Beneath Your Beautiful

"Beneath Your Beautiful"
Single by Labrinth featuring Emeli Sandé
from the album Electronic Earth
Released	18 October 2012[1]
Format	CD digital download
Genre	R&B
Length	4:32 (album version) 3:56 (radio edit)
Label	Syco
Writer(s)	Timothy McKenzie Adèle Sandé Mike Posner
Producer(s)	Labrinth Da Digglar
Labrinth singles chronology
"Treatment" (2012) "Beneath Your Beautiful" (2012) "Playing with Fire" (2012)
Emeli Sandé singles chronology "Wonder" (2012) "Beneath Your Beautiful" (2012) "Clown" (2013)

"Beneath Your Beautiful" is a song by British musicians Labrinth and Emeli Sandé. Written by Labrinth, Mike Posner and Sandé, it was released as the sixth single from Labrinth's debut album, Electronic Earth, on 18 October 2012. The track peaked at number one on the UK Singles Chart, selling 108,000 copies off the back of a particularly well-revered performance on The X Factor, becoming Labrinth's first number one single as a solo artist. Additionally, it became his first top 40 hit on the US Billboard Hot 100, where it peaked at number 34.

The song was nominated for 'Best British Single' at the 2013 BRIT Awards, and was ranked the twelfth best-selling single of 2012 in the UK.

Background and release

"Beneath Your Beautiful" is an R&B ballad written by Labrinth, Mike Posner and Emeli Sandé. It was recorded as a duet between Labrinth and Sandé for Labrinth's debut studio album Electronic Earth. The title of the song attracted attention from fans, some of whom questioned Labrinth about the spelling of the word "Your" within the song's title, believing that was a grammatical error and should have been spelt "You're". Upon reaching number one, fans asked Labrinth via social networking website Twitter about the spelling. He replied "Can I make something clear! this is twitter! Not an English GCSE haha I’ll spell as BADLY as I wish awritemayte!... Oh is this about #Beneath”YOUR”Beautiful I love how crazy this has sent people…. It was to annoy English teachers and grammar Nazis." [sic]^[2] The song was nominated for the Brit Award for Best British Single at the 2013 BRIT Awards.^[3]

Chart and sales performance

The song was released in the UK on 18 November 2011.^[1] Originally only reaching number 200 in the UK Singles Chart on 14 April 2012, it peaked at number one on 28 October 2012, selling 108,000 copies in its first week of release. This became Labrinth's first number one single as a solo artist, and Sandé's second number one overall.^[4] To date, "Beneath Your Beautiful" has peaked within the top 40 in over 15 countries worldwide.

The song was the 12th best-selling single of 2012 in the UK, with 663,000 copies sold and was certified as Platinum.^[5]

Music video

The music video for the track was uploaded to Labrinth's official Vevo account on YouTube on 5 October 2012.^[6] The video features Labrinth and Sandé performing the track while standing in front of a giant screen, which features images of them both.

Live performances

On 21 October 2012, Labrinth and Sandé performed the song live for the first time on the The X Factor, which led to the sales boost that got it number one.^[7] Since the performance on The X Factor, the video has gained more than 14 million views.^[8]

At Capital FM's Summertime Ball 2013, on Sunday 9 June 2013, Labrinth performed the song with The X Factor 2012 finalist Ella Henderson live, as part of his setlist, with Henderson replacing Sande.

Track listing

CD single[9] "Beneath Your Beautiful" (featuring Emeli Sandé) (Radio Edit) – 3:56 "Beneath Your Beautiful" (featuring Emeli Sandé) (Naughty Boy Remix) – 4:31 Digital International EP 1[10] "Beneath Your Beautiful" (featuring Emeli Sandé) (Radio Edit) – 3:56 "Beneath Your Beautiful" (featuring Emeli Sandé) (Naughty Boy Remix) – 4:31 "Beneath Your Beautiful" (featuring Emeli Sandé) (Rollz Remix Edit) – 3:43 "Beneath Your Beautiful" (featuring Emeli Sandé) (Instrumental) – 4:33

