Tedder answered that he had only tentatively offered the track to Lewis, after BeyoncГ© waited a long time before recording it. David Balls, editor of the British media websiteВ Digital Spy, asked Tedder during an interview whether 'Halo' had initially been written for Lewis. They wrote the song in three hours.ДЄccording toВ Simon Cowell, owner of the music production companyВ Syco Entertainment, Bogart and Tedder intended 'Halo' for his client, singerВ Leona Lewis, who could not record the song because of her tight schedule.В Cowell was upset that BeyoncГ© chose to record the song. Kidd suggested they create a song in the style of LaMontagne's 'Shelter' for BeyoncГ© and her husbandВ Jay-Z, and proposed the title 'Halo' after hearing Tedder play 'angelic'В chords. During the writing sessions, singerВ Ray LaMontagneВ was the primary inspiration for 'Halo'.

Kidd was initially opposed to the idea because Tedder was supposed to be recuperating, but the pair went to Tedder's studio. There, he and Kidd were socializing when Tedder expressed his desire to write a song. The following day, the band sent Tedder to Los Angeles. OneRepublic canceled their tour after Tedder had broken hisВ Achilles tendonВ and had undergone surgery. In an interview forВ HitQuarters, Kidd narrated the events that led to writing the song. 'Halo' was composed byВ Ryan Tedder, lead vocalist ofВ OneRepublic, together withВ Evan 'Kidd' BogartВ andВ BeyoncГ©.

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