Beautiful (Carly Rae Jepsen and Justin Bieber song)


"Beautiful" is a song by Canadian recording artists Carly Rae Jepsen and Justin Bieber. The song features on Jepsen's second studio album, Kiss. The song was written by Toby Gad, Bieber, and Alex Lambert.
Jepsen's record label had plans to release "Beautiful" as a single during her tenure as opening act for Bieber's Believe Tour, but the plans were canceled and the label replaced the single release with "Tonight I'm Getting Over You".

Reception

Critical

Caroline Sullivan of The Guardian however noted that she liked "Beautiful" the most, which she called a "faux-folk ballad" and "a sweet duet with Justin Bieber that suggests that neither artist is completely irredeemable".

Chart performance

The song debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 chart of October 6, 2012, at number 87, without any disclosure, becoming Jepsen's seventh top 40 hit in Canada and Bieber's twenty-second top 40 hit in Canada.

Live performances

Jepsen and Bieber performed "Beautiful" on the Believe Tour during some of the first shows in North America.

Credits and personnel