Beautiful Ghosts

{{Infobox song

| name = Beautiful Ghosts

| cover = Taylor Swift - Beautiful Ghosts.png

| alt =

| type = promo

| artist = Taylor Swift

| album = Cats: Highlights from the Motion Picture Soundtrack

| released = {{Start date|2019|11|15}}

| recorded = 2019

| studio =

| genre = Orchestral

| length = {{duration|m=4|s=21}}

| label = Polydor

| composer = {{hlist|Taylor Swift|Andrew Lloyd Webber}}

| lyricist = Taylor Swift

| producer = {{hlist|Greg Wells|Tom Hooper|Andrew Lloyd Webber}}

| misc = {{External music video|type=song|{{YouTube|trIjpVH8h88|"Beautiful Ghosts"}}|header=Lyric video}}

}}

"Beautiful Ghosts" (also subtitled "(From the Motion Picture Cats)") is a song by the American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift and the English composer Andrew Lloyd Webber from the 2019 Cats film adaptation, in which Swift played Bombalurina. The song was written by Swift (lyrics and music) and Cats creator Andrew Lloyd Webber (music), and produced by Greg Wells, Lloyd Webber, and Cats director Tom Hooper. It was released on November 15, 2019. Considered as its signature song, it is performed in the film by the principal character Victoria, portrayed by Francesca Hayward as its signature song. A 30-second reprise is also sung by Judi Dench as Old Deuteronomy. Swift performs the official single version that is played over the ending credits.{{Cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/andrew-lloyd-webber-talks-working-taylor-swift-new-cats-song-1249724|title=Andrew Lloyd Webber Talks Working With Taylor Swift on New 'Cats' Song|last=Vlessing|first=Etan|date=October 24, 2019|website=The Hollywood Reporter|access-date=October 24, 2019|archive-date=October 25, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191025033912/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/andrew-lloyd-webber-talks-working-taylor-swift-new-cats-song-1249724|url-status=live}}

Upon release, the song received positive reviews from music critics. It received nominations for Best Original Song at the 77th Golden Globe Awards and Best Song Written for Visual Media at the 63rd Annual Grammy Awards—Swift's third nomination for the latter, following "Safe & Sound" (2011) and "I Don't Wanna Live Forever" (2016).

Background and release

As a concept, the then-untitled song was first reported in early 2018, when the film adaptation was in early stages of production.{{Cite web|url=http://www.playbill.com/article/andrew-lloyd-webber-pens-new-song-for-possible-cats-film|title=Andrew Lloyd Webber Pens New Song for Possible Cats Film|last=Gans|first=Andrew|date=January 5, 2018|website=Playbill|access-date=October 24, 2019|archive-date=October 25, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191025032609/http://www.playbill.com/article/andrew-lloyd-webber-pens-new-song-for-possible-cats-film|url-status=live}} The song was designed to provide a way for Victoria to introduce her character to the audience, as she communicates solely through gestures and dance in the original stage show. Swift described the song as such:

