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{{Short description|2003 single by Robbie Williams}}
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{{Infobox single
{{Infobox song
| Name = Something Beautiful
| Cover = Robbie Williams - Something Beautiful - CD single cover.jpg
| name = Something Beautiful
| cover = Robbie Williams - Something Beautiful - CD single cover.jpg
| Artist = [[Robbie Williams]]
| alt =
| type = single
| Album = [[Escapology (album)|Escapology]]
| Released = 28 July 2003
| artist = [[Robbie Williams]]
| Format = [[CD single]], [[DVD single]]
| album = [[Escapology (album)|Escapology]]
| released = {{start date|2003|5|21|df=y}}
| Recorded = 2002
| recorded =
| Genre = [[Pop music|Pop]]
| studio = Los Angeles, London
| Length = 4:48 <small>(album version)</small><br>4:01 <small>(radio edit)</small>
| genre = [[Soul music|Soul]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.popmatters.com/williamsrobbie-escapology-2496113500.html|title=Robbie Williams: Escapology|website=[[PopMatters]]|date=30 April 2003|access-date=14 April 2021}}</ref><!-- Do not add unsourced genres -->
| Label = [[Chrysalis Records|Chrysalis]]
| length =
| Writer = [[Guy Chambers]], Robbie Williams
* 4:48 (album version)
| Producer = Guy Chambers, Steve Power
* 4:01 (radio edit)
| Last single = "[[Come Undone (Robbie Williams song)|Come Undone]]"<br>(2003)
| label = [[Chrysalis Records|Chrysalis]]
| This single = "'''Something Beautiful'''"<br>(2003)
| writer =
| Next single = "[[Sexed Up]]"<br>(2003)
* [[Guy Chambers]]
* Robbie Williams
| producer =
* Guy Chambers
* Steve Power
| prev_title = [[Come Undone (Robbie Williams song)|Come Undone]]
| prev_year = 2003
| next_title = [[Sexed Up]]
| next_year = 2003
| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|bYB0YPi7L0E|"Something Beautiful"}}}}
}}
}}
"'''Something Beautiful'''" is a song co-written by English musicians [[Guy Chambers]] and [[Robbie Williams]]. Originally offered to Welsh singer [[Tom Jones (singer)|Tom Jones]],{{citation needed|date=July 2021}} it was released as the third single from Williams' fifth studio album, ''[[Escapology (album)|Escapology]]'' (2002).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.robbiewilliams.com/discography/singles/something-beautiful|title=Something Beautiful|work=RobbieWilliams.com}}</ref> The track was issued in Japan on 21 May 2003 and in Europe two months later, in July. "Something Beautiful" reached number three on the [[UK Singles Chart]] and peaked within the top 10 in Denmark, Ireland, the Netherlands, New Zealand, and Romania.

"'''Something Beautiful'''" is a song written by [[Guy Chambers]] and [[Robbie Williams]]. Originally offered to [[Welsh people|Welsh]] singer [[Tom Jones (singer)|Tom Jones]], it was released on 28 July 2003 as the third single from Williams' fifth studio album ''[[Escapology (album)|Escapology]]'' (2002).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.robbiewilliams.com/discography/singles/something-beautiful|title=Something Beautiful|work=RobbieWilliams.com}}</ref>


==Music video==
==Music video==
The [[Music video|video]] of the song is influenced by [[Reality television|reality shows]] like ''[[Pop Idol]]'', and is one of the few which has two different endings. An interactive version of the video was created to run on Sky Digital by weapon7 where viewers could vote through the [[Red Button (digital television)|red button]] and discover the backstory of the participants. A spokesman for Williams told the ''[[Daily Mirror]]'', "We wanted to find someone with the 'essence' of Robbie to perform the new track in the video – it could be a woman."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Fame+beckoned,+this+was+my+chance+to+appear+in+Robbie+Williams'+new...-a0102690689|title=Fame beckoned, this was my chance to appear in Robbie Williams' new video. The only obstacles in my way were my total inability to sing in tune, key or rhythm of any kind; MIRROR GIRL AT POP AUDITION.|publisher=}}</ref>
The [[Music video|video]] of the song is influenced by [[Reality television|reality shows]] like ''[[Pop Idol]]'', and is one of the few with two different endings. An interactive version of the video was created to run on Sky Digital by weapon7 where viewers could vote through the [[Red Button (digital television)|red button]] and discover the backstory of the participants. A spokesman for [[Robbie Williams]] told the ''[[Daily Mirror]]'', "We wanted to find someone with the 'essence' of Robbie to perform the new track in the video – it could be a woman."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Fame+beckoned,+this+was+my+chance+to+appear+in+Robbie+Williams'+new...-a0102690689|title=Fame beckoned, this was my chance to appear in Robbie Williams' new video. The only obstacles in my way were my total inability to sing in tune, key or rhythm of any kind; MIRROR GIRL AT POP AUDITION.}}</ref>


