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Halo (Beyoncé song)

April 18, 2024

"Halo" is a song recorded by American singer Beyoncé for her third studio album, I Am... Sasha Fierce (2008). Included on the I Am... disc, it was intended to give a behind-the-scenes glimpse of Beyoncé's life, stripped of her make-up and celebrity trappings. Columbia Records released the song, the album's fourth single, to mainstream radio in the United States on January 20, 2009, and to international markets from February 20. Inspired by Ray LaMontagne's 2004 song "Shelter", "Halo" was written by Ryan Tedder and Evan Bogart, with the former producing it alongside Beyoncé, who handled the vocal production. It was originally conceived by Tedder and Bogart specifically for Beyoncé, although there was media speculation that it had been intended for Leona Lewis.

"Halo"
Single by Beyoncé
from the album I Am... Sasha Fierce
B-side
ReleasedJanuary 20, 2009 (2009-01-20)
Recorded2008
Studio
  • Manfield (Los Angeles)
  • Germano
  • Roc the Mic (New York City)
Genre
Length
  • 4:21 (album version)
  • 3:44 (radio edit)
LabelColumbia
Composer(s)
Lyricist(s)
  • Ryan Tedder
  • Evan Bogart
Producer(s)
  • Ryan Tedder
  • Beyoncé Knowles
Beyoncé singles chronology
"Diva"
(2009) 		"Halo"
(2009) 		"Ego"
(2009)
Music video
"Halo" on YouTube

"Halo" is a pop and R&B power ballad, the lyrics of which describe a sublime love. It features drum, piano, keyboard, string, synthesizer, and percussion instrumentation. The song faced a controversy when Kelly Clarkson claimed that Tedder had reused the musical arrangement in her own 2009 song "Already Gone". "Halo" received positive reviews from music critics, who made comparisons with Lewis's 2007 song "Bleeding Love", also written by Tedder. Its production and Beyoncé's vocals also received critical praise. "Halo" was nominated for Record of the Year and won Best Female Pop Vocal Performance at the 52nd Annual Grammy Awards. It won Best Song at the 2009 MTV Europe Music Awards.

"Halo" topped the singles charts of Brazil, Norway, and Slovakia, and reached the top five on the singles chart of Australia, Germany, Ireland, Italy, New Zealand, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the United States. The song has received numerous certifications, including a twelvefold-platinum certification from Australia, making it one of the highest-certified songs in the country, ninefold-platinum certifications from Canada and the US, a quadruple-platinum certification from the United Kingdom, a triple-platinum certifications from Italy, and a double-platinum award from Spain.

Philip Andelman directed the accompanying music video, which features American actor Michael Ealy. It portrays a romantic relationship between Beyoncé's and Ealy's characters. Critics complimented Beyoncé's looks in the clip. An alternative music video, which shows Ealy's character being chased by police officers through a forest at night, was posted on the Internet in May 2010. The lyrics to "Halo" were changed for three of Beyoncé's special live performances: a tribute to Michael Jackson following his death, a tribute to the victims of the 2010 Haiti earthquake, and for Kobe and Gianna Bryant's memorial in 2020. The song has been covered by many artists, including Florence and the Machine, Harper Blynn, LP, and Westlife. It was also performed on the television show Glee, and was added to the soundtrack of the Brazilian telenovela Caminho das Índias.

Writing and production edit

 
Beyoncé, Bogart, and Tedder (pictured) composed "Halo" in Tedder's music studio in California.

"Halo" was initially composed by Ryan Tedder, lead vocalist of OneRepublic, together with Evan "Kidd" Bogart.[1] In an interview for HitQuarters, Kidd narrated the events that led to writing the song. OneRepublic canceled their tour after Tedder had broken his Achilles tendon and had undergone surgery. The following day, the band sent Tedder to Los Angeles. There, he and Kidd were socializing when Tedder expressed his desire to write a song. At first, Kidd was opposed to the idea because Tedder was supposed to be recuperating, but the pair went to Tedder's studio. During the writing sessions, singer Ray LaMontagne was the primary inspiration for "Halo". Kidd suggested they create a song in the style of LaMontagne's "Shelter" for Beyoncé and her husband Jay-Z, and proposed the title "Halo" after hearing Tedder play "angelic" chords. They wrote the song in three hours.[2][3] In 2009, the original demo leaked on the Internet, and its production was similar to the published recording, for which Beyoncé received a writing credit. Tedder explained that she edited vocally the bridge of the song and consequently earned the credit.[4]

According to Simon Cowell, owner of the music production company Syco Entertainment, Bogart and Tedder intended "Halo" for his client, singer Leona Lewis, who could not record the song because of her tight schedule.[2] Cowell was upset that Beyoncé chose to record the song.[2] David Balls, editor of the British media website Digital Spy, asked Tedder during an interview whether "Halo" had initially been written for Lewis.[5] Tedder answered that he had only tentatively offered the track to Lewis after Beyoncé waited a long time before recording it.[5] He commented:

There was this huge scandal that originally "Halo" was meant to go to Leona. That was never the case ... That song was written for Beyoncé. What happened was that Beyoncé waited long enough to record that song ... I thought this would be a brilliant first single for Leona, which it would have ... What I did was foolishly say to Leona's camp, "I have it on hold for another A-list artist and I'm pretty sure they'll take it, but if they don't, I just want to know if you like it enough to consider it". I sent it to them and they flipped on it. They loved it and instantly said they wanted to do it. I was like, "Wait, wait, wait, no, it's not free yet!"[5]

Tedder and Beyoncé produced "Halo" in 2008 at Los Angeles' Manfield Studios, and at New York City's Germano and Roc The Mic Studios.[1][6] Tedder did the musical arrangements and played the instruments, while Christian Baker assisted in recording the music. Mark "Spike" Stent mixed the track with assistance from Matt Green, and Jim Caruana recorded Beyoncé's vocals; both these tasks were done at Roc the Mic Studios.[1] "Halo" is present on the I Am... disc of the double album I Am... Sasha Fierce, as it is a ballad that shows Beyoncé's insecurities about love,[7][8][9] and the person she is "underneath all the makeup, underneath the lights and underneath all the exciting star drama".[10] Beyoncé has said that she loves singing ballads because, "the music and the emotion in the story is told [sic] so much better. It's a better connection because you can hear it and it's not all these other distractions. I really wanted people to hear my voice and hear what I had to say".[7]

Composition and lyrical interpretation edit

 
"Halo"
A 26-second sample of the third and final pre-chorus and chorus of "Halo", which include R&B undertones, sweeping strings, and percussive step sounds.[11][12][13] Towards the end, Beyoncé echoes, "Ha-lo, ha-lo, ha-lo", which is similar to the way Rihanna ricochets, "eh eh eh", on the chorus of "Umbrella".[10][14]
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"Halo" is a contemporary downtempo R&B[15] power ballad[16][17] that features a pop production.[11] It has elements of gospel and soul music.[16][18] Instrumentation is provided by a piano,[13] a keyboard,[19] big drums,[20] a synthesizer,[21] strings, and percussion instruments.[12] The cascading piano work[22] is accompanied by percussive beats that alternate between handclaps and foot stomps.[12][13][16] "Halo" was composed using common time in the key of A major, with a tempo of 84 beats per minute.[19] It is built on the chord progression A–Bm–F♯m–D, and is written in the common verse–chorus form.[19] Beyoncé's vocals span from C♯3 to the head voice note of G5,[19] incorporate melisma,[23] and are supported by backing vocals.[19] She ornaments her singing with vibrato yelps and trills[16]—rapid alternations between two adjacent notes, usually a semitone or tone apart. The arrangement also consists of symphonic crescendos and electronic accents.[18]