{{blockquote|"Beautiful Ghosts" is sung from a young voice who is wondering if she will ever have glory days. Longing for the sense of belonging she sees everyone finding. Reaching for it, desperately afraid of never having beautiful ghosts of days gone by to cling to in her older years.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/movies/8543618/taylor-swift-cats-beautiful-ghosts-open-letter|title=The Importance of 'Cats,' in Taylor Swift's Own Words|last=Swift|first=Taylor|magazine=Billboard|date=November 15, 2019|access-date=November 16, 2019|archive-date=November 16, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191116032412/https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/movies/8543618/taylor-swift-cats-beautiful-ghosts-open-letter|url-status=live}}}}The song was released on digital platforms and to streaming services on November 15, 2019, one month before the film's theatrical release.{{cite magazine|last=Aniftos|first=Rania|date=November 15, 2019|title=Taylor Swift Releases 'Beautiful Ghosts,' Co-Written With Andrew Lloyd Webber for 'Cats' Film|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/8543715/taylor-swift-beautiful-ghosts-cat|magazine=Billboard|access-date=November 15, 2019|archive-date=November 19, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191119025353/https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/8543715/taylor-swift-beautiful-ghosts-cat|url-status=live}} A lyric video for the song was released on YouTube the same day. The lyric video has over 6 million views on YouTube.{{Citation|author=Swift, Taylor|title=Taylor Swift - Beautiful Ghosts (From The Motion Picture "Cats" / Lyric Video)|website=YouTube|date=November 15, 2019|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=trIjpVH8h88|access-date=November 30, 2019|author-link=Taylor Swift|archive-date=November 29, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191129100421/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=trIjpVH8h88|url-status=live}} In a 2021 interview, Webber said writing "Beautiful Ghosts" with Swift was his "only enjoyable part" of working in Cats.{{Cite web|last=Rubin|first=Rebecca|date=October 12, 2021|title=Andrew Lloyd Webber Says Writing a Song With Taylor Swift Was the Only Enjoyable Part of 'Cats' Movie|url=https://variety.com/2021/film/news/andrew-lloyd-webber-taylor-swift-cats-only-enjoyable-part-1235087324/|access-date=October 14, 2021|website=Variety|archive-date=October 13, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211013192023/https://variety.com/2021/film/news/andrew-lloyd-webber-taylor-swift-cats-only-enjoyable-part-1235087324/|url-status=live}}

Composition

The song has a running time of four minutes and twenty-one seconds. It is in the key of E, modulating from minor key in the verses to a major key in the chorus with a vocal range spanning from G♯ (musical note) to C♯ (musical note). It has a tempo of 60 beats per minute. The song is in a compound meter that changes between {{music|time|6|8}} and {{music|time|9|8}} time signatures throughout most of the song, with the ending in compound septuple meter {{music|time|21|8}}.{{Cite web|url=https://www.musicnotes.com/sheetmusic/mtd.asp?ppn=MN0204531|title=Taylor Swift "Beautiful Ghosts"|website=www.musicnotes.com|access-date=November 18, 2019|date=November 15, 2019|archive-date=April 20, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210420170722/https://www.musicnotes.com/sheetmusic/mtd.asp?ppn=MN0204531|url-status=live}} The orchestral ballad started as an acoustic melody composed by Lloyd Webber. During rehearsals in December 2018 at his London studio, he played Swift the melody on the piano, and Swift immediately started improvising lyrics.{{cite magazine|url=https://variety.com/2019/music/news/taylor-swift-andrew-lloyd-webber-co-write-new-song-cats-film-1203382162/|title=Taylor Swift and Andrew Lloyd Webber Have Co-Written a New Song for 'Cats'|last=Burlingame|first=Jon|magazine=Variety|date=October 24, 2019|access-date=October 25, 2019|archive-date=October 25, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191025004124/https://variety.com/2019/music/news/taylor-swift-andrew-lloyd-webber-co-write-new-song-cats-film-1203382162/|url-status=live}} According to Lloyd Webber, the two "wrote 90 percent of it pretty much over an afternoon." He described the collaboration with Swift as "a joy", the collaboration as "one of the finest of [his] 50-year career",{{cite tweet|user=OfficialALW|last=Lloyd Webber|first=Andrew|author-link=Andrew Lloyd Webber|number=1196375543912042496|title=Thrilled at the reaction to "Beautiful Ghosts". This collaboration with @taylorswift13 has been a joy, one of the finest of my 50-year career.|date=November 18, 2019|access-date=November 23, 2019}} Swift's lyrics as "brilliant", and her performance of the song as "emotional" and "among the very best [he's] ever had".

