Beautiful (Akon song)

"Beautiful"
Single by Akon featuring Colby O'Donis and Kardinal Offishall
from the album Freedom
Released	January 6, 2009 (2009-01-06)
Recorded	2008
Genre	Dance-pop•R&B
Length	5:12 (album version) 3:51 (radio edit) 3:19 (UK radio edit)
Label	Konvict Muzik Universal Motown
Songwriter(s)	Colby Colón Jason Harrow Aliaune Thiam Jaylien Wesley Giorgio Tuinfort
Producer(s)	Akon Jaylien
Akon singles chronology
"What's Love" (2008) "Beautiful" (2009) "Day Dreaming" (2009)
Colby O'Donis singles chronology
"Don't Turn Back" (2008) "Beautiful" (2009) "I Go Crazy" (2009)
Kardinal Offishall singles chronology
"Numba 1 (Tide Is High)" (2008) "Beautiful" (2009) "Put Your Drinks Up" (2009)
Music video
"Beautiful" on YouTube
Beautiful (Brazilian edition) by Akon featuring Negra Li
Beautiful (Mexican edition) by Akon featuring Dulce María
Negra Li singles chronology
"Ainda Gosto Dela" (2008) "Beautiful" (2009) "Tudo de Novo" (2012)
Dulce María singles chronology
"El Regalo Más Grande" (2009) "Beautiful" (2009) "Verano" (2009)

"Beautiful" is the third single from Akon's third studio album, Freedom. The song features American pop singer Colby O'Donis and a rap verse from Canadian rapper Kardinal Offishall. "Beautiful" was released to radio on January 6, 2009. The song has also been released in other three international versions, with different featured artists replacing both Colby's vocals and Kardinal's rapping: in Portuguese with Brazilian singer Negra Li, in Dutch with Dutch singer Brace, and in Spanish with Mexican singer Dulce María. The original version of "Beautiful" peaked at number nineteen on the Billboard Hot 100. Outside of the United States, the original version of "Beautiful" peaked within the top ten of the charts in Israel and the United Kingdom.