In "Halo", Beyoncé professes her all-encompassing fondness to her lover with open-hearted emotion.[13][18][24] She said, "['Halo'] is angelic ... like you see [angels'] faces instantly when you hear it. [Its lyrics] are basically saying that I had these walls built up about love; you completely tore them down and when I look at you I see your halo, it's really beautiful".[25] Backed by a piano, claps and step stomps that set a spiritualized atmosphere,[13][16] Beyoncé opens the song with the lines: "Remember those walls I built? / Well, baby, they're tumbling down".[18] She sings the introduction in a low register, and the power of her voice gradually increases as the song progresses.[10] In the pre-chorus, she chants, "Everywhere I'm looking now, I'm surrounded by your embrace / baby I can see your halo, you know you're my saving grace / you're everything I need and more, it's written all over your face".[8][17] Beyoncé then echoes the word "halo" in the chorus;[10] the third and final one is preceded by a 1980s drum breakdown, and is complemented by sweeping strings and percussion.[12][26]

Release edit

"Halo" and "Ego" were initially planned for simultaneous release in the US, following the 2008 dual lead singles "If I Were a Boy" and "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)".[8] But the release of "Ego" was canceled and replaced with "Diva".[27] "Halo" was taken from a different disc of I Am... Sasha Fierce to "Diva"; the intention was to demonstrate the concept that Beyoncé has conflicting personalities—the central theme of the album.[11][28][29] The motif was demonstrated by placing the album's ballads and uptempo tracks on separate discs.[10][29] "Halo" was sent by Music World Entertainment and Columbia Records to contemporary hit radio playlists on January 20, 2009,[30] while "Diva" was classified for rhythmic contemporary and urban contemporary radio playlists.[31][32] A digital extended play (EP) containing a radio edit and four remixes of "Halo" was later released on April 14, 2009.[33]

On February 20, 2009, "Halo" was released as a two-track digital download, including a remix of "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)" in Australia[34] and New Zealand.[35] In France, it was released as a stand-alone digital download on March 20, 2009.[36] On the same date, "Halo" was serviced digitally alongside the album version of "Diva" in mainland Europe,[37] including Germany,[38] where it was also made available as a CD single on April 3 and a vinyl single on April 12, 2009.[39][40] In the United Kingdom, a digital EP containing the album version and three remixes of "Halo" was released on April 13, 2009.[41][42] The following day, the song was made available on a digital EP, as a maxi single and a vinyl single in Canada.[43][44]

Controversy edit

Soon after composing "Halo", Tedder worked with Kelly Clarkson on her fourth studio album, All I Ever Wanted (2009), for which they wrote "Already Gone" together.[45] When the song came out, critics noted a resemblance to Beyoncé's "Halo".[46] Clarkson, however, initially stated that she was unaware of any similarities between the two songs.[47] She eventually realized their resemblance when she listened to both recordings closely; the similarities are most notable in the backing tracks, which in both cases feature a melancholy piano, loud drums, and handclaps.[46] Clarkson tried to prevent "Already Gone" from being included on All I Ever Wanted, but it was impossible to make last minute changes, as her album was already being printed when I Am... Sasha Fierce was released.[45] She accused Tedder of using the same arrangement on both "Already Gone" and "Halo", and complained that people would, incorrectly, assume she was stealing it from Beyoncé.[45]

Clarkson was furious, and confronted Tedder on the phone.[45] In response, Tedder commented that he would never give two artists the same musical arrangement, and that her criticism was "hurtful and absurd".[48] He asserted that the concept, melodies, and lyrics of "Already Gone" and "Halo" are completely different.[48] Calling "Already Gone" one of the best songs he had ever composed, Tedder challenged people to "listen [to the two ballads] and form their own opinions".[48] Clarkson also tried to stop her label, RCA, from releasing "Already Gone" as a single because she wanted to respect Beyoncé,[49] but they went against her will and released it.[45] She said, "It's one of those things I have no control over. I already made my album. At this point, the record company can do whatever they want with it."[50] Clarkson later told James Montgomery of MTV News that it was unfortunate "Already Gone" and "Halo" sound so similar, but noted that at least they have different vocal melodies.[47]

Critical reception edit

 
Beyoncé performing "Halo" during her I Am... World Tour at the O2 Arena, in London

"Halo" received universal acclaim. Christian Williams of Billboard magazine wrote that the pop sound of "Halo" should take it to the top of the charts.[11] He added that comparisons could be made to Lewis' "Bleeding Love" (2007), but concluded that "Halo" "hangs high on its own merits".[11] Michael Slezak of Entertainment Weekly described "Halo" as "an absolutely glorious and perfectly produced track", which had the potential to be as commercially successful as "Crazy in Love" (2003) and "Irreplaceable" (2007).[12] Joey Guerra of the Houston Chronicle wrote that it was an immediate standout on I Am... Sasha Fierce.[18] Praising the "big and wide" melodies of "Halo", Matos Michaelangelo of The A.V. Club commented that Beyoncé has "a real flair for grandeur".[51] Jennifer Cady of E! Online wrote that the song could be included on a romantic mixtape,[52] and James Montgomery of MTV News noted that the "tear-jerking power" of "Halo" reveals "sides of Beyoncé we never knew existed".[53] Ryan Dombal of Pitchfork wrote that Beyoncé's vocal delivery was "strident and exposed", reminiscent of Céline Dion's style.[24]

In spite of what he called it a "garden-variety lyrics", James Reed of The Boston Globe wrote that "Halo" was "the most evocative power ballad" recorded by Beyoncé, comparing it to the work done by American record producer and songwriter Phil Spector on his Wall of Sound mixing board.[29] Critics highlighted the similarities of "Halo" to Rihanna's "Umbrella" (2007); Alexis Petridis of The Guardian noted that both have the same "icy synths, drivetime rock dynamic, and a similar repetitive chorus".[21] This view was echoed by Jennifer Vineyard of MTV News[10] and Brent DiCrescenzo of Timeout, who viewed "Halo" as a "Bette Midler–level hymn from ['Umbrella'], lift[ing its] savior theme".[14] Nick Levine of Digital Spy described "Halo" as a "muscular hybrid" of "Umbrella" and Lewis' "Bleeding Love".[54] David Balls of the same website wrote, "Halo' is a contemporary power ballad in the 'Bleeding Love' mould ... Could Lewis have pulled this off better? Well, that's a matter of opinion of course, but Mrs. Jay-Z doesn't leave much room for improvement."[17]

Accolades edit

"Halo" was nominated for Best Single at the 2009 Urban Music Awards,[55] and for Best Love Song at the 2009 Teen Choice Awards.[56] It won the Best Song award at the MTV Europe Music Awards 2009.[57] The ballad was placed at number seven of Rap-Up's list of the 25 best songs of 2009.[58] "Halo" was nominated at the 52nd Annual Grammy Awards in the categories of Record of the Year[59] and Best Female Pop Vocal Performance, winning the latter.[60] It also won Best Foreign Song at the 2010 Croatian Porin Awards.[61] The live version of "Halo", featured on I Am... Yours: An Intimate Performance at Wynn Las Vegas (2009), was nominated for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance at the 53rd Annual Grammy Awards.[62] The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) recognized "Halo" as one of the most performed songs of 2009 at the 27th ASCAP Pop Music Awards.[63] On the occasion of Beyoncé's thirtieth birthday in 2011, Erika Ramirez and Jason Lipshutz of Billboard magazine placed the ballad at number 18 on their list of Beyoncé's 30 biggest Billboard hits.[3] On The Village Voice' year-end Pazz & Jop singles list, "Halo" was ranked at numbers 878 and 124 in 2008 and 2009 respectively.[64][65] In 2013, John Boone and Jennifer Cady of E! Online placed the song at number three on their list of the ten best Beyoncé's songs, writing that other power ballads "don't come more powerful than this one, which finds Beyoncé belting alongside what sounds to be every instrument in the entire world (including a dope one-second drum solo)".[66] Consequence of Sound named "Halo" the 23rd best song of 2009.[67]

