Beautiful Life (Union J song)

"Beautiful Life"
Single by Union J
from the album Union J
Released	21 October 2013
Recorded	2013
Genre	Pop
Length	4:03
Label	Syco RCA
Songwriter(s)	Jon Maguire Jon Lilygreen Jo Perry Jo Lawrence Blair Dreelan
Union J singles chronology
"Carry You" (2013) "Beautiful Life" (2013) "Loving You Is Easy" (2013)

"Beautiful Life" is a song by British boy band Union J. It was released as on 21 October 2013 as the second single from their debut studio album, Union J (2013).

Background

On 3 September 2013, Union J announced via Twitter the name of their next single would be "Beautiful Life" and will be released on 21 October: "THE WAIT IS OVER! Our brand new single is called 'Beautiful Life' and is released on 21st Oct #UnionJBeautifulLife". ^[1] George Shelley said: "Single 2 is called Beautiful Life, and its my favourite song in the world. Means so much to me, and you'll love it!" ^[2] The group also commented on the track: "The guitar is back!", and Josh Cuthbert described it as a "mid-tempo song" that "builds throughout". ^[3] The single officially debuted on 9 September. ^[4]

Music video

On 4 September 2013, it was reported the band were filming the music video for their new single. ^[5] In late September, 4Music revealed a behind-the-scenes of the video for "Beautiful Life". ^[6] The video was filmed in London at a shipping dock as the song progresses young people emerge from the crates and join Union J. ^[7] The music video officially premiered on 16 September 2013. ^[8]

Critical reception

Roberts Copsey of Digital Spy gave the song three out of five stars, saying: "As such, Union J's latest single 'Beautiful Life', which encourages people to live life to the fullest – including one insecure girl who lives a 'broken dream' and spades on the make-up 'to cover up an empty space' – feels a touch on the dated side. The jaunty guitar riff, singalong lyrics and arms-aloft chorus are all present and correct, but what is sorely lacking is a dose of youthful charm." ^[9]

Track listing

Digital download

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Beautiful Life"	4:03
2.	"Beautiful Life" (Acoustic)	4:01

Other Versions

• 7th Heaven Club Mix – 6:28

Charts

Chart (2013)	Peak position
Ireland (IRMA) [10]	19
Scotland (OCC) [11]	7
UK Singles (OCC) [12]	8

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Label
Indonesia [13]	27 September 2013	Digital download	Sony Music
Australia [14]	18 October 2013		RCA Records, Sony Music
Ireland [15]
New Zealand [16]
United Kingdom [17]

References

1. "Union J Announce New Single 'Beautiful Life'". 3 September 2013.
2. Corner, Lewis (3 September 2013). "Union J announce new single 'Beautiful Life'". Digital Spy . Retrieved 3 September 2013.
3. "Union J Announce New Single 'Beautiful Life'". Metro Radio. 3 September 2013.
4. "Union J unveil new single 'Beautiful Life'". 9 September 2013.
5. "Union J Films "Beautiful Life" Music Video". 4 September 2013. Archived from the original on 13 October 2013. Retrieved 25 October 2013.
6. "Union J 'Beautiful Life' behind the scenes". 25 September 2013. Archived from the original on 25 October 2013.
7. "Union J Confirm New Single, Shoot Music Video in London". 3 September 2013. Archived from the original on 6 September 2013.
8. "Union J unveil 'Beautiful Life' music video – watch". 16 September 2013.
9. "Union J: 'Beautiful Life' – Single review". 10 October 2013.
10. "Chart Track: Week 45, 2013". Irish Singles Chart.
11. "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
12. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
13. "Beautiful Life – Single – Union J". iTunes Store (Apple Inc.). Retrieved 3 October 2013.
14. "Beautiful Life – EP – Union J". iTunes Store – AUS (Apple Inc.). Retrieved 26 October 2013.
15. "Beautiful Life – EP – Union J". iTunes Store – IRE (Apple Inc.). Retrieved 3 October 2013.
16. "Beautiful Life – EP – Union J". iTunes Store – NZ (Apple Inc.). Retrieved 26 October 2013.
17. "Beautiful Life – EP – Union J". iTunes Store – UK (Apple Inc.). Retrieved 3 October 2013.