A song with the word beautiful in it

The word ‘beautiful’ refers to anything that is pleasing to the senses or captures the mind aesthetically. You succumb to a feeling of being enamored when you come across something beautiful. In songs the word beautiful has been used in song titles from various genres. The word beautiful has been used to describe a person or thing in several songs. In songwriting, the word beautiful is used as a referential term for several aspects that include love. The expression has been used in many song titles to describe feelings and emotion in regard with someone or something.

Many singers have used

the word beautiful to describe inner beauty. A range of emotions and feelings are associated with the word ‘beautiful’. A number of singers and songwriters have sketched memories of the past with the use of the word beautiful. The word beautiful is often with reference to something special, and that’s the reason we feel warmth in our hearts when we hear the word. The feelings that go with the word beautiful have been expressed in different ways by singers. While the term beautiful has been used in many songs to express positive feelings, the word has also been used to describe diabolic lies or betrayal.

While a song that has the word beautiful in the title is interpreted in different ways, the actual meaning may have a deeper underlying depth conceived by the songwriter. There is no denying the fact that the word beautiful brings alive a rush of emotions every time we come across it in a song that narrates a tale of love. A number of jazz, blues, soul, and R&B singers in the past years have poetically essayed emotions using the word beautiful. In rock music and country music too, the word beautiful has been used poetically by singers to describe a wall of emotions.

The lines below showcase a diverse list of songs with the word beautiful mentioned in the title.

