Concrete Angel" is a song performed by Martina McBride and co-produced by McBride and Paul Worley. Composed by Rob Crosby, the song was released in 2003, featured on McBride's 2001 Greatest Hits album. The song went on to reach #5 on the country music charts.
The main theme of the song is child abuse. The song tells a story about a little girl (named Angela Carter in the music video) who's trying to deal with abuse from her alcoholic mother. Some people, including the girl's teacher, seem to notice signs of abuse, but just try to ignore it. Ultimately, the little girl is killed when her mother beats her to death in a drunken rage.
Spanish singer Marta Sánchez covered the song as "Cómo Un Ángel" in her album Soy Yo, released in 2002.
[edit] Music video
The music video slightly seemed to lighten the mood of the song. In the video, the girl is befriended by a little boy. Whenever this boy comes around, the girl smiles and forgets all her troubles. At the end of the video, it is revealed that the little boy is really an angel who's been watching over the little girl.
When the video was originally released, it featured the phone number for the child abuse hotline and encouraged viewers to call if they suspected abuse from anywhere.