Scars to Your Beautiful explained

Scars to Your Beautiful
Cover:Scars To Your Beautiful (Official Single Cover) by Alessia Cara.png
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Type:single
Artist:Alessia Cara
Album:Know-It-All
Released:November 13, 2015 (streaming)
July 26, 2016 (airplay)
Recorded:2015
Genre:Synth-pop
Label:Def Jam
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"Scars to Your Beautiful" is a song recorded by Canadian singer and songwriter Alessia Cara. Def Jam Recordings and Universal Music Group serviced it to contemporary hit radio on July 26, 2016, as the third single from her debut studio album Know-It-All (2015) on November 13, 2015. A pop ballad, the song was written by Cara along with its producers Pop & Oak, Sebastian Kole, and DJ Frank E.

In the United States, "Scars to Your Beautiful" peaked at number eight. It marked Cara's second top-ten single on US Billboard Hot 100.

Background

Cara felt motivated to make the song after viewing an episode of Botched.[1] In an interview with Idolator's Mike Wass, Cara stated about the process behind the song:

Critical reception

The Guardians Kitty Empire said that "There's substance on Scars to Your Beautiful, where Cara tackles the beauty myth à la Beyoncé. The verses pack some good stuff – 'What's a little bit of hunger? I can go a little bit longer.'" and later went on to say "the thumping motivational chorus merely suggests we are all stars."[2] Katy Iandoli of Idolator stated "Scars to Your Beautiful is a modern-day version of TLC's 'Unpretty', in its acknowledgment of the beauty in both visible and invisible imperfections."[3]

Billboard ranked "Scars to Your Beautiful" at number 77 on their Billboards 100 Best Pop Songs of 2016: Critics' Picks" list, commenting “Body-positivity anthems typically don't get this dark, but on "Scars To Your Beautiful," Alessia Cara isn't afraid to talk cutting, tears and eating disorders, before getting to the uplifting chorus, where she delivers some of the most empowering, horizon-expanding lyrics of this year: ‘You don't have to change a thing / The world could change its heart.’”[4]

Music video

The music video was published on July 11, 2016, with a cameo appearance by singer JoJo.[5]

Background

On the concept of the music video, Cara said in an interview with Cosmopolitan: "I wanted to do this kind of video for a very long time. Since we had this song — and since we knew it was going to be a single — I had this vision of many different cinematic shots of different kinds of people. I wanted all kinds of people — young, old, whatever their situation, whether it's visible scars, non-visible scars — just a bunch of different women, and there are some men in there as well because it can reach out to guys too. But I wanted real shots of real people telling their stories, and showing the story through little vignettes."[6]

Impact and usage in media

The song is featured in episodes of the television shows The Bold Type and .

The song was used in the international trailer of A Wrinkle in Time, as well as the background music for the introduction video of Dirt Rally 2.0.

In 2018, the song was featured in television commercials for ULTA Beauty.

Track listing

  1. "Scars to Your Beautiful" – 3:50
  2. "Scars to Your Beautiful" (NOTD Remix) – 3:19
  1. "Scars to Your Beautiful" (Luca Schreiner Remix) – 4:22
  2. "Scars to Your Beautiful" (NOTD Remix) – 3:19
  3. "Scars to Your Beautiful" (Cages Remix) – 4:28
  4. "Scars to Your Beautiful" (Joe Mason Remix) – 3:51
  5. "Scars to Your Beautiful" (Remix) – 3:32

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2016–2017)Peak
position
Denmark (Tracklisten)[8] 37
Germany (Airplay Chart)[9] 1
Iceland (RÚV)[10] 4
Italy (FIMI)[11] 31
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[12] 15
Slovenia (SloTop50)[13] 9
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[14] 10

Year-end charts

Chart (2016)Position
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[15] 92
Chart (2017)Position
Australia (ARIA)[16] 87
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[17] 70
Iceland (Plötutíðindi)[18] 36
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[19] 36
Slovenia (SloTop50)[20] 25
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[21] 74
US Billboard Hot 100[22] 30
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[23] 4
US Adult Top 40 (Billboard)[24] 4
US Dance/Mix Show Airplay (Billboard)[25] 10
US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)[26] 10
Chart (2018)Position
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[27] 33