Chart performance edit

"Halo" debuted at number 93 in the US Billboard Hot 100 chart issue dated February 7, 2009.[68] It peaked at number five on the chart issue dated May 23, 2009.[69] The US success of "Halo" helped Beyoncé achieve more top 10 singles on the Hot 100 chart than any other female artist during 2001–10.[70] After spending 30 weeks in the top 40 of the Hot 100 chart, "Halo" last charted on the week ending August 29, 2009.[71] It peaked at number two on the US Mainstream Top 40 chart, behind "Boom Boom Pow" by The Black Eyed Peas,[72] at number one on the US Hot Dance Club Songs chart, and at number 16 on the US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.[73] On January 5, 2010, the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) certified the single double-platinum, denoting sales of two million copies.[74] In August 2022, RIAA updated Beyoncé's sales, certifying "Halo" as having sold more than 9 million copies.[75]

"Halo" debuted at number 40 on the New Zealand Singles Chart on February 2, 2009, and attained a high point of number two three weeks later.[76] The song spent 33 non-consecutive weeks on the chart, and was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of New Zealand (RIANZ), representing sales of 15,000 copies.[77] On February 15, 2009, it entered the ARIA Singles Chart at number 29. The ballad peaked at number three for four non-consecutive weeks, and spent a total of 36 weeks in the top 50.[78] The Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) certified "Halo" twelve-times platinum for selling 840,000 copies.[79]

"Halo" entered the UK Singles Chart at number 98 for the week ending February 21, 2009;[80][81] over a period of seven weeks, it climbed to number four on March 29, 2009 (for the week ending April 4, 2009).[82] It spent 49 weeks in the top 100 of UK Singles Chart; 44 non-consecutive weeks after its debut, it was at number 94 on March 4, 2012, before dropping out the following week.[83] As of June 2022, it had sold 2.1 million copies in the UK, including 158.7 million plays, and is her best-selling and most streamed single there.[84] In October 2023, the song was certified quadruple-platinum by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI), denoting 2,400,000 units sold and streamed in the UK.[85] It debuted on the Irish Singles Chart at number 32 on January 22, 2009,[86] and peaked at number four for three consecutive weeks.[87][88]

On the Spanish Singles Chart, "Halo" debuted at number 45 on January 25, 2009, but it fell off the chart the following week.[89] However, the song re-entered the chart four months later on May 3, 2009, at number 44, and peaked at number five on October 11, 2009.[89] It was certified double-platinum by the Productores de Música de España (PROMUSICAE), indicating sales of 80,000 copies.[90] "Halo" topped the Brasil Billboard Hot 100 chart for more than 20 consecutive weeks in 2009.[91] It emerged as the most listened to song on radio in Brazil during the same period as it registered 24,734 plays on radio stations throughout the country.[92] "Halo" was also the most downloaded song in Brazil from November 2009 to November 2010, as highlighted by the first edition of the Brazilian Digital Music Awards.[93]

Music videos edit

The accompanying music videos for "Halo" and "Diva" premiered simultaneously on the US iTunes Store on December 23, 2008.[12] Shot in late November 2008 in a SoHo townhouse owned by Beyoncé, the video was directed by Philip Andelman and features actor Michael Ealy as Beyoncé's love interest.[27][94][95] Ealy was happy to work with Beyoncé, as he had loved the song immediately after hearing it.[96] This was the second time he was asked to star in a video for a song by Beyoncé; the first was "Irreplaceable", which he had refused because he did not appreciate its theme and concept.[96] He had advised Beyoncé: "Call me when you have a hero role".[96]

The video, which Beyoncé has considered intimate and romantic,[25] begins as she stands against a wall, illuminated by light that passes through a window. In one scene, Beyoncé's character, dressed in a skin-tight leotard, performs a dance sequence while her love interest looks down at her from a balcony. According to Michael Slezak of Entertainment Weekly, the dance routines pay homage to the 1983 romantic drama film Flashdance.[12] Beyoncé and Ealy later stare adoringly at each other as they snuggle on a sofa. During the climax of the video, Beyoncé is shown underwater, dressed in white, moving slowly upwards. As the chorus begins, she opens her eyes; after Ealy kisses the back of her neck, the pair come face to face in the final scene, in which Beyoncé lies in bed, with Ealy above her. Jennifer Cady of E! Online wrote that the bright shiny lights in the video "make [Beyoncé] look like an angel".[52] The video was ranked at number 74 on BET's Notarized: Top 100 Videos of 2009 countdown.[97] By April 2020, the video had received over one billion views on YouTube, becoming Beyoncé's first to achieve it.[98]

An alternative video surfaced online in late May 2010, explaining why Beyoncé's character was remembering her love interest in the original version.[95][99] It begins with a view of the night sky and many trees, as Beyoncé drives a car and Ealy's character is chased by the police through a forest. As the video progresses, she parks her car on the side of the road and scenes from the original version are shown. Police dogs eventually catch Ealy's character and attack him savagely. An open bag reveals stolen money, which is dispersed by the wind. At the end of the video, in the forest, Beyoncé finds Ealy lying lifelessly on the ground.[95]

Live performances and tributes edit

 
Beyoncé performing "Halo" during The Mrs. Carter Show World Tour in Montreal, Canada

Beyoncé's first live performance of "Halo" was at the NAACP Awards on February 12, 2009.[100][101] She sang the ballad while archival footage from the Civil Rights Movement was shown in the background.[100] Brennan Williams of Entertainment Newswire wrote that Beyoncé's "breathtaking performance" showed why she received the 2009 Outstanding Female Artist award.[100] She also sang "Halo" on the Late Show with David Letterman on April 22, 2009,[102][103] and on Today the following day.[104] "Halo" was later added to the set list of her I Am... Tour in 2009–10,[105][106] when it was performed during the concert's encore.[105][106] After Beyoncé finished "Single Ladies", she sang "Halo" initially on stage before descending to shake hands with everybody in the front rows.[106] Deborah McAleese and Lauren Mulvenny of The Belfast Telegraph commented that she did it with "great passion".[107] It was included on her CD/DVD live albums I Am... Yours: An Intimate Performance at Wynn Las Vegas[108] and I Am... World Tour (2010).[109] Beyoncé performed "Halo" live, as the closing song at the 2011 Glastonbury Festival.[110]

On February 3, 2013, Beyoncé performed the song during the Super Bowl XLVII halftime show.[111] "Halo" was added to the set list of her The Mrs. Carter Show World Tour (2013–14) where it was preceded by a short a cappella performance of "I Will Always Love You".[112][113] In 2014, during the On the Run Tour, Beyoncé's co-headlining venture with Jay-Z, the song was performed during the end of the concert along with "Young Forever". Throughout the performance, home videos of the pair and their daughter Blue Ivy were shown on the screen on the stage.[114] A live rendition during a stop in Paris was broadcast on September 20, 2014 on HBO during an documentary special chronicling the tour.[115] The following day, a seven-minute video of the medley was released on Beyoncé's official YouTube channel.[116] "Halo" was added to the set list of her The Formation World Tour (2016).[117]

Beyoncé has performed "Halo" for several tributes. On June 25, 2009, American singer Michael Jackson died. During some concerts, an image of Jackson was shown on the main screen and she changed the lyrics to "Michael I can see your halo / I pray your music won't fade away".[118] On January 12, 2010, Haiti was struck by an earthquake. A charity telethon called Hope for Haiti Now: A Global Benefit for Earthquake Relief took place on January 22, 2010, in which many artists participated.[119][120] Beyoncé performed an acoustic version of "Halo" with Coldplay's lead vocalist Chris Martin playing the piano.[119][121] To make the song match the night's purpose,[122] She sang "Haiti, we can see your halo / You know you're my saving grace / You're everything I need and more, it's written all over your face / Haiti, we can see your halo / I pray you won't fade away".[123] The version was included on the 2010 live album Hope for Haiti Now.[123] Following the death of Whitney Houston earlier that year, Beyoncé performed a tribute during her Live revue in May 2012, at the Revel resort in Atlantic City, New Jersey.[124][125] Beyoncé began the performance of "Halo" singing the first verse of Houston's "I Will Always Love You".[125] Maura Johnston of The Village Voice praised the performance noting that "the most basically structured song [...] could be turned into something glorious with the right singer".[125] Kyle Anderson of Entertainment Weekly wrote that it was "the most attention-grabbing moments of the night".[124] Ben Ratliff of The New York Times highlighted the performance.[126] In January 2020, Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gianna died in a helicopter crash. Beyoncé sang "Halo" during their memorial the following month.[127]

Cover versions and usage in media edit

 
In 2009, members of the Glee cast (pictured) performed a mash-up cover of "Halo" and "Walking on Sunshine".