{{cite tweet|title=Taylor's lyric for Beautiful Ghosts is brilliant and her emotional performance of our song must be among the very best I've ever had.|user=OfficialALW|last=Lloyd Webber|first=Andrew|author-link=Andrew Lloyd Webber|number=1201202735833649154|date=December 1, 2019|access-date=December 2, 2019}} Tom Hooper, director of the film and a producer of the song, complimented the "extraordinary beauty" of Swift's lyrics and praised Swift for her "profound understanding of what we're trying to do with the movie."{{cite magazine|url=https://people.com/music/taylor-swift-cats-song-beautiful-ghosts/|title=Taylor Swift Shows Off Her Impressive Vocals in New Song 'Beautiful Ghosts' from Cats Musical Film|last1=Aderoju|first1=Darlene|last2=Goldstein|first2=Joelle|website=People|language=en|date=November 15, 2019|access-date=November 15, 2019|archive-date=November 15, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191115075822/https://people.com/music/taylor-swift-cats-song-beautiful-ghosts/|url-status=live}}

Critical reception

In contrast to the negative reception Cats received, the song received positive reviews from music critics, who praised Swift's vocal performance. Darlene Aderoju and Joelle Goldstein of People described the song as "chillingly-beautiful" and a "haunting melody" that "speaks to a feeling of longing to be wanted and reminiscing on better memories." They also praised Swift's singing, describing it as "impressive pipes beyond her typical country-pop style", especially the final belted note. Writing for HuffPost, Ron Dicker complimented Swift's vocals, referring to the song as "hauntingly gorgeous" and an "absolute showstopper".{{cite magazine |url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/taylor-swift-cats-beautiful-ghosts_n_5dcea458e4b029474815a10a |title=Taylor Swift's New Song For 'Cats' Is An Absolute Showstopper |last=Dicker |first=Ron |magazine=HuffPost |date=November 15, 2019 |access-date=November 15, 2019 |archive-date=November 16, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191116134905/https://www.huffpost.com/entry/taylor-swift-cats-beautiful-ghosts_n_5dcea458e4b029474815a10a |url-status=live }} Elite Daily's Jessica Bolaños opined that the song is "nothing short of perfection" and stated that the lyrics are "dripping with passion".{{cite magazine|url=https://www.elitedaily.com/p/taylor-swifts-beautiful-ghosts-lyrics-will-make-you-so-emotional-19352653|title=Taylor Swift's "Beautiful Ghosts" Lyrics Will Make You So Emotional|last=Bolaños|first=Jessica|magazine=Elite Daily|date=November 15, 2019|access-date=November 15, 2019|archive-date=November 15, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191115205438/https://www.elitedaily.com/p/taylor-swifts-beautiful-ghosts-lyrics-will-make-you-so-emotional-19352653|url-status=live}}{{cite magazine|url=https://www.elitedaily.com/p/taylor-swifts-beautiful-ghosts-from-cats-shows-off-her-english-accent-19352088|title=Taylor Swift's "Beautiful Ghosts" From 'Cats' Shows Off Her English Accent|last=Bolaños|first=Jessica|magazine=Elite Daily|date=November 15, 2019|access-date=November 15, 2019|archive-date=November 15, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191115192557/https://www.elitedaily.com/p/taylor-swifts-beautiful-ghosts-from-cats-shows-off-her-english-accent-19352088|url-status=live}} Chris Willman of Variety wrote that the song is a return to the "youthful tonality" in Swift's voice, typical of "her Fearless days".{{cite magazine|url=https://variety.com/2019/music/news/taylor-swift-releases-beautiful-ghosts-andrew-lloyd-webber-cats-1203406052/|title=Taylor Swift Releases 'Beautiful Ghosts,' Her Andrew Lloyd Webber Collaboration for 'Cats'|last=Willman|first=Chris|magazine=Variety|date=November 15, 2019|access-date=November 16, 2019|archive-date=November 15, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191115155051/https://variety.com/2019/music/news/taylor-swift-releases-beautiful-ghosts-andrew-lloyd-webber-cats-1203406052/|url-status=live}} Brittany Spanos and Ryan Reeds of Rolling Stone described the song as "cinematic" and "wistful". They also opined that the song "builds to a rousing climax with the singer's voice in a full roar".{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/taylor-swift-beautiful-ghosts-cats-movie-new-song-911988/|title=Hear Taylor Swift's New 'Cats' Soundtrack Song 'Beautiful Ghosts'|last1=Spanos|first1=Brittany |last2=Reeds|first2=Ryan|magazine=Rolling Stone|date=November 15, 2019|access-date=November 16, 2019|archive-date=November 15, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191115210943/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/taylor-swift-beautiful-ghosts-cats-movie-new-song-911988/|url-status=live}} MTV's Madeline Roth praised Swift's vocal performance and labeled the final high note of the song as "more powerful than anything we've heard from T. Swift in recent memory".{{cite magazine|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/3146069/taylor-swift-beautiful-ghosts-cats/|title=Taylor Swift Drops Her Pitch-Purrfect Cats Ballad 'Beautiful Ghosts'|last=Roth|first=Madeline|website=MTV|date=November 15, 2019|access-date=November 16, 2019|archive-date=November 16, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191116123024/http://www.mtv.com/news/3146069/taylor-swift-beautiful-ghosts-cats/|url-status=dead}} Carolyn Droke of Uproxx wrote that the song is about "the melancholy feeling that comes with reminiscing on old memories" and appreciated Swift for showing off her vocal range.{{cite magazine|url=https://uproxx.com/pop/best-new-pop-taylor-swift-camila-cabello-billie-eilish/|title=All The Best New Pop Music From This Week|last=Droke|first=Carolyn|website=Uproxx|date=November 19, 2019|access-date=November 20, 2019|archive-date=November 20, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191120150833/https://uproxx.com/pop/best-new-pop-taylor-swift-camila-cabello-billie-eilish/|url-status=live}}

