| "I'm Not Pretty" | ||||
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| Single by Megan Moroney | ||||
| from the album Lucky | ||||
| Released | August 7, 2023 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 3:01 | |||
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| Producer(s) | Kristian Bush | |||
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"I'm Not Pretty" is a song by American country music singer Megan Moroney. The song was released in August 2023 as the second single from her debut studio album, Lucky . [1] Moroney wrote the song with Ben Williams, Mackenzie Carpenter, and Micah Carpenter.
Moroney was inspired to write the song based on a real-life situation in which an ex's new girlfriend liked one of her old Instagram photos, leading her to contemplate that the girl was superficially sizing up her appearance, though the singer said that ultimately the song is "not meant to be taken too seriously" and intended as "an anthem for the girls". [2]
The music video for "I'm Not Pretty" premiered on August 9, 2023. [3] In it, Moroney and some of her real-life friends play two cohorts of girls—the "nice girls" (represented with blonde wigs and pink outfits) and the "mean girls" (represented as brunettes with dark clothing)—with the message that "the nice girls always win". [3]
| Chart (2023–2024) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Canada Country ( Billboard ) [4] | 35 |
| UK Country Airplay (Radiomonitor) [5] | 17 |
| US Bubbling Under Hot 100 ( Billboard ) [6] | 14 |
| US Country Airplay ( Billboard ) [7] | 18 |
| US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [8] | 32 |
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| United States (RIAA) [9] | Gold | 500,000‡ |
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. | ||
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