"Halo" was blended with the Katrina and the Waves' 1985 song "Walking on Sunshine", in the "Vitamin D" episode (2009) of the Fox Broadcasting Company television show Glee.[128] Released as a single, their version peaked at number 4 on the Irish Singles Chart,[129] number 8 on the UK Official Download Chart,[130] number 9 on the UK Singles Chart,[131] number 10 on the ARIA Singles Chart,[132] number 28 on the Canadian Hot 100 chart,[133] and number 40 on the Hot 100 chart.[134] It was certified gold by ARIA, denoting shipment of 35,000 copies.[135] The mash-up was included on the set list of the group's debut concert Glee Live! In Concert! (2010–11).[136]

In 2009, "Halo" was covered by Florence and the Machine on BBC Radio 1's Live Lounge.[137] Elementary school group PS22 Chorus covered "Halo" and "Single Ladies" during the 2009 Billboard Women in Music luncheon held at The Pierre in New York City.[138] At the 2009 MTV Europe Music Awards, American singer Katy Perry performed a mash-up of "Halo" and the other Best Song nominees.[139][140] American singer Mike Posner also covered the ballad with different lyrics, and included it on his 2009 mixtape A Matter of Time.[141][142] According to an MTV writer, Posner's rendition was "a refreshing take on the original".[142] The song was blended with "How to Break a Heart" by the Irish boy band Westlife, on their 2010 Where We Are Tour.[143] On February 5, 2012, the team on the Australian talent show, Young Talent Time, sang "Halo" as the closing song of that night.[144] On April 17, 2013, Angie Miller, a contestant on the 12th season of American Idol covered the song during an episode of the show.[145] Melissa Locker of Rolling Stone magazine commented that she was "at her best" and "managed to tap into that power sans piano".[145]

"Halo" has been covered by other musicians, including Ailee,[146] ceo,[147] Harper Blynn,[148] Chris Sebastian and the Kingdom Choir.[149] Marc Hogan of Pitchfork Media wrote that no cover has been "quite as inspired or as perversely logical" as the one by ceo.[147] He added that it was built on bumpy beats, and his version makes use of an acoustic guitar, 1980s-era stylized electric guitar, strings, and horns, and ends with a rapped outro.[147] A dancehall cover of "Halo" by Major Lazer, with lead vocals by Elephant Man, was posted on the former's Twitter account the night after Beyoncé won Best Female Pop Vocal Performance at the 2011 Grammy Awards.[147][150] Simon Vozick-Levinson of Entertainment Weekly commented that their version "stays fairly close to the original, except with Elephant Man growling instead of Beyoncé belting the verses".[151] A 2012 cover by singer-songwriter LP was described by MTV as "[finding] the perfect balance between making it her own and preserving the integrity of the original melody".[152] In 2013, "Halo" was covered by the Icelandic band Hjaltalín, with their version of "Halo" appearing as the B-side of their single "Crack in a Stone".[153][154]

A gospel-style version of the song was recorded by Jahméne and was released on his album Love Never Fails (2013).[155] Indian singer Sunidhi Chauhan covered the ballad during a concert at the Royal Albert Hall in London in late September 2013. A writer of The Times of India included the performance of the song as one of the highlights of the concert.[156] In 2013 Ane Brun, accompanied by Linnea Olsson on cello and backing vocals, released a "personal and stripped-down" version of "Halo" on her album Rarities.[157] This cover is included on the soundtrack of the 2014 movie If I Stay.[158] "Halo" was included on the international soundtrack of Caminho das Índias, an Emmy Award-winning Brazilian soap opera.[159] "Halo" is featured on the British compilation album Now! 73.[160]

Formats and track listings edit

Charts edit

Certifications edit

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[79] 12× Platinum 840,000‡
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)[263] Diamond 250,000‡
Canada (Music Canada)[264] 9× Platinum 720,000‡
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[265] 2× Platinum 180,000‡
Germany (BVMI)[266] Platinum 300,000‡
Italy (FIMI)[267] 3× Platinum 150,000‡
Mexico (AMPROFON)[268] Gold 30,000*
New Zealand (RMNZ)[77] Platinum 15,000*
Norway (IFPI Norway)[269] Gold 30,000‡
Portugal (AFP)[270] Platinum 20,000‡
South Korea[a] — 2,011,627[271]
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[90] 2× Platinum 80,000*
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[272] Platinum 30,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[85] 4× Platinum 2,400,000‡
United States (RIAA)[273] 9× Platinum 9,000,000‡
United States (RIAA)[274]
Mastertone 		Gold 500,000*

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history edit

Release dates and formats for "Halo"
Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref.
United States January 20, 2009 Contemporary hit radio Columbia [30]
Australia February 20, 2009 Digital download Sony Music [34]
New Zealand [35]
Australia February 23, 2009 CD
[275]
Germany March 19, 2009 Digital download [38]
France March 20, 2009 [36]
Italy Radio airplay [276]
Germany April 3, 2009
[39]
April 13, 2009 12-inch vinyl [40]
United Kingdom
  • CD
  • digital download (EP)
 RCA [41][42][277]
Canada April 14, 2009
  • 12-inch vinyl
  • digital download (EP)
 Sony Music [43][44]
United States Digital download (EP)
  • Columbia
  • Music World
 [33]

