"Calling All Angels" is a song by the Canadian singer-songwriter Jane Siberry. It features additional vocals by fellow Canadian singer-songwriter k.d. lang. The song was first released on the soundtrack for the 1991 Wim Wenders film Until the End of the World, and subsequently appeared on Siberry's 1993 studio album When I Was a Boy.
The song appears in the final scene and on the soundtrack for the film Pay It Forward. It also plays over the end credits of the 2021 film The Many Saints of Newark. In television, the song features in Season 2, Episode 10 of Roswell, in the first season finale of Charmed, in Season 4, Episode 1 of the television series The Fosters, in Season 1 of The Chair on Netflix, and plays over the end credits of Season 2, Episode 10 of Deadwood.
Relatedly, in Six Feet Under, in episode 6 of Season 5, one of the main characters (Ruth Fisher) takes part in an improvised, harmonic version of this song, following the death of one of her sister Sarah's closest friends. Many fans of the show consider this one of the most emotional moments in the entire series.
In 2026, a cover of the song was released by Amy Millan and Martha Wainwright, shortly after the two musicians completed a tour together.
Contents
Formats and track listing
All songs written by Jane Siberry.
US 1991 single (PRO-CD-5398)
"Calling All Angels" (edit) – 4:12
"Calling All Angels" – 5:11
Canadian 2001 single (SHE009)
"Calling All Angels" – 5:42
"Are You Burning, Little Candle? (A Love Song to Children)" – 5:44
Personnel
Adapted from the Calling All Angels liner notes.
Teddy Borowiecki – piano
k.d. lang – vocals
Ben Mink – viola
Ken Myhr – guitar
Jane Siberry – vocals, guitar, piano, keyboards, production