Beautiful Soul (song)

For other songs, see Beautiful Soul.

"Beautiful Soul"
Single by Jesse McCartney
from the album JMac and Beautiful Soul
Released	September 14, 2004 (2004-09-14)
Length	3:34 (album version) 3:57 (single version) 3:16 (radio edit)
Label	Hollywood Angel
Songwriter(s)	Adam Watts Andy Dodd
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.

Chart performance

"Beautiful Soul" debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 chart of December 11, 2004, at number 72, ^[1] 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. ^[2] The song has been certified triple platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for equivalent sales and streams of 3,000,000 units in the United States. ^[3] In Europe, the song peaked within the top 40 of several countries, including Austria, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom. ^{[4] [5] [6]}

On February 27, 2005, the song first charted at number 14 on Australia's ARIA Singles Chart. ^[7] It entered the top 10 the next week, then reached number three on April 3. ^[7] The next week, it ascended to number one, 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] On New Zealand's RIANZ Singles Chart, the song debuted at number seven on March 14, 2005. ^[9] It then spent the next 13 weeks rising and falling within 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]

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. ^[11]

Track listings

Australian and New Zealand CD single ^[12]

1. "Beautiful Soul"
2. "The Stupid Things" (acoustic version)

UK CD1 and European CD single ^{[7] [13]}

1. "Beautiful Soul" – 3:16
2. "Without U" – 3:11

UK CD2 ^[14]

1. "Beautiful Soul" (radio edit) – 3:15
2. "Get Your Shine On" – 3:11
3. "Beautiful Soul" (Drew Ferrante Mix) – 3:34
4. "Beautiful Soul" (video) – 3:17

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2004–2007) Peak position Australia (ARIA) [7] 1 Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40) [4] 8 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders) [15] 21 Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Wallonia) [16] 8 Canada CHR/Pop Top 30 ( Radio & Records ) [17] 5 Canada Hot AC Top 30 ( Radio & Records ) [18] 20 Germany (GfK) [19] 25 Ireland (IRMA) [5] 16 Italy (FIMI) [20] 15 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40) [21] 33 Netherlands (Single Top 100) [22] 17 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ) [9] 2 Scotland (OCC) [23] 8 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan) [24] 37 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade) [25] 22 UK Singles (OCC) [6] 16 US Billboard Hot 100 [2] 16 US Adult Contemporary ( Billboard ) [26] 23 US Adult Pop Airplay ( Billboard ) [27] 13 US Pop Airplay ( Billboard ) [28] 4

Year-end charts Chart (2005) Position Australia (ARIA) [8] 19 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders) [29] 85 New Zealand (RIANZ) [10] 13 US Billboard Hot 100 [30] 75 US Adult Contemporary (Billboard) [31] 46 US Adult Top 40 (Billboard) [32] 28 US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard) [33] 19

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [34]	Platinum	70,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ) [35]	2× Platinum	60,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI) [36]	Silver	200,000‡
United States (RIAA) [3]	3× Platinum	3,000,000‡
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. ‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Release dates and formats for "Beautiful Soul"

Region	Date	Format	Label	Ref.
United States	September 14, 2004	Contemporary hit radio	Hollywood	[37]
	January 18, 2005	Hot adult contemporary radio		[38]
Australia	February 14, 2005	CD		[39]

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