See also edit

Notes edit

  1. ^ Sales from 2012 until 2017

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Halo is a song recorded by American singer Beyonce for her third studio album I Am Sasha Fierce 2008 Included on the I Am disc it was intended to give a behind the scenes glimpse of Beyonce s life stripped of her make up and celebrity trappings Columbia Records released the song the album s fourth single to mainstream radio in the United States on January 20 2009 and to international markets from February 20 Inspired by Ray LaMontagne s 2004 song Shelter Halo was written by Ryan Tedder and Evan Bogart with the former producing it alongside Beyonce who handled the vocal production It was originally conceived by Tedder and Bogart specifically for Beyonce although there was media speculation that it had been intended for Leona Lewis Halo Single by Beyoncefrom the album I Am Sasha FierceB side Diva Single Ladies Put a Ring on It ReleasedJanuary 20 2009 2009 01 20 Recorded2008StudioManfield Los Angeles Germano Roc the Mic New York City GenrePop R amp BLength4 21 album version 3 44 radio edit LabelColumbiaComposer s Ryan Tedder Evan Bogart Beyonce KnowlesLyricist s Ryan Tedder Evan BogartProducer s Ryan Tedder Beyonce KnowlesBeyonce singles chronology Diva 2009 Halo 2009 Ego 2009 Music video Halo on YouTube Halo is a pop and R amp B power ballad the lyrics of which describe a sublime love It features drum piano keyboard string synthesizer and percussion instrumentation The song faced a controversy when Kelly Clarkson claimed that Tedder had reused the musical arrangement in her own 2009 song Already Gone Halo received positive reviews from music critics who made comparisons with Lewis s 2007 song Bleeding Love also written by Tedder Its production and Beyonce s vocals also received critical praise Halo was nominated for Record of the Year and won Best Female Pop Vocal Performance at the 52nd Annual Grammy Awards It won Best Song at the 2009 MTV Europe Music Awards Halo topped the singles charts of Brazil Norway and Slovakia and reached the top five on the singles chart of Australia Germany Ireland Italy New Zealand Switzerland the United Kingdom and the United States The song has received numerous certifications including a twelvefold platinum certification from Australia making it one of the highest certified songs in the country ninefold platinum certifications from Canada and the US a quadruple platinum certification from the United Kingdom a triple platinum certifications from Italy and a double platinum award from Spain Philip Andelman directed the accompanying music video which features American actor Michael Ealy It portrays a romantic relationship between Beyonce s and Ealy s characters Critics complimented Beyonce s looks in the clip An alternative music video which shows Ealy s character being chased by police officers through a forest at night was posted on the Internet in May 2010 The lyrics to Halo were changed for three of Beyonce s special live performances a tribute to Michael Jackson following his death a tribute to the victims of the 2010 Haiti earthquake and for Kobe and Gianna Bryant s memorial in 2020 The song has been covered by many artists including Florence and the Machine Harper Blynn LP and Westlife It was also performed on the television show Glee and was added to the soundtrack of the Brazilian telenovela Caminho das Indias Contents 1 Writing and production 2 Composition and lyrical interpretation 3 Release 4 Controversy 5 Critical reception 5 1 Accolades 6 Chart performance 7 Music videos 8 Live performances and tributes 9 Cover versions and usage in media 10 Formats and track listings 11 Charts 11 1 Weekly charts 11 2 Monthly charts 11 3 Year end charts 11 4 Decade end charts 12 Certifications 13 Release history 14 See also 15 Notes 16 References 17 External linksWriting and production edit nbsp Beyonce Bogart and Tedder pictured composed Halo in Tedder s music studio in California Halo was initially composed by Ryan Tedder lead vocalist of OneRepublic together with Evan Kidd Bogart 1 In an interview for HitQuarters Kidd narrated the events that led to writing the song OneRepublic canceled their tour after Tedder had broken his Achilles tendon and had undergone surgery The following day the band sent Tedder to Los Angeles There he and Kidd were socializing when Tedder expressed his desire to write a song At first Kidd was opposed to the idea because Tedder was supposed to be recuperating but the pair went to Tedder s studio During the writing sessions singer Ray LaMontagne was the primary inspiration for Halo Kidd suggested they create a song in the style of LaMontagne s Shelter for Beyonce and her husband Jay Z and proposed the title Halo after hearing Tedder play angelic chords They wrote the song in three hours 2 3 In 2009 the original demo leaked on the Internet and its production was similar to the published recording for which Beyonce received a writing credit Tedder explained that she edited vocally the bridge of the song and consequently earned the credit 4 According to Simon Cowell owner of the music production company Syco Entertainment Bogart and Tedder intended Halo for his client singer Leona Lewis who could not record the song because of her tight schedule 2 Cowell was upset that Beyonce chose to record the song 2 David Balls editor of the British media website Digital Spy asked Tedder during an interview whether Halo had initially been written for Lewis 5 Tedder answered that he had only tentatively offered the track to Lewis after Beyonce waited a long time before recording it 5 He commented There was this huge scandal that originally Halo was meant to go to Leona That was never the case That song was written for Beyonce What happened was that Beyonce waited long enough to record that song I thought this would be a brilliant first single for Leona which it would have What I did was foolishly say to Leona s camp I have it on hold for another A list artist and I m pretty sure they ll take it but if they don t I just want to know if you like it enough to consider it I sent it to them and they flipped on it They loved it and instantly said they wanted to do it I was like Wait wait wait no it s not free yet 5 Tedder and Beyonce produced Halo in 2008 at Los Angeles Manfield Studios and at New York City s Germano and Roc The Mic Studios 1 6 Tedder did the musical arrangements and played the instruments while Christian Baker assisted in recording the music Mark Spike Stent mixed the track with assistance from Matt Green and Jim Caruana recorded Beyonce s vocals both these tasks were done at Roc the Mic Studios 1 Halo is present on the I Am disc of the double album I Am Sasha Fierce as it is a ballad that shows Beyonce s insecurities about love 7 8 9 and the person she is underneath all the makeup underneath the lights and underneath all the exciting star drama 10 Beyonce has said that she loves singing ballads because the music and the emotion in the story is told sic so much better It s a better connection because you can hear it and it s not all these other distractions I really wanted people to hear my voice and hear what I had to say 7 Composition and lyrical interpretation edit nbsp Halo source source track A 26 second sample of the third and final pre chorus and chorus of Halo which include R amp B undertones sweeping strings and percussive step sounds 11 12 13 Towards the end Beyonce echoes Ha lo ha lo ha lo which is similar to the way Rihanna ricochets eh eh eh on the chorus of Umbrella 10 14 Problems playing this file See media help Halo is a contemporary downtempo R amp B 15 power ballad 16 17 that features a pop production 11 It has elements of gospel and soul music 16 18 Instrumentation is provided by a piano 13 a keyboard 19 big drums 20 a synthesizer 21 strings and percussion instruments 12 The cascading piano work 22 is accompanied by percussive beats that alternate between handclaps and foot stomps 12 13 16 Halo was composed using common time in the key of A major with a tempo of 84 beats per minute 19 It is built on the chord progression A Bm F m D and is written in the common verse chorus form 19 Beyonce s vocals span from C 3 to the head voice note of G5 19 incorporate melisma 23 and are supported by backing vocals 19 She ornaments her singing with vibrato yelps and trills 16 rapid alternations between two adjacent notes usually a semitone or tone apart The arrangement also consists of symphonic crescendos and electronic accents 18 In Halo Beyonce professes her all encompassing fondness to her lover with open hearted emotion 13 18 24 She said Halo is angelic like you see angels faces instantly when you hear it Its lyrics are basically saying that I had these walls built up about love you completely tore them down and when I look at you I see your halo it s really beautiful 25 Backed by a piano claps and step stomps that set a spiritualized atmosphere 13 16 Beyonce opens the song with the lines Remember