Beautiful Girl (INXS song)

"Beautiful Girl"
Single by INXS
from the album Welcome to Wherever You Are
Released	1 February 1993 (1993-02-01)[1]
Studio	Rhinoceros (Sydney)
Length	3:31
Label	Mercury Atlantic EastWest
Songwriter(s)	Andrew Farriss
Producer(s)	Mark Opitz and INXS
INXS singles chronology
"Taste It" (1992) "Beautiful Girl" (1993) "The Gift" (1993)
Music video
"Beautiful Girl" on YouTube

"Beautiful Girl" a song by Australian rock band INXS, released in February 1993 by Mercury, Atlantic and EastWest as the fifth international single from their eighth album, Welcome to Wherever You Are (1992).

Background

The song was written by Andrew Farriss, who was inspired to write it by the birth of his baby daughter. In an interview by Debbie Kruger,[2] the INXS keyboardist explained: "I was writing lyrics like 'Baby Don't Cry' and 'Beautiful Girl' and lyrics just about how wonderful it is to have something else in your life besides yourself to worry about and think about."

The song was used for an American TV awareness campaign about the effects of anorexia.[3]

Reception

Q said that Hutchence sounded, "a lot like Velvets-era Lou Reed on "Beautiful Girl", a delicate melody which the old-style INXS would have beaten to a pulp."[4]

B-sides

The B-sides on the first of two UK CD Single releases include solo compositions from lead guitarist Tim Farriss: "In My Living Room" and another by saxophonist and guitarist Kirk Pengilly entitled "Ashtar Speaks" as well the original version of "Strange Desire" from the Welcome to Wherever You Are album. The second CD release contained a remixed version of "Beautiful Girl", as well as a new remix of "Underneath the Colours" from the Underneath the Colours album and an instrumental version of "Wishing Well", also from the Welcome to Wherever You Are album.

Track listings

• CD5 maxi single INXSCD24 Mercury/UK

1. Beautiful Girl (3:31)
2. Strange Desire (Original Recording) (4:40)
3. In My Living Room (3:56)
4. Ptar Speaks (3:39)

• CD maxi single INXCX24 Mercury/UK

1. Beautiful Girl (Mendelsohn Mix) (3.11)
2. Strange Desire (Original Recording) (4:40)
3. Underneath The Colours (Chicken Mix) (4.08)
4. Wishing Well (Instrumental) (3.26)

• CD5 45099-18322 EastWest/Australia

1. Beautiful Girl (3:31)
2. Strange Desire (Original Recording) (4:40)
3. In My Living Room (3:56)
4. Ptar Speaks (3:39)
5. Wishing Well (Instrumental) (3.26)

• 7-inch vinyl and Cassette single INXS24 Mercury/UK

1. Beautiful Girl (3:31)
2. Strange Desire (Original Recording) (4:40)

• Cassette single 4-87383 Atlantic/US

1. Beautiful Girl (3:31)
2. Strange Desire (Original Recording) (4:40)

• Cassette single 45099-1844-4 EastWest/Australia

1. Beautiful Girl (3:31)
2. Strange Desire (Original Recording) (4:40)
3. In My Living Room (3:56)
4. Ptar Speaks (3:39)

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (1993) Peak position Australia (ARIA)[5] 34 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[6] 39 Canada Top Singles (RPM)[7] 9 Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[8] 64 Europe (European Hit Radio)[9] 12 Germany (GfK)[10] 39 Iceland (Íslenski Listinn Topp 40)[11] 11 Ireland (IRMA)[12] 28 Netherlands (Single Top 100 Tipparade)[13] 15 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[14] 50 UK Singles (OCC)[15] 23 UK Airplay (Music Week)[16] 10 US Billboard Hot 100[17] 46 US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[18] 45 US Alternative Airplay (Billboard)[19] 10 US Pop Airplay (Billboard)[20] 24

Year-end charts Chart (1993) Position Canada Top Singles (RPM)[21] 71

References

1. "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. 30 January 1993. p. 23.
2. "Andrew Farriss - APrap". Debbiekruger.com. Retrieved 15 January 2012.
3. "h2g2 - INXS - the Band". Bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 15 January 2012.
4. David Sinclair. "INXS: Welcome To Wherever You Are". Rock's Backpages.(Subscription required.)
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6. "INXS – Beautiful Girl" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
7. "Top RPM Singles: Issue 1781." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
8. "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 10, no. 10. 6 March 1993. p. 19. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
9. "EHR Top 40" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 10, no. 10. 6 March 1993. p. 22. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
10. "INXS – Beautiful Girl" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
11. "Íslenski Listinn Topp 40 (19.–25. mars)". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). 18 March 1993. p. 29. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
12. "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Beautiful Girl". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
13. "INXS – Beautiful Girl" (in Dutch). MegaCharts. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
14. "INXS – Beautiful Girl". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
15. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
16. "Top 50 Airplay Chart" (PDF). Music Week. 6 March 1993. p. 12. Retrieved 27 April 2024.
17. "INXS Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
18. "INXS Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
19. "INXS Chart History (Alternative Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
20. "INXS Chart History (Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
21. "The RPM Top 100 Hit Tracks of 1993". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 1 January 2021.