At the start of the video, fans from all over [[Europe]] try to impress judges during the audition stage of fictional reality show ''Manufactured Miracles''; one of the members of the selection panel is Williams' real-life father Pete Conway. Several contestants are put through to the next round, but only three emerge finalists: actor/singer Peter Caruana from [[Manchester]], and students Rebecca Durrant and Bjorn Wenner from [[Essex]] and [[Hamburg]] respectively.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/staffordshire/2957596.stm. She's the One - Girl Plays Robbie]</ref> They are groomed to be pop stars by learning from a [[Choreography (dance)|choreographer]] and singing coach how to dance and sing like Williams and given makeovers by stylists, while experiencing the [[Celebrity|celebrity status]] lifestyle, with an interview at [[Capital (radio network)|Capital FM]] and staying in a luxury hotel, before competing in the live shows with each finalist representing a different stage in Williams' career.
At the start of the video, fans from all over Europe try to impress judges during the audition stage of fictional reality show ''Manufactured Miracles''; one of the members on the selection panel is Williams' real-life father Pete Conway. Several contestants are put through to the next round, but only three emerge finalists: actor/singer Peter Caruana from [[Manchester]], and students Rebecca Durrant and Bjorn Wenner from [[Essex]] and [[Hamburg]] respectively.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/staffordshire/2957596.stm. She's the One – Girl Plays Robbie]</ref> They are groomed by a [[Choreography (dance)|choreographer]] and singing coach, and given makeovers by stylists whilst experiencing the [[Celebrity|celebrity status]] lifestyle, with an interview at [[Capital (radio network)|Capital FM]] and a stay at a luxury hotel before competing in the live shows, each finalist representing a different stage in Williams' career.


Two versions of the video were filmed. In the first, viewers are asked to vote at Williams' website for who they thought was the best performer. The second version of the video ends with the winner receiving a trophy before meeting Williams who sits at a [[bus stop]] reading a newspaper with the headline "Robbie For a Week: Back to Reality for Final Three"—a reference to how several reality stars have been abandoned by their once-loyal fans and management following their brief success.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.contactmusic.com/news-article/the-race-to-be-robbie|title=The Race To Be Robbie|author=WENN|work=Contactmusic.com}}</ref> The ''Manufactured Miracles'' winner varies from country to country—in the United Kingdom, Peter was revealed to be the champion—and at the filming none of them knew that they would be meeting Williams at the bus stop, so their surprise is genuine.
Two endings were filmed. In the first, viewers are asked to vote on Williams' website for whom they thought was the best performer. The second version of the video ends with Peter winning the competition before meeting Williams at a [[bus stop]], the latter reading a newspaper with the headline "Robbie For a Week: Back to Reality for Final Three"—a reference to reality stars abandoned by once-loyal fans and management following brief success.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.contactmusic.com/news-article/the-race-to-be-robbie|title=The Race To Be Robbie|author=WENN|work=Contactmusic.com}}</ref> As Peter was unaware he would meet Williams, his surprise was genuine.