Release history

List of release dates, showing region, format(s), label(s) and reference(s)
RegionDateFormatVersionLabel
United StatesJuly 26, 2016Digital downloadOriginal[28]
Top 40 radioDef Jam[29]
October 21, 2016Digital downloadRemixes EP
United KingdomNovember 8, 2016Top 40 radioOriginal[30]
ItalyDecember 2, 2016Radio airplayUMG[31]
DACHJanuary 20, 2017CD single[32] [33]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Alessia Cara Thinks This Underrated Black Eyed Peas Song Would be a Hit Today. 3 September 2021 .
  2. Web site: Know-It-All by Alessa Cara review - teen rebel in search of better cause. Empire. Kitty. July 11, 2016. March 13, 2016. The Guardian. https://web.archive.org/web/20160717205849/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2016/mar/13/alessia-cara-know-it-all-album-review. July 17, 2016. live.
  3. Web site: Alessia Cara's 'Know-It-All': Album Review - Idolator. Iandoli. Kathy. July 11, 2016. November 13, 2015. Idolator. https://web.archive.org/web/20160717210031/http://www.idolator.com/7614201/alessia-cara-know-it-all-album-review. July 17, 2016. live.
  4. Web site: Billboard's 100 Best Pop Songs of 2016: Critics' Picks. Billboard. December 12, 2016. December 12, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161213090422/http://www.billboard.com/articles/events/year-in-music-2016/7617635/billboard-top-100-pop-songs-of-2016. December 13, 2016. live.
  5. Web site: Scars To Your Beautiful - Alessia Cara - Vevo. July 21, 2016. July 11, 2016. Vevo. https://web.archive.org/web/20160714073640/http://www.vevo.com/watch/alessia-cara/Scars-To-Your-Beautiful/USUV71501943. July 14, 2016. live.
  6. Web site: Alessia Cara 'Scars To Your Beautiful' Video - Alessia Cara Interview. Iandoli. Kathy. July 21, 2016. July 11, 2016. Cosmopolitan. https://web.archive.org/web/20160714154432/http://www.cosmopolitan.com/entertainment/music/news/a61175/alessia-cara-scars-to-your-beautiful-video/. July 14, 2016. live.
  7. Web site: iTunes - Music - Scars to Your Beautiful (Remixes) - EP by Alessia Cara. 21 October 2016. iTunes Store. 2017-12-10. https://web.archive.org/web/20171211104902/https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/scars-to-your-beautiful-remixes-ep/1164548363. 2017-12-11. live.
  8. Web site: Track Top-40 Uge 46, 2016 . Hitlisten.NU . November 23, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161123065515/http://hitlisten.nu/default.asp?w=47&y=2016&list=t40 . 2016-11-23 . live .
  9. Web site: Airplay Charts Deutschland – Woche 05/2017 . German Charts . 30 March 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170331121801/http://germancharts.com/airplay_charts.asp?week=201705 . 31 March 2017 . live .
  10. Web site: Alessia Cara Chart History. RÚV. 11 April 2016. 24 May 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170523172918/http://www.ruv.is/persona/alessia-cara. 23 May 2017. live.
  11. Web site: Classifica settimanale WK 3. Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. it. January 21, 2017. https://archive.today/20181027165649/http://www.fimi.it/classifiche%23/category:dvd/year:2015/id:1406#/category:digital/id:2409. October 27, 2018. live.
  12. Web site: NZ Top 40 Singles Chart. Recorded Music NZ. December 5, 2016. December 2, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161202102247/http://nztop40.co.nz/chart/singles?chart=4298. December 2, 2016. live.
  13. Web site: SloTop50 – Slovenian official singles chart. slotop50.si. February 19, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170220172538/http://www.slotop50.si/Glasbene-lestvice/Tedenske-lestvice/?year=2017&week=7. February 20, 2017. live.
