Beautiful (Disco Montego song)

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"Beautiful"
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Single by Disco Montego featuring Katie Underwood
from the album Disco Montego
Released6 May 2002 (2002-05-06) [1]
Length3:42
Label Bomb, WEA
Songwriter(s) Dennis Dowlut, Darren Dowlut, Katie Underwood
Producer(s) Kaylan, Michael Szumowski
Disco Montego singles chronology
"We Got Love"
(2001)
"Beautiful"
(2002)
"Magic"
(2002)
Katie Underwood singles chronology
"Don't Be Afraid"
(1999)
"Beautiful"
(2002)
"Magic"
(2002)

"Beautiful" is a song by Australian musical duo Disco Montego featuring guest vocals by Australian singer-songwriter Katie Underwood. It was released as the second single from the duo's second studio album, Disco Montego (2002), on 6 May 2002. The song reached No. 9 on the Australian ARIA Singles Chart and was certified gold. "Beautiful" was nominated for "Best Pop Release" at the 2002 ARIA Music Awards but lost to Kylie Minogue's Fever . The Michael Spiccia and Prodigy Films direct video was nominated for Best Video. [2]

Contents

Track listing

Australian CD single [3]

  1. "Beautiful" (radio edit) – 3:42
  2. "Beautiful" (Thruster mix) – 6:24
  3. "Beautiful" (T Vass Latin club mix) – 7:15
  4. "Beautiful" (Studio 347 mix) – 5:51
  5. "Beautiful" (James Ash mix) – 6:02

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [11] Gold35,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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