Beautiful (Taylor Dayne song)

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"Beautiful"
Taylor Dayne "Beautiful".jpg
Single by Taylor Dayne
from the album Satisfied
B-side "Tell It to My Heart (2008 version)
ReleasedDecember 11, 2007 [1]
Genre Soul
Length3:49
Label Adrenaline
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Taylor Dayne singles chronology
"Naked Without You"
(1999)
"Beautiful"
(2007)
"My Heart Can't Change"
(2008)
Music video
"Beautiful" on YouTube

"Beautiful" is a single released by Taylor Dayne in late 2007 as the lead single from her 5th studio album Satisfied. In the spring of 2008 the single reached number 1 on the US Dance chart becoming her third song to reach the peak position. The song is written by Taylor Dayne and Hitesh Ceon of production team Element, and produced by Hitesh Ceon and Richie Jones.

Contents

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2008)Peak
position
US Dance Club Songs ( Billboard ) [3] 1
US Adult Contemporary ( Billboard ) [4] 23

Year-end charts

Chart (2008)Position
US Dance Club Songs (Billboard) [5] 46

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References

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  2. 1 2 "Taylor Dayne - Satisfied (CD, Album) at Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved May 25, 2012.
  3. "Taylor Dayne Chart History (Dance Club Songs)". Billboard.
  4. "Taylor Dayne Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard.
  5. "Dance Club Songs – Year-End 2008". Billboard. Archived from the original on April 11, 2019. Retrieved March 11, 2021.