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==Background== ==Background==
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==Music video== ==Music video==

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"Beneath Your Beautiful"
Song

"Beneath Your Beautiful" is a song by British singers Labrinth and Emeli Sandé. Written by Labrinth, Mike Posner and Sandé, it was released as the sixth single from Labrinth's debut album, Electronic Earth, on 18 November 2012. The track peaked at #1 on the UK Singles Chart, selling 108,000 copies in the week of release following an appearance on The X Factor UK, to become Labrinth's first number one single as a solo artist.

Background

"Beneath Your Beautiful" is a R&B-ballad written by Labrinth, Mike Posner and Emeli Sandé. It was recorded as a duet between Labrinth and Sandé for Labrinth's debut studio album Electronic Earth.

Music video

The music video for the track was uploaded to Labrinth's official Vevo account on YouTube on 5 October 2012. The video features Labrinth and Sandé performing the track while standing in front of a giant screen, which features images of them both.

Live performances

On 21 October 2012, Labrinth and Sandé performed the song live for the first time on the The X Factor. Since the duo's performance on The X Factor, the video has had more than 2.5 million views.

Track listing

Digital download (as an album track)
  1. "Beneath Your Beautiful" (featuring Labrinth) – 4:32

Chart performance

Chart (2012) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA) 14
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders) 44
Europe (Euro Digital Songs) 19
songid field is MANDATORY FOR GERMAN CHARTS 53
Hungary (Rádiós Top 40) 30
Ireland (IRMA) 1
Netherlands (Single Top 100) 15
Scotland (OCC) 1
Slovakia (Rádio Top 100) 9
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade) 61
UK Hip Hop/R&B (OCC) 1
UK Singles (OCC) 1

Release history

Country Release date Format(s) Label
United Kingdom 18 November 2012 Digital download Syco

References

  1. ^ "Singles Release Diary". Archived from the original on 10 December 2012. Retrieved 10 December 2012.
  2. http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/news/a433879/labrinth-has-first-no1-with-emeli-sande-duet-beneath-your-beautiful.html
  3. Labrinth feat. Emeli Sande - Beneath Your Beautiful. YouTube
  4. http://www.mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-news/x-factor-beyonce-to-appear-on-final-1381005
  5. Labrinth, Emeli Sandé debut 'Beneath Your Beautiful' music video. Digital Spy
  6. "Beneath Your Beautiful: Labrinth feat. Emeli Sande: Amazon.co.uk: MP3 Downloads". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 16 October, 2012. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  7. "Labrinth feat. Emeli Sandé – Beneath Your Beautiful". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
  8. "Labrinth feat. Emeli Sandé – Beneath Your Beautiful" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
  9. "Chart Search Results - Euro Digital Songs 2012-11-03". Billboard.biz. Retrieved 25 October 2012.
  10. "Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ" (in Hungarian). Rádiós Top 40 játszási lista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége.
  11. "Chart Track: Week 43, 2012". Irish Singles Chart.
  12. "Labrinth feat. Emeli Sandé – Beneath Your Beautiful" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
  13. "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  14. "ČNS IFPI" (in Slovak). Hitparáda – Radio Top 100 Oficiálna. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: insert 201246 into search. Retrieved 2012-11-10.
  15. "Labrinth feat. Emeli Sandé – Beneath Your Beautiful". Swiss Singles Chart.
  16. "Official Hip Hop and R&B Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company.
  17. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
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