What Makes You Beautiful
"What Makes You Beautiful" | ||||
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Single by One Direction | ||||
from the album Up All Night | ||||
B-side | "Na Na Na" | |||
Released | 11 September 2011 | |||
Recorded | July 2011 | |||
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Length | 3:18 | |||
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"What Makes You Beautiful" on YouTube |
"What Makes You Beautiful" (WMYB) is the debut single by English-Irish
"What Makes You Beautiful" was a commercial success, reaching number one in several countries. It has been certified quadruple platinum in the US with sales of 4.8 million copies as of June 2016.
The accompanying music video, directed by John Urbano, depicts One Direction spending time on a beach in Malibu, California. The music video was uploaded to YouTube on 19 August 2011 and has accumulated more than 1.4 billion views since it premiered. The clip garnered the group three MTV Video Music Awards at the 2012 ceremony. One Direction performed the song live on televised shows, at awards ceremonies, and on all four of their major concert tours: Up All Night Tour (2011–12), Take Me Home Tour (2013), Where We Are Tour (2014) and On the Road Again Tour (2015), while band member Harry Styles performed the song on his 2017 solo tour, as well as his 2021 solo tour. Many artists including the Piano Guys, Boyce Avenue, and Enhypen have covered "What Makes You Beautiful".
Background and production
"What Makes You Beautiful" was written by
I had the melody of the chorus in my song for about a year until I was in a hotel room in London with my wife and she was having a bad morning. She was like, "Oh, I feel so ugly" and I was like, "No, you look beautiful. You don't know how beautiful you look." And I was like, "Oh, crap! That's a good song! Hold on!" And I wrote that down. I actually wrote the song for my wife, so I went to the studio and it took a process of a couple weeks to really tweak it, but the core of it was written within two days and then tweaked a few things here and there over a couple weeks, but I mean, I still have the text message from Harry [Styles]. When he heard the demo, I was in Miami on my way back to Sweden, and he sent me a text message saying, "I think you got it. I think you got the one here."[5]
After recording the song at
Release and promotion
"What Makes You Beautiful" premiered on BBC Radio 1 on 10 August 2011,[7] and was released by Syco Music in Europe, Australia and New Zealand via digital download on 11 September 2011.[9] A CD single was released in the United Kingdom on 12 September 2011,[10] and followed in Australia and Germany on 25 November 2011 and 2 December 2011, respectively.[11][12] In North America, the single was released in Canada via digital download on 31 January 2012.[13] It was issued 14 February 2012 in the United States[14] and was sent by Columbia Records to US contemporary hit radio (CHR) playlists on 28 February 2012.[15]
For the North American release of Up All Night on 13 March 2012,
Composition
"What Makes You Beautiful" is a
Critical reception
The song received generally positive reviews from
Jason Lipshutz of
Chart performance
"What Makes You Beautiful" performed considerably well worldwide, but especially so in the British Isles, debuting at number 1 on the
In Belgium, the song debuted at number 44 on both the
The single debuted on the
Music video
The music video for "What Makes You Beautiful" was directed by John Urbano and produced by Stephenie Fernandez. Filmed over two days in July 2011,
Live performances
One Direction performed "What Makes You Beautiful" for the first time on
In Italy, the band performed the song at the
Cover versions
- The song was covered for American television series Joe Hart (Larsen), and Rory Flanagan (McGinty), covered the song in the episode, performing a choreographed dance routine to it.[90] Sarah Maloy of Billboard acknowledged, "Screaming girls and choreographed boy band moves are, of course, in no short supply."[90] Maloy described Glee's version as "barely changing the sound or style of the original version."[90] Erica Futterman of Rolling Stone wrote, "While One Direction's original manages to pack a pop punch, Glee's take kind of hits the mark. (Literally. The Glee boys prance across the stage in the same path as the U.K. heartthrobs.)" Futterman concluded that it was the fourth best performance of that episode.[88] Glee's cover was released for digital download through the iTunes Store on 8 May 2012.[91] It charted at numbers 93 and 163 on the Canadian Hot 100 and UK Singles Chart, respectively.[92][93]
- In July 2012, the Piano Guys uploaded on YouTube an instrumental piano version of the song, which went viral.[94]
- Chinese Mandopop band TFBoys covered in Chinese version 《《青蛙也会变王子》》(The frog also can become Prince).