Rebecca Durrant, who later became a police officer, told the ''[[Sunday Mirror]]'' that the experience put her off becoming famous, stating "After I filmed the video I realised I didn't want to face the pressure, the secrecy, the non-stop filming and constant hair and make-up touchups... the closest I get to singing now is karaoke in my local pub."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/robbie-williams-real-life-angels---418315|title=Robbie Williams real-life angels - we reveal the stories behind his female video co-stars|author=mirror Administrator|date=12 September 2009|work=mirror}}</ref> Similarly, in an interview with the ''[[Salford Advertiser]]'', Peter Caruana stated, "I decided it was time to give Robbie a rest – he's been good to me, but enough is enough. In a way I think it has held me back and I really want to get back to treading the boards, because that's what I trained for." He has since featured in commercials for Chicago Town Pizza as a [[Simon Cowell]] lookalike.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://menmedia.co.uk/salfordadvertiser/news/s/1036603_pete_cuts_the_beard|title=Pete cuts the beard|date=18 April 2010|work=men}}</ref>
Rebecca Durrant, who later became a police officer, told the ''[[Sunday Mirror]]'' the experience put her off fame stating "After I filmed the video I realised I didn't want to face the pressure, the secrecy, the non-stop filming and constant hair and make-up touchups... the closest I get to singing now is karaoke in my local pub."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/robbie-williams-real-life-angels---418315|title=Robbie Williams real-life angels – we reveal the stories behind his female video co-stars|author=mirror Administrator|date=12 September 2009|work=mirror}}</ref> Similarly, in an interview with the ''[[Salford Advertiser]]'', Peter Caruana stated, "I decided it was time to give Robbie a rest – he's been good to me, but enough is enough. In a way I think it has held me back and I really want to get back to treading the boards, because that's what I trained for." He has since featured in commercials for Chicago Town Pizza as a [[Simon Cowell]] lookalike.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://menmedia.co.uk/salfordadvertiser/news/s/1036603_pete_cuts_the_beard|title=Pete cuts the beard|date=18 April 2010|work=men}}</ref>


==Formats and track listings==
==Track listings==
{{col-begin}}
These are the formats and track listings of major single releases of "Something Beautiful".
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'''UK and Australasian CD single'''<ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=Something Beautiful|others=[[Robbie Williams]]|year=2003|type=UK & Australasian CD single liner notes|publisher=[[Chrysalis Records]]|id=CDCHS5152, 7243 552767 0 4}}</ref>
'''UK CD'''<br>
<small>(Released 27 July 2003)</small>
# "Something Beautiful" – 4:48
# "Something Beautiful" – 4:48
# "Berliner Star" – 3:52
# "Berliner Star" – 3:52
# "Coffee, Tea & Sympathy" – 4:35
# "Coffee, Tea & Sympathy" – 4:35
# Photo gallery


'''UK and Australian DVD single'''<ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=Something Beautiful|others=Robbie Williams|year=2003|type=UK DVD single liner notes|publisher=Chrysalis Records|id=DVDCHS 5152, 7243 490755 9 7}}</ref><ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=Something Beautiful|others=Robbie Williams|year=2003|type=Australian DVD single liner notes|publisher=Chrysalis Records|id=7243 490785 9 8}}</ref>
'''UK DVD'''<br>
# "Something Beautiful" (interactive video)
<small>(Released 27 July 2003)</small>
# "Something Beautiful" (video) – 4:48
# "Berliner Star" (audio) – 3:52
# "Berliner Star" (audio) – 3:52
# "Coffee, Tea & Sympathy" (audio) – 4:25
# "Coffee, Tea & Sympathy" (audio) – 4:35
# Robbie video clip
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'''UK cassette single'''<ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=Something Beautiful|others=Robbie Williams|year=2003|type=UK cassette single sleeve|publisher=Chrysalis Records|id=TCCHS 5152}}</ref>
# "Something Beautiful" – 4:48
# "Berliner Star" – 3:52
# "Coffee, Tea & Sympathy" – 4:35

'''European CD single'''<ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=Something Beautiful|others=Robbie Williams|year=2003|type=European CD single liner notes|publisher=Chrysalis Records|id=07243 552699 2 8}}</ref>
# "Something Beautiful" – 4:48
# "Berliner Star" – 3:54

