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{{Infobox song
{{Infobox song
| name = Scars to Your Beautiful
| name = Scars to Your Beautiful
| cover = Scars To Your Beautiful (Official Single Cover) by Alessia Cara.png
| cover = Scars To Your Beautiful (Official Single Cover) by Alessia Cara.png
| alt = DJ
| alt = DJ
| border = yes
| border = yes
| type = single
| type = single
| artist = [[Alessia Cara]]
| artist = [[Alessia Cara]]
| album = [[Know-It-All]]
| album = [[Know-It-All]]
| released = July 26, 2016
| released = November 13, 2015 (streaming)<br>July 26, 2016 (airplay)
| recorded = 2015
| recorded = 2015
| studio =
| studio =
| venue =
| venue =
| genre = [[Pop music|Pop]]
| genre = [[Synth-pop]]
| length = {{duration|m=3|s=50}}
| length = {{duration|m=3|s=50}}
| label = [[Def Jam Recordings|Def Jam]]
| label = [[Def Jam Recordings|Def Jam]]
| writer = {{hlist|[[Alessia Cara]]cciolo|[[Warren Felder]]|[[Sebastian Kole|Coleridge Tillman]]|[[Andrew Wansel]]|[[DJ Frank E|Justin Franks]]}}
| writer = {{hlist|[[Alessia Cara]]cciolo|[[Warren Felder]]|[[Sebastian Kole|Coleridge Tillman]]|[[Andrew Wansel]]|[[DJ Frank E|Justin Franks]]}}
| producer = {{hlist|[[Pop & Oak]]|Sebastian Kole|[[DJ Frank E]]}}
| producer = {{hlist|[[Pop & Oak]]|[[Sebastian Kole]]|[[DJ Frank E]]}}
| prev_title = [[Wild (Troye Sivan song)#Alessia Cara re-release|Wild]]
| prev_title = [[Wild (Troye Sivan song)#Alessia Cara re-release|Wild]]
| prev_year = 2016
| prev_year = 2016
| next_title = [[How Far I'll Go#Alessia Cara version|How Far I'll Go]]
| next_title = [[How Far I'll Go#Alessia Cara version|How Far I'll Go]]
| next_year = 2016
| next_year = 2016
| misc = {{external music video|{{YouTube|MWASeaYuHZo|"Scars to Your Beautiful"}}}}
| misc = {{external music video|{{YouTube|MWASeaYuHZo|"Scars to Your Beautiful"}}}}
}}
}}


"'''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. The song was written by Alessia Caracciolo, [[Warren Felder]], [[Andrew Wansel]], [[Sebastian Kole|Coleridge Tillman]] and [[DJ Frank E|Justin Franks]], and produced by [[Pop & Oak]] and the latter two.
"'''Scars to Your Beautiful'''" is a song recorded by Canadian singer-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]].


It peaked at number eight. This became Alessia Cara's second top-ten single on US [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]].<ref name="AllAccess" />
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|''Billboard'' Hot 100]].<ref name="AllAccess" /> It also reached the top ten in Australia, Iceland, Slovenia, and Sweden.


==Background==
==Background==
{{Listen|filename=VOA International Edition newscast on Alessia Cara (August 30, 2016).mp3|start=1|type=speech|title=2016 VOA newscast on "Scars to Your Beautiful"|description=An August 2016 [[Voice of America]] newscast on "Scars to Your Beautiful"}}
{{Listen|filename=VOA International Edition newscast on Alessia Cara (August 30, 2016).mp3|start=1|type=speech|title=2016 VOA newscast on "Scars to Your Beautiful"|description=An August 2016 [[Voice of America]] newscast on "Scars to Your Beautiful"}}
In an interview with [[Idolator (website)|Idolator]]'s Mike Wass, Cara stated about the song,
Cara felt motivated to make the song after viewing an episode of [[Botched (TV series)|''Botched'']].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bustle.com/entertainment/alessia-cara-new-album-mental-health-amy-winehouse|title=Alessia Cara Thinks This Underrated Black Eyed Peas Song Would be a Hit Today|date=3 September 2021 }}</ref> In an interview with [[Idolator (website)|Idolator]]'s Mike Wass, Cara stated about the process behind the song:


