Beautiful Soul (song)

"Beautiful Soul" is a song recorded by Jesse McCartney. It was released as his debut single and the lead single from his debut album, Beautiful Soul at the end of 2004 in North America and Oceania. 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.

"Beautiful Soul"
Single by Jesse McCartney
from the album JMac and Beautiful Soul
Released	August 12, 2004 (2004-08-12)
Recorded	July 2003
Genre	Pop rock teen pop
Length	3:34 (Album Version) 3:16 (Radio Edit) 3:57 (Single Version)
Label	Hollywood Angel
Songwriter(s)	Adam Watts Andy Dodd
Producer(s)	Adam Watts Andy Dodd Greg Wells
Jesse McCartney singles chronology
"Beautiful Soul" (2004) "She's No You" (2005)

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 peaked at number 16 on the chart.[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]

Formats and track listings

CD 1

1. "Beautiful Soul" (Single Version) 3:56
2. "The Stupid Things" (Acoustic Version) 3:37

European CD (Jan 31, 2006)

1. "Beautiful Soul" (Radio Edit) – 3:16
2. "Without U" (Single Mix) – 3:11

CD 2

1. "Beautiful Soul" (Album Version) 3:34
2. "Get Your Shine On" (Single Version) 3:12
3. "Beautiful Soul" (Drew Ferrante Mix) 3:34
4. "Beautiful Soul" (Video) 3:20

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2004–2007) Peak position Australia (ARIA)[7] 1 Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[4] 8 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[11] 21 Belgium (Ultratip Wallonia)[12] 8 Germany (Official German Charts)[13] 25 Ireland (IRMA)[5] 16 Italy (FIMI)[14] 15 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[15] 33 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[16] 17 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[9] 2 Scotland (Official Charts Company)[17] 8 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[18] 37 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[19] 22 UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[6] 16 US Billboard Hot 100[3] 16 US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[20] 23 US Adult Top 40 (Billboard)[21] 13 US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)[22] 4

Year-end charts Chart (2005) Position Australia (ARIA)[8] 19 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[23] 85 New Zealand (RIANZ)[10] 13 US Billboard Hot 100[24] 75 Chart (2006) Position UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[25] 202 Certifications Region Certification Certified units/sales Australia (ARIA)[26] Platinum 70,000^^ New Zealand (RMNZ)[27] Gold 5,000^* United States (RIAA)[28] Gold 500,000^^ ^*sales figures based on certification alone ^^shipments figures based on certification alone

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

1. "Y Tu Mama Tambien Vs Jesse McCartney". steph940. YouTube. Retrieved 13 October 2015.
2. Billboard Hot 100
3. "Jesse McCartney Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved April 11, 2011.
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6. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 18, 2018.
7. "Australian-charts.com – Jesse McCartney – Beautiful Soul". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved April 11, 2011.
8. "ARIA Charts – End of Year Charts – Top 100 Singles 2005". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved June 14, 2015.
9. "Charts.nz – Jesse McCartney – Beautiful Soul". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved April 11, 2011.
10. "End of Year Charts 2005". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved September 18, 2019.
11. "Ultratop.be – Jesse McCartney – Beautiful Soul" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved April 11, 2011.
12. "Ultratop.be – Jesse McCartney – Beautiful Soul" (in French). Ultratip. Retrieved April 11, 2011.
13. "Offiziellecharts.de – Jesse McCartney – Beautiful Soul". GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved April 11, 2011.
14. "Italiancharts.com – Jesse McCartney – Beautiful Soul". Top Digital Download. Retrieved April 11, 2011.
15. "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 23, 2005" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40 Retrieved April 11, 2011.
16. "Dutchcharts.nl – Jesse McCartney – Beautiful Soul" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved April 11, 2011.
17. "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 18, 2018.
18. "Swedishcharts.com – Jesse McCartney – Beautiful Soul". Singles Top 100. Retrieved April 11, 2011.
19. "Swisscharts.com – Jesse McCartney – Beautiful Soul". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved April 11, 2011.
20. "Jesse McCartney Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved April 11, 2011.
21. "Jesse McCartney Chart History (Adult Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved April 11, 2011.
22. "Jesse McCartney Chart History (Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved April 11, 2011.
23. "Jaaroverzichten 2005" (in Dutch). Ultratop. Retrieved May 16, 2020.
24. "Top 100 Songs of 2005 – Billboard Year-End Charts". bobborst.com. Archived from the original on 2012-06-29. Retrieved 2014-12-09.
25. "Year-end 2006". UKChartsPlus. Retrieved January 26, 2018.
26. "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2005 Singles". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved December 11, 2018.
27. "New Zealand single certifications – Jesse McCartney – Beautiful Soul". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved December 11, 2018.
28. "American single certifications – Jesse Mc Cartney – Beautiful Soul". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved December 11, 2018. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Single, then click SEARCH. 

External links

• Video on YouTube