Top 200 Song With Beautiful in the Title

1. You’ll Always Be Beautiful — Blake Shelton
2. Endless Forms Most Beautiful — Nightwish
3. It’s A Beautiful Day — Michael Bublé
4. Hello, You Beautiful Thing — Jason Mraz
5. Drop Dead) Beautiful — Britney Spears
6. Beautiful Girls — Sean Kingston
7. How Beautiful You Are — The Cure
8. Scared of Beautiful — Brandy
9. How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful — Florence + the Machine
10. A Beautiful Lie — 30 Seconds to Mars
11. Beautiful — Christina Aguilera
12. Lies of the Beautiful People — Sixx: A.M.
13. Beautiful — Apocalyptica
14. All Things Bright and Beautiful — Libera
15. Beautiful — The View
16. A Beautiful Exit — Miguel
17. Any Day Now (My Wild Beautiful Bird) — Chuck Jackson
18. America The Beautiful — Ray Charles
19. Beautiful — Akon
20. Beautiful — Julian Lennon
21. Back When We Were Beautiful — Emmylou Harris & Rodney Crowell
22. All That Matters (The Beautiful Life) — Kesha
23. A Simple Beautiful Truth — Wild Beasts
24. Beautiful — Moby
25. A Beautiful Life — William Golden
26. Awful, Beautiful Life — Darryl Worley
27. Beautiful — MercyMe
28. Scars to Your Beautiful — Alessia Cara
29. Beautiful Bride — Flyleaf
30. At My Most Beautiful — R.E.M.
31. Beautiful Disaster — Roger Clyne & the Peacemakers
32. Beautiful — P.O.D.
33. Love Is a Beautiful Thing — Al Green
34. Beautiful — Aerosmith
35. Beautiful — Jeezy
36. A Thousand Beautiful Things — Annie Lennox
37. Beautiful ‘Cause You Love Me — Girls Aloud
38. Beautiful Day — U2
39. Beautiful Disaster — 311
40. Beautiful — Take That
41. Beautiful Freak — Eels
42. A Beautiful Day — India.Arie
43. Beautiful In My Eyes — Joshua Kadison
44. Beautiful Broken — Heart
45. Beautiful Enemy — Dar Williams
46. Beautiful Day — Brian Owens & the Deacons of Soul
47. Beautiful — Eminem
48. A Beautiful Morning — The Rascals
49. Beautiful Lasers, (Two Ways) — Lupe Fiasco
50. Beautiful — 10 Years
51. American Beautiful — The Henningsens
52. Beautiful — Kylie Minogue
53. Beautiful Dangerous — Slash feat. Fergie
54. Beautiful Friction — The Fixx
55. Beautiful Life — Ace of Base
56. Beautiful & Wild — Kris Allen
57. Beautiful Day — Scott Weiland
58. Beautiful Dreamer — Stephen C. Foster
59. Beautiful Killer — Madonna
60. Beautiful Life 2 (Mine) — Trip Lee
61. Beautiful Monster — Ne-Yo
62. Beautiful War — Kings of Leon
63. A Beautiful Mess — Jason Mraz
64. Beautiful Now — Zedd
65. Beautiful — Carly Rae Jepsen
66. Beautiful Boy (Darling Boy) — John Lennon
67. Beautiful Every Time — Lee Brice
68. Beautiful Girl — INXS
69. Beautiful People — Chris Brown
70. Beautiful Lies — Jaron and the Long Road to Love
71. Beautiful Drug — Zac Brown Band
72. Beautiful Pain — Eminem
73. Beautiful Noise — Neil Diamond
74. Beautiful Life — Union J
75. Beautiful Liar — Beyonce and Shakira
76. Beautiful, Dirty, Rich — Lady Gaga
77. Beautiful Tomorrow — Beth Rowley
78. Beautiful With You — Halestorm
79. Beautiful in White — Shane Filan
80. Beautiful Collision — Bic Runga
81. Beautiful Stranger — Toby Keith
82. Hello Beautiful — Vic Mignogna
83. You’re Beautiful — James Blunt 
84. Beautiful Ones — Hurts
85. Beautiful Night — Beverley Knight
86. Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin’ — Cast of Oklahoma!
87. Beautiful Sinner — Nicki Minaj
88. Beautiful Loser — Bob Seger
89. Beautiful Place — Good Charlotte
90. Crazy Beautiful Life — Kesha
91. Beautiful World — The Chevin
92. Beautiful, Scandalous Night — The Choir
93. God Made You Beautiful — Beyoncé
94. Hey You Beautiful — Olly Murs
95. Beautiful — Snoop Dogg and Pharrell
96. She’s So Beautiful — Cliff Richard
97. Beautiful Life — Nick Fradiani
98. Live Fast, Die Beautiful — Escape the Fate
99. Beautiful People — Mark Pritchard
100. Beautiful Day — Joshua Radin
101. Life is Beautiful — Lana Del Rey
102. Beautifully Unconventional — Wolf Alice
103. Beautiful Girls — Van Halen
104. The End Is Beautiful — Jimmy Eat World
105. Sad Beautiful Tragic — Taylor Swift
106. Beautiful World — Devo
107. Something Beautiful Remains — Tina Turner
108. Beautiful People — Pet Shop Boys
109. Scars to Your Beautiful — Alessia Cara
110. Love Is A Beautiful Thing — Phil Vassar
111. Beautiful Man — Lori McKenna
112. Beautiful World — Colin Hay
113. The Most Beautiful Thing — Nelly Furtado
114. Don’t You Know You’re Beautiful — Kellie Pickler
115. Beautiful World — Dierks Bentley
116. Beautiful Child — Eurythmics
117. The Most Beautiful Girl — Roger Waters
118. Life Ain’t Always Beautiful — Gary Allan
119. I Am Beautiful — Candice Glover
120. Beautiful Thieves — AFI
121. So Beautiful — Superchick
122. Beautiful Pain — 2 Chainz
123. Beautiful Child — Fleetwood Mac
124. Sadly Beautiful — The Replacements
125. Jed’s Other Poem (Beautiful Ground) — Grandaddy
126. God Bless America — and All the Beautiful Women in It — Lana Del Rey
127. Beautiful Words — Johnny Cash
128. Beautiful People Beautiful Problems — Lana Del Rey
129. Something Beautiful — Newsboys
130. The Beautiful People — Marilyn Manson
131. Beautiful Lady — Lowkey
132. Beautiful Creatures — Bruce Cockburn
133. Stay Beautiful — Taylor Swift
134. Beautiful — Faith Hill
135. The Most Beautiful Girl In The World — Prince
136. My Beautiful Rescue — This Providence
137. Beautiful Soul — Jesse McCartney
138. Mr E’s Beautiful Blues — Eels
139. Big Beautiful Friday Night — Rick Springfield
140. Beautiful Disaster — Kelly Clarkson
141. Drop Dead Beautiful — Six Was Nine
142. You’re Sixteen (You’re Beautiful and
     You’re Mine) — Ringo Starr
143. Beautiful Night — Paul McCartney
144. Beautiful Ruin — Jhené Aiko
145. I Like It When You Sleep, for You Are So Beautiful Yet So Unaware of It — The 1975
146. Beautiful Son — Hole
147. Beautiful — Paul Simon
148. Beautiful Thing — The Stone Roses
149. Beautiful World — Rage Against the Machine
150. Everything is Beautiful — Kylie Minogue
151. The Weather Is Here, Wish You Were Beautiful — Jimmy Buffett
152. Something Beautiful — Robbie Williams
153. Beneath Your Beautiful — Labrinth
154. What Makes You Beautiful — One Direction
155. Beautiful and Blue — The Iveys
156. Beautiful Bliss — Wale feat. Melanie Fiona and J Cole
157. Beautiful Thing- Eric Clapton
158. You Are So Beautiful — Joe Cocker
159. Beautiful High — Sister Hazel
160. Beautiful — Gordon Lightfoot
161. The Beautiful Ones — Mariah Carrey
162. Young And Beautiful — Lana Del Rey
163. Beautiful World — Carolina Liar
164. When We Were Beautiful — Bon Jovi
165. Beautiful Dreamer — Roy Orbison
166. Two Daughters And A Beautiful Wife — Drive-By Truckers
167. Do You Want The Truth Or Something Beautiful? — Paloma Faith
168. Beautifully Strange — Halfdown Thomas
169. She Didn’t Know She’s Beautiful — Sammy Kershaw
170. My Beautiful Friend — The Charlatans
171. Beautiful Girl — George Harrison
172. Beautiful People — The Black Eyed Peas (Feat. Macy Gray)
173. So Beautiful — Simply Red
174. Just a Beautiful Day — Danko Jones
175. My Beautiful Leah — PJ Harvey
176. How Beautiful is Night — Sarah Vaughn
177. Beautiful — Creed
178. Life is Beautiful — Sixx: A.M.
179. What a Beautiful Day — Chris Cage
180. Beautiful Delilah — The Kinks
181. Things Aren’t So Beautiful Now — A Thorn for Every Heart
182. Something Beautiful — Needtobreathe
183. Big Girl (You Are Beautiful) — Mika
184. You Can’t Hide Beautiful — Aaron Lines
185. You are Beautiful — CHIC
186. But Beautiful — Barbara Streisand
187. Something More Beautiful — Beth Orton
188. Good Morning Beautiful — The The
189. When You’re In Love With A Beautiful Woman — Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show
190. Strange and Beautiful (I’ll Put a Spell on You) — Aqualung
191. Everything Is Beautiful — Ray Stevens
192. You’re So Beautiful — Empire Cast
193. What’s Beautiful — Everlife
194. Beautiful Dream — Sheryl Crow
195. What a Beautiful Name — Hillsong Worship
196. If I Said You Had A Beautiful Body (Would You Hold It Against Me) — The Bellamy Brothers
197. So Beautiful Or So What — Paul Simon
198. That’s Beautiful to Me — Jaron and the Long Road to Love
199. This Beautiful Day — Brian Wilson
200. Beautiful Letdown — Switchfoot