{{quote|"Basically, that song is about body image. It's directed at women, but I think men can relate to it as well. It's just a song about these things that certain women go through on a daily basis in order to feel loved or in order to love themselves. I think that's such a thing that goes on in today's world. These weird things are instilled in us. You know? They tell us that we’re not good enough or that there's only one kind of beauty. This song basically is contradicting that idea. It's saying, 'Well, if the world doesn't like how you look then they should change. They should change their perspective. You don’t have to change yourself.' I mean, I thought that that was important, you know, just to put out next. Especially because I think that's kind of the direction we're going in, you know, with '[[Here (Alessia Cara song)|Here]]'. 'Here' was about not belonging anywhere and '[[Wild Things (song)|Wild Things]]' was about finding a space you belong. Now 'Scars To Your Beautiful' is basically about embracing yourself and finally coming to that conclusion where you feel love and you can love yourself. I think it's cool to put out third because I feel like I have a bigger platform now. The point of the song is to reach as many women, or people, as possible."<ref>{{cite web|url = http://www.idolator.com/7634539/alessia-cara-interview-scars-beautiful-tour-coldplay|title = Alessia Cara On Touring With Coldplay & Her Next Single - Idolator|last1 = Wass|first1 = Mike|access-date = July 11, 2016|date = May 24, 2016|work = [[Idolator (website)|Idolator]]|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160717205804/http://www.idolator.com/7634539/alessia-cara-interview-scars-beautiful-tour-coldplay|archive-date = July 17, 2016|url-status = live}}</ref>}}
{{blockquote|"Basically, that song is about body image. It's directed at women, but I think men can relate to it as well. It's just a song about these things that certain women go through on a daily basis in order to feel loved or in order to love themselves. I think that's such a thing that goes on in today's world. These weird things are instilled in us. You know? They tell us that we’re not good enough or that there's only one kind of beauty. This song basically is contradicting that idea. It's saying, 'Well, if the world doesn't like how you look then they should change. They should change their perspective. You don’t have to change yourself.' I mean, I thought that that was important, you know, just to put out next. Especially because I think that's kind of the direction we're going in, you know, with '[[Here (Alessia Cara song)|Here]]'. 'Here' was about not belonging anywhere and '[[Wild Things (song)|Wild Things]]' was about finding a space you belong. Now 'Scars To Your Beautiful' is basically about embracing yourself and finally coming to that conclusion where you feel love and you can love yourself. I think it's cool to put out third because I feel like I have a bigger platform now. The point of the song is to reach as many women, or people, as possible."<ref>{{cite web|url = http://www.idolator.com/7634539/alessia-cara-interview-scars-beautiful-tour-coldplay|title = Alessia Cara On Touring With Coldplay & Her Next Single - Idolator|last1 = Wass|first1 = Mike|access-date = July 11, 2016|date = May 24, 2016|work = [[Idolator (website)|Idolator]]|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160717205804/http://www.idolator.com/7634539/alessia-cara-interview-scars-beautiful-tour-coldplay|archive-date = July 17, 2016|url-status = live}}</ref>}}

Cara also noted that the song was inspired by [[Christina Aguilera]]'s 2002 ballad "[[Beautiful (Christina Aguilera song)|Beautiful]]".<ref>{{cite magazine|first=Kwele |last=Serrell|date=July 12, 2016|url=https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/689zmx/take-a-minute-to-watch-alessia-caras-video-for-scars-to-your-beautiful|title=Take a Minute to Watch Alessia Cara's Video for 'Scars to Your Beautiful'|magazine=[[Vice (magazine)|Vice]]|access-date=August 26, 2024|archive-date=July 15, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200715183310/https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/689zmx/take-a-minute-to-watch-alessia-caras-video-for-scars-to-your-beautiful|url-status=live}}</ref>


==Critical reception==
==Critical reception==
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== Impact and usage in media ==
== Impact and usage in media ==
The song is featured in the television shows ''[[The Bold Type]]'' and ''[[Law & Order: Special Victims Unit]]''.
The song is featured in episodes of the television shows ''[[The Bold Type]]'' and ''[[Law & Order: Special Victims Unit]]''.


