Beautiful (Eminem song)

"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.

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

  1. ↑ "Eminem's 'Beautiful' Hits iTunes". Archived from the original on 14 May 2009. Retrieved May 13, 2009.
  2. ↑ Cohen, Ian (2009-05-19). "Eminem: Relapse | Album Reviews". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2012-01-09.
  3. ↑ Archived July 20, 2009, at the Wayback Machine.
  4. ↑ "Music Albums, Top 200 Albums & Music Album Charts" (in Dutch). Billboard.com. Retrieved 2012-01-09.
  5. ↑ "And the 2010 Grammy Nominees Are…". Rap-Up.com. Retrieved 2012-01-09.
  6. ↑ "Eminem – Beautiful Official Music Video". WeLiveThis.com. Retrieved July 2, 2009.
  7. ↑ https://itunes.apple.com/be/album/beautiful-single/id315814529
  8. ↑ https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/beautiful-single/id324559997
  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
  11. ↑ "Australia Singes Top 50". Australian Recording Industry Association. acharts.com. July 27, 2009. Retrieved 2009-07-26.
  12. ↑ "oe3.ORF.at / Woche 43/2011". Charts.orf.at. Retrieved 2012-01-09.
  13. ↑ "Information Not Found". Billboard.com. Retrieved 2012-01-09.
  14. ↑ Steffen Hung. "Eminem - Beautiful". danishcharts.com. Retrieved 2012-01-09.
  15. ↑ "Music Charts, Most Popular Music, Music by Genre & Top Music Charts". Billboard.com. Retrieved 2012-01-09.
  16. ↑ "Die ganze Musik im Internet: Charts, News, Neuerscheinungen, Tickets, Genres, Genresuche, Genrelexikon, Künstler-Suche, Musik-Suche, Track-Suche, Ticket-Suche". musicline.de. Retrieved 2012-01-09.
  17. ↑ "Ireland Singles Top 50 - Music Charts". Acharts.us. 2012-01-05. Retrieved 2012-01-09.
  18. ↑ Steffen Hung. "Eminem - Beautiful". charts.org.nz. Retrieved 2012-01-09.
  19. ↑ "Official Scottish Singles Chart Top 100: 09 August 2009 - 15 August 2009". Retrieved 2015-07-11.
  20. ↑ Steffen Hung. "Eminem - Beautiful". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 2012-01-09.
  21. ↑ Steffen Hung. "Swiss Charts - Singles Top 75 08.01.2012". swisscharts.com. Retrieved 2012-01-09.
  22. ↑ "Top 100 Music Hits, Top 100 Music Charts, Top 100 Songs & The Hot 100". Billboard.com. Retrieved 2012-01-09.
  23. ↑ "The Official New Zealand Music Chart". Rianz.org.nz. Retrieved 2012-01-09.
  24. ↑ "Charts Plus Year end 2009" (PDF). Charts Plus. Archived (PDF) from the original on 21 August 2010. Retrieved 2010-07-19.
  25. ↑ "British single certifications – Eminem – Beautiful". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 11 September 2015. Enter Beautiful in the field Keywords. Select Title in the field Search by. Select single in the field By Format. Select Silver in the field By Award. Click Search

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