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The correct title of this article is #Beautiful. The omission of the # is due to technical restrictions.

«#Beautiful»
Single by Mariah Carey featuring Miguel
from the album Me. I Am Mariah… The Elusive Chanteuse
Released	May 6, 2013
Recorded	2013
Studio	Rapture, Bel Air Metrocity, New York Pon de Islands, Antigua MJP, Los Angeles Henson Recording, Los Angeles
Genre	Pop soul R&B[1][2]
Length	3:22
Label	Island Def Jam
Songwriter(s)	Mariah Carey Miguel Pimentel Nathan Perez Brook Davis Mac Robinson Brian Keith Warfield
Producer(s)	Mariah Carey Miguel Happy Perez Brook Davis
Mariah Carey singles chronology
«Almost Home» (2013) «#Beautiful» (2013) «The Art of Letting Go» (2013)
Miguel singles chronology
«How Many Drinks?» (2013) «#Beautiful« (2013) «PrimeTime» (2013)
Music video
«#Beautiful (Explicit Version)» on YouTube

«#Beautiful» is a song recorded by American singers Mariah Carey and Miguel. It was released as the lead single from Carey’s fourteenth studio album, Me. I Am Mariah… The Elusive Chanteuse (2014). «#Beautiful» was written by Carey, Miguel, Nathan Perez, Brooke Davis, Mac Robinson, and Brian Keith Warfield, with Carey, Miguel and Perez producing the song. Released on May 6, 2013, Carey and Miguel did not reveal that they had collaborated on the song, until April 25, 2013, when Carey revealed the title in a 25-second teaser video during season twelve of American Idol. It was also on Idol, on May 9, that Carey premiered the official music video for «#Beautiful», before uploading an alternative edit to her VEVO account, that is set to the explicit version of the song.