'''Japanese CD single'''<ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=サムシング・ビューティフル|others=Robbie Williams|year=2003|type=Japanese CD single liner notes|publisher=Chrysalis Records|id=TOCP-40159}}</ref>
# "Something Beautiful (サムシング・ビューティフル)" (album version)
# "Cursed (カーズド)" – 3:52 (album version)
# "Feel" (video clips)
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==Credits and personnel==
Credits are taken from the ''[[Escapology (album)|Escapology]]'' album booklet.<ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=Escapology|title-link=Escapology (album)|others=Robbie Williams|year=2002|type=UK CD album booklet|publisher=Chrysalis Records|id=5439942}}</ref>

'''Recording'''
* Recorded in Los Angeles and London
* Mixed at [[The Record Plant]] (Los Angeles)
* Mastered at Marcussen Mastering (Los Angeles)

'''Personnel'''
{{div col}}
* Robbie Williams – writing, lead vocals
* [[Guy Chambers]] – writing, piano, [[Wurlitzer]], [[Hammond organ]], production, arrangement
* [[Katie Kissoon]] – backing vocals
* [[Tessa Niles]] – backing vocals
* [[Gary Nuttall]] – backing vocals, electric guitars
* Claire Worrall – backing vocals
* Paul Williams – backing vocals
* [[Neil Taylor (guitarist)|Neil Taylor]] – electric guitars
* [[Yolanda Charles]] – bass guitars
* [[Phil Spalding]] – bass guitars
* [[Andy Wallace (producer)|Andy Wallace]] – Hammond organ
* [[Jeremy Stacey]] – drums
* [[Luís Jardim]] – percussion
* Dave Bishop – brass
* Simon Gardner – brass
* Neil Sidwell – brass
* Steve Sidwell – brass
* [[The London Session Orchestra]] – orchestra
* [[Gavyn Wright]] – [[concertmaster]]
* [[Nick Ingman]] – orchestral arrangement
* Steve Price – orchestral engineering
* Tom Jenkins – assistant orchestral engineering
* Isobel Griffiths – orchestral contracting
* Jim Brumby – programming, additional engineering
* [[Steve Power]] – production, mixing
* J.D. Andrew – assistant mixing
* Richard Flack – engineering, programming
* [[Stephen Marcussen|Steve Marcussen]] – mastering
{{div col end}}


==Charts==
==Charts==
{{col-begin}}
{| class="wikitable"
{{col-2}}
!align="left"|Chart (2003)

