Beautiful Times

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"It is an anthem for those who search for strength to rise above hardship. I was honoured to work with yet another of my favourite artists, Lindsey Stirling, who was kind enough to grant me the honour of featuring her. I hope you enjoy the song as much as I enjoyed creating it." [10]

Critical reception

"Beautiful Times"
Beautiful Times Owl City.jpeg
Single by Owl City featuring Lindsey Stirling
from the EP Ultraviolet
ReleasedApril 8, 2014
Studio Sky Harbor Studios, Owatonna, Minnesota
Genre Electropop [1]
Length3:24
Label Republic
Songwriters
Producer Young
Owl City singles chronology
"Good Time"
(2012)		"Beautiful Times"
(2014)		"Tokyo"
(2014)
Lindsey Stirling singles chronology
"Beyond the Veil"
(2014)		"Beautiful Times"
(2014)		"Shatter Me"
(2014)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Winnipeg Free Press Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [1]

Steve Adams of Winnipeg Free Press said the song "is a pleasant, inoffensive piece of electro-pop that you can imagine being played over the closing credits of coming-of-age teen movie." [1] Christian Rockafeller of Music Times called the music video "a gorgeous and whimsical cinematic tale." Musically, he praised Stirling's contribution to the track describing it as "inimitable and impressive." [11]

Music video

On June 26, 2014, the music video for "Beautiful Times" premiered via Rolling Stone . Speaking about the video he stated, "I've been on a few sets where everyone is on edge and it throws the whole thing off. A positive atmosphere really makes all the difference in the world." [8] The music video showcases a young boy sleeping in his bedroom when his toys and room suddenly comes to life, [12] while clips of Young and Stirling performing the song are featured throughout the video. [11]

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from AllMusic and digital liner notes. [13] [6]

Charts

Chart performance for "Beautiful Times"
Chart (2014)Peak
position
CIS Airplay (TopHit) [14] 177
Japan (Japan Hot 100) [15] 91
South Korea International (GAON) [16] 48
US Pop Digital Song Sales ( Billboard ) [17] 26

Release history

Release history for "Beautiful Times"
RegionDateFormatLabelRef.
VariousApril 8, 2014 Republic [18]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Steve Adams (April 17, 2014). "New Music: CD Reviews". Winnipeg Free Press . Retrieved February 15, 2026.
  2. 1 2 Matt Crane (April 8, 2014). "Owl City streams new single, Beautiful Times (ft. Lindsey Stirling)". Alternative Press . Archived from the original on August 12, 2022. Retrieved February 10, 2023.
  3. ↑ "Piece five of the April single album artwork on Instagram". Instagram. Archived from the original on December 25, 2021. Retrieved February 19, 2023.
  4. ↑ "Piece four of the April single album artwork on Instagram". Instagram. Archived from the original on December 25, 2021. Retrieved February 19, 2023.
  5. ↑ Michele Bird (April 4, 2014). "Owl City to release new single, Beautiful Times". Alternative Press . Archived from the original on August 12, 2022. Retrieved February 10, 2023.
  6. 1 2 Ultraviolet (Digital liner notes). Owl City. Republic. 2014.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  7. 1 2 "Owl City "Beautiful Times" Sheet Music". musicnotes.com. Alfred Music Publishing . Retrieved February 27, 2023.
  8. 1 2 Nick Murray (June 26, 2014). "Watch Owl City's Whimsical Beautiful Times Video – Premiere". Rolling Stone . Retrieved February 3, 2023.
  9. ↑ "Owl City – Bio". owlcitymusic.com. Archived from the original on June 26, 2014. Retrieved March 25, 2023.
  10. ↑ "Lindsey Stirling plays on Owl City's latest single". Cross Rhythms . April 23, 2014. Retrieved July 16, 2023.
  11. 1 2 Christian Rockafeller (June 27, 2014). "WATCH: Owl City 'Beautiful Times' Video from Ultraviolet EP (Republic Records) Features Violinist Lindsey Stirling [VIDEO]". Music Times. Retrieved March 4, 2023.
  12. ↑ Thomas Chau (June 28, 2014). "Watch Owl City's Magical Music Video for 'Beautiful Times' (Feat. Lindsey Stirling)". KKLS-FM . Retrieved June 12, 2025.
  13. ↑ "Owl City – Beautiful Times / Credits". All Music . Retrieved October 7, 2021.
  14. ↑ "Charts – TopHit – Highway to Airplay". TopHit. Retrieved February 14, 2023.
  15. ↑ "Owl City Chart History (Japan Hot 100)". Billboard . Archived from the original on November 18, 2021. Retrieved February 3, 2023.
  16. ↑ "Gaon Digital Chart: 2014-04-04". GAON . Archived from the original on April 24, 2014. Retrieved August 11, 2023.
  17. ↑ "Owl City Chart History (Pop Digital Song Sales)". Billboard . Archived from the original on December 21, 2019. Retrieved February 26, 2023.
  18. ↑ "Beautiful Times (feat. Lindsey Stirling) - Single by Owl City". Apple Music . Archived from the original on June 26, 2014. Retrieved February 3, 2023.
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