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“Halo” by Texas
From the album White on Blonde (1997)
“Halo” by Texas appears on 1 radio countdown from 1 station in 2001. It was first released in 1997 on the album White on Blonde. Its best result is #313 on the Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2001). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #5,793 alternative song of all time.
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"Halo" was the follow-up to "Say What You Want" and the second single Texas pulled off White on Blonde, the Scottish band's fourth album, landing on Mercury in April 1997. Frontwoman Sharleen Spiteri wrote it with Johnny McElhone, and Texas produced and mixed it with Mike Hedges.
It's a slow, sultry glide of a record, built on Spiteri's and Ally McErlaine's guitars, Richard Hynd's drums and keyboards from Eddie Campbell and McElhone, with a seven-strong string section swelling up behind the hook like a warm front rolling in. It went to number three in Scotland and number 10 across the UK, and the video, shot in Hong Kong, handed the role of Spiteri's halo to a Chinese woman.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 313 | Virgin Radio | Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) | 500 |
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