Beauty and a beat
| Beauty and a beat | |
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| Justin Bieber feat. Nicki Minaj | |
| publication | October 13, 2012 |
| length | 3:47 |
| Genre (s) | Electronic dance music , synth pop |
| Author (s) | Savan Kotecha, Onika Maraj , Max Martin , Anton Zaslavski |
| Publisher (s) | Island Records , RBMG, Schoolboy Records |
| album | Believe |
Beauty and a Beat ( dt. : Beauty and a Beat ') is a song of Canadian pop singer Justin Bieber , in cooperation with the American US rapper Nicki Minaj . The track is the third single from his third studio album Believe .
Creation and publication
The song was composed by Savan Kotecha, Onika Maraj (Nicki Minaj), Max Martin and Anton Zaslavski (Zedd). The single was first released on October 13, 2012. Initially, the video was declared a data theft, but in reality it was part of a PR number that Bieber himself published on YouTube and which set a new YouTube record with 10.6 million clicks after 24 hours.
content
The lyrics to Beauty and a Beat are written entirely in English. The music and the text were written jointly by Savan Kotecha, Max Martin, Nicki Minaj and Zedd. Musically it is an electronic dance and synthpop song that also contains elements of R&B . During Nicki Minaj's rap interlude, the piece also references Bieber's ex-girlfriend, Selena Gomez : “Justin Bieber / You know I'm gonna hit 'em with the ether / Buns out, wiener / But I gotta keep an eye out for Selener . ”Gomez himself did not comment.
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Music video
The music video begins with the opening credits of the text: "The following footage was illegaly uploaded by an anonymous blogger." Then you see a few scenes from Bieber's private life, including how he played Just Dance 4 , which was not yet published . The video then shows a "pool party" in which the song begins and the scene is filmed by Bieber himself. In the background you can see various people dancing, including in the water. In various dance scenes, the camera is removed from Bieber, which he then takes back. At the end you can see a few scenes of this "pool party", but not all of them are accompanied by music.
The video was mainly filmed in a water park . The music video was published on October 12, 2012 by Vevo on YouTube and broke a YouTube record after just 24 hours and 10.6 million clicks. Justin Bieber and Nicki Minaj are the only artists to break the record twice.
reception
Reviews
“Beauty and a Beat” was well received by critics. Andy Gill of The Independent added the song to his list of the "Download this" category. Becca Longmire compared the song to Bieber's previous single, Baby .
Charts and chart placements
Beauty and a Beat reached position 53 in the single charts in Germany and stayed in the charts for a total of 12 weeks. In Austria the single reached position 42 and stayed in the charts for seven weeks. In Switzerland, the single reached position 46 and stayed in the charts for 14 weeks. In the United Kingdom, the single reached position 16 and stayed in the charts for 21 weeks. In the United States, the single reached position five and stayed in the top 10 for ten weeks and in the charts for 24 weeks. Beauty and a Beat placed 42nd in the US annual charts from 2012.
For Justin Bieber as an interpreter, this is already the 13th chart success in Germany, the 15th in Austria, the 11th in Switzerland, the 16th in the United Kingdom and the 28th chart success in the United States. It is his fifth top 10 success in the USA.
For Zedd as a composer and producer this is already the second chart success in Germany and Austria, as well as the first chart success in Switzerland, the United Kingdom and the United States. In Switzerland and the United Kingdom, no composition by Zedd has been able to place longer in the charts.
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Awards for music sales
The single Beauty and a Beat was awarded gold twice and platinum twelve times worldwide. The single was sold at least three million times.
Singles
| Country / Region | Award | Sales |
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| Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales) |
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 Australia (ARIA)
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 4 × platinum
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280,000 |
 Italy (FIMI)
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 gold
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15,000 |
 Canada (MC)
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3 × platinum
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240,000 |
 Mexico (AMPROFON)
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platinum
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60,000 |
 New Zealand (RMNZ)
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platinum
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15,000 |
 Norway (IFPI)
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platinum
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10,000 |
 United States (RIAA)
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2 × platinum
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2,000,000 |
 United Kingdom (BPI)
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gold
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400,000 |
| All in all |
2 × gold 12 × platinum |
3,020,000 |
Streamings
| Country / Region | Award | Sales |
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| Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales) |
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 Denmark (IFPI)
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platinum
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1,800,000 |
| All in all |
1 × platinum |
1,800,000 |
Individual evidence
- ^ "Beauty and a Beat" genre. In: Webcite. October 13, 2012, archived from the original on October 20, 2012 ; accessed on October 26, 2012 (English).
- ↑ YouTube clicks. In: Promicabana. October 20, 2012, accessed October 26, 2012 .
- ↑ criticism. In: lyrics. October 5, 2012, accessed October 26, 2012 .
- ^ Review, Andy Gill. (No longer available online.) In: vidlash. October 22, 2012, archived from the original on November 18, 2012 ; accessed on October 26, 2012 (English).
- ↑ GER Charts , accessed on February 6, 2014.
- ↑ a b c d CA + US Charts & Annual Charts , accessed on February 6, 2014.
- ↑ AUT Charts , accessed February 6, 2014.
- ↑ SWI Charts , accessed on February 6, 2014.
- ↑ UK Charts , accessed February 6, 2014.
- ↑ 4x platinum in AUS last accessed on: April 26, 2016
- ↑ Gold in Italy, last accessed on: February 6, 2014
- ↑ 3x platinum in CAN last accessed on: February 6, 2014
- ↑ in Mexico last accessed on: September 11, 2014
- ^ Platinum in New Zealand last accessed on February 6, 2014
- ↑ Platinum in Norway, last accessed on: February 6, 2014
- ↑ 2x platinum in the USA, last accessed on: February 6, 2014
- ↑ Gold in the United Kingdom last accessed: January 28, 2018
- ↑ Platinum in Denmark last accessed on: January 28, 2018