Songfacts®:

• "My Only Angel" is the lead single from a collaborative EP between Aerosmith and British rocker Yungblud titled One More Time, which was released on November 21, 2025. The project materialized after Yungblud invited Aerosmith to guest on his track "Hello Heaven, Hello." Such was the chemistry, what began as a guest spot evolved into a full-blown EP that bridges generations.
• Steven Tyler, Joe Perry, Yungblud, and Yungblud's producer Matt Schwartz co-wrote "My Only Angel," a love song that tackles the unromantic reality of the rock and roll lifestyle. Amid the constant cycle of leaving and returning, this "angel" is a source of light for the rockers.
• Steven Tyler and Yungblud duet, with Tyler taking the mid-to-lower register while Yungblud carries the higher end. Beneath them, Joe Perry and Brad Whitford churn out guitars with that familiar Aerosmith grind: half swagger, half controlled chaos. Matt Sorum (formerly of Guns N' Roses) supplies the drum work.
• One More Time was Aerosmith's first new music since their 2012 album Music from Another Dimension! "My Only Angel" was also their first release following Tyler's 2024 vocal injury, which brought their touring years to a reluctant halt.
• One More Time debuted at #9 on the US albums chart. That achievement placed Aerosmith in rarefied air, making them only the second band - after the Rolling Stones - to score a newly charting Top 10 album in every decade from the 1970s through the 2020s. It's the kind of milestone that would make even "Walk This Way" pause for a respectful nod.
• A stripped-back rendition, "Desert Road Version", was released in October 2025. Featuring Steve Martin on banjo, it adds a unique folk/Americana texture to the track.
  
  "We did this acoustic version," Schwartz recalled to Billboard, "and I said, 'I'd like to try banjo on it, why not?' And Steven goes, 'Hey, why don't we call Steve Martin?' and I was like, 'Yeah, why don't we.' (laughs) The next thing you know Steve Martin sends me over this banjo part that was amazing, and he said, 'Should I go record it?' I said, 'It's done. You already recorded it.' He's like, 'What? I did it on my phone!' But it sounded amazing."