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Wikipedia article
"'Beautiful'" is a hip hop song by American rapper Snoop Dogg featuring vocals by Pharrell Williams and Uncle Charlie Wilson. It was released on January 21, 2003, as the second single from 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 reached number six on the 'Billboard' Hot 100 and number two on the Rap Songs chart; it was also successful in other countries such as Australia and New Zealand, where it peaked at number four.
Music video
It was directed by Chris Robinson of Partizan Entertainment, was produced by Karen Gainer and the production manager was Renata Chuquer. It reached the 6th spot on the LAUNCH Music Videos Top 100.
The first video set took place in Escadaria Selarn, Lapa district, Rio de Janeiro. 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. Snoop Dogg wears a Lance Alworth jersey number 19. The scene features Brazilian actress/model, Michelle Martins as Snoop Dogg's love affair. 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
*'CD single'
#"Beautiful" (Radio Edit) (featuring Pharrell) 4:04
#"Beautiful" (Instrumental) 4:21
#"Ballin'" (Clean Version) (featuring The Dramatics, Lil' Half Dead) 5:19
#"Beautiful" (Vdeo) (Directed By Chris Robinson) 5:27
Personnel
*Produced by The Neptunes.
*Recorded by Andrew Coleman.
*Mixed by Pat Viala for Pat 'em Down Music
*Written by C. Broadus, P. Williams, C. Hugo
*Published by Chad Chase Music/EMI-Blackwood Music (ASCAP)/Waters of Nazareth Publishing/EMI-Blackwood Music (BMI); My Own Chit Music/EMI Blackwood Inc. (BMI)
*Pharrell appears courtesy of Virgin Records
Awards
'Grammy'
'Other'
Nominated for
*2004 MVPA Video Awards
**Best Hip-Hop Video
*2003 MTV Video Music Awards
**Best Hip-Hop Video
*2003 Vibe Awards
**Reelest Video
**Hottest Hook
**Coolest Collaboration
Remixes
*A solo remix with Charlie Wilson was a part of Snoop Dogg's 'Welcome 2 tha Chuuuch Mixtape Vol. 5'.
*A remix with 50 Cent and Lloyd Banks can be found on 'G-Unit Radio Pt. 1: Smokin' Day 2'.
*A freestyle used by Rick Ross to Atlanta rapper T.I. It can be found on YouTube.
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications
Release history
See also
* List of Billboard Hot 100 top 10 singles in 2003
References
Category:2003 singles
Category:Charlie Wilson (singer) songs
Category:Snoop Dogg songs
Category:Music videos directed by Chris Robinson (director)
Category:Pharrell Williams songs
Category:Song recordings produced by the Neptunes
Category:Songs written by Pharrell Williams
Category:Songs written by Chad Hugo
Category:Songs written by Snoop Dogg
Category:2002 songs
Category:Priority Records singles
Category:Capitol Records singles
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