Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| Canada (Music Canada) [6] | Platinum | 80,000 |
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| "Beautiful Freakshow" | ||||
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| Single by Dean Brody featuring Shevy Price | ||||
| from the album Beautiful Freakshow | ||||
| Released | April 12, 2017 | |||
| Length | 3:30 | |||
| Label | Open Road | |||
| Songwriter(s) |
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| Producer(s) | Matt Rovey | |||
| Dean Brody singles chronology | ||||
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| 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 .
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]
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]
"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]
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]
| Chart (2021) | Peak position |
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| Canada Country ( Billboard ) [5] | 24 |
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| Canada (Music Canada) [6] | Platinum | 80,000 |
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