Digital download (as an album track)[11] "Beneath Your Beautiful" (featuring Emeli Sandé) – 4:32 Digital International EP 2 – exclusive to iTunes[12] "Beneath Your Beautiful" (featuring Emeli Sandé) (Radio Edit) – 3:56 "Beneath Your Beautiful" (featuring Emeli Sandé) (Naughty Boy Remix) – 4:31 "Beneath Your Beautiful" (featuring Emeli Sandé) (Rollz Remix Extended Version) – 5:13 "Beneath Your Beautiful" (featuring Emeli Sandé) (Seamus Haji Remix Extended) – 6:03 "Beneath Your Beautiful" (featuring Emeli Sandé) (Music Video) – 4:27

US EP[13][14]
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Beneath Your Beautiful" (featuring Emeli Sandé)	McKenzie Emeli Sandé Mike Posner	Labrinth Da Digglar	4:31
2.	"Express Yourself"	McKenzie Charles Wright	Labrinth	4:03
3.	"Let the Sun Shine"	McKenzie	Labrinth Da Digglar	2:59
4.	"Treatment"	McKenzie Rami Yacoub Carl Falk	Labrinth Da Digglar	4:30
5.	"Earthquake" (featuring Tinie Tempah)	McKenzie Marc Williams Patrick Okogwu	Labrinth	4:34
6.	"Vultures"	McKenzie Claude Kelly Wayne Hector	Labrinth Da Digglar	4:17
7.	"Last Time" (Target bonus track)	McKenzie Williams	Labrinth Da Digglar	4:23
8.	"Climb on Board" (Target bonus track)	McKenzie Williams	Labrinth Da Digglar	3:58

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts Chart (2012–13) Peak position Australia (ARIA)[15] 5 Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[16] 10 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[17] 4 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[18] 30 Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[19] 39 Czech Republic (Rádio Top 100)[20] 5 Denmark (Tracklisten)[21] 26 Europe (Euro Digital Songs)[22] 4 France (SNEP)[23] 103 Germany (Official German Charts)[24] 25 Hungary (Rádiós Top 40)[25] 22 Ireland (IRMA)[26] 1 Israel (Media Forest)[27] 10 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[28] 16 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[29] 4 Poland (Polish Airplay Top 100)[30] 1 Portugal (Billboard)[31] 1 Scotland (Official Charts Company)[32] 1 Slovakia (Rádio Top 100)[33] 4 South Korea International Singles (Gaon)[34] 41 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[35] 12 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[36] 17 UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[37] 1 UK R&B (Official Charts Company)[38] 1 US Billboard Hot 100[39] 34 US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)[40] 26 US Adult Top 40 (Billboard)[41] 23

Year-end charts Chart (2012) Position UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[42] 12 Chart (2013) Position Australia (ARIA)[43] 18 Germany (Media Control AG)[44] 100 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[45] 14 UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[46] 91 Certifications Region Certification Sales/shipments Australia (ARIA)[47] 5× Platinum 350,000^^ Austria (IFPI Austria)[48] Gold 15,000^x Belgium (BEA)[49] Gold 15,000^* Germany (BVMI)[50] Gold 150,000^^ New Zealand (RMNZ)[51] 2× Platinum 30,000^* Sweden (GLF)[52] Platinum 40,000^x Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[53] Platinum 30,000^x United Kingdom (BPI)[54] Platinum 880,000[55] Streaming Denmark (IFPI Denmark)[56] Platinum 1,800,000^^ ^*sales figures based on certification alone ^^shipments figures based on certification alone ^xunspecified figures based on certification alone

Release history

Country	Release date	Format	Label
United Kingdom	18 October 2012[1]	Impact Day	Syco
United States	16 November 2012[57]	Digital download	RCA
Germany	21 December 2012[10]	Digital EP	Sony
	13 January 2013[9]	CD single
United States	26 March 2013[58]	Mainstream radio	RCA
	27 August 2013[13]	Digital EP

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