Others gave the song less favourable reviews. Adam Feldman wrote for Time Out that "Beautiful Ghosts" is "terrible", saying that "Swift's lyrics clank with banality at nearly every turn of phrase".{{cite web|url=https://www.timeout.com/newyork/news/the-new-taylor-swift-song-from-cats-has-dropped-and-its-terrible-111519|title=The Taylor Swift song from Cats has dropped and it's terrible|last=Feldman|first=Adam|website=Time Out New York|date=November 15, 2019|access-date=December 10, 2019|archive-date=December 9, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191209190544/https://www.timeout.com/newyork/news/the-new-taylor-swift-song-from-cats-has-dropped-and-its-terrible-111519|url-status=live}} Johnny Oleksinski of the New York Post agreed, calling the song "a boring 'Memory' copycat".{{cite web|url=https://nypost.com/2019/11/15/taylor-swifts-beautiful-ghosts-is-a-boring-memory-copycat/|title=Taylor Swift's 'Beautiful Ghosts' is a boring 'Memory' copycat|last=Oleksinski|first=Johnny|website=New York Post|date=November 15, 2019|access-date=December 10, 2019|archive-date=December 9, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191209190426/https://nypost.com/2019/11/15/taylor-swifts-beautiful-ghosts-is-a-boring-memory-copycat/|url-status=live}} Leah Marilla Thomas of Cosmopolitan praised the final chorus, but described the song as "a little bonkers" and said that listeners need to lower their expectations before listening.{{cite web|url=https://www.cosmopolitan.com/entertainment/music/a29833498/taylor-swift-cats-song-lyrics-explained/|title=Taylor Swift's 'Cats' Song Is Here and There's Sooo Much to Unpack|last=Thomas|first=Leah Marilla|website=Cosmopolitan|date=November 18, 2019|access-date=December 10, 2019|archive-date=December 9, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191209212450/https://www.cosmopolitan.com/entertainment/music/a29833498/taylor-swift-cats-song-lyrics-explained/|url-status=live}} Various Vulture staff also criticized the song, describing the lyrics as nonsensical and corny; Swift's vocal performance was criticised, with Rebecca Alter summarizing the song as Swift "leaping for that note and falling off a cliff".{{cite web|url=https://www.vulture.com/2019/12/taylor-swift-beautiful-ghosts-cats-explained.html|title=Let Us Gather to Discuss Taylor Swift and Andrew Lloyd Webber's Cats Song|date=December 9, 2019|website=Vulture|language=en-us|access-date=December 11, 2019|archive-date=December 12, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191212035458/https://www.vulture.com/2019/12/taylor-swift-beautiful-ghosts-cats-explained.html|url-status=live}} In June 2022, Insider ranked "Beautiful Ghosts" as Swift's worst soundtrack song.{{Cite web |last=Ahlgrim |first=Callie |last2=Larocca |first2=Courteney |date=2022-06-26 |title=Taylor Swift's 8 soundtrack songs, ranked from worst to best |url=https://www.insider.com/taylor-swift-soundtrack-songs-ranked-2022-6 |access-date=2022-06-26 |website=Insider |language=en-US |archive-date=February 7, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230207174920/https://www.insider.com/taylor-swift-soundtrack-songs-ranked-2022-6 |url-status=live }}

