So, Simon got upset after BeyoncГ© took it, and I donвЂ™t know if it was Simon but somebody leaked the story that it was originally for Leona. I want it now!вЂ™ And Ryan said, вЂWoah! Woah! Woah! ItвЂ™s on hold for BeyoncГ©.вЂ™ I want it right now! I donвЂ™t care that BeyoncГ© is on hold. This song is on hold for BeyoncГ© right now, but if for some reason it doesnвЂ™t end up being cut by her, are you interested in it for Leona Lewis?вЂ™ And Simon said, вЂYes, I want it. So, Ryan sent the song to Simon Cowell and said, вЂLook, weвЂ™re not sure whatвЂ™s going on. We sent it to, and an hour after that he put it on hold for BeyoncГ©.ДЄ month later, we were still waiting to hear back from them about when BeyoncГ© was going to cut the song, and we were getting a little nervous. Kidd Bogart, thatвЂ™s not exactly the case: There was speculation that the song was given to Leona Lewis, but then taken instead by Columbia Records for Beyonce. The music video, directed by Phillip Andelman, featured actor Michael Ealy as BeyвЂ™s love interest (he originally turned down the role in the video for вЂњIrreplaceableвЂќ.) An alternative version surfaced in 2010 this includes omitted scenes with Ealy on the run from police officers before Bey finds him dead. вЂњHaloвЂќ was one of 2009вЂ™s best-selling singles, and was the #1 song of the 2000s in Brazil. Similarities between вЂњHaloвЂќ and Kelly ClarksonвЂ™s вЂњAlready GoneвЂќ вЂ“ also composed by Ryan Tedder вЂ“ sparked gossip that he had used the same tune for both songs. According to Bogart, the song was written specifically with BeyoncГ© in mind however, it was tentatively offered to Simon Cowell for his client Leona Lewis before Bey had recorded it. The song drew critical praise, but also many comparisons and a few controversies. вЂњHaloвЂќ was released simultaneously with вЂњDivaвЂќ on January 20, 2009. The pair drew inspiration from Ray LaMontagneвЂ™s вЂњShelterвЂќ. Kidd Bogart & OneRepublicвЂ™s Ryan Tedder, a day after Tedder had surgery on a broken Achilles' tendon, causing the cancellation of the bandвЂ™s tour.

The intimate power ballad took home Best Female Pop Vocal Performance at the 52nd Grammy Awards, and has converted over 3 million digital units thus far. Equipped with emotional vocalizations and angelic overtones, the song remains one of BeyвЂ™s most magnificent and impressive songs. One of BeyвЂ™s most vocally demanding and optimistic works, вЂњHaloвЂќ comes off as a centerpiece in the I AmвЂ¦ disc of BeyoncГ©вЂ™s third studio album.

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