Beautiful Ones

Suede

About Beautiful Ones

"Beautiful Ones" is the second single from the album Coming Up by Suede, released on 14 October 1996 on Nude Records. The song became a top-ten hit in the United Kingdom, peaking at number eight, and reached number one in Iceland for two weeks.


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High on diesel and gasoline  psycho for drum machine
shaking their bits to the hits
Drag acts  drug acts  suicides  in your dad's suits you hide
staining his name again
Cracked up  stacked up  22  psycho for sex and glue
lost it to Bostik  yeah
Shaved heads  rave heads  on the pill  got too much time to kill
get into bands and gangs
Oh  here they come  the beautiful ones  the beautiful ones
loved up  doved up, hung around, stoned in a lonely town
shaking their meat to the beat,
High on diesel and gasoline, psycho for drum machine
shaking their bits to the hits,
Oh, here they come, the beautiful ones, the beautiful ones.
You don't think about it,
You don't do without it,
because you're beautiful,
And if your baby's going crazy
that's how you made me,
la, la, la, la...

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Suede

Suede are an English alternative rock band from London, formed in 1989. The group's most prominent early line-up featured singer Brett Anderson, guitarist Bernard Butler, bass player Mat Osman and drummer Simon Gilbert. By 1992, Suede were hailed as "The Best New Band in Britain", and attracted much attention from the British music press. The following year their glam rock-inspired debut album, Suede, went to the top of the charts, became the fastest-selling debut album in almost ten years and won the Mercury Music Prize, helping kick-start the Britpop movement. However, the band's lush follow-up, Dog Man Star (1994), saw Suede distance themselves from their Britpop peers. Although it is often regarded as the band's masterpiece, the recording sessions for Dog… more »

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Written by: Richard John Oakes, Brett Lewis Anderson

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10 facts about this song

Band Origin
"Beautiful Ones" is a song by the British rock band Suede, which originated in London in 1988.
Album
The song is from Suede's third studio album, "Coming Up," which was released in 1996.
Chart Performance
"Beautiful Ones" reached number eight on the UK Singles Chart, making it one of the band's most successful singles.
Songwriting
The song was written by the band's frontman Brett Anderson and guitarist Richard Oakes.
Genre
"Beautiful Ones" is classified as Britpop – a subgenre of alternative rock that originated in the UK in the mid-1990s.
Music Video
Its music video is famous for featuring a reverse chronological sequence of events, following the journey of items thrown out of a window.
Lyric Analysis
The song's lyrics are thought to describe the reckless youth and wasted potential, which is a recurring theme in Suede's discography.
Critical Reception
Critics praised "Beautiful Ones" for its catchy chorus and memorable guitar riff, highlighting it as one of the standout tracks on "Coming Up".
Cover Versions
A variety of artists have covered "Beautiful Ones," including American musician Ben Folds in his live performances.
Legacy
More than two decades after its release, "Beautiful Ones" remains one of Suede's most popular songs and is often included in the band's live performances.

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