| Beautiful | |
| Cover: | Beautiful_-_Gordon_Lightfoot.jpg |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Gordon Lightfoot |
| Album: | Don Quixote |
| B-Side: | Don Quixote |
| Released: | May 1972 |
| Genre: | Soft rock, Folk rock |
| Label: | Reprise |
| Producer: | Lenny Waronker |
| Prev Title: | Summer Side of Life |
| Prev Year: | 1971 |
| Next Title: | Alberta Bound |
| Next Year: | 1972 |
"Beautiful" is a song by Canadian singer-songwriter Gordon Lightfoot. This song, which is in the key of B major, first appeared on Lightfoot's 1972 LP Don Quixote and was the first of two singles released. The album's title track appeared on the B-side.
It reached number 13 in Canada. It peaked at #58 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and #67 on the Cash Box Top 100 in July, 1972.[1] [2] The song also hit number one on the Canadian Adult Contemporary chart,[3] his second of seven to do so, and number 30 on the U.S. Easy Listening chart.[4]
| Chart (1972) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Canadian RPM Top Singles[5] | 13 |
| Canadian RPM Adult Contemporary[6] | 1 |
| US Billboard Easy Listening | 30 |
| US Billboard Hot 100[7] | 58 |