«#Beautiful» is a mid-tempo and stripped down R&B track. It received generally positive reviews from music critics, many of whom were complimentary of Carey’s decision to collaborate with Miguel. After garnering an audience impression of 31 million in its first two days of radio airplay, the song debuted at number 44 on the US Radio Songs chart. Carey taped a performance of the song along with a medley of her greatest hits on May 15, 2013; the taping aired the following day on the Season 12 finale episode of American Idol.

«#Beautiful» peaked at number 15 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and at number three on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart in the United States. It received a double Platinum certification from the Recording Industry Association of America and is her thirteenth single which shipped over a million copies. It also peaked at number six on the Australian Singles Chart and has also received a platinum certification by the Australian Recording Industry Association and gold certification from Recorded Music NZ.

Background and release[edit]

«#Beautiful» was written and produced by Mariah Carey and Miguel.^[1] Rumors that Carey and Miguel had collaborated on a song together began when the pair were tweeting to each other on April 3, 2013, when Carey tweeted to Miguel praising his Saturday Night Live performance.^[3] She also revealed that they had crossed paths in a recording studio. On April 18, 2013, Carey revealed that she had finished mixing the lead single from her upcoming fourteenth studio album.^[3] On April 21, 2013, sound mixer Fletcher Allison revealed that he had been on set of a music video directed by Joseph Kahn which involved Carey and Miguel; the tweet was later deleted.^[3] The deleted tweet read «Working on a Mariah Carey and Miguel video for the man Joseph Kahn … Wouldn’t trade this for 1,000 Coachellas».^[3] Miguel refused to confirm if the collaboration between himself and Carey was true or not. When asked by an interviewer what he thought a collaboration with Carey would sound like, if the rumors were true, he responded with «I think it would sound beautiful. I think it’s a great juxtaposition». He continued to reveal that he has admired Carey for a very long time and admired her as an artist, saying «I mean I fell in love with Mariah Carey when she walked out of the pool in [the ‘Honey’ video in 1997]. That ‘Honey’ video, that was it. And I’ve had a huge crush on her ever since. And, so, if we ever do have a chance, you know all respect to [Carey’s husband] Nick [Cannon], all love. I think I have a huge crush more on her as a musician, and I think it would be really great».^[3]

On April 25, 2013, Carey premiered a 25-second teaser video on American Idol.^[5] Over a guitar lick, the video revealed that Miguel would appear as a featured artist and that the song would be called «#Beautiful», accompanied by a message which read «The new era begins».^[5] Other aspects of the teaser showed a motorbike and Carey giggling.^[6] The song premiered on May 6, 2013,^[7] and was released for digital download on the US iTunes store the next day.^[8] It officially impacted US Mainstream and Rhythmic radio on May 7, 2013.^[9] On the day of its premiere on May 6, 2013, Clear Channel Media and Entertainment launched the single with a day-long world premiere event across more than 230 Clear Channel radio stations nationwide. Beginning 7am, «#Beautiful» played at the top of each hour until 11pm on Top 40, Rhythmic, AC, Hot AC and Urban stations.^[10]

Artwork[edit]

The artwork for «#Beautiful» was released on May 3, 2013. It features Carey stroking her face with her eyes closed and Miguel peering back over his shoulder at her through Aviator sunglasses.^[11] Sam Lansky for Idolator wrote that the release of the artwork confirmed that the song truly is called «#Beautiful» (hashtag beautiful), not «Beautiful», which is #dark (hashtag dark) and #depressing (hashtag depressing).»^[12] He expressed disappointment at how the pictures of Carey and Miguel are from the music video teaser and is not something new or different, writing that is displays Carey running her hands up her neck and messing about with her hair.^[12] Lansky was also critical of the artwork’s font, writing «And the same old font that she’s been using for a decade? And a butterfly icon replacing an ampersand? No. No, Mariah. Branding is one thing, but you are due for an upgrade».^[12] He concluded his review of the artwork by saying that the bar is set low because of one of Carey’s previous single, «Triumphant (Get ‘Em)», failing to achieve commercial success, and that if «#Beautiful» was revealed to be a good song, he would forgive her.^[12]

Composition and lyrical interpretation[edit]

