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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1997
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High on diesel and gasoline
Psycho for drum machine
Shaking their bits to the hits, oh oh
Drag acts, drug acts, suicides
In your dad's suits you hide
Staining his name again

Cracked up, stacked up, twenty-two
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
La la la la
Here they come
The beautiful ones
The beautiful ones
La la la la la

La la, 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
La la la la
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 are going crazy
That's how you made me, la la
And if your baby's are going crazy
That's how you made me, woh oh
And if your baby's are going crazy
That's how you made me
La la la la la

La la, la la la la la la la
La la la la la la
La la la la, la la la, oh
La la, la la la la la la la
La la la la la la
La la la la, la la la, oh
La la, la la la la la la la
La la la la la la
La la la la, la la la, oh
La la, la la la la la la la
La la la la la la
La la la la, la la la, oh
La la, la la la la la la la
La la la la la la
La la la la, la la la, oh
La la, la la la la la la la
La la la la la la
La la la la, la la la, oh

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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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