Halo
Beyoncé | Artist Essentials
First released: 2008 (year verified)
Original 2008 I Am... Sasha Fierce album recording
MusicAtlas editorial note: The gradual lift from the opening phrases to the large refrain makes a useful contrast with the tightly cut dance tracks.
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Release evidence and recording details
First released: 2008 (year verified)
The selected album recording was available in 2008. The retained 2009 annual entry does not establish its first release or identify a specific issued version.
Recording: Original 2008 I Am... Sasha Fierce album recording
Credit: Beyoncé
Role in this collection: Primary artist
Original album: I Am... Sasha Fierce
Apple Music: Halo, original I Am... Sasha Fierce track
Halo appears on I Am... Sasha Fierce with a November 2008 recording-release date. This supports 2008 album availability, not the annual list year 2009. | Reviewed 2026-10-17
Apple Music: I Am... Sasha Fierce
The 2008 original album contains Halo and Single Ladies. The release page does not identify the edition intended by a separate 2009 annual list entry. | Reviewed 2026-10-17
Annual version match under review
The selected recording has release evidence, but its version has not been matched to the retained annual entry. It is omitted from Beyond the yearly lists until this match is resolved.
The retained 2009 Halo entry does not specify an album edition, single edit or recording identifier. The selected 2008 album recording is documented, but a unique title and solo credit do not resolve that annual version. The proposed link remains provisional.
Apple Music: Halo, original I Am... Sasha Fierce track
Halo appears on I Am... Sasha Fierce with a November 2008 recording-release date. This supports 2008 album availability, not the annual list year 2009. | Reviewed 2026-10-17
Apple Music: I Am... Sasha Fierce
The 2008 original album contains Halo and Single Ladies. The release page does not identify the edition intended by a separate 2009 annual list entry. | Reviewed 2026-10-17
About Beyoncé
Beyoncé, born in Houston, first reached a broad audience as a member of Destiny's Child. Her 2003 solo debut, Dangerously in Love, included Crazy in Love with Jay-Z and Baby Boy, establishing a separate solo catalog alongside the group's work. Her recordings span R&B and pop, with later projects including the dance-oriented Renaissance and country-associated Cowboy Carter. Named collaborations remain collaborations; Destiny's Child and The Carters are distinct group credits rather than alternate names for her solo career.
Artist background sources
Beyoncé Knowles - Recording Academy artist biography and release credits
Houston origin, Destiny's Child and 2003 solo debut, named collaborations, separate Carters credit, and R&B, dance and country album categories. | Retrieved 2026-10-17
Profile reviewed: 2026-10-17. Artist background does not establish a song's creative origin or release date.
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