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  • Tears tears tears tears tears tears. Ugh I miss these days.

  • Okay, now who clicked that dislike button?? That was amazing! :)

  • speechless! speechless

  • Once again I said . He's a talent.:)

  • Yeah, my husband and I just watched this for the first time last week and today I find myself here again. We called it the Aretha Realm. (Albiet she's there everytime she opens her mouth). As he grows maybe, just maybe we will be treated to it more often.

  • Just saw another video of someone else singing this song. Man, it doesn't compare at all. David you ARE amazing!

  • This is his best "Angels" performance. He is just amazing!!!!

  • Brilliant! I keep re-visiting this, even three years later. It's always fresh. David is the best performer on the planet. Fan for life here.

  • I need to remember that if anyone ever questions my devotion to one David James Archuleta, I should merely give them the link to this video. David at his best.

  • E.P.I.C. I was there and wanted to pinch myself the whole time. Love David.

  • WOOOOH WOOOOOH YEAYEA.......So Epic

  • Best Live singer and performer out there!!

  • i think my heart skipped a beat <3

  • David is so good here it is ridiculous!

    This was such an epic performance of Angels!

    There is just no one like him...amazing

  • This performance never gets old. It's one of a kind. David is out of this world. Bravo!

  • Haven't watched this in ages. No wonder i was bawling like a baby . So powerful,  Vocally unbelievable.

  • omg i was left breathless there... i couldn't stop saying wow... the last chorus, omg just wow... can't breathe lol. love you david. now... COME TO CANADA!!!!!

  • AMAZINGLY WORLD-CLASS INDEED. (:

  • It's performances like this that always make me wonder why the fuck he lost Idol.

  • Goosebumps are just everywhere!

  • goosebumps.........

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  • @september2233 Of course he's heard the original version. It doesn't matter what the song meant to the singer/person who wrote it. What matters is how the song and the way the singer sang it affected the listeners. It's a great song and it's universal so anyone can connect to it. David showed what the song meant to him as a listener and it showed when he sang it. At least he isn't trying to copy Robbie like a lot of people do when they cover a song. David made it his own.

  • At the end, the background singers in the background are like "just let him, he can do it by himself he doesn't need us"

  • Fantastic! Still loving it after 2 yrs!!! David you rock!!!

  • Someone posted this link on twitter and I HAD to come watch. It's been a couple of weeks. Far too long. LOL.

  • this performance never ceases to amaze me! I love the pace, the passion and intensity and David's vocals are mind blowing. He puts his whole being into his performances... this was a jaw-dropping performance of Angels.

  • David's BEST vocal - ever! When he gets to the bridge, it's just flawless... I wish he would open up and let his voice fly like that more often. It's beautiful.

  • This is just freakin' nuts. He was just 17 singing this. The musicality and connection to the song is unmatched. Now he's 19 and his voice is even richer and fuller. We are so blessed to have his voice, music and spirit to enjoy for decades. Wow.

  • Hang on past the screaming in the beginning. The ending part is totally in another level. Amazing.

  • Two Words, Amazing & Amazing!!

  • Absolutely, positively AMAZING!!!

  • I always knew David was in another galaxy and this just proves it. That final Angels was in a different orbit. I have been a fan since his first note on Idol and I proud to watch his star soar. His amazing, clear, pitch perfect voice will taken him places not many singers can go. Go David!

  • Too bad all the screaming can be heard - wish we could just hear him

    love this performance

  • This is incredible version of Angels by David Archuleta.

    YT should put this video in the beginning pages, instead of putting on page 30. David is amazing singer. Love this video.

  • He was definitely in the flow here. I didn't think he can be even more in the flow, but something must have happened at that moment of singing that got him to reach this level.

  • WOW!

  • This version of Angels is incredible. What an amazing talent! Besides the goosebumps that I get from the song every time I see him sing it here, my favorite part is the reaction of the backup singer.

    At about 3:50, the male backup singer--after performing this song with David 53 times in concert--is still sooo amazed at him and how he brang it in Tulsa that he just shakes his head in disbelief. I'm with you, guy! David is unbelievable. He's gonna be bigger than Elvis before he's done.

  • This is beyond, beyond amazing...He is indeed too good to be true..he is a dream!!!!

  • HE'S OUT OF THIS WORRRRLLLDDD!!

  • Amazing! Love his singing.

    Love Angels in his cd album, too.

    Love u. David Archuleta!!!!!!