«#Beautiful» is a mid-tempo and stripped down pop, R&B and soul music song which lasts for a duration of three minutes and 22 seconds.^{[1][8][2][13]} Carey’s «big vocals» combined with Miguel’s «signature eclectic rock and roll sound» results in «#Beautiful» having an old school vibe to it reminiscent of the Stax Records/Motown Records era,^[14] according to a reviewer for The Honesty Hour.^[15] The instrumental of the song begins with a «simple, twangy guitar lick»; Brian Mansfield for USA Today compared the opening to something that Steve Cropper may have created for American singer Carla Thomas «back in the day».^[14] It features a prominent an «immediately embeddable» and «creeping» guitar line with «cracking» percussion and bass line which «screams» Motown, according to Jason Lipshutz for Billboard.^[1][2]

The song opens with a verse performed by Miguel, which begins with the lyrics «Hop on the back of my bike, let the cool wind blow through your hair».^[2] At first, it does not appear to sound as though it is a song by Carey, as Miguel performs the first 90 seconds.^[14] Carey and Miguel embark on a motorbike cruise at sunset, as he sings about her beauty in the lyrics «let the moonlight kiss your skin».^[1] After the first 90 seconds, Carey assumes the lead artist role and performs the rest of «#Beautiful».^[14] Carey responds with «I like when you run red lights, don’t stop till you thrill me», which Randall Roberts for Los Angeles Times thought would alarm mothers and police officers.^[1] After Carey sings the line «Take me anywhere», she releases a little giggle.^[1] «#Beautiful» ends with a textured layering of both Carey’s and Miguel’s vocals which gradually fade as the song draws to a close.^[1]

Critical reception[edit]

‘»#Beautiful» received positive reviews from music critics. Randall Roberts for the Los Angeles Times wrote that when he read that another music critic Maura Johnston had declared «#Beautiful» as 2013’s «song of the summer» on the day its premiere, he was dismissive of the claim, and did not feel it was necessary to rush to listen to the song.^[1] He expressed «skepticism and dread» at the thought, as he felt that a song with a hashtag in the title, the song being called «#Beautiful», which he feels is an over used word, Roberts branded the song as «Silly, trendy and typical» before listening to it.^[1] He further wrote that when he put his headphones into his computer, he was worried that Carey would sing the word «hashtag» in the lyrics, but after listening to the song in its entirety, he proclaimed it as a «perfect pop song».^[1] He was complimentary of the songs instrumental and production, and described it as «seductive».^[1] Roberts also wrote that although Carey does not enter the song until a third of the way through, she matches Miguel’s «glorious tone with the confidence of someone who knows she can lift her verse to equal whatever comes her way» with a «glorious tone».^[1] A reviewer for Rap-Up wrote that «#Beautiful» is perfect for the summer.^[16]

Jenna Hally Rubenstein for MTV Buzzworthy wrote that the song features «Miguel’s soothing R&B pipes and Mariah’s 1991-sounding ethereal vocals» and continued to compliment the songs overall appeal.^[17] Brian Mansfield for USA Today felt that the Stax/Motown influence is what makes «#Beautiful» «such a winner», as it represents Carey’s return to form in an altogether unexpected way.^[14] Jordan Sargent for Spin praised the song, writing that «#Beautiful» is what summer is made of.^[18] A reviewer for Idolator called the song a «nod to old-school R&B» and wrote that Carey takes advantage of Twitter and the appeal of it by including a hashtag in the song’s title.^[13] Carrie Battan for Pitchfork Media was critical of the use of the hashtag in the song’s title, but applauded it for featuring Miguel,^[19] and said that the song had «the finger-snapping R&B throwback charm that sounds primed for repeat play through the summer».^[20] Aisha Harris of Slate also said «#Beautiful» could be one of the hits of the summer, calling it «a breezy duet» that «is pure pop, and it sounds great.» At the 2013 Teen Choice Awards, «#Beautiful» was nominated in the category of Best R&B Hip/Hip Song.^[21]

Versions and remixes[edit]

Carey stated that there are 5 official remixes for «#Beautiful». The first remix has a new guest verse by rapper A$AP Rocky.^[22] The second remix is in spanglish and is titled «#Hermosa».^[23] The third remix is a dance remix by Louie Vega.^[24] The fourth remix features Young Jeezy. It has a reworked beat by DJ Mustard and features brand new re-recorded vocals by Carey.^[25] The fifth and final remix is another dance remix, this time by Sidney Samson.^[26] On July 23, 2013, Carey played a snippet of a 6th remix of the song, stating: «I re-sang new vocals for a hot new dance remix that is coming your way very very soon, and I wanted to play a little snippet, which is for laughs, very old school moments, here we go!».^[27]

Chart performance[edit]

