Beautiful (Eminem song)

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"Beautiful"
Single by Eminem
from the album Relapse
Released August 11, 2009
Format Digital download, CD single
Recorded late 2006
Genre Alternative hip hop, rap rock
Length 6:32 (album version)
4:00 (radio edit)
Label Shady, Aftermath, Interscope
Writer(s) M. Mathers, L. Resto, J. Bass, D. Black, A. Hill
Producer(s) Eminem, Jeff Bass (co.)
Eminem singles chronology
"Old Time's Sake"
(2009)		 "Beautiful"
(2009)		 "Forever"
(2009)

"Beautiful" is the fourth and final single from American rapper Eminem's sixth studio album Relapse. It was released on August 11, 2009 as a single.[1] It samples “Reaching Out”, originally recorded by the rock band Rock Therapy. This version of “Reaching Out” is taken from the Queen + Paul Rodgers 2005-2006 tour, which used Eminem’s “Lose Yourself” as the house music.

Critical reception

The song has received critical acclaim and was considered to be the best song on Relapse. Rolling Stone called it a "touching attempt at an inspirational ballad". Pitchfork Media claim that "Relapse hits something of a stride with 'Beautiful'". Much speculation has followed as to who sang the chorus of the song, suggesting it was Paul Rodgers.[2] "Beautiful" scored Eminem his ninth straight Top 40 single on the Billboard Hot 100, going back to "Smack That" with Akon. Billboard called the song "epic" and described it as "Part confessional ("I'm just so fucking depressed," begins the track's explicit version) and part "Lose Yourself"-style motivational anthem, "Beautiful" encapsulates the introspective nature of "Relapse" but deviates from the shock tactics that dominate the album" adding that "The song is as much a lighters-in-the-air, arena rock power ballad as it is a lyrical showcase".[3] "Beautiful" entered the UK Singles Chart on May 17, 2009 at #38 and re-entered at #31 due to massive airplay and was released as the third UK single after "We Made You". Since then the song has peaked at #12 so far. It became Eminem's 21st Top 40 single in the UK but also his second official single to miss the Top 10. In the U.S., it debuted at #17 on the Billboard Hot 100. The song was on the A-List of the BBC Radio 1 playlist. In the week of July 23, 2009 it re-entered the Hot 100 at #98.[4] The song was nominated at the 52nd Grammy Awards in the Best Rap Solo Performance category, but lost to Jay-Z's "D.O.A. (Death of Auto-Tune)".[5]

Music video

The video was shot in Detroit, Michigan and it was directed by Anthony Mandler. It premiered on July 2, 2009 on Yahoo! music.[6] The video opens with captions stating that "in 1950, Michigan was 1 of 8 states in America that collectively produced 36% of the world's GNP" and that "Detroit was the greatest manufacturing city in the world." It then cuts to present-day images of the city, featuring Eminem walking through three abandoned structures from that era: Michigan Central Station, the former Packard plant, and Tiger Stadium, including demolition footage of the latter, joined by several people appropriate to each building: an older woman with a suitcase, several autoworkers holding their lunchboxes and tools, and a neighborhood youth baseball team, respectively.

Track listing

Digital Download[7]
No. Title Length
1. "Beautiful"   6:32
Total length:
 6:32
Digital Single[8]
No. Title Length
1. "Beautiful"   6:32
2. "Beautiful" (Music Video) 4:21
Total length:
 10:53
CD Single[9]
No. Title Length
1. "Beautiful"   6:32
2. "3am" (Travis Barker Remix) 5:20
Total length:
 11:52
Digital EP[10]
No. Title Length
1. "Beautiful" (Radio Edit) 4:00
2. "Beautiful"   6:32
3. "Beautiful" (Instrumental) 6:37
4. "3am" (Travis Barker Remix) 5:20
Total length:
 22:29

Musical personnel

Credits adapted from Relapse digital booklet.

  • Songwriters: M. Mathers, L. Resto, J. Bass, D. Black, A. Hill
  • Recorded by: Mike Strange at 54 Sound in Ferndale, Michigan
  • Assistant engineers: Tony Campana at 54 Sound in Ferndale, Michigan
  • Mixed by: Eminem and Mike Strange at Effigy Studios
  • Keyboards by: Jeff Bass and Luis Resto
  • Bass and guitar by: Jeff Bass
  • Samples: Contains samples from "Reaching Out" by Queen + Paul Rodgers, written by Don Black and Andy Hill

Charts and certifications

Chart (2009) Peak
position
Australian Singles Chart[11] 33
Austrian Singles Chart[12] 11
Canadian Hot 100[13] 8
Danish Singles Chart[14] 40
Eurochart Hot 100 Singles[15] 26
German Singles Chart[16] 39
Irish Singles Chart[17] 5
New Zealand Singles Chart[18] 4
Scottish Singles Chart[19] 6
Swedish Singles Chart[20] 47
Swiss Singles Chart[21] 8
UK Singles Chart 12
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[22] 17
U.S. Billboard Pop Songs 35

Year-end charts

Chart (2009) Position
New Zealand Singles Chart[23] 40
UK Singles Chart[24] 173

Certifications

Region Certification Sales/shipments
United Kingdom (BPI)[25] Silver 200,000

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone
xunspecified figures based on certification alone

Awards and nominations

Year Recipient/Nominated work Award Result
2010 Grammy Awards Best Rap Solo Performance Nominated
Much Music Video Awards International Video of the Year Nominated

References

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  7. ↑ https://itunes.apple.com/be/album/beautiful-single/id315814529
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  9. ↑ http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/offer-listing/B002GSNPK6/ref=dp_olp_used?ie=UTF8&condition=used
  10. ↑ https://itunes.apple.com/au/album/beautiful-ep/id324474793
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