  • i love you robbie

  • Holy......I am speechless.....I have no words.

  • First time I've seen this version and David singing "Angels" has always been one of my fav songs - to think he was just 17 years old when he performed this, he is so so soooo amazzzinngg, thank you for posting :)

  • this Angels never fails at giving me MAJOR goosebumps!!!

    I feel as if David was singing this song, that last night of the AI tour in Tulsa, and thanking all his 'ArchAngels' for supporting him.

    But I am the one that has to thank David for sharing his amazing gift with us all.

    Thank God when David got down on his knees in his room and asked God if he should go this direction in his life the answer God gave him was 'YES'

    He tried out for American Idol and the rest is history

  • @myfav4evr People still believe in God?

  • wow, the most amazing version of t his song ever...go David!!!!!!!

  • is there an mp3 of this??? o.0

  • Tulsa maybe Cook's territory but our boy's VOICE

    RULEEEEEESSSS!!!!!!!

    Beautiful performance,full of energy and confidence for a 17yrs old.

  • what type of archangel am I? I've never seen this video until today & it made me cry.

    he's so different here.

    THIS KID IS AMAZING!

    thx for sharing! gosh....

  • Oh, for Pete's sake. Pastelwart I meant to "thumbs up" your comment and clicked sloppily. Sorry. Definite thumbs up to your comment though.

  • We have this image of David as mild and polite and he is, but he has this very competitive nature too which is fueled by his great self confidence in his talent. Tulsa is David Cook's territory and I think that singing that word 'above' really started his competitive juices. It lead to the best "Angels" rendition ever and culminated with an amazing high note that even astonished the backup singers. Thank goodness for You Tube and the person who recorded this. Love, love, love to you!!

  • Oh my gosh, I had forgotten about this one until a second ago. This was, by far, the best Angels ever. Almost a year after I saw it for the first time, I still got goosebumps and had tears in my eyes. The power he puts into his music is strong.

  • Just beautiful...even 1 1/2 years later -- "the voice" gahhhhhhhhhhhh and so talented.

  • Love this one. (I was there.) Love the way he sings "abo-ove" on an up-note. Funny how after all this time, I have a memory of the way David sang this song, and in particular that one word.

  • Wow wow wow wow wow

    he is amazing

  • this is absolutely incredible! you are so lucky to have been there! thank you :)

  • Pretty dynamic performance coming from a 17 yr old!

  • This is to date his most powerful and vocally perfect Angels performance! It's been over a year and I still find myself coming back to this video over and over! Thank you so much for sharing.. it will always be on my Favorites list! <3

  • AGREE!

  • i luv u!!!!

  • hooh !!

    there's nothing i can say !!

    hahah ..

  • AMAZING!!!!

  • INCREDIBLE!!!  BREATHTAKING!!!

  • where does he get it all!?!?

  • this video gives me chills. that ending...omg. so amazing.

  • The first time I watched this video was 7 months ago, and watching it again today I'm still having the same reaction. The tears in my eyes, the chills, the overwhelming feeling of pride that he at the time was 17 and able to stun even his background singer. (3:51) He never fails to surprise me. the 7 months I've been a fan have been more surprises than I thought could happen, thanks to this guy. Keep shining David.

  • UNBELIEVABLE!

  • This is my favorite video, because it shows David Archuleta's amazing talent.

  • WOW!!!

  • This is the best version ever. He's a cutie and he's talented. :) This gives me the chills

  • This video never fails to impress. BEST Angels performance ever, for sure. From the 2:55 mark onward Archuleta soars to different level, to a whole 'nother planet. Just check out the background singers for their priceless reaction.

  • BEST. "ANGELS". EVER. <3

    Sung by the best angel ever. <3 <3 <3

  • one thing is totally sure... THAT WAS TOTALLY GREEEEEEAAAT!!!! I want that be my voice.. wow wow wow...

  • He is such a great singer and performer.  Thank you David for giving your all.

  • His voice reminds me of Carrie Underwood in that its so pure and smooth... not a false note anywhere.. Amazing for a kid of his age..

  • This performance brings music up to a whole new level.

  • 9 months ago I watched this video...and I'm still coming back to it...simply amazing.

  • Whoever voted for Cook over Archie on last year's Idol is a freaking idiot. Archie has more talent in his little finger than Cook has in his whole wanna-be emo body.

    And I know Robbie Williams would be proud if he heard this version of Angels.

