| Beautiful Things | |
| Cover: | Andain beautiful things cover.jpg |
| Border: | yes |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Andain |
| Label: | Black Hole |
| Producer: | Josh Gabriel, Dave Dresden |
| Prev Title: | Summer Calling |
| Prev Year: | 2002 |
| Next Title: | Promises |
| Next Year: | 2011 |
"Beautiful Things" is the second release by Andain. It first appeared on Tiësto's compilation album Nyana, released May 6, 2003, and was later published as a single via Black Hole, on October 27, 2003.
While "Beautiful Things" was promoted and released as a remix by Gabriel & Dresden, the song originally started out as an unreleased guitar track titled "Annie". In response to a request from Tiësto for a follow-up to the single "Summer Calling", "Annie" was rewritten to become a club track, also changing the lyrics from a narrative third person view to first person. According to Mavie, "Beautiful Things" is, "in a general sense, about feeling stuck; in a place, time, you just can’t get yourself out of".
The Gabriel & Dresden remix per se is characterized by a sharp beat and thick bassline. It's also notable for fusing acoustic and electronic elements, including guitars and percussion instruments in conjunction with synthesizers and electronic drums. Vocal clouds and echoing elements in the background also exemplify the band's influence of dub music.
In 2004, "Beautiful Things" earned a nomination for Best Progressive / Trance at the International Dance Music Awards. In tribute to the song, Andain has also received the Sunset Music Awards, given at the Polish Sunrise Festival 2010.
On October 26, 2010, Andain published an acoustic live performance of the song on YouTube. The video features Mavie singing and playing an original piano arrangement of the song.
The following remixes have been published by Black Hole, either appearing as standalone singles, remix EPs or as part of a track compilation.
Written and composed by Josh Gabriel, Mavie Marcos and David Penner. Remix and additional production by Josh Gabriel and Dave Dresden.
Hungarian producer Mÿon used a reversed sample of the song's vocals in his 2007 single "Albion".