Beautiful (Snoop Dogg song)
"Beautiful" is a song by American rapper Snoop Dogg featuring vocals by Pharrell Williams and 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 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.
Music video
It was directed by Chris Robinson of Partizan Entertainment and produced by Renata Chuquer. 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. 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" — 4:04
- "Beautiful" — 4:21
- "Ballin'" — 5:19
- "Beautiful" — 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 /Waters of Nazareth Publishing/EMI-Blackwood Music ; My Own Chit Music/EMI Blackwood Inc.
- Pharrell appears courtesy of Virgin Records
- Written in response to Snoop's love for his daughter
Awards
| Category | Genre | Song | Year | Result |
| "Producer of the Year, Non-Classical" | Production and engineering | "Beautiful" | 2004 | Won |
| Best Rap Song songwriter | Rap | "Beautiful" | 2004 | Nominated |
| Best Rap/Sung Collaboration | Rap | "Beautiful" | 2004 | Nominated |
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