Accolades

The song was nominated for Best Original Song at the 77th Golden Globe Awards, becoming Swift's third nomination in the category, following "Safe & Sound" (2013) and "Sweeter than Fiction" (2014).{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2019/12/golden-globes-nominations-announced-updating-live-1202804135/|title=Golden Globes Nominations|last=Hipes|first=Patrick|website=Deadline|date=December 9, 2019|access-date=December 10, 2019|archive-date=December 11, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191211174953/https://deadline.com/2019/12/golden-globes-nominations-announced-updating-live-1202804135/|url-status=live}} At the 63rd Annual Grammy Awards, "Beautiful Ghosts" is nominated for Best Song Written for Visual Media, marking Swift's third nomination in the category, following "Safe & Sound" (2011) and "I Don't Wanna Live Forever" (2016).

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Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from Tidal.{{cite web|url=https://listen.tidal.com/album/122447196|title="Beautiful Ghosts" (From The Motion Picture Cats) by Taylor Swift|website=Tidal|access-date=November 16, 2019|archive-date=November 16, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191116035102/https://listen.tidal.com/album/122447196|url-status=live}}

Taylor Swift – vocals, songwriter
Andrew Lloyd Webber – producer, songwriter
Greg Wells – producer
Tom Hooper – producer
Gus Pirelli – engineer, studio personnel
Ryan Smith – mastering engineer, studio personnel
Serban Ghenea – mixer, studio personnel
John Ashton Thomas – conductor
Everton Nelson – orchestra leader
Susie Gillis – orchestra contractor
Eliza Marshall, Helen Keen – alto flute, flute
Anthony Pike – bass clarinet
Jodi Milliner – bass guitar
Andy Wood – bass trombone
Adrian Bradbury, Caroline Dearnley, Chris Worsey, Frank Schaefer, Ian Burdge, Paul Kegg – cello
John Carnac – clarinet
Jane Marshall – cor anglais
Allen Walley, Mary Scully, Richard Pryce, Steve Mair – double bass
Alexei Watkins, Martin Owen, Richard Watkins, Simon Rayner – French horn
Skaila Kanga – harp
David Thomas – oboe
Chris Baron, Frank Ricotti – percussion
John Ashton Thomas, Peter Murray – piano
Bill Lockhart – timpani
Ed Tarrant, Mark Nightingale – trombone
Dan Newell, Kate Moore, Pat White – trumpet
Owen Slade – tuba
Andy Parker, Gillianne Haddow, Gustav Clarkson, Jake Walker, Martin Humbey, Peter Lale, Polly Wiltshire, Sue Dench – viola
Dai Emanuel, Dave Williams, Debbie Preece, Debbie Widdup, Emil Chakalov, Everton Nelson, Ian Humphries, Jonathan Evans-Jones, Julian Leaper, Kate Robinson, Laura Melhuish, Lorraine McAslan, Mark Berrow, Martyn Jackson, Miranda Dale, Natalia Bonner, Odile Ollagnon, Patrick Kiernan, Paul Willey, Ralph de Souza, Richard George, Rick Koster – violin