  • At 3:05 I get shivers every time I listen to his powerful beautiful voice. I'm in awe!!! What an amazing talent!!! I hope he continues to give us joy for many years to come. Fantastic!!!

  • This just never gets old. Makes me stop breathing every single time.

  • Whenever I need a lift, I always go to the Tulsa Angels. David's best performance on the AI tour, IMO.........One of God's Blessings.

  • Check out the background singers at the end...you KNOW you did a great job when they're looking on in wonder and applaud at the finish!

  • INCREDIBLE!!!!!!

  • i lovee how he rises up. :) David's so amazing.

  • Wow....AMAZING!!!

  • superb..... forgot just how much so....

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  • OMG, amaziiiiiiiiiiing!

  • this performance is amazing. he is beautiful. inside and out. his voice is like listening to an angel sing....

  • he is so handsome.....

  • How amazing...

    O.M.G

  • I miss the "yeah, yeah, yeahs" a lot.

  • this is my favourite song since i'm like 5 but now that he sing it i just love it even more

    is an angel

    love you

  • an angel singing about angels ol ^_^

  • holy crap...I got freaking goosebumps listening to this.  Whoa.

  • Absolutely beautiful!!!!!!!!

  • still one of my all-time favorite performances! there wasn't a single not off-key. :) David is INCREDIBLE!

  • Oh My GOD! David is the best angel singer on earth! I love youuuuuu DAVID! God bless you a lot !

  • have you heard his album version? It's amazing!

  • No, erhabori, his albums version of "Angels" is NOT "amazing".

    In fact, his vocal tracks are so mixed down it's pointless.

    They need to allow David to really sing in the studio.

  • Huh, Okay then, thanks for replying

  • David's album version of Angels had it's moments in the beginning but then the producers couldn't leave well enough alone and decided to overlay his vocals with too much superfluous production and instruments. They should've realized that David's vocals were enough to carry the song.

  • thanks for telling that information

    wow...I didn't know that...

    good.......

  • I thought his album performance was good but it didn't have as many runs as I wanted. His live performances always top his album performances for me anyways. I thought this was his best performance of this song, I was literally transfixed for 4 minutes.

  • Right on, scorpio888: the album version is NOT amazing; it is actually horrid compared to David's live versions of this splendid song. I'd like to see Archuleta take his next album's songs on-the-road before he records them in the studio. Or, maybe what we really need is a LIVE album!

  • So amazing so talented, beyond words.

  • OMD!!!! That preformance was incredible! I have never heard him sing it like that!! I have chills all up and down my body!! I went to the AI tour in Wilkes-Barre,and he sanfgit great there too,but it was nothing like this thod. That was absolutly AMAZING! Those notes he hits at the end are..i dont even know how to explain how i feel! -Elena D  : )

  • Wow. I forgot how powerful this performance was.

  • Spectacular! Can watch this 4ever!!

  • I do not have words to describe how this performance and that voice make me feel. It just touches my soul. David, you are a miracle.

  • The guy is amazing. You never hear him off pitch. He is one of the top 5 singers in the world. So much talent, and it is great he is so shy and kind to everybody, not a quality you see very often these days.

  • Still the best performance of this song to date!!!! It still floors me after all this time!!!

  • i really hope he keeps that kind of sweet, awkward innocence for a long time

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  • If the girls stopped screaming I would have enjoyed this alot morel

  • For a teeanged pop star....this kid is kind of amazing.

  • Unquestionably one of the best, if not the best, live performances ever! He is going to make history!

  • omg. incredible.

  • wow

  • Well, it would help if more radio stations would play ALTNOY. What's up with that? It's a great, great song. My SF Bay Area stations stilll have NEVER played CRUSH even though it is heading toward double-platinum.

  • try like 95.1 or 93.1 if u get those where you are at. where in the yay area do u live?

  • This performance literally made the hair on my arms and neck stand up, especially in those last few moments.... This kid is a musical prodigy, why isn't he more well known??

  • wow

  • i need to see him live.i must.

  • This performance is, by far, the best of Archuleta's Idol Tour efforts. As another poster said, from the 3:00 minute mark Archie is off-the-charts. All you have to do is check out the backup singer to know how good David was on that night. EPIC, indeed.

  • que hermoso canta la canción es genial de un grande como RW , bellisima interpretación la DA hermosísimo

  • awesomeee =] love him [future wifey]

  • EPIC

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  • why on earth is he the RUNNER UP?!

