"Beautiful" is a song by American rapper Snoop Dogg featuring American singers Pharrell Williams and Uncle Charlie Wilson. It was released on January 27, 2003, as the second single from Snoop Dogg's sixth studio album, Paid tha Cost to Be da Boss. The song was written by Snoop Dogg alongside producers the Neptunes (Williams and Chad Hugo). "Beautiful" reached number six on the US Billboard Hot 100 and number two on the Billboard Hot Rap Tracks chart. It was also successful in other countries such as Australia and New Zealand, peaking at number four in both countries. The music video was filmed in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
In 2024, the song appeared on Williams' soundtrack album Piece by Piece (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack).
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Music video
The song "Beautiful"'s music video was directed by Chris Robinson of Partizan Entertainment, was produced by Karen Gainer and the production manager was Renata Chuquer. It reached the 6th spot on the LAUNCH Music Videos Top 100.
The first video set took place in Escadaria Selarón, Lapa district, Rio de Janeiro. The Brazil-colored yellow-green-blue stairways were fabricated by Selarón who started to upgrade the 125 metre, 215-step upwards street in 1990 and it had 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.
