Beautiful (Snoop Dogg song)
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| Single by Snoop Dogg featuring Pharrell & Charlie Wilson from the album Paid tha Cost to Be da Bo$$ |
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| Released | January, 28, 2003US April, 01, 2003EU |
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| Format | CD single | ||||
| Recorded | 2002 | ||||
| Genre | Pop Rap | ||||
| Length | 4:58 | ||||
| Label | Priority/Capitol | ||||
| Writer(s) | C. Broadus P. Williams C. Hugo |
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| Producer | The Neptunes | ||||
| Certification | Gold (US, AUS) | ||||
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Beautiful is a 2002 single by Snoop Dogg, from his album Paid tha Cost to Be da Bo$$. The song features Pharrell Williams and Charlie Wilson and was produced by The Neptunes. The music video was filmed in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The single peaked at #6 on the U.S. Hot 100 chart, but was unable to find much significant success elsewhere.
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[edit] Music video
It was directed by Chris Robinson of Partizan Entertainment and produced by Renata Chuquer [1]. It reached the 60th spot on the LAUNCH Music Videos Top 100.
Shooting locations
The first video set took place in Escadaria Selaron, No. 24 CEP 20241-120 Santa Tereza, Lapa district, Rio de Janeiro [2]. The Brazil-colored yellow-green-blue stairways were fabricated by Selaron who started to upgrade the 125 metre, 215-step upwards street in 1990 and it has not been finished until the very day of the shooting. This stairway links the Rua Joaquim Silva in Lapa to the Rua Pinto Martins in Santa Teresa.
The second one is in Parque Lage in the grounds of a 1920s mansion between the Lagoa and the Botanic Gardens, at the base of the Corcovado[3]. Snoop Dogg wears a Lance Alworth jersey number 19. The scene features Brazilian model Luciana Malavasi as Snoop's love affair [4]. Snoop is surrounded by a group of drummers, who play a long drum interlude that is unincluded in any radio, album or explicit edit of the song.
The third scene is on the Copacabana where Snoop is surrounded by the massive crowd of his fans in one of the segments while in another he and his friends are leaning on to his car and observing the local girls passing by.
[edit] Charts
| Chart[5][6] | Position | Weeks on chart | Chart | Position | Weeks on chart |
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| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 6 | 20 | Hot Rap Singles | 3 | 18 |
| Hot R & B/Hip Hop Songs | 3 | 16 | Ireland Top 50 | 41 | 3 |
| Germany Black Singles | 1 | 10 (3 on peak) | Germany Top 100 | 27 | 13 |
| Radio+Records Airplay - Rhythmic | 6 | 21 | Radio+Records Airplay - Urban | 1 | 20 (1 on peak) |
| Radio+Records Airplay - Pop | 27 | 13 | Germany Airplay Top 100 | # 44 | 9 |
| USA Top 200 Singles Sales (Soundscan) | 14 | 7 | World RnB Top 30 | 2 | 20 |
| Netherland Mega Top 100 | 13 | 4 | UK Top 75 | 23 | 20 |
| Switzerland Top 100 | 19 | 24 | United World Chart Singles And Airplay | 26 | 11 |
| Australia Top 100 | 4 | 19 | Brasil Top 100 | 84 | 2 |
| France Top 100 | 39 | 14 | Canada Top 50 | 47 | 2 |
| Austria Top 75 | 64 | 4 | New Zealand Top 50 | 4 | 21 |
| Eurochart Hot 100 | 67 | 4 | New Zealand Top 40 | 1 | ?? |
| World Jazz Top 20 | 20 | ?? | Italy Top 50 | 17 | 15 |
[edit] Credits
- Produced by The Neptunes.
- Recorded by Andrew Coleman.
- Mixed by Pat Viala for Pat 'em Down Music
- Written by C. Broadus, P. Williams, C. Hugo
- Published by Chad Chase Music/EMI-Blackwood Music (ASCAP)/Waters of Nazareth Publishing/EMI-Blackwood Music (BMI); My Own Chit Music/EMI Blackwood Inc. (BMI)
- Pharrell appears courtesy of Virgin Records
[edit] Awards
Grammy
| Category | Genre | Song | Year | Result |
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| "Producer of the Year, Non-Classical" (for The Neptunes]) |
Production and engineering | "Beautiful" | 2004 | Won |
| Best Rap Song songwriter (Snoop Dogg with Chad Hugo and Pharrell Williams) |
Rap | "Beautiful" | 2004 | Nominated |
| Best Rap/Sung Collaboration (Snoop Dogg with Pharrell Williams and Charlie Wilson) |
Rap | "Beautiful" | 2004 | Nominated |
Other
Nominated for
- 2004 MVPA Video Awards
- Best Hip-Hop Video
- 2003 MTV Video Music Awards
- Best Hip-Hop Video
- 2003 Vibe Awards
- Reelest video
- Hottest hook
- Coolest collaboration
[edit] Remixes
- A solo remix with Charlie Wilson was a part of Snoop Dogg's Welcome 2 Tha Chuuch Mixtape vol. 5
- A remix with 50 Cent and Lloyd Banks can be found on DJ Whoo Kid - G-Unit Radio Pt.6
[edit] External links
[edit] References
- ^ mvdbase.com - Snoop Dogg - "Beautiful"
- ^ The Travel Rag - Stairway to heaven Sasha Naod meets an artist taking steps to pay tribute to his adopted hometown of Rio
- ^ Been There | Tips | Rio de Janeiro | park
- ^ http://www.gentemodels.com.br/_agenciaweb/modelos/377/foto1.JPG
- ^ Chart Data: Snoop Dogg
- ^ Top40-Charts.com - 40 Top 20 & Top 40 Music Charts from 25 Countries
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