  • luv it <3

    hes soo amazing, especially live

  • i cried, amazing

  • This is an incredible performance, but from the 3:00 mark on, he is off the charts unbelievable!

  • sk8rjtjtjt - yeah, it should have been, but they wouldn't let him re-record it.

  • you 're right but i love him so giving support to him is my mission haha

  • I was also quite disappointed with his album. Like Cmon' after watching these performances, we just have high expectations and in his album, you could so tell it was one of those -producersthinkthiswillsell kinda thing. The songs were good but it wasn't really Archuletar.

  • Absolutely amazing! Can't get enough of this!

  • :OOOOOOOO

    AMAZING!

  • amazing performance. last one and the best!!!

  • For anyone who doesn't believe that David is real, is compassionate with what he does, who doesn't think that he gives everything he's got every time he hits the stage, here is your proof.

  • this shoulve been the version on his album..amazing!

  • A teary mess - so right!!! They should have put this version on the CD b/c it is just the very best for emotion and for some crazy new notes. Those high ones at the end - WOW!!!

  • A beautiful song by our beautiful Angel!

  • Look at the backup singer guy at 3:50 - it's like he's thinking "man, this dude is just CRAZY GOOD!"

    This was truly an epic performance from David. I am sure the world is gonna blown away when they see what he is all about. So glad he is most likely singing this again on his own tour 2009. He owns this song!

  • I know

    You know a singer is great when the back up singers stop and pay attention.

    Goosebumps all over

    WoW!!!!!

  • WHY DID I NEVER WATCH THIS BEFORE?

    I can't breathe right now.

  • That voice!! Wow

  • This kid is really going to turn some heads when he goes on a LIVE tour in 2009, for he is one of the very few performers who sounds better in person.

  • Totally agree.

  • I'm actually disappointed in his album because he is so good in person. It doesn't capture the passion in his voice or his personality....not to mention they didn't give him much variation in song choices. Too much of the same thing.

  • Hey but it is still great . I listened to the songs one behind the other and kept saying I love this one the best and they just kept getting better and better.

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  • gah... every time I watch this I just become a teary mess. Thats why I only indulge myself with watching it like once a month. LOL!

  • WOW. AMAZZINGGG!!!

    he really gave his whole energy into this song

  • and this is why i love DAVID ARCHULETA

  • .,david archuleta sings really good....

    i am a huge fan....=) go david...=)

  • That was his LAST and BEST Angels performance of the entire tour!! He really sang his heart out... absolutely flawless indeed!! <3

  • The guy is pretty awesome. Didn't particularly care for him at first but have gained respect for his vocal ability. This performance was flawless!!!!

  • dood like for real. No one is alowed to sound that amazing live. seriously...this kid is PHENOMINAALLLL <3333

    I LOVE HIM SSOSOSOSOSOMUCH

  • I totally agree. This has got to be the gazillionth time I've watched this, and I still CAN'T GET OVER how incredible he sounds (and looks! hah). Seriously, the brilliance and beauty of David's voice is un-freakin-believable. He absolutely blows me away!!! I can't wait for 11/11 when his CD drops!! It's gonna be AMAZING!!!

    Thanks for posting!:D

  • From 3:50 to the end watch the backing singer to the side of David, lmao he shakes his head in disbelief and drops his jaw... epic :D

  • Oh yeah! I notice that, too!

    Ah-mazing.

  • I've watched this countless times and never noticed the backup singer's reaction to David's singing. Thanks TCrowther10 for pointing that out. David's just made of AWESOME! ...goosebumps again...

  • Many weeks later and I'm still watching this video every day.

    It just gives me CHILLS because he put SO MUCH passion into this song. It would be absurd to say David doesn't own this song. It outdoes the original by many miles. And that's why I love this kid. He's able to take ANYTHING and make it even better, just when everyone thought it couldn't get better.

  • David gives 100% every performance!

  • really good

  • He sang this at my school today. His voice is so amazing and he is such a sweetie.

  • i saw the video of that and you guys are so lucky. he sounded amazing :)

  • I know. He was adorable too. He looked so nervous to be in a room full of all girls. He only sang one verse because he didn't have a lot of time. But we still enjoyed it.

  • he reminds me of a young josh groban

    i love how he gets so much into the song

    so much passion i love him

  • I have ODD so bad. Can't stop watching his video's. He's so amazing. God bless you David.