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Beyonce's first Top Ten was with Jay-Z on that " '03 Bonnie & Clyde" tune, the first of her twelve -- not eleven -- Top Tens outside of Destiny's Child.
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==Chart performance==
==Chart performance==
The song debuted on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] on the issue dated February 7, 2009, at number 93 and so far peaked at number 10, becoming Beyoncé's 11th Top 10 single on the Hot 100 as a solo artist, and her 17th overall top 40 single. The song has now been certified gold by [[RIAA]], selling over 500,000 copies in the USA.
The song debuted on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] on the issue dated February 7, 2009, at number 93 and so far peaked at number 10, becoming Beyoncé's 12th Top 10 single on the Hot 100 as a solo artist (i.e., outside of Destiny's Child's hits), and her 17th overall top 40 single. The song has now been certified gold by [[RIAA]], selling over 500,000 copies in the USA.


On the [[Canadian Hot 100]], the song debuted at 92 and so far peaked at number 4.<ref name="hot 100">[http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/charts/chart_display.jsp?g=Singles&f=The+Billboard+Hot+100 Billboard Hot 100]</ref><ref name="canadian">[http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/charts/chart_display.jsp?g=Singles&f=Canadian+Hot+100 Canadian Hot 100]</ref>
On the [[Canadian Hot 100]], the song debuted at 92 and so far peaked at number 4.<ref name="hot 100">[http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/charts/chart_display.jsp?g=Singles&f=The+Billboard+Hot+100 Billboard Hot 100]</ref><ref name="canadian">[http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/charts/chart_display.jsp?g=Singles&f=Canadian+Hot+100 Canadian Hot 100]</ref>

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"Halo"
Song

"Halo" is a song by American R&B singer Beyoncé. It was written by Ryan Tedder and Evan Bogart for her third studio album, I Am… Sasha Fierce. In the United States, the song was released on January 20, 2009 as the album's fourth single.

Background

The song "Halo," written by Ryan Tedder and Evan "Kidd" Bogart, was originally offered to British singer Leona Lewis, but Lewis did not have the time to record it in the time that Tedder wanted it released. [2]

Promotion

Knowles performed the song for the first time at the NAACP awards where she also won Outstanding Female Artist. She also performed the song at "The Late Show with David Letterman" after an interview on April 22 [3]. Knowles also recently performed "Halo" on "The Today Show", April 23.

Critical reception

The reviews of "Halo" have been generally positive. Chris Williams of Billboard writes, "'Halo' has a mainstream pop sound, with subtle R&B undertones that should carry it to the top of the charts. Comparisons could be made to Leona Lewis' "Bleeding Love" (also co-written by Ryan Tedder), but [the former] hangs high on its own merits."[4] Michael Slezak of Entertainment Weekly writes, "'Halo', an absolutely glorious and perfectly produced track that should be as big a hit as 'Irreplaceable' and 'Crazy in Love'."[5] Digital Spy said that " 'Halo' is a contemporary power ballad in the 'Bleeding Love' mould: modish beats, a simple piano melody and loads of emotion. "Everywhere I'm looking now, I'm surrounded by your embrace, baby I can see your halo, you know you're my saving grace," Beyoncé sings over Tedder's bombastic production. 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".[6]

Chart performance

The song debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 on the issue dated February 7, 2009, at number 93 and so far peaked at number 10, becoming Beyoncé's 12th Top 10 single on the Hot 100 as a solo artist (i.e., outside of Destiny's Child's hits), and her 17th overall top 40 single. The song has now been certified gold by RIAA, selling over 500,000 copies in the USA.

On the Canadian Hot 100, the song debuted at 92 and so far peaked at number 4.[7][8]

On February 2, 2009, "Halo" debuted at number 40 on the Official New Zealand RIANZ Top 40 Chart, becoming her 15th top 40 hit there.[9] The following week the song jumped 34 places to number 6, then jumping to number three in its third week. The song has since peaked at number 2, making it Knowles' third consecutive number 2 single behind "If I Were A Boy" and "Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)". The song was certified Gold after seven weeks, selling over 7,500 copies.[10][11] On February 7, "Halo" became the most added song to Australian radio in the week of its release. "Halo" debuted at number twenty-nine on the Australian ARIA Singles Chart and has since peaked at number 3 making it a bigger hit than "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)" there. The song has since been certified Platinum, selling over 70,000 copies.[12]

On March 7, 2009, the song made its debut on UK Singles Charts at number 40 on downloads alone, 5 weeks before its official release. The following week the song went up twenty places to number 20 and rose another eleven places to number 9, the week after it rose to number 4.

