Angel

Angel

Halle

“Angel” is a self-empowering piano-driven track that delves into the experience of growing up as a Black woman in this world. It marks Halle’s first solo venture beyond her duo with her sister duo, Chloe x Halle, and outside the songs recorded for Disney’s The Little Mermaid live action remake.

The song was teased on multiple occasions, with it first being previewed on December 31, 2022 via Halle’s Instagram story. The clip from this preview was taken from a studio session on February 1, 2022, and consisted of her singing along to the instrumental, with the caption being:

The day that I wrote one of the best songs that will be on my solo❤️❤️

Seven months later on July 25, 2023, Halle changed her social media descriptions, replacing them with a sole angel emoji and replied to a fan asking for the lead single with three angel emojis. Two days later on July 27, 2023, she announced her own Discord server, in which the title of the single was confirmed via the general chat’s name.

Finally, on July 31, 2023, Halle officially announced the song and its release date with a montage of footage from her childhood. The caption read:

angels make a way somehow. friday. pre-save link in bio 👼🏽