Beautiful Soul (song)

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"Beautiful Soul"
Beautiful Soul CD Cover1.png
Single by Jesse McCartney
from the album JMac and Beautiful Soul
ReleasedSeptember 14, 2004 (2004-09-14)
Length
  • 3:34 (album version)
  • 3:57 (single version)
  • 3:16 (radio edit)
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Adam Watts
  • Andy Dodd
  • Greg Wells
Jesse McCartney singles chronology
"Beautiful Soul"
(2004)		"She's No You"
(2005)
Music video
"Beautiful Soul" on YouTube

"Beautiful Soul" is a song by American singer and actor Jesse McCartney. It was released as his debut single and the lead single from his debut album, Beautiful Soul (2004), on September 14, 2004, in the United States. The song reached number one in Australia, number two in New Zealand, and number 16 in the US. It also charted in several European countries in 2005 and 2006, reaching the top 20 in Austria, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom. "Beautiful Soul" is certified gold in New Zealand and the United States and platinum in Australia.

Contents

Music video

The music video for "Beautiful Soul" was directed by Marc Webb. The video is heavily influenced by the film Y Tu Mamá También directed by Alfonso Cuarón. The video features several scenes that are lifted from Cuarón's film. [1]

Chart performance

The song debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 chart of December 11, 2004, at number 72, [2] eventually peaking at number 16 on the chart and becoming McCartney's most successful single on the Hot 100 until "Leavin'" reached number 10 in 2008. [3] Outside the United States, the song performed moderately well in Europe, peaking within the top 40 of many European charts including those of Austria, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom. [4] [5] [6] In the Australasia region, "Beautiful Soul" was a major chart success.

On February 27, 2005, the song first charted at number 14 on Australia's ARIA chart. [7] It entered the top 10 the next week, then reached number three on April 3. [7] The next week, it reached the number-one position, dethroning Anthony Callea's "Rain" /"Bridge over Troubled Water". The single spent four weeks at number one, then fell 14 places to number 15 on May 8. [7] The single spent only one more week on the chart before leaving the top 50, spending 12 weeks on the chart in total and appearing at number 19 on Australia's year-end chart. [8]

In New Zealand, the song debuted within the top 10 on March 14, 2005, at number seven. [9] It then spent the next 13 weeks rising and falling in the top 10, spending at single week at number two on the week dated May 2. [9] It exited the top 10 on June 6, then made its final appearance in the top 40 at number 33 on July 11. [9] Altogether, the song spent 18 weeks in the top 40 and ended the year as New Zealand's 13th best-selling single. [10]

Track listings

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [32] Platinum70,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ) [33] Gold5,000*
United Kingdom (BPI) [34] Silver200,000‡
United States (RIAA) [35] Gold500,000^

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Release dates and formats for "Beautiful Soul"
RegionDateFormatLabelRef.
United StatesSeptember 14, 2004 Contemporary hit radio Hollywood [36]
January 18, 2005 Hot adult contemporary radio [37]
AustraliaFebruary 14, 2005 CD [38]

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