Back in 2017/2018 the song had great daily streams, even making the Spotify charts 

 

https://kworb.net/spotify/track/2CvOqDpQIMw69cCzWqr5yr.html

 

Nowadays the song has good stats - around 550k a day, but that's very far away from entering the charts like it used to do

 

Why is the GP doing Beyonce's best song dirty?

Best? 

They heard the OG version and liked it more

 

Didn't it benefit from autoplay or something like that ? The way this song was, by far, the most streamed song by a popgirl on YT never made any sense at all

Her streaming power in general took a toll, I remember her doing better prior to the pandemic once that happened something shifted, sure she still does fine but not as good she did before.

The concept of halo being beyonces best song

the people prefer Already Gone i bet

Tired of it. Just like other pop diva songs like Whitney's IWALY, they were overplayed (I'm not comparing Halo's success to IWALY).

1 minute ago, UnusualBoy said:

Her streaming power in general took a toll, I remember her doing better prior to the pandemic once that happened something shifted, sure she still does fine but not as good she did before.

I think it's natural for an artist who's been going at it for so many decades. The younger generation tends to relate to younger artists - Taylor is kinda the exception because her music and image has remained quite juvenile save some exceptions (Folkmore in particular). 

it's very dated 

"best song"  

Oh no... A Diamond, 12x Platinum song isn't as big as it once was.  

You can't make it feel right when you know that it's wrong

She hasn't acknowledged this song in how many decades now?
 

EDIT: ah I remember her singing Halo at the KB funeral. But it got overshadowed by XO.

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No shade but who wants to listen to that boring mess. She needs to give us bops again.

Thank god, it was ridiculous 

She has been paying Halo dust for years now, and seems to prefer crazy in love. She didn't perform it in both cowboy carter and renaissance tour when she did her signature old hits. So naturally, the popularity starts to dwindle among her fanbase. 

One of my least favorite Bey songs 

Because it's not viral on TikTok (yet). Simple as that

 

Old songs gaining good daily streams, usually due to TikTok virality or an event happening recently

 

It's still doing very well for a song released 16 years ago

As someone who loves this song, it is definitely not her best lol

Algorithms don't push her as much as they did a few years ago. This used to be a spotify playlist staple (which explains its early success), and now it's lucky even to be included on Easter or Holiday playlists. 

cause its her worst song.

23 minutes ago, Vixen Eyes said:

the people prefer Already Gone i bet

i know i do 

Streaming poison 

Cause people are waking up that it's nowhere close to her best