Beautiful World (Devo song)

"Beautiful World"
Single by Devo
from the album New Traditionalists
Released	October 14, 1981 (1981-10-14)
Genre	New wave synth-pop
Length	3:35
Label	Warner Bros.
Songwriter(s)	Gerald Casale Mark Mothersbaugh
Producer(s)	Devo
Devo singles chronology
"Through Being Cool" (1981) "Beautiful World" (1981) "Working in the Coal Mine" (1981)

"Beautiful World" is a song by American new wave band Devo, written by Gerald Casale and Mark Mothersbaugh. It appears on their fourth studio album New Traditionalists.

Most of the songs on New Traditionalists are darker and more direct than on previous Devo albums. The exception to this is "Beautiful World," whose message seems optimistic at first but changes as the song progresses. This is made even clearer by the song's promotional video.

Record World called it a "positive pop piece" that is "a polished, multi-format rocker."^[1]

In addition to the standard 7-inch single, "Beautiful World" was also released as a picture disc. This version features the same image of a paper mask of a cosmonaut's face as the standard single sleeve and is cut in the shape of the cosmonaut's head. The picture disc version also includes a different B-side: the spoken word "Nu-tra Speaks (New Traditionalist Man)."^{[2][better source needed]}