Beautiful Freakshow (song)

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"Beautiful Freakshow"
Single by Dean Brody featuring Shevy Price
from the album Beautiful Freakshow
ReleasedApril 12, 2017 (2017-04-12)
Length3:30
Label Open Road
Songwriter(s)
  • Dean Brody
  • Shevy Price
Producer(s) Matt Rovey
Dean Brody singles chronology
"Time"
(2016)
"Beautiful Freakshow"
(2017)
"Soggy Bottom Summer"
(2017)
Music video
"Beautiful Freakshow" on YouTube

"Beautiful Freakshow" is a song recorded by Canadian country artist Dean Brody featuring rapper Shevy Price. Brody and Price wrote the song. [1] It was the third single off Brody's sixth studio album Beautiful Freakshow .

Contents

Background

Brody stated that the track is "a love song about crossing boundaries whether it's cultural or socio-economic ones". [2] He remarked that while writing the song, he "thought what was the complete opposite of a country boy — probably an urban girl who likes hip hop or rap". While living in Nova Scotia at the time, Brody asked a friend who was familiar with the club scene in Halifax for an artist recommendation, and his friend suggested Shevy Price to him. [2]

Critical reception

Graham Rockingham of The Hamilton Spectator described the song as a "mix of spaghetti western whistling, surf guitar, hip hop beats and Price's rapping". [2] Taryn McElheran of Canadian Beats Media called the track "progressive," and said "the fusion of country and rap [comes] together to create something unique and beautiful". [3] Top Country stated "the track takes a look at an exquisite, imperfect, relationship between two people coming together from different walks of life, which is mirrored by the synergistic fusion of country and rap." [4]

Commercial performance

"Beautiful Freakshow" reached a peak of number 24 on Billboard Canada Country chart for the week of June 10, 2017, marking Brody's lowest career charting entry. [5] Nonetheless, it has been certified Platinum by Music Canada. [6]

Music video

The official music video for "Beautiful Freakshow" premiered on April 12, 2017. [7] It was filmed in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico and features both Brody and Price. [4] A group of local performers participated in the video including "flamenco artists, mariachi players, hip hop break dancers, [and] rodeo riders". [2] Brody wanted to have a local matador in the video but the matador wanted to kill a bull and Brody said "there was no way we were going to kill an animal for the video". [2]

Charts

Chart performance for "Beautiful Freakshow"
Chart (2021)Peak
position
Canada Country ( Billboard ) [5] 24

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada) [6] Platinum80,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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