The song was used in the international trailer of ''[[A Wrinkle in Time (2018 film)|A Wrinkle in Time]]'',<ref>{{Youtube|mTY6syC5ZBg|''A Wrinkle in Time'' International Trailer #1 (2018)}}</ref> as well as the background music for the introduction video of ''[[Dirt Rally 2.0]]''.
The song was used in the international trailer of ''[[A Wrinkle in Time (2018 film)|A Wrinkle in Time]]'',<ref>{{YouTube|mTY6syC5ZBg|''A Wrinkle in Time'' International Trailer #1 (2018)}}</ref> 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|ULTA Beauty.]]
In 2018, the song was featured in television commercials for [[Ulta Beauty|ULTA Beauty.]]
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#"Scars to Your Beautiful" ([[NOTD]] Remix) – 3:19
#"Scars to Your Beautiful" ([[NOTD]] Remix) – 3:19


*'''Digital download – Remixes'''<ref>{{cite web|title=iTunes - Music - Scars to Your Beautiful (Remixes) - EP by Alessia Cara|url=https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/scars-to-your-beautiful-remixes-ep/1164548363|publisher=[[iTunes Store]]|access-date=2017-12-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171211104902/https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/scars-to-your-beautiful-remixes-ep/1164548363|archive-date=2017-12-11|url-status=live}}</ref>
*'''Digital download – Remixes'''<ref>{{cite web|title=iTunes - Music - Scars to Your Beautiful (Remixes) - EP by Alessia Cara|date=21 October 2016|url=https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/scars-to-your-beautiful-remixes-ep/1164548363|publisher=[[iTunes Store]]|access-date=2017-12-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171211104902/https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/scars-to-your-beautiful-remixes-ep/1164548363|archive-date=2017-12-11|url-status=live}}</ref>
#"Scars to Your Beautiful" (Luca Schreiner Remix) – 4:22
#"Scars to Your Beautiful" (Luca Schreiner Remix) – 4:22
#"Scars to Your Beautiful" (NOTD Remix) – 3:19
#"Scars to Your Beautiful" (NOTD Remix) – 3:19
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==Charts==
==Charts==
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! scope="row"| Canada (Canadian Hot 100)<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2017/canadian-hot-100|title=Canadian Hot 100 – Year-End 2017|magazine=Billboard|access-date=December 17, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171217071405/https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2017/canadian-hot-100|archive-date=December 17, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref>
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! scope="row"| US ''Billboard'' Hot 100<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2017/hot-100-songs|title=Hot 100 Songs – Year-End 2017|magazine=Billboard|access-date=December 12, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171216064214/https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2017/hot-100-songs|archive-date=December 16, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref>
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! scope="row"| US Adult Contemporary (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2017/adult-contemporary-songs|title=Adult Contemporary Songs – Year-End 2017|magazine=Billboard|access-date=August 26, 2019}}</ref>
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! scope="row"| US Dance/Mix Show Airplay (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2017/dance-mix-show-airplay-songs|title=Dance/Mix Show Songs – Year-End 2017|magazine=Billboard|access-date=August 26, 2019}}</ref>
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==Release history==
==Release history==
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| rowspan="2"| July 26, 2016
| rowspan="2" | July 26, 2016
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| [[Music download|Digital download]]
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| {{hlist|[[Def Jam Recordings|Def Jam]]|[[Universal Music Group|UMG]]}}
| {{hlist|[[Def Jam Recordings|Def Jam]]|[[Universal Music Group|UMG]]}}
| <ref name="iTunes Store (US)">{{cite web|url = https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/know-it-all-deluxe/id1050275063|title = Know-It-All (Deluxe) by Alessia Cara on iTunes|access-date = July 11, 2016|date = November 13, 2016|work = [[iTunes Store]] (US)|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160812020011/https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/know-it-all-deluxe/id1050275063|archive-date = August 12, 2016|url-status = live}}</ref>
