Beautiful Freakshow (song)

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"Beautiful Freakshow"
Single by Dean Brody featuring Shevy Price
from the album Beautiful Freakshow
ReleasedApril 12, 2017 (2017-04-12)
Length3:30
LabelOpen Road
Songwriter(s)
  • Dean Brody
  • Shevy Price
Producer(s)Matt Rovey
Dean Brody singles chronology
"Time"
(2016)
"Beautiful Freakshow"
(2017)
"Soggy Bottom Summer"
(2017)
Music video
"Beautiful Freakshow" on
YouTube

"Beautiful Freakshow" is a song recorded by Canadian

rapper Shevy Price. Brody and Price wrote the song.[1] It was the third single off Brody's sixth studio album Beautiful Freakshow
.

Background

Brody stated that the track is "a love song about crossing boundaries whether it's cultural or socio-economic ones".

rap". While living in Nova Scotia at the time, Brody asked a friend who was familiar with the club scene in Halifax for an artist recommendation, and his friend suggested Shevy Price to him.[2]

Critical reception

Graham Rockingham of

spaghetti western whistling, surf guitar, hip hop beats and Price's rapping".[2] Taryn McElheran of Canadian Beats Media called the track "progressive," and said "the fusion of country and rap [comes] together to create something unique and beautiful".[3] Top Country stated "the track takes a look at an exquisite, imperfect, relationship between two people coming together from different walks of life, which is mirrored by the synergistic fusion of country and rap."[4]

Commercial performance

"Beautiful Freakshow" reached a peak of number 24 on

Canada Country chart for the week of June 10, 2017, marking Brody's lowest career charting entry.[5] Nonetheless, it has been certified Platinum by Music Canada.[6]

Music video

The official music video for "Beautiful Freakshow" premiered on April 12, 2017.

matador in the video but the matador wanted to kill a bull and Brody said "there was no way we were going to kill an animal for the video".[2]

Charts

Chart performance for "Beautiful Freakshow"
Chart (2021) Peak
position
Canada
Country (Billboard)[5]
24

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[6] Platinum 80,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ "Dean Brody - Beautiful Freakshow". New Country Songs. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d e Rockingham, Graham (April 21, 2017). "ROCKINGHAM: Dean Brody's Beautiful Freakshow bridges country with rap". The Hamilton Spectator.
  3. ^ McElheran, Taryn (April 13, 2017). "Dean Brody releases "Beautiful Freakshow" single & video ahead of Spring tour". Canadian Beats. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
  4. ^ a b "Dean Brody Makes A Scene with the Beautiful Freakshow Video [Watch]". Top Country. April 13, 2017.
  5. ^ a b "Dean Brody Chart History (Canada Country)". Billboard. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
  6. ^ a b "Canadian single certifications – Dean Brody – Beautiful Freakshow". Music Canada. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
  7. ^ "Dean Brody - Beautiful Freakshow ft. Shevy Price" (video). YouTube. April 12, 2017. Retrieved December 30, 2021.