Beautiful (Snoop Dogg song)

"Beautiful"
Single by Snoop Dogg featuring Pharrell and Uncle Charlie Wilson
from the album Paid tha Cost to Be da Bo$$
Released January 21, 2003 (US)
April 1, 2003 (Europe)
Format
Recorded 2002
Genre
Length 4:58
Label
Writer(s)
Producer(s) The Neptunes
Certification Platinum (RIANZ)
Gold (ARIA)
Snoop Dogg singles chronology
"From tha Chuuuch to da Palace"
(2002)		 "Beautiful"
(2003)		 "Drop It Like It's Hot"
(2004)
Pharrell singles chronology
"Pass the Courvoisier, Part II"
(2002)		 "Beautiful"
(2003)		 "Excuse Me Miss"
(2003)

"Beautiful" is a song by American rapper Snoop Dogg featuring vocals by Pharrell Williams and Charlie Wilson. Was released in January 21, 2003 as the second single for his sixth studio album. The song was produced by the duo The Neptunes. The music video was filmed in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

The song was a sleeper hit, reached number six on the Billboard Hot 100, and number two on Rap Songs, and was successful in other countries such as Australia and New Zealand, where it peaked at number four.[1]

Music video

It was directed by Chris Robinson of Partizan Entertainment and produced by Renata Chuquer.[2] It reached the 6th spot on the LAUNCH Music Videos Top 100.

The first video set took place in Escadaria Selarón, Lapa district, Rio de Janeiro.[3] The Brazil-colored yellow-green-blue stairways were fabricated by Selaron who started to upgrade the 125 metre, 215-step upwards street in 1990 and it had not been finished until the very day of the shooting. This stairway links the Rua Joaquim Silva in Lapa to the Rua Pinto Martins in Santa Teresa.

The second one is in Parque Lage in the grounds of a 1920s mansion between the Lagoa and the Botanic Gardens, at the base of the Corcovado.[4] Snoop Dogg wears a Lance Alworth jersey number 19. The scene features Brazilian model Luciana Malavasi as Snoop Dogg's love affair.[5] Snoop is surrounded by a group of drummers, who play a long drum interlude that is unincluded in any radio, album or explicit edit of the song.

The third scene is on the Copacabana where Snoop is surrounded by the massive crowd of his fans in one of the segments while in another he and his friends are leaning on to his car and observing the local girls passing by.

Track listing

  1. "Beautiful" (Radio Edit) (featuring Pharrell) — 4:04
  2. "Beautiful" (Instrumental) — 4:21
  3. "Ballin'" (Clean Version) (featuring The Dramatics, Lil' Half Dead) — 5:19
  4. "Beautiful" (Vídeo) (Directed By Chris Robinson) — 5:27

Personnel

Awards

Grammy

Category Genre Song Year Result
"Producer of the Year, Non-Classical"
(for The Neptunes)		 Production and engineering "Beautiful" 2004 Won
Best Rap Song songwriter
(Snoop Dogg with Chad Hugo and Pharrell Williams)		 Rap "Beautiful" 2004 Nominated
Best Rap/Sung Collaboration
(Snoop Dogg with Pharrell Williams and Charlie Wilson)		 Rap "Beautiful" 2004 Nominated

Other

Nominated for

Remixes

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2003-04) Peak
position
scope="row" Australia (ARIA)[7] 4
scope="row" Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[8] 19
scope="row"Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[9] 14
scope="row" Denmark (Tracklisten)[10] 14
scope="row" Netherlands (Single Top 100)[11] 13
scope="row" France (SNEP)[12] 39
scope="row" Germany (Official German Charts)[13] 27
Ireland (IRMA)[14] 1
scope="row" Italy (FIMI)[15] 17
scope="row" New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[16] 4
scope="row" Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[17] 19
scope="row"Scotland (Official Charts Company)[18] 37
scope="row" UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[19] 23
scope="row" UK R&B (Official Charts Company)[20] 8
scope="row" US Billboard Hot 100[21] 6
scope="row" US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[22] 3
scope="row" US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)[23] 24
scope="row" US Hot Rap Songs (Billboard)[24] 2
scope="row" US Rhythmic (Billboard)[25] 6

Year-end charts

Chart (2003) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[26] 37
US Billboard Hot 100[27] 42
US R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[28] 15

