Halo (Texas song)

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"Halo"
Halo (Texas song).jpg
Single by Texas
from the album White on Blonde
B-side
  • "Asking for Favours"
  • "Coming Down"
Released7 April 1997
StudioAbbey Road (London, England)
Length4:10
LabelMercury
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Texas singles chronology
"Say What You Want"
(1997) 		"Halo"
(1997) 		"Black Eyed Boy"
(1997)
Alternative covers
UK CD2 cover
UK CD2 cover
Music video
"Halo" on YouTube

"Halo" is a song recorded by Scottish alternative rock band Texas, released on 7 April 1997 as the second single from their fourth studio album, White on Blonde (1997). The song was written by Texas frontwoman Sharleen Spiteri and guitarist Johnny McElhone and was produced by Texas and Mike Hedges. "Halo" debuted and peaked at number 10 on the UK Singles Charts. The music video, filmed in Hong Kong, features Spiteri and a Chinese woman acting as her "halo".

Release and promotion[]

"Halo" was released as the second single from White on Blonde on 7 April 1997.[1] It debuted at number 10 in the United Kingdom on 13 April 1997. During the song's second week it fell to number 17, and during its third week it fell to number 21. In its fourth week the song dropped to number 36, and in its fifth week it fell out the UK top 40 at number 51. In total, the song spent eight weeks on the UK Singles Chart.[2] In the band's native Scotland, the single peaked at number three.[3] Outside the UK, it reached number 27 in Iceland and briefly charted in the Flanders region of Belgium.[4][5]

Critical reception[]

Dominic Pride from Music & Media wrote that the song is "just as infectious" as "Say What You Want", "with building strings and one of the strongest hooks currently going." He added, "Texas have a knack of making songs which fit radio perfectly, and this one makes Sharleen Spiteri's voice virtually jump out of the speakers. As big a hit as the last one."[6] Ian Hyland from Sunday Mirror gave it 7 out of 10, commenting, "Texas follow up 'Say What You Want' with another radio-friendly track from the album White On Blonde. Strings and brass combine with Deborah Harry-ish vocals to make the perfect breezy summer hit."[7]

Music video[]

The music video for "Halo" was filmed in Hong Kong[8] in 1997 and begins with a Chinese man running through a street. It features Spiteri wearing a blue dress while singing the song in front of a brick wall. A Chinese woman wearing the same dress is also featured as her "halo". The video was inspired by the Wong Kar-wai film Chungking Express.[citation needed]

Track listings[]

Personnel[]

  • Artwork By [Design] – Lee Swillingham, Stuart Spalding
  • Photography – Ellen Von Unwerth
  • Producer – Texas
  • Written-By – McElhone, Spiteri

Charts[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Reviews – Records Out on April 7, 1997" (PDF). Music Week. 29 March 1997. p. 36. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b "Íslenski Listinn Topp 40 (3.7. '97 – 9.7. '97)". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). 4 July 1997. p. 22. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b "Ultratop.be – Texas – Halo" (in Dutch). Ultratip. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
  6. ^ Pride, Dominic (12 April 1997). "Reviews: Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. p. 11. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
  7. ^ Hyland, Ian (6 April 1997). "Orbital Make a Heavenly Saints Sound". Sunday Mirror. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
  8. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 16 April 2014. Retrieved 15 April 2014.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  9. ^ Halo (UK CD1 liner notes). Texas. Mercury Records. 1997. MERCD 482, 574 361-2.CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  10. ^ Halo (UK CD2 liner notes). Texas. Mercury Records. 1997. MERDD 482, 574 363-2.CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  11. ^ Halo (UK cassette single sleeve). Texas. Mercury Records. 1997. MERMC 482, 574 360-4.CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  12. ^ Halo (European CD single liner notes). Texas. Mercury Records. 1997. 574 360-2.CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  13. ^ Halo (Australasian maxi-CD single liner notes). Texas. Mercury Records. 1997. 574 869-2.CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  14. ^ "Najlepsze single na UK Top 40–1997" (in Polish). Archived from the original on 4 June 2015. Retrieved 3 October 2019.

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