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Beautiful People (Ed Sheeran song)

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Wikipedia article




{{Infobox song

| name = Beautiful People

| cover = Ed Sheeran - Beautiful People.png

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = Ed Sheeran featuring Khalid

| album = No.6 Collaborations Project

| released =

| recorded =

| studio =

* MXM (Stockholm, Sweden)

* Mandarin Oriental (Hong Kong)

* Promised Land (London)

| genre =

| length = 3:17

| label = Asylum UK

| writer =

* Ed Sheeran

* Fred Gibson

* Max Martin

* Shellback

* Khalid Robinson

| producer =

* Shellback

* Max Martin

* Fred

* Ed Sheeran

| chronology = Ed Sheeran

| prev_title = Cross Me

| prev_year = 2019

| next_title = Blow" / "Best Part of Me

| next_year = 2019

| misc =

}}

"'Beautiful People'" is a song by English singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran featuring American singer Khalid. Asylum Records UK released it on 28 June 2019, as the third single from the former's fourth studio album, 'No.6 Collaborations Project' (2019). It reached number one on the UK Singles Chart in July 2019, becoming the second single from the album to reach the summit of the chart. Sheeran released an acoustic solo version of the song on 15 July without Khalid. The song has reached 1 billion streams on Spotify and 315 million views on YouTube.

Background and promotion



"Beautiful People" was announced as part of the tracklist for 'No.6 Collaborations Project' (2019). Ed Sheeran revealed the song's artwork and release date on 23 June 2019. Footage of it being recorded in a studio was released in the following days leading up to its release.

Composition



"Beautiful People" is composed in time and the key of E-flat major, with a moderate R&B groove and a tempo of 96 beats per minute. It has a chord progression of CmEAGm7. Sheeran and Khalid's vocal range spans two octaves from B3 to B5.

Critical reception



'NME's Nick Levine wrote that Sheeran's "skills as a pop craftsman are on full display" and the song "gives his usual everybro persona a welcome edge." Chris Willman of 'Variety' said Sheeran and Khalid make "a good match". Bernadette Giacomazzo of 'HipHopDX' viewed it as "one of the few tracks that actually works on the album", writing, "though they recycle old tropes, they stick to what they know best, which is just fine." Malvika Padin of 'Clash' found the track "strong and likeable, but nothing surprising." 'Pitchfork's Rawiya Kameir was less impressed, calling it "heavy-handed" and "a catchy calculation appropriate for the sad-pop dominating the charts." 'Evening Standard' reviewer Phoebe Luckhurst described the track as "Chainsmokers-esque". Lucy Shanker of 'Consequence' regarded the song as "disingenuous".

Music video



The music video for "Beautiful People" was teased a day before its 28 June release. It was directed by Andy McLeod, and filmed in Barcelona and at the Lleida-Alguaire Airport in Catalonia, Spain.

The video opens with a simple looking couple waiting in line with their luggage at a small airport. After being approached by a pair of airport personnel, they are directed to a long white limousine waiting outside. The couple hesitantly enters the limousine, where they eat snacks they packed and notice other fancy cars driving past them, apparently heading to the same destination.

As the video continues, the couple find themselves at a series of fancy, expensive places filled with beautiful people: a pool party beside a mansion, a yacht filled with models, a fashion show, and a house party. Surrounded by wealth, indulgence, and beauty, the couple reacts to everything with cautious interest, but spend most of their time focused on each other, following the song's theme of being true to oneself.

At the end of the video, the couple flies home on a private plane, and upon landing at the airport, they are offered a ride in a nice car. The couple decline, take hands, and head for the airport bus instead.

Track listing



*'Digital download and streaming'

#"Beautiful People" (featuring Khalid)  3:17

*'Digital download and streaming Danny L Harle Harlecore Remix'

#"Beautiful People" (featuring Khalid) [Danny L Harle Harlecore Remix]  3:45

*'Digital download and streaming NOTD Remix'

#"Beautiful People" (featuring Khalid) [NOTD Remix]  2:42

*'Digital download and streaming Acoustic'

#"Beautiful People" (Acoustic)  3:06

*'Digital download and streaming Jack Wins Remix'

#"Beautiful People" (featuring Khalid) [Jack Wins Remix]  2:43

Credits and personnel



Credits adapted from the liner notes of 'No.6 Collaborations Project'

'Locations'

*Recorded at MXM Studios (Stockholm, Sweden), Mandarin Oriental (Hong Kong) and Promised Land Music Studios (London)

*Mixed at MixStar Studios (Virginia Beach, Virginia)

*Mastered at Metropolis Mastering (London)

'Personnel'

*Ed Sheeran  vocals, songwriter, producer

*Khalid  additional vocals, songwriter

*Max Martin  songwriter, producer

*Shellback  songwriter, producer, guitar, programming

*Fred  background vocals, songwriter, producer, programming, bass, drums, guitar, keys, engineer

*Alex Gibson  additional production

*Serban Ghenea  mixing

*Denis Kosiak  recording Khalid's vocals

*Joe Rubel  engineer

*John Hanes  engineer

*Michael Ilbert  engineer

*Stuart Hawkes  masterering

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References




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