Beautiful - Music

Frogtoon Music - Song Info: Beautiful

Christina-Aguilera - Stripped

"Beautiful" Is A Song Recorded By American Singer Christina Aguilera For Her Fourth Studio Album Stripped. It Was Released As The Album's Second Single In Late 2002. A Pop And R&B Ballad "Beautiful" Was Written And Produced By Linda Perry. Lyrically It Discusses Inner Beauty As Well As Self-Esteem And Insecurity Issues. Aguilera Commented That She Put "her Heart And Her Soul" Into The Track Which She Felt Represented The Theme Of Stripped. The Song Was Later Re-Recorded In An Electronic Style Titled "You Are What You Are Beautiful " For Her First Greatest Hits Album Keeps Gettin' Better A Decade Of Hits 2008 . "Beautiful" Received Universal Acclaim From Music Critics Who Have Ranked It Among Aguilera's Strongest Material. It Won The Grammy Award For Best Female Pop Vocal Performance And Was Also Nominated For Song Of The Year At The 2004 Ceremony. "Beautiful" Was Also A Commercial Success Topping The Charts In Australia Canada Ireland New Zealand Romania And The United Kingdom. The Song Peaked At Number Two On The Billboard Hot 100 In The United States Where It Was Certified Gold For 500 000 Units Shipped. It Was Kept From The Number One Spot By "Bump Bump Bump" By B2K Featuring P. Diddy. "Beautiful" Has Been Widely Embraced As An Anthem By The LGBT Community For Its Message Of Self-Empowerment And Inner Beauty. An Accompanying Music Video Was Directed By Jonas Åkerlund And Earned Aguilera A GLAAD Media Award For Its Positive Portrayal Of Gay And Transgender People. In 2011 UK LGBT Rights Organization Stonewall Named "Beautiful" The Most Empowering Song Of The Previous Decade For Gay Lesbian And Bisexual People. In 2009 Rolling Stone And VH1 Listed It As One Of The Best Songs Of The 2000s. The Song Is Regarded As One Of Aguilera's Signature Songs And Has Been Covered On Numerous Occasions And Featured On Several Television Shows.