!align="left"|Peak<br>position<ref>[http://hitparade.ch/showitem.asp?key=5697&cat=s "Something Beautiful" Chart Positions]</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.robbiewilliams.com/|title=RobbieWilliams.com|work=RobbieWilliams.com}}</ref>
===Weekly charts===
{|class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
!scope="col"|Chart (2003–2004)
!scope="col"|Peak<br/>position
|-
|-
{{single chart|Australia|24|artist=Robbie Williams|song=Something Beautiful|rowheader=true|access-date=18 May 2018}}
|align="left"|[[UK Singles Chart]]
|align="center"|3
|-
|-
{{single chart|Austria|19|artist=Robbie Williams|song=Something Beautiful|rowheader=true|access-date=18 May 2018}}
|align="left"|[[Argentine Chamber of Phonograms and Videograms Producers|Argentinian Singles Chart]]<ref name="chartsventes">{{cite web|url=http://artisteschartsventes.blogspot.fr/2014/04/robbie-williams-veritable-star-mondiale.html|title=World singles charts and sales TOP 50 in 20 countries: ROBBIE WILLIAMS|author=ChartsVentes|publisher=}}</ref>
|align="center"|4
|-
|-
{{single chart|Flanders|48|artist=Robbie Williams|song=Something Beautiful|rowheader=true|access-date=18 May 2018}}
|align="left"|[[Irish Singles Chart]]
|align="center"|6
|-
|-
{{single chart|Wallonia Tip|3|artist=Robbie Williams|song=Something Beautiful|rowheader=true|access-date=18 May 2018}}
|align="left"|[[Romanian Top 100|Romanian Singles Chart]]<ref>[http://www.rt100.ro/top-100-edition.html "Romanian Top 100"] Please see "Issue 36" of the year 2003</ref>
|align="center"|6
|-
|-
!scope=row|Croatia ([[Croatian Radiotelevision|HRT]])<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.hrt.hr/hr/top20/maineng.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030810031408/http://www.hrt.hr:80/hr/top20/maineng.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=10 August 2003|title=Top Lista Hrvatskog Radija|publisher=[[Croatian Radiotelevision]]|access-date=14 April 2023}}</ref>
|align="left"|[[Recording Industry Association of New Zealand|New Zealand Singles Chart]]
|1
|align="center"|7
|-
|-
{{single chart|Denmark|8|artist=Robbie Williams|song=Something Beautiful|rowheader=true|access-date=18 May 2018}}
|align="left"|[[Tracklisten|Danish Singles Chart]]
|align="center"|8
|-
|-
!scope="row"|Europe ([[European Hot 100 Singles|Eurochart Hot 100]])<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/00s/2003/BB-2003-08-16.pdf|title=Hits of the World – Eurochart|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|volume=115|issue=33|page=45|date=16 August 2003|access-date=17 March 2020}}</ref>
|align="left"|Latvian Singles Chart
|8
|align="center"|9
|-
|-
{{single chart|France|70|artist=Robbie Williams|song=Something Beautiful|rowheader=true|access-date=18 May 2018}}
|align="left"|[[MegaCharts|Dutch Singles Chart]]
|align="center"|16
|-
|-
{{single chart|Germany|46|artist=Robbie Williams|song=Something Beautiful|songid=5697|rowheader=true|access-date=18 May 2018|refname="ger"}}
|align="left"|[[Ö3 Austria Top 40|Austrian Singles Chart]]
|align="center"|19
|-
|-
{{Single chart|Hungary|7|artist=Robbie Williams|song=Something Beautiful|year=2004|week=3|rowheader=true|access-date=29 March 2020}}
|align="left"|[[Associação Brasileira dos Produtores de Discos|Brazil Singles Chart]]<ref name="chartsventes"/>
|align="center"|19
|-
|-
{{single chart|Ireland2|6|song=Something Beautiful|rowheader=true|access-date=18 May 2018}}
|align="left"|[[ARIA Charts|Australian Singles Chart]]
|align="center"|24
|-
|-
{{single chart|Italy|22|artist=Robbie Williams|song=Something Beautiful|rowheader=true|access-date=18 May 2018}}
|align="left"|[[Media Control Charts|German Singles Chart]]
|align="center"|46
|-
|-
{{single chart|Dutch40|8|year=2003|week=33|rowheader=true|access-date=18 May 2018}}
|align="left"|Belgian (Flanders) Singles Chart
|align="center"|48
|-
|-
{{single chart|Dutch100|16|artist=Robbie Williams|song=Something Beautiful|rowheader=true|access-date=18 May 2018}}
|align="left"|[[Swiss Music Charts|Swiss Singles Chart]]
|align="center"|52
|-
|-
{{single chart|New Zealand|7|artist=Robbie Williams|song=Something Beautiful|rowheader=true|access-date=18 May 2018}}
|align="left"|[[Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique|French Singles Chart]]
|align="center"|70
|-
|-
!scope="row"|Romania ([[Romanian Top 100]])<ref name="rt100">{{cite web|url=http://www.rt100.ro/topul-anului-2003.html|title=Topul anului 2003|publisher=[[Romanian Top 100]]|language=ro|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050122205325/http://www.rt100.ro/topul-anului-2003.html|archive-date=22 January 2005|access-date=4 May 2020}}</ref>
|6
|-
{{single chart|Scotland|1|date=20030809|rowheader=true|access-date=18 May 2018}}
|-
{{single chart|Switzerland|52|artist=Robbie Williams|song=Something Beautiful|rowheader=true|access-date=18 May 2018}}
|-
{{single chart|UK|3|date=20030809|rowheader=true|access-date=18 May 2018}}
|}
|}
{{col-2}}