Music video

File:Halo screenshot.JPG
Beyonce in the underwater scene featured in the official music video for "Halo"

The video premiered exclusively on iTunes on December 23, simultaneously with the music video for "Diva".[13]

The music video was shot in late November and was directed by Philip Andelman. It features actor Michael Ealy as Knowles' love interest , and unlike the other three music videos from the album , "Halo" is the first video to be shot fully in colour. The song was cut to be shorter for the music video (the album version is 4 minutes and 21 seconds, while the video version is around 3 minutes and 45 seconds. The second bridge in the Video Edit of the song is shortened) and only part of the song is actually sung by Beyoncé while during other times it is just the music playing in the background while the video progresses. The video begins with Beyoncé up against a wall with a window behind her with light shining. As the video progresses the scenes vary in different parts of the house. In one scene, Beyoncé is dancing to some choreography in a leotard while her love interest is looking down at her from a balcony. During the climax Beyoncé is seen underwater moving upwards slowly in white clothing and when the chorus begins, Beyoncé opens her eyes. The last scene is played with Beyoncé lying down with Michael Ealy above her and only their faces are shot for the scene. The song has an alternate video as well when Beyoncé is driving throughout the video then finds out at the end of the video her boyfriend is dead.[14], this alternate version is expected to appear in the I Am... Sasha Fierce anthology album.

Tracklisting

Charts

Chart (2009) Peak
position
Australian ARIA Singles Chart[16] 3
Canadian Hot 100[17] 4
Danish Top 40[18] 21
Dutch Top 40[19] 9
Eurochart Hot 100 Singles[20] 6
German Singles Chart 8
Irish Singles Chart [21] 4
Israeli Singles Chart[22] 1
Swedish Singles Chart [23] 9
Norwegian Singles Chart [24] 1
New Zealand RIANZ Singles Chart[25] 2
Spanish Singles Chart[26] 45
Swiss Singles Chart[27] 5
Turkey Top 20 Chart[28] 10
UK Singles Chart [29] 4
UK R&B Chart 2
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[7] 10
U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs[30] 17
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play 6
U.S. Billboard Pop 100[31] 13

Release history

Country Date Details
United States January 20, 2009 Digital download
Brazil February 11, 2009 Radio
Australia February 21, 2009 CD single
Germany April 3, 2009
United Kingdom April 13, 2009[32] CD single
Digital download
Preceded by Israeli Singles Chart number one song[33]
April 4, 2009- 		Succeeded by
incumbent
Preceded by Norwegian Singles Chart number one song[34]
April 27, 2009- 		Succeeded by
incumbent

References

  1. ^ "Halo". ASCAP. Retrieved 2008-26-12.
  2. ^ "Leona's song goes to Beyoncé". Virgin Media. 2008-11-05. Retrieved 2009-02-16.
  3. ^ http://www.rap-up.com/2009/04/22/beyonce-holds-her-own-umbrella/#more-16486
  4. ^ "Halo". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 2009-01-17. Retrieved 2009-01-11.
  5. ^ "Halo".
  6. ^ http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/a147168/beyonce-halo.html
  7. ^ a b Billboard Hot 100
  8. ^ Canadian Hot 100
  9. ^ http://charts.org.nz/showitem.asp?interpret=Beyonc%E9&titel=Halo&cat=s
  10. ^ http://www.rianz.org.nz/rianz/chart.asp
  11. ^ http://www.rianz.org.nz/rianz/chart_facts.asp
  12. ^ http://www.ariacharts.com.au/pages/charts_display.asp?chart=1U50
  13. ^ "Halo" on iTunes Store
  14. ^ http://boyfromdaheaven.blogspot.com/2009/02/exclusive-beyonces-halo-alternate.html
  15. ^ http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?id=309213231&s=143444
  16. ^ http://www.ariacharts.com.au/pages/charts_display_singles.asp?chart=1U50
  17. ^ http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/charts/chart_display.jsp?g=Singles&f=Canadian+Hot+100
  18. ^ Denmark Singles Top 40
  19. ^ Dutch Top 40
  20. ^ [1]
  21. ^ Irish Singles Chart
  22. ^ Israeli Singles Chart
  23. ^ Swedish Singles Chart
  24. ^ Norway Singles Chart
  25. ^ http://www.rianz.org.nz/rianz/chart.asp
  26. ^ http://promusicae.es/listastonos/listas/historial/TOP%2050%20CANCIONES%2009_04.pdf
  27. ^ http://www.hitparade.ch/showitem.asp?interpret=Beyonc%E9&titel=Halo&cat=s
  28. ^ "Turkey Top 20 Chart". Billboard Turkiye. Billboard. April 27, 2009. Retrieved 2009-04-27.
  29. ^ [2] Official singles chart
  30. ^ Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs
  31. ^ Billboard Pop 100
  32. ^ UK Release
  33. ^ http://www.charts.co.il/charts.asp?id=12
  34. ^ http://lista.vg.no/show_list.php?ListsOp=showWeek
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