File:Halo (Beyoncé song - sample).ogg

Halo_(Beyoncé_song_-_sample).ogg (Ogg Vorbis sound file, length 26 s, 63 kbps, file size: 201 KB)

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Summary

Sound sample from the song "Halo (Beyoncé Knowles song)"
Song length: 4:21
Reduced quality: Yes
Source: "Halo"
Songwriter(s): Ryan Tedder, Evan "Kidd" Bogart, Beyoncé Knowles
Performed by: Beyoncé Knowles
Producer(s): Beyoncé Knowles, Ryan Tedder
Copyright ℗ and ©2009 Columbia Records

Fair use in "Halo" (Beyoncé Knowles song)

Non-free media information and use rationale true for Halo (Beyoncé Knowles song)
Description	A sound sample of "Halo" (Beyoncé Knowles song) recorded by Beyoncé Knowles for her 2008 album I Am... Sasha Fierce.
Source	From the mentioned album (I Am... Sasha Fierce).
Article	Halo (Beyoncé Knowles song)
Portion used	A 26-second sample taken from the 4:21 track.
Low resolution?	Yes. Low quality, but enough to suffice understanding of the song in the article.
Purpose of use	This is a sound sample from a commercial recording. Its inclusion here is claimed as fair use because: It illustrates an educational article that specifically discusses the song from which this sample was taken The sound is used for identification in the context of critical commentary and discussion of the composition of the single. It makes a significant contribution to the readers' understanding of the article and the song, which cannot be conveyed by words alone. It illustrates how "Halo"'s bridge and chorus includes R&B undertones, and helps the reader to aurally identify the sound generated by the sweeping strings, and the percussive beats (step sounds), which augments the cascading piano work. It also demonstrates the aspect of "Halo" which critics compared to Rihanna's song "Umbrella".
Replaceable?	As a single, it is protected by copyright; therefore a free use alternative would not exist.
Other information	Use for this file does not compete with the purposes of the original track, namely the artist's providing services to music concerns and in turn marketing music to the public.
Fair useFair use of copyrighted material in the context of Halo (Beyoncé Knowles song)//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Halo_(Beyonc%C3%A9_song_-_sample).oggtrue

Licensing

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the sample is being used for commentary on the recording in question;
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the sample is short in relation to the duration of the recorded track, and is of inferior quality to the original recording;
no other samples from the same track are currently used in Wikipedia;
there is no adequate free alternative available.

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File history

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	Date/Time	Thumbnail	Dimensions	User	Comment
current	10:34, 31 December 2011		26 s (201 KB)	Adabow (talk \| contribs)	different part of song

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Halo (Beyoncé song)
File:Halo.ogg (file redirect)

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Format	Bitrate	Download	Status	Encode time
MP3	193 kbps		Completed 04:12, 25 December 2017	1.0 s

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Software used	Xiph.Org libVorbis I 20070622