==External links==
===Year-end charts===
{|class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
*[http://www.skyinteractive.com/sky/case+studies/enhanced+television/EMI+Records+and+Weapon7.htm The Page of Sky Interactive about the project]
!scope="col"|Chart (2003)
*[http://www.robbiewilliams.com/de/discography/documentary/manufactured-miracles Manufactured Miracles]
!scope="col"|Position
|-
!scope="row"|Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.top40.nl/bijzondere-lijsten/top-100-jaaroverzichten/2003|title=Top 100–Jaaroverzicht van 2003|publisher=[[Dutch Top 40]]|access-date=31 March 2020}}</ref>
|42
|-
!scope="row"|New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://aotearoamusiccharts.co.nz/archive/annual-singles/2003-12-31|title=End of Year Charts 2003|publisher=[[Recorded Music NZ]]|access-date=4 May 2020}}</ref>
|35
|-
!scope="row"|Romania (Romanian Top 100)<ref name="rt100"/>
|47
|-
!scope="row"|UK Singles (OCC)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ukchartsplus.co.uk/ChartsPlusYE2003.pdf|title=ChartsPlus YE2003 – UKChartsPlus|work=[[UKChartsPlus]]|access-date=18 May 2018}}</ref>
|93
|}
{|class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
!scope="col"|Chart (2004)
!scope="col"|Position
|-
!scope="row"|Hungary (Rádiós Top 40)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://zene.slagerlistak.hu/archivum/eves-osszesitett-listak/radios/2004|title=Rádiós Top 100 – hallgatottsági adatok alapján – 2004|publisher=[[Association of Hungarian Record Companies|Mahasz]]|language=hu|access-date=31 March 2020}}</ref>
|88
|}
{{col-end}}

==Release history==
{|class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
!scope="col"|Region
!scope="col"|Date
!scope="col"|Format(s)
!scope="col"|Label(s)
!scope="col"|{{abbr|Ref.|Reference}}
|-
!scope="row"|Japan
|23 May 2003
|rowspan="2"|CD
|rowspan="4"|[[Chrysalis Records|Chrysalis]]
|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/188736/products/506879/1/|title=サムシング・ビューティフル {{!}} ロビー・ウィリアムス|trans-title=Something Beautiful {{!}} Robbie Williams|publisher=[[Oricon]]|language=ja|access-date=2 September 2023}}</ref>
|-
!scope="row"|Europe
|7 July 2003
|<ref name="ger"/>
|-
!scope="row"|United Kingdom
|28 July 2003
|{{hlist|CD|DVD|cassette}}
|<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/2003/Music-Week-2003-07-26.pdf|title=New Releases: Singles|magazine=[[Music Week]]|page=31|date=26 July 2003|access-date=8 September 2021}}</ref>
|-
!scope="row"|Australia
|18 August 2003
|CD
|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aria.com.au/Issue704.pdf|title=The ARIA Report: New Releases Singles – Week Commencing 18th August 2003|publisher=[[Australian Recording Industry Association|ARIA]]|page=25|date=18 August 2003|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20031006140000/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20031007-0000/Issue704.pdf|archive-date=6 October 2003|access-date=8 July 2021}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>
|}


==References==
==References==
{{reflist|2}}
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://www.skyinteractive.com/sky/case+studies/enhanced+television/EMI+Records+and+Weapon7.htm The Page of Sky Interactive about the project]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20100611104700/http://www.robbiewilliams.com/de/discography/documentary/manufactured-miracles Manufactured Miracles]


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Latest revision as of 07:00, 20 November 2024

For other uses, see Something Beautiful (disambiguation).

"Something Beautiful"
Single by Robbie Williams
from the album Escapology
Released21 May 2003 (2003-05-21)
StudioLos Angeles, London
GenreSoul[1]
Length
  • 4:48 (album version)
  • 4:01 (radio edit)
LabelChrysalis
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Guy Chambers
  • Steve Power
Robbie Williams singles chronology
"Come Undone"
(2003) 		"Something Beautiful"
(2003) 		"Sexed Up"
(2003)
Music video
"Something Beautiful" on YouTube

"Something Beautiful" is a song co-written by English musicians Guy Chambers and Robbie Williams. Originally offered to Welsh singer Tom Jones,[citation needed] it was released as the third single from Williams' fifth studio album, Escapology (2002).[2] The track was issued in Japan on 21 May 2003 and in Europe two months later, in July. "Something Beautiful" reached number three on the UK Singles Chart and peaked within the top 10 in Denmark, Ireland, the Netherlands, New Zealand, and Romania.

