"Chris Stapleton Is First Artist to Hold Top Three Spots on Top Country Albums Chart Since Garth Brooks in 1992". "Chris Stapleton Claims First Country Airplay Leader With 'Broken Halos' ". "Chris Stapleton: Format 'Traveller,' From Country to Pop, Rock & Adult R&B". ^ "Chris Stapleton Releases Powerful New Song, 'Broken Halos' ".^ "Kendrick Lamar, Chris Stapleton, PWR BTTM & More Are Spotify Editors' Picks for April 14"."Hear Chris Stapleton Perform Powerful New Song 'Broken Halos' ". "Chris Stapleton's 'From A Room: Volume 1': Track-by-Track Guide". "Hear Chris Stapleton's First Single From His Forthcoming Album". "Chris Stapleton premieres 'Broken Halos,' first track from 'From a Room: Volume 1' ". "ACM Awards 2018 Nominations: See the Full List". ^ "2018 CMA Awards nominations announced".^ "Grammy Awards Winners List: Updating Live".^ "Hear Chris Stapleton's Redemptive 'Broken Halos' Off Upcoming New Album".During his live performances in late 2017, the singer dedicated the song to the victims of deadly tragedies that happened in the country. The song is featured on the setlist of his All-American Road Show Tour. Stapleton also performed the song at the 2017 CMT Artists of the Year awards and at the Country Music Association Awards. On Jthe singer performed it on The Today Show, along with " Tennessee Whiskey" and "Second One to Know". Stapleton premiered the song during Dolly Parton's Tennessee wildfires telethon in December 2016. It has sold 664,000 downloads in the United States as of April 2019. "Broken Halos" was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America on April 26, 2018, double platinum in 2019 and triple platinum in 2021. It also entered the top 10 on the Hot Country Songs chart in its 42nd chart week, being Stapleton's second top 10 following his two-week leading song " Tennessee Whiskey". It topped the chart in its Maissue, becoming his first career number one on Country Airplay. "Broken Halos" entered the top 10 on the US Country Airplay on the chart dated February 10, 2018, becoming his second single to do so following " Nobody to Blame". is a straightforward, uncluttered opener, designed to welcome – not overwhelm – the listener." Chart performance When the band joins him halfway through the first verse, it's an understated entrance, stripped free of radio-friendly gloss. In Rolling Stone, Robert Crawford commented, "Equal parts folk-rock anthem and Sunday-morning spiritual, begins with five seconds of Stapleton in solo mode, howling over an acoustic guitar. Writing for Billboard, Spotify editors opined the song "helps build a strong argument that is one of the most refreshing and consistent country artists to emerge in recent memory." Laura McClellan of Taste of Country wrote "the stripped-down tune is a commentary on, essentially, stumbling along this life together as human beings, and its lyrics are poignant enough to affect even the most cynical of us." She commented its mid-tempo, "laid-back" feel with only guitar and vocals featuring prominently "makes it easy listening, but its core is significant." In Paste, Ben Salmon described it a "a perfectly paced song that lyrically spans the spiritual and the earthbound." It primarily follows the chord pattern A ♭-D ♭-A ♭-Fm-A ♭-D ♭-A ♭. The song is composed in the key of A-flat major with a moderate tempo. Angels appear to help us on our way, Stapleton sings, but when their job is done they leave. offers a tender, lump-in-your-throat reminder to keep the faith, even in the midst of tragedy. Another Rolling Stone writer, Chris Parton, named it country gospel after listening to a live performance of the song, and interpreted it as: An NPR editor described it as Southern gospel, and a Rolling Stone reviewer, as folk rock. "Broken Halos" is a mid-tempo country rock number in which Stapleton "meditates on the wounds people suffer and the road toward healing that they travel," as noted by a Los Angeles Times ' reviewer. Stapleton said the song was inspired by "people who have passed away before their time." The singer recorded the song a day after a longtime friend died. Musically, it was defined by critics as a multi-genre song. Additionally, it received a nomination for Single Record of the Year at the 53rd Academy of Country Music Awards, Composition and lyrical interpretation It won the awards for Best Country Song at the 60th Grammy Awards, and Single of the Year and Song of the Year and the 52nd Country Music Association Awards. The lead track on Volume 1, it was serviced to country radio on July 17 as the album's second single. Written by Stapleton and Mike Henderson, it was released on Apas a promotional single from his second studio album From A Room: Volume 1. " Broken Halos" is a song recorded by American singer-songwriter Chris Stapleton. 2017 single by Chris Stapleton "Broken Halos"
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