  14. Web site: Sverigetopplistan - Sveriges Officiella Topplista. Sverigetopplistan. November 12, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20151226145037/http://www.sverigetopplistan.se/. December 26, 2015. live.
  15. Web site: Årslista Singlar – År 2016. Sverigetopplistan. sv. October 8, 2019.
  16. Web site: ARIA End of Year Singles 2017. Australian Recording Industry Association. January 5, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180105012055/https://www.ariacharts.com.au/annual-charts/2017/singles-chart/. January 5, 2018. live.
  17. Canadian Hot 100 – Year-End 2017. Billboard. December 17, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171217071405/https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2017/canadian-hot-100. December 17, 2017. live.
  18. Web site: TÓNLISTINN - LÖG - 2017. Icelandic. 16 July 2021. https://archive.today/20210115122621/https://plotutidindi.is/arslistar/tonlistinn-log-2017/. Plötutíðindi. 15 January 2021.
  19. Web site: Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 2017. Dutch Top 40. November 9, 2019.
  20. Web site: SloTop50 – Slovenian official Year-End singles chart. SloTop50. 31 December 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171230225934/http://www.slotop50.si/Glasbene-lestvice/Letne-lestvice/?year=2017. 30 December 2017. live.
  21. Web site: Schweizer Jahreshitparade 2017 – hitparade.ch. Hung Medien. December 31, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20180208120346/https://hitparade.ch/charts/jahreshitparade/2017. February 8, 2018. live.
  22. Hot 100 Songs – Year-End 2017. Billboard. December 12, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171216064214/https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2017/hot-100-songs. December 16, 2017. live.
  23. Adult Contemporary Songs – Year-End 2017. Billboard. August 26, 2019.
  24. Adult Pop Songs – Year-End 2017. Billboard. August 26, 2019.
  25. Dance/Mix Show Songs – Year-End 2017. Billboard. August 26, 2019.
  26. Pop Songs – Year-End 2017. Billboard. August 26, 2019.
  27. Adult Contemporary Songs – Year-End 2018. Billboard. September 4, 2019.
  28. Web site: Know-It-All (Deluxe) by Alessia Cara on iTunes. July 11, 2016. November 13, 2016. iTunes Store (US). https://web.archive.org/web/20160812020011/https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/know-it-all-deluxe/id1050275063. August 12, 2016. live.
  29. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20160711195026/http://www.allaccess.com/top40-mainstream/future-releases. Top 40/M Future Releases - Mainstream Hit Songs Being Released and Their Release Dates. July 11, 2016. July 11, 2016. AllAccess Music Group.
  30. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20161108154250/http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/playlist. BBC - Radio 1 - Playlist. November 8, 2016. November 8, 2016. BBC Radio 1.
  31. Web site: December 2, 2016 . ALESSIA CARA "Scars To Your Beautiful" (Radio Date: 02/12/2016) . https://web.archive.org/web/20201010203121/https://radiodate.it/radio-date/alessia-cara-scars-to-your-beautiful-165474-02-12-2016-radiodate/ . October 10, 2020 . October 1, 2023 . Radio Airplay SRL . en.
  32. Web site: January 20, 2017 . Scars to Your Beautiful (2-Track): Amazon.de: CDs & Vinyl . https://web.archive.org/web/20231001203403/https://www.amazon.de/-/en/Alessia-Cara/dp/B01N7KCX7U/ref=sr_1_2?crid=FGPQDR5QHI95&keywords=alessia+cara+scars+to+your+beautiful+cd&qid=1696192308&sprefix=alessia+cara+scars+to+your+beautiful+cd,aps,153&sr=8-2 . October 1, 2023 . October 1, 2023 . Amazon.
  33. Web site: January 20, 2017 . Release group "Scars to Your Beautiful" by Alessia Cara - MusicBrainz . October 1, 2023 . musicbrainz.org.

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