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 country artist Dean Brody featuring 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".[2] He remarked that while writing the song, he "thought what was the complete opposite of a country boy — probably an urban girl who likes hip hop or 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 The Hamilton Spectator described the song as a "mix 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 Billboard Canada Country chart for the week of June 10, 2017, marking Brody's career lowest charting entry.[5] It has been certified Platinum by Music Canada.[6]

Music video[]

The official music video for "Beautiful Freakshow" premiered on April 12, 2017.[7] It was filmed in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico and features both Brody and Price.[4] A group of local performers participated in the video including "flamenco artists, mariachi players, hip hop break dancers, [and] rodeo riders".[2] Brody wanted to have a local 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 80,000double-dagger

double-dagger 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.
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