Beautiful Son

"Beautiful Son"
Single by Hole
B-side
ReleasedApril 1993 (1993-04)
RecordedNovember 8–10, 1992
StudioWord of Mouth Productions (Seattle, Washington, U.S.)
GenreGrunge
Length2:29
LabelCity Slang
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Jack Endino
Hole singles chronology
"Teenage Whore"
(1991)
"Beautiful Son"
(1993)
"Miss World"
(1994)

"Beautiful Son" is a song by American alternative rock band Hole, co-written by frontwoman Courtney Love, lead guitarist Eric Erlandson, and drummer Patty Schemel. The song was released as the band's fourth single in April 1993 on the European label City Slang. To coincide with the song's lyrics, Love used a photograph of her husband, Kurt Cobain, at age 7 as the single's artwork.