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"Beautiful Life" is a song by British boy band Union J. It was released as on 21 October 2013 as the second single from their debut studio album, Union J (2013).

"Beautiful Life"
Single by Union J
from the album Union J
Released	21 October 2013
Recorded	2013
Genre	Pop
Length	4:03
Label	Syco RCA
Songwriter(s)	Jon Maguire Jon Lilygreen Jo Perry Jo Lawrence Blair Dreelan
Union J singles chronology
"Carry You" (2013) "Beautiful Life" (2013) "Loving You Is Easy" (2013)

Background

On 3 September 2013, Union J announced via Twitter the name of their next single would be "Beautiful Life" and will be released on 21 October: "THE WAIT IS OVER! Our brand new single is called ‘Beautiful Life’ and is released on 21st Oct #UnionJBeautifulLife".[1] George Shelley said: "Single 2 is called Beautiful Life, and its my favourite song in the world. Means so much to me, and you'll love it!"[2] The group also commented on the track: "The guitar is back!", and Josh Cuthbert described it as a "mid-tempo song" that "builds throughout".[3] The single officially debuted on 9 September.[4]

Music video

On 4 September 2013, it was reported the band were filming the music video for their new single.[5] In late September, 4Music revealed a behind-the-scenes of the video for "Beautiful Life".[6] The video was filmed in London at a shipping dock as the song progresses young people emerge from the crates and join Union J.[7] The music video officially premiered on 16 September 2013.[8]

Critical reception

Roberts Copsey of Digital Spy gave the song three out of five stars, saying: "As such, Union J's latest single 'Beautiful Life', which encourages people to live life to the fullest - including one insecure girl who lives a 'broken dream' and spades on the make-up 'to cover up an empty space' - feels a touch on the dated side. The jaunty guitar riff, singalong lyrics and arms-aloft chorus are all present and correct, but what is sorely lacking is a dose of youthful charm."[9]

Track listing

Other Versions

• 7th Heaven Club Mix - 6:28

Charts

Chart (2013)	Peak position
Ireland (IRMA)[10]	19
Scotland (OCC)[11]	7
UK Singles (OCC)[12]	8

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Label
Indonesia[13]	27 September 2013	Digital download	Sony Music
Australia[14]	18 October 2013		RCA Records, Sony Music
Ireland[15]
New Zealand[16]
United Kingdom[17]

References

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