«#Beautiful» debuted at number four on the US Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart on Thursday May 9, 2013.^[29] The following week, after airplay and digital sales were counted from the previous week, «#Beautiful» made its debut on the Billboard Hot 100 chart at number 24, the highest debut of the week. It has since peaked at 15, becoming Carey’s 33rd Top 20 Hit, and being one of only 5 to miss the Top 10. It also gave Miguel his 3rd Top 20 hit, after Power Trip (2013) and Adorn (2012).^[30] «#Beautiful» debuted on the Adult Contemporary chart at number 23 and on the Adult Pop Songs chart at number 35.^[28] On the Hot Digital Songs chart, «#Beautiful» debuted at number 10 with first week digital download sales of 114,000.^[30] It is Carey’s eighth top 10 single on the chart, and is her first song to do so since her 2009 single «Obsessed», which peaked at number seven.^[30] According to Nielsen SoundScan, «#Beautiful» had sold 1.5 million copies in the United States as of July 2017.^[31]

On the R&B charts, it debuted at number 39 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart for the week ending May 18, 2013, due to strong airplay in its first two days of release.^[32] and jumped to number seven the following week.^[32] On the R&B Songs chart, «#Beautiful» debuted at number 16 for the week ending May 18, 2013, and rose to number two the following week, barred by Justin Timberlake’s and Jay-Z’s song «Suit & Tie».^[33] It also debuted at number two on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Digital Songs chart, being held off of the top spot by Macklemore and Ryan Lewis‘ song «Can’t Hold Us», featuring Ray Dalton.^[34] It debuted at number 22 on the Pop Songs chart.^[28] It is Carey’s third-highest debut on the chart, behind «Dreamlover», which holds the record for the highest debut at number 12, and «Endless Love» at number 20.^[28] With this, Carey ups her tally to 30 entries on the chart and is tied in second place with Britney Spears; only Rihanna has more entries with 35.^[28] It is the second chart entry for Miguel, whose first song on the chart, «Adorn», peaked at number 35 in December 2012.^[28] «#Beautiful» entered the Rhythmic Top 40 at number 22. Carey extends her record for the most chart entries with 37; Rihanna is in second place with 35.^[28]

In Europe, the song debuted in Ireland, where it entered the singles chart at number 86 on May 9, 2013.^[35] On May 11, 2013, «#Beautiful» debuted at number 68 in the Netherlands.^[36] In the United Kingdom, the song debuted at number nine on the UK R&B Chart on May 12, 2013,^[37] and rose to number four the following week.^[38] It remained at number four in its third week.^[39] It debuted at number 39 on the UK Singles Chart on May 12, 2013,^[40] and climbed to number 27 the following week.^[41] In its third week, it rose three positions to number 24.^[42] It has peaked at number 23 on the UK Digital Chart.^[43]
In New Zealand the song has reached the top ten and peaked at number 10 on the New Zealand Singles Chart.^[44]

Music videos[edit]

Original[edit]

The music video for «#Beautiful» was directed by Joseph Kahn, who previously directed the music video for Carey’s «Boy (I Need You)» (2003). It was filmed on April 21 and 22, 2013. The video was supposed to have its world premiere on American Idol on May 8, 2013, however, the release date was pushed back to May 9, 2013, instead.^[2] It was made available to view on Vevo and YouTube immediately after its television debut.^[2] The video has a simple production and it lasts for 3 minutes and 22 seconds where Carey appears wearing a short yellow dress with a jump read shoe line done by the French designer Christian Louboutin.^[45][46] Shortly before its launch, Khan posted on his Twitter: «The video is really simple. Had not much time to produce it. But Mariah is beautiful. Taste of simplicity.»^[47] In May 2013, Carey released the video with images of the backstage^[48] and by May 27 Carey uploaded the explicit version of the song through her VEVO account titled «#Beautiful (Explicit Version)».^[49]

The video starts with Carey riding on the back of Miguel’s bike as he asks her through the lyrics of the song to hop on the back of your bike. Images are interspersed with scenes of Carey running her hands through the air while she and Miguel ride into the sunset. Carey makes various movements with her body around a barn, while Miguel sits in a red convertible.^[50] Mariah is then illuminated by the headlights, and Miguel is dazzled by her beauty.

