Beyoncé - Halo (video clip)

"Halo" is a melody by American vocalist Beyoncé from her third studio collection I Am... Sasha Fierce (2008). Included on the I Am... plate, it was expected to give an in the background look at


Beyoncé's life, stripped of her make-up and big name trappings. Columbia Records discharged the melody, the collection's fourth single, to standard radio in the United States on January 20, 2009, and to global markets from February 20. Propelled by Ray LaMontagne's 2004 melody "Cover", "Halo" was made by Ryan Tedder, Evan Bogart and Beyoncé. It was brought about by Tedder particularly for Beyoncé, despite the fact that there was media hypothesis that it had been initially composed for Leona Lewis.
"Halo" is a contemporary R&B power anthem whose verses portray a glorious adoration. It highlights drum, piano, console, string, synthesizer, and percussion instrumentation. Kelly Clarkson asserted that Tedder reused the musical course of action in her 2009 tune "Effectively Gone". "Halo" got approval from music pundits, who made correlations with Lewis' 2007 tune "Draining Love". Its generation and Beyoncé's passionate vocals additionally gotten basic acclaim. "Halo" was selected for Record of the Year and won Best Female Pop Vocal Performance at the 52nd Grammy Awards. It won Best Song at the 2009 MTV Europe Music Awards. "Halo" bested the singles outlines of Brazil, Norway and Slovakia, and achieved the main five on the singles diagram of Australia, Germany, Ireland, Italy, New Zealand, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and the US. It was affirmed quintuple-platinum in Australia, and twofold platinum in New Zealand, Spain and the US.

Philip Andelman coordinated the number's music video, which highlights American performer Michael Ealy. It depicts a sentimental relationship amongst Beyoncé's and Ealy's characters. Pundits complimented Beyoncé's looks in the clasp. An option music video, which demonstrates Ealy's character being pursued by police through a backwoods during the evening, was posted on the Internet in May 2010. The verses to "Halo" were changed for two of Beyoncé's extraordinary live exhibitions: in a tribute to Michael Jackson taking after his passing, and in a tribute to the casualties of the 2010 Haiti seismic tremor. The tune has been secured by numerous specialists, including Florence and the Machine, LP, Harper Blynn, Gary Lightbody, and Westlife. It was performed on the TV program Glee, and was added to the global soundtrack of the Brazilian cleanser musical show India – A Love Story.