Halo is a song recorded by Scottish

Scotland

Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...

 alternative rock band Texas

Texas (band)

Texas are a Scottish pop band from Bearsden, near Glasgow, Scotland. They were founded by Johnny McElhone in 1986 and feature Sharleen Spiteri on lead vocals. Texas made their performing debut in March 1988 at Scotland's University of Dundee...

 released on April 6, 1997 and the second single to be released from their UK #1 fourth album White on Blonde

White on Blonde

White on Blonde is the fourth album by Texas, released by Mercury Records in 1997. In 1998 Q magazine readers voted it the 86th greatest album of all time...

. It debuted and peaked at #10 on the UK Singles Charts.

Release and promotion

"Halo" was released as the second single from the White on Blonde

White on Blonde

White on Blonde is the fourth album by Texas, released by Mercury Records in 1997. In 1998 Q magazine readers voted it the 86th greatest album of all time...

album on April 6, 1997, it was one of the most successful singles from the album, making #10 on the UK Singles Charts, although the singles "Say What You Want

Say What You Want

"Say What You Want" is a song by Scottish pop group Texas and the first single to be taken from their fourth studio album White on Blonde. It was remixed and re-released as a double A-side as "Say What You Want " / "Insane" in 1998 featuring Method Man and RZA from the Wu-Tang Clan...

" and "Black Eyed Boy

Black Eyed Boy

Black Eyed Boy is the third single from Scottish rock band Texas's album White on Blonde. The song was released on 28 July 1997 and reached #5 on the Official UK Singles Chart.-CD1 :#"Black Eyed Boy" - 3:16#"Sorry" - 4:33...

" were more successful than "Halo", making the UK Top 5. "Halo" was released to fairly positive reviews from music critics. Despite in the United Kingdom

United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...

, in other Europe

Europe

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an countries, "Halo" received fairly good reviews along with the White on Blonde album.

CD1 (MERCD 482)

1. "Halo" - 4:10
2. "Asking for Favours" - 3:49
3. "Coming Down" - 3:50
4. "Halo" (Orchestral Version) - 4:25

CD2 (MERDD 482)

1. "Halo" - 4:10
2. "Halo" (Rae & Christian Mix) - 6:20
3. "Halo" (Rae & Christian Dub) - 5:39
4. "Halo" (808 Mix) - 5:25
5. "Halo" (808 Dub) - 5:52

• Limited edition with poster.

Music video

The music video for Halo was filmed in 1997 and begins with a Chinese man running through a street. It features Spiteri wearing a red 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

Wong Kar-wai

Wong Kar-wai BBS is a Hong Kong Second Wave filmmaker, internationally renowned as an auteur for his visually unique, highly stylized, emotionally resonant work, including Days of Being Wild , Ashes of Time , Chungking Express , Fallen Angels , Happy Together and 2046...

 film Chungking Express.

Personal

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

Charts

"Halo" debuted at #10 in the United Kingdom on 19 April 1997. In the song's second week it fell to #17 and in its third week fell to #21. In its fourth week the song fell to #36 and in its fifth week fell out the UK Top 40 at #51. In total, the song spent 8 weeks on the UK Singles Charts.

Chart (1996)	Peak position
UK Singles Chart UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...	10