those walls I built Well baby they re tumbling down 18 She sings the introduction in a low register and the power of her voice gradually increases as the song progresses 10 In the pre chorus she chants Everywhere I m looking now I m surrounded by your embrace baby I can see your halo you know you re my saving grace you re everything I need and more it s written all over your face 8 17 Beyonce then echoes the word halo in the chorus 10 the third and final one is preceded by a 1980s drum breakdown and is complemented by sweeping strings and percussion 12 26 Release edit Halo and Ego were initially planned for simultaneous release in the US following the 2008 dual lead singles If I Were a Boy and Single Ladies Put a Ring on It 8 But the release of Ego was canceled and replaced with Diva 27 Halo was taken from a different disc of I Am Sasha Fierce to Diva the intention was to demonstrate the concept that Beyonce has conflicting personalities the central theme of the album 11 28 29 The motif was demonstrated by placing the album s ballads and uptempo tracks on separate discs 10 29 Halo was sent by Music World Entertainment and Columbia Records to contemporary hit radio playlists on January 20 2009 30 while Diva was classified for rhythmic contemporary and urban contemporary radio playlists 31 32 A digital extended play EP containing a radio edit and four remixes of Halo was later released on April 14 2009 33 On February 20 2009 Halo was released as a two track digital download including a remix of Single Ladies Put a Ring on It in Australia 34 and New Zealand 35 In France it was released as a stand alone digital download on March 20 2009 36 On the same date Halo was serviced digitally alongside the album version of Diva in mainland Europe 37 including Germany 38 where it was also made available as a CD single on April 3 and a vinyl single on April 12 2009 39 40 In the United Kingdom a digital EP containing the album version and three remixes of Halo was released on April 13 2009 41 42 The following day the song was made available on a digital EP as a maxi single and a vinyl single in Canada 43 44 Controversy editSoon after composing Halo Tedder worked with Kelly Clarkson on her fourth studio album All I Ever Wanted 2009 for which they wrote Already Gone together 45 When the song came out critics noted a resemblance to Beyonce s Halo 46 Clarkson however initially stated that she was unaware of any similarities between the two songs 47 She eventually realized their resemblance when she listened to both recordings closely the similarities are most notable in the backing tracks which in both cases feature a melancholy piano loud drums and handclaps 46 Clarkson tried to prevent Already Gone from being included on All I Ever Wanted but it was impossible to make last minute changes as her album was already being printed when I Am Sasha Fierce was released 45 She accused Tedder of using the same arrangement on both Already Gone and Halo and complained that people would incorrectly assume she was stealing it from Beyonce 45 Clarkson was furious and confronted Tedder on the phone 45 In response Tedder commented that he would never give two artists the same musical arrangement and that her criticism was hurtful and absurd 48 He asserted that the concept melodies and lyrics of Already Gone and Halo are completely different 48 Calling Already Gone one of the best songs he had ever composed Tedder challenged people to listen to the two ballads and form their own opinions 48 Clarkson also tried to stop her label RCA from releasing Already Gone as a single because she wanted to respect Beyonce 49 but they went against her will and released it 45 She said It s one of those things I have no control over I already made my album At this point the record company can do whatever they want with it 50 Clarkson later told James Montgomery of MTV News that it was unfortunate Already Gone and Halo sound so similar but noted that at least they have different vocal melodies 47 Critical reception edit nbsp Beyonce performing Halo during her I Am World Tour at the O2 Arena in London Halo received universal acclaim Christian Williams of Billboard magazine wrote that the pop sound of Halo should take it to the top of the charts 11 He added that comparisons could be made to Lewis Bleeding Love 2007 but concluded that Halo hangs high on its own merits 11 Michael Slezak of Entertainment Weekly described Halo as an absolutely glorious and perfectly produced track which had the potential to be as commercially successful as Crazy in Love 2003 and Irreplaceable 2007 12 Joey Guerra of the Houston Chronicle wrote that it was an immediate standout on I Am Sasha Fierce 18 Praising the big and wide melodies of Halo Matos Michaelangelo of The A V Club commented that Beyonce has a real flair for grandeur 51 Jennifer Cady of E Online wrote that the song could be included on a romantic mixtape 52 and James Montgomery of MTV News noted that the tear jerking power of Halo reveals sides of Beyonce we never knew existed 53 Ryan Dombal of Pitchfork wrote that Beyonce s vocal delivery was strident and exposed reminiscent of Celine Dion s style 24 In spite of what he called it a garden variety lyrics James Reed of The Boston Globe wrote that Halo was the most evocative power ballad recorded by Beyonce comparing it to the work done by American record producer and songwriter Phil Spector on his Wall of Sound mixing board 29 Critics highlighted the similarities of Halo to Rihanna s Umbrella 2007 Alexis Petridis of The Guardian noted that both have the same icy synths drivetime rock dynamic and a similar repetitive chorus 21 This view was echoed by Jennifer Vineyard of MTV News 10 and Brent DiCrescenzo of Timeout who viewed Halo as a Bette Midler level hymn from Umbrella lift ing its savior theme 14 Nick Levine of Digital Spy described Halo as a muscular hybrid of Umbrella and Lewis Bleeding Love 54 David Balls of the same website wrote Halo is a contemporary power ballad in the Bleeding Love mould Could Lewis have pulled this off better Well that s a matter of opinion of course but Mrs Jay Z doesn t leave much room for improvement 17 Accolades edit Halo was nominated for Best Single at the 2009 Urban Music Awards 55 and for Best Love Song at the 2009 Teen Choice Awards 56 It won the Best Song award at the MTV Europe Music Awards 2009 57 The ballad was placed at number seven of Rap Up s list of the 25 best songs of 2009 58 Halo was nominated at the 52nd Annual Grammy Awards in the categories of Record of the Year 59 and Best Female Pop Vocal Performance winning the latter 60 It also won Best Foreign Song at the 2010 Croatian Porin Awards 61 The live version of Halo featured on I Am Yours An Intimate Performance at Wynn Las Vegas 2009 was nominated for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance at the 53rd Annual Grammy Awards 62 The American Society of Composers Authors and Publishers ASCAP recognized Halo as one of the most performed songs of 2009 at the 27th ASCAP Pop Music Awards 63 On the occasion of Beyonce s thirtieth birthday in 2011 Erika Ramirez and Jason Lipshutz of Billboard magazine placed the ballad at number 18 on their list of Beyonce s 30 biggest Billboard hits 3 On The Village Voice year end Pazz amp Jop singles list Halo was ranked at numbers 878 and 124 in 2008 and 2009 respectively 64 65 In 2013 John Boone and Jennifer Cady of E Online placed the song at number three on their list of the ten best Beyonce s songs writing that other power ballads don t come more powerful than this one which finds Beyonce belting alongside what sounds to be every instrument in the entire world including a dope one second drum solo 66 Consequence of Sound named Halo the 23rd best song of 2009 67 Chart performance edit Halo debuted at number 93 in the US Billboard Hot 100 chart issue dated February 7 2009 68 It peaked at number five on the chart issue dated May 23 2009 69 The US success of Halo helped Beyonce achieve more top 10 singles on the Hot 100 chart than any other female artist during 2001 10 70 After spending 30 weeks in the top 40 of the Hot 100 chart Halo last charted on the week ending August 29 2009 71 It peaked at number two on the US Mainstream Top 40 chart behind Boom Boom Pow by The Black Eyed Peas 72 at number one on the US Hot Dance Club Songs chart and at number 16 on the US Hot R amp B Hip Hop Songs chart 73 On January 5 2010 the Recording Industry Association of America RIAA certified the single double platinum denoting sales of two million copies 74 In August 2022 RIAA updated Beyonce s sales certifying Halo as having sold more than 9 million copies 75 Halo debuted at number 40 on the New Zealand Singles Chart on February 2 2009 and attained a high point of number two three weeks later 76 The song spent 33 non consecutive weeks on the chart and was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of New Zealand RIANZ representing sales of 15 000 copies 77 On February 15 2009 it entered