Beautiful Soul (song)

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"Beautiful Soul"
Beautiful Soul CD Cover1.png
Single by Jesse McCartney
from the album JMac and Beautiful Soul
ReleasedSeptember 14, 2004 (2004-09-14)
RecordedJuly 2003
Genre
Length
  • 3:34 (album version)
  • 3:57 (single version)
  • 3:16 (radio edit)
Label
Songwriter(s)
  • Adam Watts
  • Andy Dodd
Producer(s)
Jesse McCartney singles chronology
"Beautiful Soul"
(2004) 		"She's No You"
(2005)

"Beautiful Soul" is a song recorded by American singer and actor Jesse McCartney. It was released as his debut single and the lead single from his debut album, Beautiful Soul (2004), on September 14, 2004, in North America. The song reached number one in Australia, number two in New Zealand and number 16 in the United States. It also charted in several European countries in 2005 and 2006, reaching the top 20 in Austria, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom. It was certified Gold in New Zealand and the United States and Platinum in Australia.

Music video[]

The music video for "Beautiful Soul" was directed by Marc Webb. The video is heavily influenced by the film Y Tu Mamá También directed by Alfonso Cuarón. The video features several scenes that are lifted from Cuarón's film.[1]

Chart performance[]

The song debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 chart of December 11, 2004, at number 72,[2] eventually peaking at number 16 on the chart and becoming McCartney's most successful single on the Hot 100 until "Leavin'" reached number 10 in 2008.[3] Outside the United States, the song performed moderately well in Europe, peaking within the top 40 of many European charts including those of Austria, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom.[4][5][6] In the Australasia region, "Beautiful Soul" was a major chart success.

On February 27, 2005, the song first charted at number 14 on Australia's ARIA chart.[7] It entered the top 10 the next week, then reached number three on April 3.[7] The next week, it reached the number-one position, dethroning Anthony Callea's "Rain"/"Bridge over Troubled Water". The single spent four weeks at number one, then fell 14 places to number 15 on May 8,[7] the third-biggest fall from the top spot in ARIA chart history. The single spent only one more week on the chart before leaving the top 50, spending 12 weeks on the chart in total and appearing at number 19 on Australia's year-end chart.[8]

In New Zealand, the song debuted within the top 10 on March 14, 2005, at number seven.[9] It then spent the next 13 weeks rising and falling in the top 10, spending at single week at number two on the week dated May 2.[9] It exited the top 10 on June 6, then made its final appearance in the top 40 at number 33 on July 11.[9] Altogether, the song spent 18 weeks in the top 40 and ended the year as New Zealand's 13th best-selling single.[10]

Track listings[]

US promo CD single[11]

  1. "Beautiful Soul" (single version) – 3:15
  2. "Beautiful Soul" (album version) – 3:29
  3. Call out hook – 0:10

Australian and New Zealand CD single[12]

  1. "Beautiful Soul"
  2. "The Stupid Things" (acoustic version)

European CD single (released February 3, 2006)[7]

  1. "Beautiful Soul" – 3:16
  2. "Without U" – 3:11

European enhanced CD single[13]

  1. "Beautiful Soul" (radio edit) – 3:15
  2. "Get Your Shine On" – 3:11
  3. "Beautiful Soul" (Drew Ferrante Mix) – 3:34
  4. "Beautiful Soul" (video) – 3:17

Charts[]

Certifications[]

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[30] Platinum 70,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ)[31] Gold 5,000*
United Kingdom (BPI)[32] Silver 200,000double-dagger
United States (RIAA)[33] Gold 500,000^

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
double-dagger Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history[]

Release dates and formats for "Beautiful Soul"
Region Date Format Label Ref.
United States September 14, 2004 (2004-09-14) Contemporary hit radio Hollywood [34]
January 18, 2005 (2005-01-18) Hot adult contemporary radio [35]
Australia February 14, 2005 (2005-02-14) CD [36]

In popular culture[]

On an episode of Celebrity Duets, he sang the song in a duet with US Olympic Gymnast Carly Patterson. McCartney also sang this song in The Suite Life of Zack & Cody in the episode "Rock Star in the House" and on What I Like About You in the episode "The Not-So Simple Life". It was featured on the soundtracks for That's So Raven, Sydney White, and A Cinderella Story.

References[]

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  32. ^ "British single certifications – Jesse McCartney – Beautiful Soul". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved March 15, 2021.
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