Beautiful (Akon song)

"Beautiful"
Single by Akon featuring Colby O'Donis and Kardinal Offishall
from the album Freedom
ReleasedJanuary 6, 2009 (2009-01-06)
Recorded2008
Length5:12 (album version)
3:51 (radio edit)
3:19 (UK radio edit)
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Akon
  • Jaylien 3005
Akon singles chronology
"What's Love"
(2008)
"Beautiful"
(2009)
"Day Dreaming"
(2009)
Colby O'Donis singles chronology
"Don't Turn Back"
(2008)
"Beautiful"
(2009)
"I Go Crazy"
(2009)
Kardinal Offishall singles chronology
"Numba 1 (Tide Is High)"
(2008)
"Beautiful"
(2009)
"Put Your Drinks Up"
(2009)
Music video
"Beautiful" on YouTube
Beautiful (Brazilian edition)
by Akon featuring Negra Li
Beautiful (Mexican edition)
by Akon featuring Dulce María
Negra Li singles chronology
"Ainda Gosto Dela"
(2008)
"Beautiful"
(2009)
"Tudo de Novo"
(2012)
Dulce María singles chronology
"El Regalo Más Grande"
(2009)
"Beautiful"
(2009)
"Verano"
(2009)

"Beautiful" is a song by Senegalese-American singer Akon, released on January 6, 2009 as the third single from his third studio album, Freedom. It features American pop singer Colby O'Donis and Canadian rapper Kardinal Offishall. The song has also been released in other three international versions, with different featured artists replacing both Colby's vocals and Kardinal's rapping: in Portuguese with Brazilian singer Negra Li, in Dutch with Dutch singer Brace, and in Spanish with Mexican singer Dulce María. The original version of "Beautiful" peaked at number nineteen on the Billboard Hot 100, and peaked within the top ten of the charts in Israel and the United Kingdom. The video also features cameos from Tyrese Gibson & A.R Rehman.