Pretty (Ugly Before)

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"Pretty (Ugly Before)"
Single by Elliott Smith
from the album From a Basement on the Hill
B-side	"A Distorted Reality Is Now a Necessity to Be Free"
Released	2003
Genre	Indie rock
Length	4:40
Label	Suicide Squeeze
Songwriter(s)	Elliott Smith
Elliott Smith singles chronology
"Son of Sam" (2000) "Pretty (Ugly Before)" (2003)

"Pretty (Ugly Before)" is a song by American singer-songwriter Elliott Smith. It was released as a limited-edition 7" vinyl single in 2003 by record label Suicide Squeeze, Smith's final single released during his lifetime. It was later re-released by Domino in 2004, and appeared on Smith's posthumous final album, From a Basement on the Hill.

The song features (post-bridge) backing vocals from Smith's former Heatmiser bandmate Sam Coomes.