| <ref name="iTunes Store (US)">{{cite web|url = https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/know-it-all-deluxe/id1050275063|title = Know-It-All (Deluxe) by Alessia Cara on iTunes|access-date = July 11, 2016|date = November 13, 2016|work = [[iTunes Store]] (US)|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160812020011/https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/know-it-all-deluxe/id1050275063|archive-date = August 12, 2016|url-status = live}}</ref>
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| <ref name="AllAccess">{{cite web|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160711195026/http://www.allaccess.com/top40-mainstream/future-releases|url = http://www.allaccess.com/top40-mainstream/future-releases|title = Top 40/M Future Releases - Mainstream Hit Songs Being Released and Their Release Dates|access-date = July 11, 2016|archive-date = July 11, 2016|work = AllAccess Music Group}}</ref>
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|October 21, 2016
|Digital download
|Remixes EP
|<ref>{{Citation |title=Scars to Your Beautiful (Remixes) - EP by Alessia Cara |date=October 21, 2016 |url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/scars-to-your-beautiful-remixes-ep/1440866154 |access-date=October 1, 2023 |language=en-US}}</ref>
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| United Kingdom
| United Kingdom
| November 8, 2016
| November 8, 2016
|Top 40 radio
| rowspan="3" |Original
| <ref>{{cite web|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20161108154250/http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/playlist|url = http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/playlist|title = BBC - Radio 1 - Playlist|archive-date = November 8, 2016|access-date = November 8, 2016|work = [[BBC Radio 1]]}}</ref>
| <ref>{{cite web|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20161108154250/http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/playlist|url = http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/playlist|title = BBC - Radio 1 - Playlist|archive-date = November 8, 2016|access-date = November 8, 2016|work = [[BBC Radio 1]]}}</ref>
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|Italy
|December 2, 2016
|[[Radio airplay]]
|UMG
|<ref>{{Cite web |date=December 2, 2016 |title=ALESSIA CARA "Scars To Your Beautiful" {{!}} (Radio Date: 02/12/2016) |url=https://radiodate.it/radio-date/alessia-cara-scars-to-your-beautiful-165474-02-12-2016-radiodate/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201010203121/https://radiodate.it/radio-date/alessia-cara-scars-to-your-beautiful-165474-02-12-2016-radiodate/ |archive-date=October 10, 2020 |access-date=October 1, 2023 |website=Radio Airplay SRL |language=en}}</ref>
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|[[DACH]]
|January 20, 2017
|[[CD single]]
|{{hlist|Def Jam|UMG}}
|<ref>{{Cite web |date=January 20, 2017 |title=Scars to Your Beautiful (2-Track): Amazon.de: CDs & Vinyl |url=https://www.amazon.de/-/en/Alessia-Cara/dp/B01N7KCX7U |archive-url=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 |archive-date=October 1, 2023 |access-date=October 1, 2023 |website=[[Amazon (company)|Amazon]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=January 20, 2017 |title=Release group "Scars to Your Beautiful" by Alessia Cara - MusicBrainz |url=https://musicbrainz.org/release-group/178a9af8-a571-4728-b81a-4dcb84d8a2e1 |access-date=October 1, 2023 |website=musicbrainz.org}}</ref>
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Latest revision as of 22:15, 20 November 2024

"Scars to Your Beautiful"
DJ
Single by Alessia Cara
from the album Know-It-All
ReleasedNovember 13, 2015 (streaming)
July 26, 2016 (airplay)
Recorded2015
GenreSynth-pop
Length3:50
LabelDef Jam
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Alessia Cara singles chronology
"Wild"
(2016) 		"Scars to Your Beautiful"
(2015) 		"How Far I'll Go"
(2016)
Music video
"Scars to Your Beautiful" on YouTube

"Scars to Your Beautiful" is a song recorded by Canadian singer-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.[1] It also reached the top ten in Australia, Iceland, Slovenia, and Sweden.

