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{{Infobox single
 
{{Infobox single
|image = Beauty and a Beat.jpg
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| image = <tabber>Standard=[[File:Beauty and a Beat.jpg|250px]]
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|-|Album=[[File:Believe.jpg|250px]]</tabber>
|released = October 24, 2012
 
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| album = ''[[Believe]]''
|format = Digital download
 
|recorded = 2012
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| recorded = [[4 May#2012|May 4, 2012]];<br>
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<small>at Henson Recording Studios, Los Angeles, CA</small>
|length = 3:47
 
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| released = June 15, 2012 <small>(album)</small><br>
|label = Island, RBMG, Schoolboy
 
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October 24, 2012 <small>(single)</small>
|writers = Max Martin, Anton Zavslaski, Savan Kotecha, Onika Maraj
 
 
| format = Digital download
|producer = Max Martin, Zedd
 
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| genre = Electronic
|previous = "[[As_Long_as_You_Love_Me_ft._Big_Sean|As Long as You Love Me]]"
 
 
| length = 3:48
|next = "[[Right Here ft. Drake|Right Here]]"
 
 
| label = Island / RBMG / Schoolboy
}}
 
 
| writers = [[Max Martin]] / [[Zedd|Anton Zavslaski]] / Savan Kotecha / [[Nicki Minaj|Onika Maraj]]
'''Beauty and a Beat''' is a song by Canadian artist [[Justin Bieber]] featuring Trinidian rapper [[Nicki Minaj]], released on June 15, 2012. It was written by [[Max Martin]], Anton Zavslaski and Savan Kotecha, with additional writting of [[Nicki Minaj|Onika Maraj]] on her verse. It was written for Bieber's album [[Believe (album)|Believe]], in where it's featured tenth. The music video was released on October 12, 2012 and as written and directed by [[Justin Bieber]], alongside Jon Chu.
 
 
| producer = [[Max Martin]] / [[Zedd]]
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| vocalprod = [[Max Martin]] / [[Kuk Harrell]]
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| engineer = [[Josh Gudwin]] / [[TEK]] / Peter Mack <small>(assistant)</small>
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| mixed = Serban Ghenea / John Hanes <small>(engineered for mix)</small> / Phil Seaford <small>(assistant)</small>
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| instruments = Keyboards: [[Zedd]]
 
| previous = [[As Long As You Love Me]]
 
| next = “[[Right Here]]
 
}}“'''Beauty and a Beat''' is a song by Canadian artist [[Justin Bieber]] featuring Trinidian rapper [[Nicki Minaj]], released on June 15, 2012. It was written by [[Max Martin]], [[Zedd|Anton Zavslaski]] and Savan Kotecha, with additional writting of [[Nicki Minaj|Onika Maraj]] on her verse. It was written for Bieber's album [[Believe (album)|''Believe'']], in where it's featured tenth. The music video was released on October 12, 2012 and as written and directed by [[Justin Bieber]], alongside [[Jon M. Chu|Jon Chu]].
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== Background ==
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Zedd had Justin Bieber's A&R in the studio and showed this track he wrote. The A&R wanted Justin on it so Zedd sent the song to Max Martin and then he wrote the vocals to it.<ref>{{cite news|title=Zedd Breaks Down His Most Iconic Tracks | GQ|url=https://youtu.be/5swpGFbRsb0?t=296|work=YouTube|date=December 10, 2018}}</ref>
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Scoote Braun told MTV News how the collaboration with Nicki Minaj came together. "Nicki was getting on another one of our records, and then we did 'Beauty and the Beat,' and she heard it, and she was like, 'I want to get on that.' And, actually, we were gonna put [[Usher]] on it at first, but then we heard Nicki's verse, and we were like, 'Damn.' "<ref>{{cite news|last=Vena|first=Jocelyn|title=Justin Bieber: Six Degrees Of Believe|url=http://web.archive.org/web/20120624111432/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1688207/justin-bieber-believe-six-degrees.jhtml|work=MTV|date=June 22, 2012}}</ref>
   
 
== Trivia ==
 
== Trivia ==
{{cquote|I never really liked “Beauty and a Beat”. But I understood what it was at the time. And it was music that was popular at that time, as well. But I was never really a huge fan of that song.|Justin on [[The Bert Show]], a radio show.}}
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{{cquote|I never really liked “Beauty and a Beat”. But I understood what it was at the time. And it was music that was popular at that time, as well. But I was never really a huge fan of that song.|Justin on [[The Bert Show]]}}
   
==Music Video==
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== Music video ==
 
The video features Bieber at a party with most scenes taking place at a swimming pool at Raging Waters in San Dimas, California. Minaj makes an appearance during her verse in the song standing in the water, rapping alongside Bieber.
 
The video features Bieber at a party with most scenes taking place at a swimming pool at Raging Waters in San Dimas, California. Minaj makes an appearance during her verse in the song standing in the water, rapping alongside Bieber.
   
