{{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](/source/The_New_York_Times)|last=Pareles|first=Jon|date=8 December 2023|accessdate=9 January 2024}} released on 8 December 2023 through [RCA Records](/source/RCA_Records).{{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](/source/RCA_Records)|date=8 December 2023|accessdate=8 January 2023}}{{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](/source/The_Source_(magazine))|last=Grant|first=Shawn|date=11 December 2023|accessdate=9 January 2024}} Written and produced by Tems alongside [Sarz](/source/Sarz), it marks Tems' first self-produced song since her contributions on her debut EP ''[For Broken Ears](/source/For_Broken_Ears)''. ==Background and release== "Not an Angel" is the follow-up to Tems's previous single "[Me & U](/source/Me_%26_U_(Tems_song))".{{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](/source/Uproxx)|last=Rossignnol|first=Derrick|date=5 December 2023|accessdate=9 January 2024}} It was written by her. The song was produced by [Sarz](/source/Sarz){{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](/source/HotNewHipHop)|last=Horvath|first=Zachary|date=9 December 2023|accessdate=9 January 2024}}{{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](/source/Mixtape_Madness)|last=Marwood|first=Harvey|date=8 December 2023|accessdate=9 January 2024}} and co-produced by Tems.{{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](/source/Clash_(magazine))|last=Murray|first=Robin|date=8 December 2023|accessdate=9 January 2024}}{{cite web|url=https://www.stereogum.com/2245208/tems-not-an-angel/music/|title=Tems – “Not An Angel”|work=[Stereogum](/source/Stereogum)|last=Chelosky|first=Danielle|date=9 December 2023|accessdate=9 January 2024}} It is the second song Tems has composed as a solo musician since the release of her [extended play](/source/extended_play), ''[If Orange Was a Place](/source/If_Orange_Was_a_Place)'', which was released in 2021.{{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](/source/Rolling_Stone)|last=Kreps|first=Daniel|date=8 December 2023|accessdate=9 January 2024}}{{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](/source/The_Guardian_(Nigeria))|last=Anazia|first=Daniel|date=9 December 2023|accessdate=9 January 2024}} "Not an Angel" is an [Afrobeats](/source/Afrobeats), [alternative R&B](/source/alternative_R%26B) and [neo-soul](/source/neo-soul) song that was released alongside a music video, directed by Nakato and Lemost.{{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](/source/The_Fader)|last=Dubois|first=Lila|date=8 December 2023|accessdate=9 January 2024}}{{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](/source/Revolt_(TV_network))|last=Powell|first=Jon|date=12 December 2023|accessdate=9 January 2024}} ==Commercial performance== It peaked at No. 9 on the US ''[Billboard](/source/Billboard_(magazine))'' [World Digital Song Sales](/source/World_Digital_Song_Sales),{{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](/source/Billboard_(magazine))|access-date=9 January 2024}} No. 23 on the US [Hot R&B Songs](/source/Hot_R%26B_Songs) chart{{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](/source/Billboard_(magazine))|access-date=28 January 2024}} and No. 28 on the [New Zealand Hot Singles](/source/Official_New_Zealand_Music_Chart) chart. Tems performed the song live at the 2024 [Billboard Women in Music Award](/source/Billboard_Women_in_Music) for which she was honored under the Breakthrough category.{{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}} ==Charts== {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |+ Chart performance for "Not an Angel" ! scope="col"| Chart (2023) ! scope="col"| Peak
position |- ! scope="row"| New Zealand Hot Singles ([RMNZ](/source/Recorded_Music_NZ)){{cite web|url=https://aotearoamusiccharts.co.nz/archive/hot-singles/2023-12-15|title=Hot 40 Singles|website=[NZ Charts](/source/Official_New_Zealand_Music_Chart)|access-date=9 January 2024}} | 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](/source/Hot_R%26B_Songs) (''[Billboard](/source/Billboard_(magazine))''){{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/tems/chart-history/bst/|title=Tems Chart History (Hot R&B Songs)|magazine=[Billboard](/source/Billboard_(magazine))|access-date=4 November 2024}} | 23 |- ! scope="row" | US [World Digital Song Sales](/source/World_Digital_Song_Sales) (''[Billboard](/source/Billboard_(magazine))''){{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/Tems/chart-history/WDT|title=Tems Chart History (World Digital Song Sales)|magazine=[Billboard](/source/Billboard_(magazine))|access-date=4 November 2024}} | 9 |} == References == {{reflist}} {{Tems (singer)}} {{Authority control}} Category:2023 singles Category:2023 songs Category:RCA Records singles Category:Songs written by Tems (singer) Category:Tems songs Category:Song recordings produced by Sarz --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Not an Angel](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Not_an_Angel) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Not_an_Angel?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.