Song · Beyoncé
“Halo” by Beyoncé
From the album I Am… Sasha Fierce (2008)
“Halo” by Beyoncé appears on 2 radio countdowns from 1 station between 2013 and 2024. It was first released in 2008 on the album I Am… Sasha Fierce. Its best result is #236 on the WXPN 885 Greatest Songs of the New Millennium (2013).
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"Halo" sits on the I Am... half of Beyoncé's third studio album, I Am... Sasha Fierce (2008), the side meant to show her with the makeup and the celebrity trappings stripped away. It went to American radio in January 2009 as the album's fourth single. The song drew its spark from Ray LaMontagne's "Shelter"; co-writer Ryan Tedder produced it with Beyoncé, who ran her own vocal production, and Mark "Spike" Stent mixed it.
It's a pop and R&B power ballad about a love so big it lifts her clean off the ground, built on drums, piano, strings and synthesizer. It won Best Female Pop Vocal Performance at the 52nd Grammys, where it was also up for Record of the Year, and took Best Song at the 2009 MTV Europe Music Awards. Philip Andelman's video, co-starring Michael Ealy, became her first on YouTube to pass a billion views.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 236 | WXPN | WXPN 885 Greatest Songs of the New Millennium (2013) | 885 |
| 2024 | 519 | WXPN | WXPN The 885 Greatest Songs of the 21st Century (2024) | 885 |
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