 
The video premiered on Vevo on October 12, 2012. It opens by stating that in October 2012, 3 hours of personal footage was stolen from Justin. It was then illegally uploaded by an anonymous blogger. Bieber wrote the video's storyline himself and co-directed the video itself with Jon Chu.
 
The video premiered on Vevo on October 12, 2012. It opens by stating that in October 2012, 3 hours of personal footage was stolen from Justin. It was then illegally uploaded by an anonymous blogger. Bieber wrote the video's storyline himself and co-directed the video itself with Jon Chu.
   
The video racked up a huge 10.6 million views in its first 24 hours of being online. In doing so Justin surpassed the previous VEVO record held by One Direction's "Live While We 're Young,"which claimed 8.24 million views within its first day. The video already lost the record.
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The video racked up a huge 10.6 million views in its first 24 hours of being online. In doing so Justin surpassed the previous VEVO record held by One Direction's "Live While We 're Young," which claimed 8.24 million views within its first day. The video already lost the record.
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Justin Bieber - Beauty And A Beat ft. Nicki Minaj
 
Justin Bieber - Beauty And A Beat ft. Nicki Minaj
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Justin Bieber - Beauty And A Beat (Audio) ft. Nicki Minaj
 
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==Lyrics==
 
==Lyrics==
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{{Scrollbox |content=
 
<poem>
 
<poem>
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Yeah..
 
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[Intro: Nicki Minaj]
Young Money..
 
Nicki Minaj
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Yeah, Young Money, Nicki Minaj, Justin
Justin..
 
   
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[Verse 1: Justin Bieber]
 
Show you off
 
Show you off
Tonight I wanna show you off (aye,aye,aye)
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Tonight, I wanna show you off (aye-aye-aye)
 
What you got
 
What you got
A billion could've never bought (aye,aye,aye)
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A billion could've never bought (aye-aye-aye)
   
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[Pre-Chorus: Justin Bieber]
 
We gonna party like it's 3012 tonight
 
We gonna party like it's 3012 tonight
 
I wanna show you all the finer things in life
 
I wanna show you all the finer things in life
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I'm coming for ya, I'm coming for ya
 
I'm coming for ya, I'm coming for ya
   
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[Chorus: Justin Bieber]
Cause all..
 
I need, is a Beauty and a Beat
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Cause all I need is a beauty and a beat
 
Who can make my life complete
 
Who can make my life complete
It's all..
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It's all 'bout you
Bout you, when the music makes you move
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When the music makes you move
Baby do it like you do
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Baby, do it like you do
Cause..
 
   
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[Verse 2: Justin Bieber]
[Beat break]
 
 
Body rock
 
 
Girl, I can feel your body rock (aye-aye-aye)
Body rock,
 
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Take a bow
Girl, I can feel your body rock (aye,aye,aye)
 
Take a bow, you on the hottest ticket now (aye,aye,aye)
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You're on the hottest ticket now, ooh (aye-aye-aye)
   
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[Pre-Chorus: Justin Bieber]
 
We gonna party like it's 3012 tonight
 
We gonna party like it's 3012 tonight
I wanna show you all the finer things in life
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I want to show you all the finer things in life
 
So just forget about the world, we young tonight
 
So just forget about the world, we young tonight
 
I'm coming for ya, I'm coming for ya
 
I'm coming for ya, I'm coming for ya
   
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[Chorus: Justin Bieber]
Cause all..
 
I need, is a Beauty and a Beat
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Cause all I need is a beauty and a beat
 
Who can make my life complete
 
Who can make my life complete
It's all..
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It's all 'bout you
Bout you, when the music makes you move
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When the music makes you move
Baby do it like you do
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Baby, do it like you do
   
[Nicki Minaj]
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[Verse 3: Nicki Minaj]
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In time, ink lines
Uh, Uh
 
In time, ink lines, b-bitches couldn't get on my incline
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Bitches couldn't get on my incline
World tour, it's mine, ten little letters, on a big sign
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World tours, it's mine
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Ten little letters on a big sign
Justin.. Bieber, you know Imma hit 'em with the ether
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Justin Bieber, you know I'mma hit 'em with the ether
Buns out, weiner, but I gotta keep my eye out for Selena
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Buns out, weiner, but I gotta keep an eye out for Selener
Beauty, Beauty and the Beast
 
Beauty from the east, beautiful confessions of the priest
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Beauty, beauty and the beast
 
Beauty from the East
Beast, beauty from the streets, we don't get deceased
 
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Beautiful confessions of the priest
Every time a beauty on the beats
 
 
Beast, beauty from the streets, beat will get deceased
(Body rock, girl, I can feel your body rock)
 
 
Every time Beauty on the beat
(Yeah, Yeah, yeah, Let's go, Let's go!)
 
   
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[Break: Justin Bieber + ''(Nicki Minaj)'']
Cause all..
 