the ARIA Singles Chart at number 29 The ballad peaked at number three for four non consecutive weeks and spent a total of 36 weeks in the top 50 78 The Australian Recording Industry Association ARIA certified Halo twelve times platinum for selling 840 000 copies 79 Halo entered the UK Singles Chart at number 98 for the week ending February 21 2009 80 81 over a period of seven weeks it climbed to number four on March 29 2009 for the week ending April 4 2009 82 It spent 49 weeks in the top 100 of UK Singles Chart 44 non consecutive weeks after its debut it was at number 94 on March 4 2012 before dropping out the following week 83 As of June 2022 it had sold 2 1 million copies in the UK including 158 7 million plays and is her best selling and most streamed single there 84 In October 2023 the song was certified quadruple platinum by the British Phonographic Industry BPI denoting 2 400 000 units sold and streamed in the UK 85 It debuted on the Irish Singles Chart at number 32 on January 22 2009 86 and peaked at number four for three consecutive weeks 87 88 On the Spanish Singles Chart Halo debuted at number 45 on January 25 2009 but it fell off the chart the following week 89 However the song re entered the chart four months later on May 3 2009 at number 44 and peaked at number five on October 11 2009 89 It was certified double platinum by the Productores de Musica de Espana PROMUSICAE indicating sales of 80 000 copies 90 Halo topped the Brasil Billboard Hot 100 chart for more than 20 consecutive weeks in 2009 91 It emerged as the most listened to song on radio in Brazil during the same period as it registered 24 734 plays on radio stations throughout the country 92 Halo was also the most downloaded song in Brazil from November 2009 to November 2010 as highlighted by the first edition of the Brazilian Digital Music Awards 93 Music videos editThe accompanying music videos for Halo and Diva premiered simultaneously on the US iTunes Store on December 23 2008 12 Shot in late November 2008 in a SoHo townhouse owned by Beyonce the video was directed by Philip Andelman and features actor Michael Ealy as Beyonce s love interest 27 94 95 Ealy was happy to work with Beyonce as he had loved the song immediately after hearing it 96 This was the second time he was asked to star in a video for a song by Beyonce the first was Irreplaceable which he had refused because he did not appreciate its theme and concept 96 He had advised Beyonce Call me when you have a hero role 96 The video which Beyonce has considered intimate and romantic 25 begins as she stands against a wall illuminated by light that passes through a window In one scene Beyonce s character dressed in a skin tight leotard performs a dance sequence while her love interest looks down at her from a balcony According to Michael Slezak of Entertainment Weekly the dance routines pay homage to the 1983 romantic drama film Flashdance 12 Beyonce and Ealy later stare adoringly at each other as they snuggle on a sofa During the climax of the video Beyonce is shown underwater dressed in white moving slowly upwards As the chorus begins she opens her eyes after Ealy kisses the back of her neck the pair come face to face in the final scene in which Beyonce lies in bed with Ealy above her Jennifer Cady of E Online wrote that the bright shiny lights in the video make Beyonce look like an angel 52 The video was ranked at number 74 on BET s Notarized Top 100 Videos of 2009 countdown 97 By April 2020 the video had received over one billion views on YouTube becoming Beyonce s first to achieve it 98 An alternative video surfaced online in late May 2010 explaining why Beyonce s character was remembering her love interest in the original version 95 99 It begins with a view of the night sky and many trees as Beyonce drives a car and Ealy s character is chased by the police through a forest As the video progresses she parks her car on the side of the road and scenes from the original version are shown Police dogs eventually catch Ealy s character and attack him savagely An open bag reveals stolen money which is dispersed by the wind At the end of the video in the forest Beyonce finds Ealy lying lifelessly on the ground 95 Live performances and tributes edit nbsp Beyonce performing Halo during The Mrs Carter Show World Tour in Montreal CanadaBeyonce s first live performance of Halo was at the NAACP Awards on February 12 2009 100 101 She sang the ballad while archival footage from the Civil Rights Movement was shown in the background 100 Brennan Williams of Entertainment Newswire wrote that Beyonce s breathtaking performance showed why she received the 2009 Outstanding Female Artist award 100 She also sang Halo on the Late Show with David Letterman on April 22 2009 102 103 and on Today the following day 104 Halo was later added to the set list of her I Am Tour in 2009 10 105 106 when it was performed during the concert s encore 105 106 After Beyonce finished Single Ladies she sang Halo initially on stage before descending to shake hands with everybody in the front rows 106 Deborah McAleese and Lauren Mulvenny of The Belfast Telegraph commented that she did it with great passion 107 It was included on her CD DVD live albums I Am Yours An Intimate Performance at Wynn Las Vegas 108 and I Am World Tour 2010 109 Beyonce performed Halo live as the closing song at the 2011 Glastonbury Festival 110 On February 3 2013 Beyonce performed the song during the Super Bowl XLVII halftime show 111 Halo was added to the set list of her The Mrs Carter Show World Tour 2013 14 where it was preceded by a short a cappella performance of I Will Always Love You 112 113 In 2014 during the On the Run Tour Beyonce s co headlining venture with Jay Z the song was performed during the end of the concert along with Young Forever Throughout the performance home videos of the pair and their daughter Blue Ivy were shown on the screen on the stage 114 A live rendition during a stop in Paris was broadcast on September 20 2014 on HBO during an documentary special chronicling the tour 115 The following day a seven minute video of the medley was released on Beyonce s official YouTube channel 116 Halo was added to the set list of her The Formation World Tour 2016 117 Beyonce has performed Halo for several tributes On June 25 2009 American singer Michael Jackson died During some concerts an image of Jackson was shown on the main screen and she changed the lyrics to Michael I can see your halo I pray your music won t fade away 118 On January 12 2010 Haiti was struck by an earthquake A charity telethon called Hope for Haiti Now A Global Benefit for Earthquake Relief took place on January 22 2010 in which many artists participated 119 120 Beyonce performed an acoustic version of Halo with Coldplay s lead vocalist Chris Martin playing the piano 119 121 To make the song match the night s purpose 122 She sang Haiti we can see your halo You know you re my saving grace You re everything I need and more it s written all over your face Haiti we can see your halo I pray you won t fade away 123 The version was included on the 2010 live album Hope for Haiti Now 123 Following the death of Whitney Houston earlier that year Beyonce performed a tribute during her Live revue in May 2012 at the Revel resort in Atlantic City New Jersey 124 125 Beyonce began the performance of Halo singing the first verse of Houston s I Will Always Love You 125 Maura Johnston of The Village Voice praised the performance noting that the most basically structured song could be turned into something glorious with the right singer 125 Kyle Anderson of Entertainment Weekly wrote that it was the most attention grabbing moments of the night 124 Ben Ratliff of The New York Times highlighted the performance 126 In January 2020 Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gianna died in a helicopter crash Beyonce sang Halo during their memorial the following month 127 Cover versions and usage in media edit nbsp In 2009 members of the Glee cast pictured performed a mash up cover of Halo and Walking on Sunshine Halo was blended with the Katrina and the Waves 1985 song Walking on Sunshine in the Vitamin D episode 2009 of the Fox Broadcasting Company television show Glee 128 Released as a single their version peaked at number 4 on the Irish Singles Chart 129 number 8 on the UK Official Download Chart 130 number 9 on the UK Singles Chart 131 number 10 on the ARIA Singles Chart 132 number 28 on the Canadian Hot 100 chart 133 and number 40 on the Hot 100 chart 134 It was certified gold by ARIA denoting shipment of 35 000 copies 135 The mash up was included on the set list of the group s debut concert Glee Live In Concert 2010 11 136 In 2009 Halo was covered by Florence and the Machine on BBC Radio 1 s Live Lounge 137 Elementary school group PS22 Chorus covered Halo and Single Ladies during the 2009 Billboard Women in Music luncheon held at The Pierre in New York City 138 At the 2009 MTV Europe Music Awards American singer Katy Perry