| "Beautiful People" | ||||
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| Single by Barbara Tucker | ||||
| Released | March 2, 1994 | |||
| Recorded | 1993 | |||
| Genre | House | |||
| Length | 4:06 | |||
| Label | Strictly Rhythm Records (US) Positiva Records (UK) Quality Records (Canada) EMI Records (Australia) ZYX Records (Germany) | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Barbara Tucker India Lem Springsteen Louie Vega | |||
| Producer(s) | Gladys "Ski" Pizarro Kenny "Dope" Gonzalez & "Little" Louie Vega | |||
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| "Beautiful People" on YouTube | ||||
"Beautiful People" is a song recorded by American singer-songwriter Barbara Tucker, who co-wrote it with India, Lem Springsteen and "Little" Louie Vega, who along with partner Kenny "Dope" Gonzalez, co-produced the track. It was released on March 2, 1994, as her first single by Strictly Rhythm Records, and was also Tucker's first of seven number-one singles on the US Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart, reaching the top spot on April 16, 1994.[1] On the UK Singles Chart, it peaked at number 23,[2][3][4] while it topped both the UK Dance Singles Chart and the UK Club Chart.
Mixmag featured "Beautiful People" in their list of "The 30 Best Vocal House Anthems Ever" in 2018,[5] and Pitchfork featured it in their list of "The 30 Best House Tracks of the ’90s" in 2022.
- ^ "Hot Dance Club Songs, Billboard.com". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. April 16, 1994. Retrieved March 19, 2013.
- ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 568. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
- ^ Everyhit.com Archived October 12, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Charts & Awards / Billboard Singles". AllMusic.com. Retrieved February 22, 2011.
- ^ "The 30 Best Vocal House Anthems Ever". Mixmag. December 4, 2018. Retrieved December 15, 2018.