Sam Lansky of Idolator commented that «the clip is not complicated, it’s basically an opportunity for Mariah look amazing, what she does! Her body is sexy and she seems to have about half her age in a superior culture».^[51] Malachi of The Honesty Hour commented on the work: «Carey felt all over herself for most of the video» and «Miguel seemed very soft in his biker gear, too. still said that video is a great addition to the single».^[52] Jason Lipshutz of Billboard described the clip as «flirtatious», noting that it only provides a platform different from Mimi to be a diva, «Carey rotates with a short yellow dress for him [Miguel], the brightness of the headlights provide a spotlight for the singer improvised.^[53] James Robertson of the British newspaper Daily Mirror commented that «the song could have been written about stuffed animals or how cement – Mariah Carey would have still found a way to make the music video sexy.^[54]

Other versions[edit]

A brand new video for the Spanglish version of the song, «#Hermosa», was filmed on June 17, 2013, in Capri, Italy.^[55] It was released on July 1, 2013, via Carey’s official VEVO account.^[56][57] On July 7, 2013, Carey filmed a third video, this time for the song’s remix featuring Young Jeezy. It was directed by Nick Cannon in New York City. While on set, Carey had an injury. In an interview, Cannon stated: «She was in this nice, beautiful gown, heels on and everything, and was kind of on this platform and reached and slipped and fell on her whole side, It was pretty serious. Not only did she dislocate her shoulder, she actually cracked a rib, and chipped her shoulder bone……She’s such a trooper, like I was gonna rush her to the hospital, [but] she was like «you get back in there and finish the video»….and then after they put the shoulder back in place and bandaged her all up, she came back to the [set] early in the morning and finished out everything….So, she was like this better be a good video after all this pain I went through».^[58][59][60] On July 23, 2013, Carey stated: «We finished editing the #Beautiful remix video with Jeezy». Carey’s physical therapist Samantha also gave an insight on Carey’s condition: «When I started working with MC about two weeks ago, I was actually really surprised that she had even done the Central Park show because of how serious these injuries are. I was amazed that she actually went on stage. If people could actually see it, they’d understand the severity of what’s going on. Despite that, she’s been recovering nicely and we’re focusing on helping her recover as quickly as possible. But if any of you know what an injury is, it’s a long road to recovery. We’re dealing right now with a dislocated shoulder, fractured rib, nerve injury…But MC’s a navy seal, like I told her, she’s a navy seal and she’s really good at smiling through the pain… Like anyone else, it’s gonna take some time to heal but she’s strong and she will be back. She will be back!».^[27]

Live performances[edit]

Carey taped a performance of «#Beautiful» along with a medley of her greatest hits on May 15, 2013. The medley included Carey’s debut «Vision of Love», as well as other songs such as «Make it Happen», «We Belong Together», «My All», and «Hero». The taping aired the following day (May 16) during the American Idol Season 12 finale episode.^[61] Many critics commented on Carey’s vocal performance on the finale of the American Idol season. Lisa Timmons of Idolator said he had a good authority from a credible source who attended the performance of Carey, who undoubtedly was live.^[62] A writer from People magazine said that «it was a vibration and yes, the vocal acrobatics of singer and current judge reality show was pre-recorded.^[63] Carey also opened the 2013 Good Morning America Summer Concert Series on May 24, 2013, where she performed «#Beautiful» as part of her set list along with number-one hits «Always Be My Baby» and «We Belong Together».^[5][15]

Carey performed the song with Miguel on June 2, 2013, at Hot 97’s Summer Jam XX festival.^[64] She performed the remix of the song with Young Jeezy and Miguel on June 30, 2013, at the BET Awards.^[65] The singer pre-taped her performance of the song along with «Hero» and «America The Beautiful» on June 27, 2013, for the Macy’s Fourth of July Spectacular, which aired on NBC on July 4.^[66] On July 13, 2013, Carey performed «#Beautiful» at the Major League Baseball All-Star Charity concert for Sandy Relief at Central Park in New York City. The other songs that Carey performed were «Hero», «My All», and «Looking In», a song from her fifth studio album released in 1995, Daydream, which she had never sung live before. Carey had to drop «We Belong Together» from the setlist due to painful breathing and fractured ribs, result of an accident a few days back. Additionally, due to her dislocated shoulder, the singer wore three bedazzled, fur-and feather-draped slings, two that matched her white outfit, and one that matched her black outfit; the slings were designed by Gucci.^[67][68]

Track listing[edit]

• Digital download^[69]

1. «#Beautiful» (featuring Miguel)  – 3:22

• Digital download – Spanglish Remix^[70]

1. «#Hermosa» (Spanglish Version, featuring Miguel)  – 3:21

• Digital download – Remix^[71][72]

