Angel Witch's first song to achieve mainstream popularity was "Baphomet", which was included on a compilation titled "Metal for Muthas". This song drew a fair amount of attention to the band, and they eventually signed a recording deal with EMI. However, the deal was soon canceled, due to manager Ken Heybourne refusing to hand Angel Witch over to professional management, and performance of their first single released under the EMI label in 1980, which was entitled "Sweet Danger" and lasted a single week on British top charts. This was their only UK chart listing and despite being quite an achievement for a NWOBHM group, spending a single week at No. 75 (the lowest position in the charts) meant they were listed as the 'least successful chart act of all time' in the Guinness book of records. This same feat was repeated by fellow NWOBHM group Grand Prix with their "Keep On Believing" 7" in 1983.