performed a mash up of Halo and the other Best Song nominees 139 140 American singer Mike Posner also covered the ballad with different lyrics and included it on his 2009 mixtape A Matter of Time 141 142 According to an MTV writer Posner s rendition was a refreshing take on the original 142 The song was blended with How to Break a Heart by the Irish boy band Westlife on their 2010 Where We Are Tour 143 On February 5 2012 the team on the Australian talent show Young Talent Time sang Halo as the closing song of that night 144 On April 17 2013 Angie Miller a contestant on the 12th season of American Idol covered the song during an episode of the show 145 Melissa Locker of Rolling Stone magazine commented that she was at her best and managed to tap into that power sans piano 145 Halo has been covered by other musicians including Ailee 146 ceo 147 Harper Blynn 148 Chris Sebastian and the Kingdom Choir 149 Marc Hogan of Pitchfork Media wrote that no cover has been quite as inspired or as perversely logical as the one by ceo 147 He added that it was built on bumpy beats and his version makes use of an acoustic guitar 1980s era stylized electric guitar strings and horns and ends with a rapped outro 147 A dancehall cover of Halo by Major Lazer with lead vocals by Elephant Man was posted on the former s Twitter account the night after Beyonce won Best Female Pop Vocal Performance at the 2011 Grammy Awards 147 150 Simon Vozick Levinson of Entertainment Weekly commented that their version stays fairly close to the original except with Elephant Man growling instead of Beyonce belting the verses 151 A 2012 cover by singer songwriter LP was described by MTV as finding the perfect balance between making it her own and preserving the integrity of the original melody 152 In 2013 Halo was covered by the Icelandic band Hjaltalin with their version of Halo appearing as the B side of their single Crack in a Stone 153 154 A gospel style version of the song was recorded by Jahmene and was released on his album Love Never Fails 2013 155 Indian singer Sunidhi Chauhan covered the ballad during a concert at the Royal Albert Hall in London in late September 2013 A writer of The Times of India included the performance of the song as one of the highlights of the concert 156 In 2013 Ane Brun accompanied by Linnea Olsson on cello and backing vocals released a personal and stripped down version of Halo on her album Rarities 157 This cover is included on the soundtrack of the 2014 movie If I Stay 158 Halo was included on the international soundtrack of Caminho das Indias an Emmy Award winning Brazilian soap opera 159 Halo is featured on the British compilation album Now 73 160 Formats and track listings editAustralia single 34 Halo 4 21 Single Ladies Put a Ring on It RedTop Remix Radio Edit 3 32Europe single 37 Halo 4 22 Diva 3 21Germany premium CD 161 Halo Album Version 4 22 Diva Album Version 3 21 Halo Dave Aude Remix Radio Edit 4 10 Halo Enhanced Video 3 44France single 36 Halo 4 21 UK single EP 41 Halo Olli Collins amp Fred Portelli Remix 6 58 Halo The New Devices Remix 5 49 Halo My Digital Enemy Remix 6 33 Halo 4 21Canada and US single and remixes EP 33 43 Halo Radio Edit 3 44 Halo Dave Aude Club Remix 8 54 Halo Gomi Club Remix 8 57 Halo Karmatronic Club Remix 7 13 Halo Lost Daze Club Remix 8 02Charts editWeekly charts edit Chart 2009 2012 PeakpositionAustralia ARIA 162 3Austria O3 Austria Top 40 163 6Belgium Ultratop 50 Flanders 164 18Belgium Ultratop 50 Wallonia 149 15Brazil Crowley Broadcast Analysis 165 1Bulgaria BAMP 166 5Canada Canadian Hot 100 167 3Canada Canadian Hot 100 167 Acoustic version 58Canada AC Billboard 168 8Canada CHR Top 40 Billboard 169 5Canada Hot AC Billboard 170 1CIS TopHit 171 26Croatia HRT 172 2Czech Republic Radio Top 100 173 2Denmark Tracklisten 174 15European Hot 100 Singles Billboard 175 4France SNEP Download Chart 176 9Germany Official German Charts 177 5Global Dance Tracks Billboard 178 9Greece Digital Song Sales Billboard 179 10Hungary Radios Top 40 180 17Ireland IRMA 87 4Israel Media Forest 181 6Italy FIMI 182 5Norway VG lista 183 1New Zealand Recorded Music NZ 184 2Netherlands Single Top 100 185 14Netherlands Dutch Top 40 186 9Portugal Digital Song Sales Billboard 187 1Romania Romanian Radio Airplay 188 6Scotland OCC 189 4Slovakia Radio Top 100 190 1South Korea International Gaon 191 6Spain PROMUSICAE 192 5Sweden Sverigetopplistan 193 8Sweden Sverigetopplistan 194 Acoustic version 23Switzerland Schweizer Hitparade 195 4UK Singles OCC 82 4UK Hip Hop R amp B OCC 196 2US Billboard Hot 100 197 5US Adult Contemporary Billboard 198 27US Adult R amp B Songs Billboard 199 39US Adult Top 40 Billboard 200 22US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles Billboard 201 Acoustic version 5US Dance Club Songs Billboard 202 1US Hot R amp B Hip Hop Songs Billboard 203 16US Mainstream Top 40 Billboard 204 2US R amp B Hip Hop Digital Songs Billboard 205 Acoustic version 23US Rhythmic Billboard 206 8 Chart 2013 PeakpositionScotland OCC 207 43UK Singles OCC 208 45UK Hip Hop R amp B OCC 209 9Chart 2016 PeakpositionFrance SNEP 210 39Chart 2022 PeakpositionPoland Polish Airplay Top 100 211 66Monthly charts edit Chart 2009 PositionBrazil Hot 100 Airplay 212 1Brazil Hot Pop Songs 213 1CIS Tophit 214 32 Year end charts edit Chart 2009 PositionAustralia ARIA 215 7Australia Urban ARIA 216 4Austria O3 Austria Top 40 217 35Belgium Ultratop Flanders 218 72Belgium Ultratop Wallonia 219 70Brazil Hot 100 Airplay 220 1Canada Canadian Hot 100 221 12CIS Tophit 222 126Denmark Tracklisten 223 40European Hot 100 Singles Billboard 224 33Germany Official German Chart 225 18Hungary Radios Top 40 226 87Ireland IRMA 227 18Italy FIMI 228 28Netherlands Dutch Top 40 229 57Netherlands Single Top 100 230 91New Zealand Recorded Music NZ 231 8Norway VG lista 232 5Spain PROMUSICAE 233 9Sweden Sverigetopplistan 234 5Switzerland Schweizer Hitparade 235 18UK Singles OCC 236 25US Billboard Hot 100 237 24US Hot R amp B Hip Hop Songs Billboard 238 79US Mainstream Top 40 Billboard 239 18US Rhythmic Billboard 240 34Chart 2010 PositionAustralia Urban ARIA 241 39Chart 2011 PositionBelgium Ultratop 50 Flanders Catalog 242 71Chart 2012 PositionSouth Korea International Gaon 243 10166Belgium Ultratop 50 Flanders Catalog 244 85Chart 2013 PositionAustralia Urban ARIA 245 42Belgium Ultratop 50 Flanders Catalog 246 54Belgium Ultratop 50 Wallonia Catalog 247 71South Korea International Gaon 248 20Chart 2014 PositionAustralia Urban ARIA 249 39Belgium Ultratop 50 Wallonia Catalog 250 84South Korea International Gaon 251 58Chart 2015 PositionAustralia Urban ARIA 252 46Belgium Ultratop 50 Flanders Catalog 253 88Belgium Ultratop 50 Wallonia Catalog 254 60South Korea International Gaon 255 33Chart 2016 PositionAustralia Urban ARIA 256 37Belgium Ultratop 50 Wallonia Catalog 257 100South Korea International Gaon 258 39Chart 2017 PositionAustralia Urban ARIA 259 45Belgium Ultratop 50 Wallonia Catalog 260 96South Korea International Gaon 261 89Decade end charts edit Chart 2000 2009 PositionAustralia ARIA 262 32Brazil Hot 100 Airplay 220 1Certifications editRegion Certification Certified units salesAustralia ARIA 79 12 Platinum 840 000 Brazil Pro Musica Brasil 263 Diamond 250 000 Canada Music Canada 264 9 Platinum 720 000 Denmark IFPI Danmark 265 2 Platinum 180 000 Germany BVMI 266 Platinum 300 000 Italy FIMI 267 3 Platinum 150 000 Mexico AMPROFON 268 Gold 30 000 New Zealand RMNZ 77 Platinum 15 000 Norway IFPI Norway 269 Gold 30 000 Portugal AFP 270 Platinum 20 000 South Korea a 2 011 627 271 Spain PROMUSICAE 90 2 Platinum 80 000 Switzerland IFPI Switzerland 272 Platinum 30 000 United Kingdom BPI 85 4 Platinum 2 400 000 United States RIAA 273 9 Platinum 9 000 000 United States RIAA 274 Mastertone Gold 500 000 Sales figures based on certification alone Shipments figures based on certification alone Sales streaming figures based on certification alone Release history editRelease dates and formats for Halo Region Date Format s Label s Ref United States January 20 2009 Contemporary hit radio Columbia 30 Australia February 20 2009 Digital download Sony Music 34 New Zealand 35 Australia February 23 2009 CD 275 Germany March 19 2009 Digital download 38 France March 20 2009 36 Italy Radio airplay 276 Germany April 3 2009 CDmaxi CD 39 April 13 2009 12 inch vinyl 40 United Kingdom CDdigital download EP RCA 41 42 277 Canada April 14 2009 12 inch vinyldigital download EP Sony Music 43 44 United States Digital download EP ColumbiaMusic World 33 See also edit nbsp Music portal nbsp Pop music portal nbsp R amp B and Soul Music portalList of best selling singles in South Korea List of Billboard Hot Dance Club Play number ones of 2009 List of Hot 100 number one singles of 2009 Brazil List of most downloaded songs in the United Kingdom List of number one pop hits of 2009 Brazil List of number one songs in Norway of 2009 List of songs which have spent the most weeks on the UK Singles Chart List of 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