Beautiful Things (Megan Moroney song)

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"Beautiful Things"
Single by Megan Moroney
ReleasedOctober 27, 2025
Genre Country
Length3:55
Label Sony
Songwriters
Producer Kristian Bush
Megan Moroney singles chronology
"6 Months Later"
(2025)
"Beautiful Things"
(2025)

"Beautiful Things" is a song by American country music singer Megan Moroney. It was released as a single to country radio on October 27, 2025. [1] It was written by Moroney, Jessi Alexander, Jessie Jo Dillon, and Connie Harrington, and produced by Kristian Bush.

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Background

Moroney co-wrote the song with Jessi Alexander, Jessie Jo Dillon, and Connie Harrington, the latter of which came up with the subject idea. [2] Moroney referred to the song as the "older sister" of "Girl in the Mirror", a track from her debut album, Lucky , saying: "I wish I had this song in high school." [2]

Prior to its release, she performed the song live for the first time in March 2025 at the Bluebird Café in Nashville, before adding it to the setlist of her Am I Okay? Tour. [3] [2]

Content

A ballad, [2] Moroney wrote the song about her young niece: "When she was born I remember being in awe of how sweet and perfect she was. & I (in true emo cowgirl fashion) was sad knowing that when she grows up the world may be cruel to her sometimes." [4]

Chart performance

"Beautiful Things" pulled in 68 station adds at the country format upon impact, [5] and debuted at number 37 on the Billboard Country Airplay chart. [6]

Charts

Chart performance for "Beautiful Things"
Chart (2025)Peak
position
Canada (Canadian Hot 100) [7] 82
US Billboard Hot 100 [8] 64
US Country Airplay ( Billboard ) [9] 37
US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [10] 16

References

  1. "Country Aircheck Weekly October 20, 2025, Issue 983" (PDF). Country Aircheck. October 20, 2025. Retrieved November 4, 2025.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Tomás Mier (October 24, 2025). "Megan Moroney Confronts Heartbreak and Healing on Tender Ballad 'Beautiful Things'". Rolling Stone . Retrieved November 4, 2025.
  3. Tomás Mier (March 17, 2025). "Watch Megan Moroney Debut Unreleased Song for Ed Sheeran at Bluebird Cafe". Rolling Stone . Retrieved November 4, 2025.
  4. Carena Liptak (May 22, 2025). "Megan Moroney Sings an Unreleased Song About Real-Life Heartbreak". Taste of Country. Retrieved November 4, 2025.
  5. "Country Aircheck Weekly October 27, 2025, Issue 983" (PDF). Country Aircheck. October 27, 2025. Retrieved November 4, 2025.
  6. "Billboard Country Update" (PDF). Billboard . October 31, 2025. Retrieved November 4, 2025.
  7. "Megan Moroney Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved November 4, 2025.
  8. "Megan Moroney Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved November 4, 2025.
  9. "Megan Moroney Chart History (Country Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved November 4, 2025.
  10. "Megan Moroney Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved November 4, 2025.