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
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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. 1 Composition and lyrical interpretationĬomposition and lyrical interpretation.Additionally, it received a nomination for Single Record of the Year at the 53rd Academy of Country Music Awards, 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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