1. «#Beautiful» (Remix, featuring Miguel and ASAP Rocky)  – 3:21
2. «#Beautiful» (Remix, featuring Miguel and Young Jeezy)  – 3:23

• Streaming – Dance Remix^[24][26]

1. «#Beautiful» (Louie Vega EOL Remix)  – 2:59
2. «#Beautiful» (Sidney Samson Remix)  – 6:21

Credits and personnel[edit]

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Me. I Am Mariah… The Elusive Chanteuse.^[73]

Recording

• Recorded at Rapture Studios, Bel Air, CA; Metrocity Studios, New York, NY; Pon de Islands Studios, Antigua; MJP Studios, Los Angeles, CA; Henson Recording Studios, Los Angeles, CA.
• Mixed at Larrabee Studios.

Personnel

• Mariah Carey – vocals, songwriting, production
• Miguel – songwriting, production, drum programming, guitars
• Mac Robinson – songwriting
• Brian Keith Warfield – songwriting
• Brian Garten – recording
• Chris Plata – recording
• Manny Marroquin – mixing
• Chris Galland – mix assistant
• Delbert Bowers – mix assistant
• Happy Perez – guitars, co-production, songwriting
• Brook «D’Leau» Davis – additional drum programming and production, songwriting

Charts[edit]

Certifications[edit]

Radio and release history[edit]

References[edit]

Не смотрите на меня…

Каждый день несравненно прекрасен,
Но внезапно становится трудно дышать.
Время от времени я неуверенна,
Все эти страдания… Я так стыжусь…

Я красива независимо от того, что обо мне говорят,
Слова не могут сломать меня.
Я красива всегда и везде.
Да, словам не сломить меня,
Так что не пытайтесь сломать меня сегодня.

Для всех своих друзей ты безумная,
Поглощённая только своей судьбой.
Так трудно заполнить пустоту,
Собрать этот паззл.
И есть ли выход?

Ты красива независимо от того, что о тебе говорят,
Слова не могут сломать тебя, нет, нет,
Потому что ты красива всегда и везде.
Да, слова не могут сломать тебя. О, нет!
Так что не пытайтесь сломать меня сегодня.

Независимо от того, что мы делаем,
(независимо от того, что мы делаем).
Независимо от того, что мы говорим,
(независимо от того, что мы говорим).
Мы — песня и мелодия,
Полная красивых ошибок.

И всюду мы идем,
(И всюду мы идем),
Солнце будет всегда светить
(Солнце будет всегда светить).
И завтра мы можем проснуться на другой стороне,
В другом времени.

Мы красивы независимо от того, что о нас говорят.
Да слова не будут ломать нас, нет.
Мы красивы всегда и везде.
Да слова не могут сломать нас.
Так что не пытайтесь сломать меня сегодня.

Не пытайтесь сломать меня сегодня…
Не пытайтесь сломать меня сегодня…

Красивая (перевод Christina из Ижевска)

(Говорит)
Не смотрите на меня

Каждый день прекрасен!
А потом вдругстановится трудно дышать…
Время от временименя охватывают сомнения,
Я так стыжусьвсей этой боли…

Я красивая и не важно, кто чтоскажет,
Слова не смогут меня сломать.
Я красивая — это единственный путь,
Да, слова не смогут меня сломать,
Вы не сломаете меня сегодня…

Для своих друзей ты безумная,
Поглощённаясобственной судьбой,
Пытаешься заполнить пустоту
От потерявшихсякусочков головоломки, оставляя её нерешённой.
Тот ли этот путь?

Ты красивая, и не важно, кто чтоскажет,
Слова не сломают тебя.
Ты красивая — это единственный путь,
Да, слова не могут сломать тебя,
Вы не сломаете меня сегодня…

Не важно, что мы делаем
(Не важно, что мы делаем)
Не важно, что мы говорим
(Не важно, что мы делаем)
Мы — песня внутри мелодии
Полная красивых ошибок

И куда бы я ни пошла
(Куда бы я ни пошла)
Солнце всегда будет светить
(Солнце всегда будет светить)
И может завтра мы проснемся в другой жизни,
В другом времени…

Мы красивые, не важно, кто чтосказал,
Да, слова не сломают нас…
Мы красивые — это единственный путь,
Да. Слова не смогут нас сломать,
Вы не сломаете меня сегодня…

Вы не сломаете меня сегодня,
Вы не сломаете меня сегодня…