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/Sales
Australia (ARIA)[29] Gold 35,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ)[30] Platinum 15,000*

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

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Snoop Dogg featuring Pharrell Williams and Charlie Wilson - Beautiful". acharts.us. Retrieved May 27, 2015.
  2. ↑ "Snoop Dogg – "Beautiful"". mvdbase.com. Retrieved 2012-05-12.
  3. ↑ "Stairway to heaven Sasha Naod meets an artist taking steps to pay tribute to his adopted hometown of Rio". The Travel Rag. Retrieved 2012-05-12.
  4. ↑ Julia Melim. "Brazil's has the Goods!". Soulbrazil magazine. Retrieved 2012-06-09.
  5. ↑ "Gente Models". gentemodels.com. Archived from the original on September 28, 2007. Retrieved January 8, 2015.
  6. ↑ Snoop Dogg – Beautiful (CD Single) in Discogs
  7. ↑ "Australian-charts.com – Snoop Dogg feat. Pharrell, Uncle Charlie Wilson – Beautiful". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved March 20, 2015.
  8. ↑ "Austriancharts.at – Snoop Dogg feat. Pharrell, Uncle Charlie Wilson – Beautiful" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved March 20, 2015.
  9. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Snoop Dogg feat. Pharrell, Uncle Charlie Wilson – Beautiful" (in French). Ultratop 50. Retrieved March 20, 2015.
  10. ↑ "Danishcharts.com – Snoop Dogg feat. Pharrell, Uncle Charlie Wilson – Beautiful". Tracklisten. Retrieved March 20, 2015.
  11. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Snoop Dogg feat. Pharrell, Uncle Charlie Wilson – Beautiful" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved March 20, 2015.
  12. ↑ "Lescharts.com – Snoop Dogg feat. Pharrell, Uncle Charlie Wilson – Beautiful" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved March 20, 2015.
  13. ↑ "Offiziellecharts.de – Snoop Dogg feat. Pharrell, Uncle Charlie Wilson – Beautiful". GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved March 20, 2015.
  14. ↑ "Peak Positions on Charts". Acharts.us. Retrieved 2012-05-12.
  15. ↑ "Italiancharts.com – Snoop Dogg feat. Pharrell, Uncle Charlie Wilson – Beautiful". Top Digital Download. Retrieved March 20, 2015.
  16. ↑ "Charts.org.nz – Snoop Dogg feat. Pharrell, Uncle Charlie Wilson – Beautiful". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved March 20, 2015.
  17. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Snoop Dogg feat. Pharrell, Uncle Charlie Wilson – Beautiful". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved March 20, 2015.
  18. ↑ "Archive Chart: 2003-04-05". Scottish Singles Top 40. Retrieved March 14, 2015.
  19. ↑ "Archive Chart: 2003-04-05" UK Singles Chart. Retrieved March 20, 2015.
  20. ↑ "Archive Chart: 2003-04-05" UK R&B Chart. Retrieved March 20, 2015.
  21. ↑ "Snoop Dogg – Chart history" Billboard Hot 100 for Snoop Dogg. Retrieved March 20, 2015.
  22. ↑ "Snoop Dogg – Chart history" Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs for Snoop Dogg. Retrieved March 20, 2015.
  23. ↑ "Snoop Dogg – Chart history" Billboard Pop Songs for Snoop Dogg. Retrieved March 20, 2015.
  24. ↑ "Snoop Dogg – Chart history" Billboard Hot Rap Songs for Snoop Dogg. Retrieved March 20, 2015.
  25. ↑ "Snoop Dogg – Chart history" Billboard Rhythmic Songs for Snoop Dogg. Retrieved March 20, 2015.
  26. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-01-23. Retrieved 2013-04-26.
  27. ↑ http://www.bobborst.com/popculture/top-100-songs-of-the-year/?year=2003
  28. ↑ "The Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Songs - Year End Charts 2003". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media.
  29. ↑ "ARIA Charts — Accreditations - 2003 Singles". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Archived from the original on January 25, 2012. Retrieved March 20, 2015.
  30. ↑ "Latest Gold / Platinum Singles". RadioScope. Archived from the original on July 24, 2011. Retrieved November 12, 2011.

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