- Kelly Clarkson covered this song on her talk show of the first season The Kelly Clarkson Show which airs 10 October 2019.
- In November 2020, Aaron Fraser-Nash uploaded on YouTube a cover version of the song in tribute to The Mummy character Rick O'Connell with Tyler Levs as the vocalist.[95]
Track listing
- Digital download and CD single[9]
- "What Makes You Beautiful" – 3:24
- "Na Na Na" – 3:10
Credits and personnel
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Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
Decade-end charts
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Certifications
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Australia (ARIA)[136] | 13× Platinum | 910,000‡ |
Belgium (BEA)[137] | Gold | 15,000* |
Canada (Music Canada)[138] | 8× Platinum | 640,000‡ |
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[139] | Gold | 15,000^ |
Germany (BVMI)[140] | Gold | 150,000‡ |
Italy (FIMI)[141] | Platinum | 30,000* |
Japan (RIAJ)[142] | Platinum | 250,000* |
Mexico (AMPROFON)[143] | 3× Platinum | 180,000‡ |
New Zealand (RMNZ)[144] | 2× Platinum | 30,000* |
Norway (IFPI Norway)[145] | 7× Platinum | 70,000* |
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[146] | Platinum | 60,000‡ |
Sweden (GLF)[147] | 4× Platinum | 160,000‡ |
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[148] | Platinum | 30,000^ |
United Kingdom (BPI)[150] | 3× Platinum | 1,940,000[149] |
United States (RIAA)[151] | 4× Platinum | 4,888,000[3] |
Streaming | ||
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[152] | 2× Platinum | 3,600,000† |
Japan (RIAJ)[153] | Platinum | 100,000,000† |
* Sales figures based on certification alone. |
Release history
Region | Date | Format | Label |
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Australia[9] | 11 September 2011 | Digital download | Syco Music |
Belgium[154] | |||
Czech Republic[155] | |||
Denmark[156] | |||
Finland[157] | |||
France[158] | |||
Germany[159] | |||
Ireland[160] | |||
Italy[161] | |||
Netherlands[162] | |||
New Zealand[163] | |||
Norway[164] | |||
Portugal[165] | |||
Romania[166] | |||
Spain[167] | |||
Sweden[168] | |||
Switzerland[169] | |||
United Kingdom[170] | |||
United Kingdom[10] | 12 September 2011 | CD single | |
Australia[11][171] | 4 October 2011 | Contemporary hit radio | |
25 November 2011 | CD single | ||
Germany[12] | 2 December 2011 | ||
Canada[13] | 31 January 2012 | Digital download | Columbia Records |
United States[14][15] | 14 February 2012 | Digital download | |
28 February 2012 | Contemporary hit radio |
Uses in popular culture
- During One Direction's appearance on Sesame Street in its 45th season, they parodied "What Makes You Beautiful" with the song "What Makes "U" Useful".[172]
- Benjamin Stockham (playing for the 11-year-old character Marcus Bowa) performed that tune in his school talent show on the pilot episode of NBC television series About a Boy broadcast on 22 February 2014.[173] On 13 May 2014, in the first-season finale of the same show, the lead character David Walton in the role of Will Freeman sang the same song with his "band" that includes Marcus' mother Fiona Bowa played by Minnie Driver.
- The song is featured on Just Dance 4 and Just Dance Wii U.
- The song plays in the 2012 film Tad, The Lost Explorer.
- The song is played in an ICarlyepisode, I Go One Direction.
See also
- List of best-selling singles in Australia
- List of number-one dance singles of 2012 (U.S.)
- List of UK Singles Chart number ones of the 2010s
- List of million-selling singles in the United Kingdom
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External links
- Official music video on YouTube