Music video

[edit]

The video of the song is influenced by reality shows like Pop Idol, and is one of the few with two different endings. An interactive version of the video was created to run on Sky Digital by weapon7 where viewers could vote through the red button and discover the backstory of the participants. A spokesman for Robbie Williams told the Daily Mirror, "We wanted to find someone with the 'essence' of Robbie to perform the new track in the video – it could be a woman."[3]

At the start of the video, fans from all over Europe try to impress judges during the audition stage of fictional reality show Manufactured Miracles; one of the members on the selection panel is Williams' real-life father Pete Conway. Several contestants are put through to the next round, but only three emerge finalists: actor/singer Peter Caruana from Manchester, and students Rebecca Durrant and Bjorn Wenner from Essex and Hamburg respectively.[4] They are groomed by a choreographer and singing coach, and given makeovers by stylists whilst experiencing the celebrity status lifestyle, with an interview at Capital FM and a stay at a luxury hotel before competing in the live shows, each finalist representing a different stage in Williams' career.

Two endings were filmed. In the first, viewers are asked to vote on Williams' website for whom they thought was the best performer. The second version of the video ends with Peter winning the competition before meeting Williams at a bus stop, the latter reading a newspaper with the headline "Robbie For a Week: Back to Reality for Final Three"—a reference to reality stars abandoned by once-loyal fans and management following brief success.[5] As Peter was unaware he would meet Williams, his surprise was genuine.

Rebecca Durrant, who later became a police officer, told the Sunday Mirror the experience put her off fame stating "After I filmed the video I realised I didn't want to face the pressure, the secrecy, the non-stop filming and constant hair and make-up touchups... the closest I get to singing now is karaoke in my local pub."[6] Similarly, in an interview with the Salford Advertiser, Peter Caruana stated, "I decided it was time to give Robbie a rest – he's been good to me, but enough is enough. In a way I think it has held me back and I really want to get back to treading the boards, because that's what I trained for." He has since featured in commercials for Chicago Town Pizza as a Simon Cowell lookalike.[7]

Track listings

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Credits and personnel

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Credits are taken from the Escapology album booklet.[14]

Recording

  • Recorded in Los Angeles and London
  • Mixed at The Record Plant (Los Angeles)
  • Mastered at Marcussen Mastering (Los Angeles)

Personnel

Charts

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Release history

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Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref.
Japan 23 May 2003 CD Chrysalis [38]
Europe 7 July 2003 [23]
United Kingdom 28 July 2003
  • CD
  • DVD
  • cassette
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Australia 18 August 2003 CD [40]

References

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  2. ^ "Something Beautiful". RobbieWilliams.com.
  3. ^ "Fame beckoned, this was my chance to appear in Robbie Williams' new video. The only obstacles in my way were my total inability to sing in tune, key or rhythm of any kind; MIRROR GIRL AT POP AUDITION".
  4. ^ She's the One – Girl Plays Robbie
  5. ^ WENN. "The Race To Be Robbie". Contactmusic.com.
  6. ^ mirror Administrator (12 September 2009). "Robbie Williams real-life angels – we reveal the stories behind his female video co-stars". mirror.
  7. ^ "Pete cuts the beard". men. 18 April 2010.
  8. ^ Something Beautiful (UK & Australasian CD single liner notes). Robbie Williams. Chrysalis Records. 2003. CDCHS5152, 7243 552767 0 4.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  9. ^ Something Beautiful (UK DVD single liner notes). Robbie Williams. Chrysalis Records. 2003. DVDCHS 5152, 7243 490755 9 7.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  10. ^ Something Beautiful (Australian DVD single liner notes). Robbie Williams. Chrysalis Records. 2003. 7243 490785 9 8.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  11. ^ Something Beautiful (UK cassette single sleeve). Robbie Williams. Chrysalis Records. 2003. TCCHS 5152.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  12. ^ Something Beautiful (European CD single liner notes). Robbie Williams. Chrysalis Records. 2003. 07243 552699 2 8.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  13. ^ サムシング・ビューティフル (Japanese CD single liner notes). Robbie Williams. Chrysalis Records. 2003. TOCP-40159.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  14. ^ Escapology (UK CD album booklet). Robbie Williams. Chrysalis Records. 2002. 5439942.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
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