So Beautiful (Pete Murray song)

"So Beautiful" is a song recorded by Australian singer-songwriter Pete Murray. It was released late in 2003 as the third single from Murray's second studio album, Feeler. "So Beautiful" became Murray's first charting single, peaking at number 9 on the ARIA Singles Chart and was certified platinum.

"So Beautiful"
Single by Pete Murray
from the album Feeler
Released2003 (2003)
Genre
Length4:40
LabelColumbia Records / Sony
Composer(s)
  • Pete Murray
Producer(s)
Pete Murray singles chronology
"Lines"
(2003)		 "So Beautiful"
(2003)		 "Bail Me Out"
(2004)
Music video
"So Beautiful" on YouTube

At the ARIA Music Awards of 2004, the song was nominated for five awards; Best Male Artist, Best Pop Release, Single of the Year and Best Video, while Murray and McKercher were nominated for Producer of the Year for "So Beautiful".[1]

At the APRA Music Awards of 2005, the song won the award for Song of the Year.[2]

Background

Murray was inspired to write the song after seeing a group of "pretentious" people in a Brisbane bar. In a 2013 interview, he said: I can't stand pretentious people like that. I remember the way they strutted around and they were really loud and obnoxious and I just had to get out of there. I don't have time for that. As soon as I got home, I started writing the song. I was trying to get the point across that these guys needed to take a good look at themselves and see how they were acting."[3] "So Beautiful" has been widely used as a break-up song, though this was not Murray's intention.[3]

Track listing
  1. "So Beautiful" - 4:40
  2. "Decade" - 4:25
  3. "Bitter" - 4:36
  4. "To a Friend" - 4:23

Charts

Weekly charts
Chart (2004) Position
Australia (ARIA)[4] 9
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[5] 62
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[6] 13

Year-end charts
Chart (2004) Position
Australia (ARIA Charts)[7] 21
Australian Artists (ARIA Charts)[8] 5

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[9] Platinum 70,000^

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone

Release history
Country Date Format Label Catalogue
Australia 2003 CD single Columbia Records / Sony 674567.2
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References
  1. "ARIA Awards – History: Winners by Year 2004: 18th Annual ARIA Awards". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Retrieved 18 February 2020.
  2. "APRA History 2005". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) & (AMCOS). 2006. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
  3. Vreeland, Dellaram (7 March 2013). "Pete Murray: 'So Beautiful' was not intended to be a break-up song". The Courier. Ballarat. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
  4. "Australian-charts.com – Pete Murray – So Beautiful". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
  5. "Dutchcharts.nl – Pete Murray – So Beautiful" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
  6. "Charts.nz – Pete Murray – So Beautiful". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
  7. "2004 ARIA Singles Chart". ARIA Charts. Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
  8. "2004 Australian Artists ARIA Singles Chart". ARIA Charts. Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
  9. "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2004 Singles". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
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