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Body rock ''(yeah, yeah, yeah)''
I need, is a Beauty and a Beat
 
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Girl, I wanna feel your body rock ''(let's go, let's go)''
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[Chorus: Justin Bieber]
 
Cause all I need is a beauty and a beat
 
Who can make my life complete
 
Who can make my life complete
It's all..
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It's all 'bout you
Bout you, when the music makes you move
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When the music makes you move
Baby do it like you do
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Baby, do it like you do
 
</poem>}}
Cause...
 
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</poem>
 
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== References ==
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<references/>
 
[[Category:Songs]]
 
[[Category:Songs]]
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[[Category:Electronic songs]]
 
[[Category:Singles]]
 
[[Category:Singles]]
[[Category:Songs featuring Nicki Minaj]]
 
 
[[Category:Believe songs]]
 
[[Category:Believe songs]]
 
[[Category:Believe Tour songs]]
 
[[Category:Believe Tour songs]]
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[[Category:Believe singles]]

Revision as of 13:31, 25 July 2020

Template:Infobox singleBeauty and a Beat” is a song by Canadian artist Justin Bieber featuring Trinidian rapper Nicki Minaj, released on June 15, 2012. It was written by Max Martin, Anton Zavslaski and Savan Kotecha, with additional writting of Onika Maraj on her verse. It was written for Bieber's album Believe, in where it's featured tenth. The music video was released on October 12, 2012 and as written and directed by Justin Bieber, alongside Jon Chu.

Background

Zedd had Justin Bieber's A&R in the studio and showed this track he wrote. The A&R wanted Justin on it so Zedd sent the song to Max Martin and then he wrote the vocals to it.[1]

Scoote Braun told MTV News how the collaboration with Nicki Minaj came together. "Nicki was getting on another one of our records, and then we did 'Beauty and the Beat,' and she heard it, and she was like, 'I want to get on that.' And, actually, we were gonna put Usher on it at first, but then we heard Nicki's verse, and we were like, 'Damn.' "[2]

Trivia

I never really liked “Beauty and a Beat”. But I understood what it was at the time. And it was music that was popular at that time, as well. But I was never really a huge fan of that song.

– Justin on The Bert Show


Music video

The video features Bieber at a party with most scenes taking place at a swimming pool at Raging Waters in San Dimas, California. Minaj makes an appearance during her verse in the song standing in the water, rapping alongside Bieber.

The video premiered on Vevo on October 12, 2012. It opens by stating that in October 2012, 3 hours of personal footage was stolen from Justin. It was then illegally uploaded by an anonymous blogger. Bieber wrote the video's storyline himself and co-directed the video itself with Jon Chu.

The video racked up a huge 10.6 million views in its first 24 hours of being online. In doing so Justin surpassed the previous VEVO record held by One Direction's "Live While We 're Young," which claimed 8.24 million views within its first day. The video already lost the record.

Continuity errors

Lyrics

 
[Intro: Nicki Minaj]
Yeah, Young Money, Nicki Minaj, Justin

[Verse 1: Justin Bieber]
Show you off
Tonight, I wanna show you off (aye-aye-aye)
What you got
A billion could've never bought (aye-aye-aye)

[Pre-Chorus: Justin Bieber]
We gonna party like it's 3012 tonight
I wanna show you all the finer things in life
So just forget about the world, we young tonight
I'm coming for ya, I'm coming for ya

[Chorus: Justin Bieber]
Cause all I need is a beauty and a beat
Who can make my life complete
It's all 'bout you
When the music makes you move
Baby, do it like you do

[Verse 2: Justin Bieber]
Body rock
Girl, I can feel your body rock (aye-aye-aye)
Take a bow
You're on the hottest ticket now, ooh (aye-aye-aye)

[Pre-Chorus: Justin Bieber]
We gonna party like it's 3012 tonight
I want to show you all the finer things in life
So just forget about the world, we young tonight
I'm coming for ya, I'm coming for ya

[Chorus: Justin Bieber]
Cause all I need is a beauty and a beat
Who can make my life complete
It's all 'bout you
When the music makes you move
Baby, do it like you do

[Verse 3: Nicki Minaj]
In time, ink lines
Bitches couldn't get on my incline
World tours, it's mine
Ten little letters on a big sign
Justin Bieber, you know I'mma hit 'em with the ether
Buns out, weiner, but I gotta keep an eye out for Selener
Beauty, beauty and the beast
Beauty from the East
Beautiful confessions of the priest
Beast, beauty from the streets, beat will get deceased
Every time Beauty on the beat

[Break: Justin Bieber + (Nicki Minaj)]
Body rock (yeah, yeah, yeah)
Girl, I wanna feel your body rock (let's go, let's go)

[Chorus: Justin Bieber]
Cause all I need is a beauty and a beat
Who can make my life complete
It's all 'bout you
When the music makes you move
Baby, do it like you do


References

  1. "Zedd Breaks Down His Most Iconic Tracks". YouTube. December 10, 2018. 
  2. Vena, Jocelyn (June 22, 2012). "Justin Bieber: Six Degrees Of Believe". MTV.