Background

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2016 VOA newscast on "Scars to Your Beautiful"
An August 2016 Voice of America newscast on "Scars to Your Beautiful"
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Cara felt motivated to make the song after viewing an episode of Botched.[2] In an interview with Idolator's Mike Wass, Cara stated about the process behind the song:

"Basically, that song is about body image. It's directed at women, but I think men can relate to it as well. It's just a song about these things that certain women go through on a daily basis in order to feel loved or in order to love themselves. I think that's such a thing that goes on in today's world. These weird things are instilled in us. You know? They tell us that we’re not good enough or that there's only one kind of beauty. This song basically is contradicting that idea. It's saying, 'Well, if the world doesn't like how you look then they should change. They should change their perspective. You don’t have to change yourself.' I mean, I thought that that was important, you know, just to put out next. Especially because I think that's kind of the direction we're going in, you know, with 'Here'. 'Here' was about not belonging anywhere and 'Wild Things' was about finding a space you belong. Now 'Scars To Your Beautiful' is basically about embracing yourself and finally coming to that conclusion where you feel love and you can love yourself. I think it's cool to put out third because I feel like I have a bigger platform now. The point of the song is to reach as many women, or people, as possible."[3]

Cara also noted that the song was inspired by Christina Aguilera's 2002 ballad "Beautiful".[4]

Critical reception

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The Guardian's 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."[5] 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."[6]

Billboard ranked "Scars to Your Beautiful" at number 77 on their Billboard's 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.’”[7]

Music video

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The music video was published on July 11, 2016, with a cameo appearance by singer JoJo.[8]

Background

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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."[9]

Impact and usage in media

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The song is featured in episodes of the television shows The Bold Type and Law & Order: Special Victims Unit.

The song was used in the international trailer of A Wrinkle in Time,[10] 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

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  • CD Single
  1. "Scars to Your Beautiful" – 3:50
  2. "Scars to Your Beautiful" (NOTD Remix) – 3:19
  • Digital download – Remixes[11]
  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" (recycle jordan Remix) – 3:32

Charts

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Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[60] 5× Platinum 350,000‡
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)[61] Diamond 250,000‡
Canada (Music Canada)[62] Platinum 80,000‡
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[63] 2× Platinum 180,000‡
France (SNEP)[64] Platinum 200,000‡
Germany (BVMI)[65] 3× Gold 600,000‡
Italy (FIMI)[66] 2× Platinum 100,000‡
New Zealand (RMNZ)[67] Gold 15,000‡
Norway (IFPI Norway)[68] Platinum 60,000‡
Poland (ZPAV)[69] 2× Platinum 100,000‡
Portugal (AFP)[70] 2× Platinum 20,000‡
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[71] Platinum 60,000‡
Sweden (GLF)[72] 3× Platinum 120,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI)[73] 2× Platinum 1,200,000‡
United States (RIAA)[74] 5× Platinum 5,000,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

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List of release dates, showing region, format(s), label(s) and reference(s)
Region Date Format Version Label Ref.
United States July 26, 2016 Digital download Original
[75]
Top 40 radio Def Jam [1]
October 21, 2016 Digital download Remixes EP [76]
United Kingdom November 8, 2016 Top 40 radio Original [77]
Italy December 2, 2016 Radio airplay UMG [78]
DACH January 20, 2017 CD single
  • Def Jam
  • UMG
 [79][80]

See also

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