It has received over ten certifications including a seven-times platinum certification from Australia and a double-platinum from Spain, the United Kingdom and the United States. "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 US. It won Best Song at the 2009 MTV Europe Music Awards.
"Halo" was nominated for Record of the Year and won Best Female Pop Vocal Performance at the 52nd Annual Grammy Awards. 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." Its production and Beyoncé's emotional vocals also received critical praise. It features drum, piano, keyboard, string, synthesizer, and percussion instrumentation. "Halo" is a pop power ballad, the lyrics of which describe a sublime love. It was conceived by Tedder and Nealante specifically for Beyoncé, although there was media speculation that it had been intended for Leona Lewis. Inspired by Ray LaMontagne's 2004 song "Shelter," "Halo" was written and composed by Ryan Tedder, Evan Bogart, Eric Nealante Phillips. 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. disc, it was intended to give a behind-the-scenes glimpse of Beyoncé's life, stripped of her make-up and celebrity trappings. Lord knows that it would take another place, another time, another world, another lifeĪnd I will always be the, best thing you never had."Halo" is a song recorded by American singer Beyoncé for her third studio album, I Am. I said, you turned out to be the best thing I never hadĪnd I'll never be the best thing you never had You showed your ass and baby yes I saw the real you
To think that there was a time that I almost loved you You turned out to be the best thing I never hadĪnd I'm gon' always be the best thing you never had You showed your ass and I, I saw the real youĬuz honestly you turned out to be the best thing I never had So when I think of the time that I almost loved you Oh baby, I bet it sucks to be you right now. Oh I will never be the best thing you never had. Oh you turned out to be the best thing I never had. Cause honestly you turned out to be the best thing I never had. What goes around comes back around (hey my baby) Best thing you never had I used to want you so bad. Chorus I wanted you bad I’m so through with it Cuz honestly you turned out to be the best thing I never had You turned out to be the best thing I never had And I’m gon’ always be the best thing you never had I bet it sucks to be you right now. In 2014, she became the highest-paid black musician in history and was listed among Time's 100 most influential people in the world for a second year in a row Thank God you blew it Thank God I dodged the bullet I’m so over you So baby good lookin’ out. In 2009, Billboard named her the Top Radio Songs Artist of the Decade, the Top Female Artist of the 2000s decade, and awarded her their Millennium Award in 2011. The Recording Industry Association of America recognized BeyoncГ© as the Top Certified Artist in America, during the 2000s decade. She is also the most awarded artist at the MTV Video Music Awards, with 24 wins, including the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award.
She has won 22 Grammy Awards and is the most nominated woman in the award's history. Throughout her career, BeyoncГ© has sold over 100 million records worldwide, making her one of the world's best-selling music artists. The album established her as a solo artist worldwide, debuting at number one on the US Billboard 200 chart and earning five Grammy Awards, and featured the Billboard Hot 100 number one singles "Crazy in Love" and "Baby Boy". Their hiatus saw BeyoncГ©'s theatrical film debut in Austin Powers in Goldmember (2002) and the release of her debut album, Dangerously in Love (2003). Managed by her father, Mathew Knowles, the group became one of the world's best-selling girl groups in history. She rose to fame in the late 1990s as lead singer of the R&B girl-group Destiny's Child. Born and raised in Houston, Texas, BeyoncГ© performed in various singing and dancing competitions as a child. BeyoncГ© Giselle Knowles-Carter (born September 4, 1981) is an American singer, songwriter, producer, and actress.