The relationship between the song and City Of Angels is absolutely critical. The film’s soundtrack also included other major names of the 90s, such as “Uninvited” by Alanis Morissette and “Angel” by Sarah McLachlan. But for Rzeznik, the real temptation was that the same soundtrack also featured U2 and Peter Gabriel, with “If God Will Send His Angels” and “I Grieve” respectively. He said that he wanted to be on the same piece of plastic as them. That made him feel as though he were mingling with musical royalty, and he imagined that one day he could show it to his children and say that their old man had once been on a record with Bono and Peter Gabriel.