Charts

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scope="row"\| Australia Digital Tracks (ARIA){{cite web\|url=http://cdn.aria.com.au/pdfs/417CFD4D0E09D880ABC2E3B343B8F712E9204D91F39E1A3639627E779741D111/ARIA%20Digital%20Tracks%20Chart.pdf?seq=26\|title=ARIA Australian Top 40 Digital Tracks\|publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association\|date=November 25, 2019\|access-date=November 23, 2019\|archive-date=November 23, 2019\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191123115814/http://cdn.aria.com.au/pdfs/417CFD4D0E09D880ABC2E3B343B8F712E9204D91F39E1A3639627E779741D111/ARIA%20Digital%20Tracks%20Chart.pdf?seq=26\|url-status=live}} \| 22
scope="row"\| Canada Digital Song Sales (Billboard){{cite magazine \|title=Taylor Swift Chart History (Hot Canadian Digital Song Sales) \|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/taylor-swift/chart-history/cns/ \|magazine=Billboard \|access-date=December 11, 2019 \|archive-date=December 13, 2020 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201213050315/https://www.billboard.com/music/taylor-swift/chart-history/CNS \|url-status=live }} \| 31
scope="row"\| Greece Digital Songs (Billboard){{cite magazine\|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/taylor-swift/chart-history/GRE/\|magazine=Billboard\|access-date=December 6, 2019\|title=Greece Digital Song Sales\|archive-date=December 6, 2019\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191206124721/https://www.billboard.com/music/taylor-swift/chart-history/GRE\|url-status=dead}} \| 5
{{single chart\|Hungarysingle\|26\|year=2019\|week=47\|rowheader=true\|access-date=November 29, 2019}}
scope="row"\| New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ){{cite web\|url=https://aotearoamusiccharts.co.nz/archive/hot-singles/2019-11-22\|title=NZ Hot Singles Chart\|publisher=Recorded Music NZ\|date=November 25, 2019\|access-date=November 22, 2019\|archive-date=November 22, 2019\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191122230850/https://nztop40.co.nz/chart/hotsingles%3Fchart%3D4781\|url-status=live}} \| 36
{{single chart\|Scotland\|44\|date=20191122\|rowheader=true\|access-date=November 23, 2019}}
{{single chart\|UKdownload\|32\|date=20191122\|rowheader=true\|access-date=December 11, 2019}}
{{single chart\|Billboarddigitalsongs\|14\|artist=Taylor Swift \|rowheader=true\|access-date=December 5, 2019}}

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position

scope="row"| Australia Digital Tracks (ARIA){{cite web|url=http://cdn.aria.com.au/pdfs/417CFD4D0E09D880ABC2E3B343B8F712E9204D91F39E1A3639627E779741D111/ARIA%20Digital%20Tracks%20Chart.pdf?seq=26|title=ARIA Australian Top 40 Digital Tracks|publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association|date=November 25, 2019|access-date=November 23, 2019|archive-date=November 23, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191123115814/http://cdn.aria.com.au/pdfs/417CFD4D0E09D880ABC2E3B343B8F712E9204D91F39E1A3639627E779741D111/ARIA%20Digital%20Tracks%20Chart.pdf?seq=26|url-status=live}}

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scope="row"| Canada Digital Song Sales (Billboard){{cite magazine |title=Taylor Swift Chart History (Hot Canadian Digital Song Sales) |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/taylor-swift/chart-history/cns/ |magazine=Billboard |access-date=December 11, 2019 |archive-date=December 13, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201213050315/https://www.billboard.com/music/taylor-swift/chart-history/CNS |url-status=live }}

| 31

scope="row"| Greece Digital Songs (Billboard){{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/taylor-swift/chart-history/GRE/|magazine=Billboard|access-date=December 6, 2019|title=Greece Digital Song Sales|archive-date=December 6, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191206124721/https://www.billboard.com/music/taylor-swift/chart-history/GRE|url-status=dead}}

| 5

{{single chart|Hungarysingle|26|year=2019|week=47|rowheader=true|access-date=November 29, 2019}}

scope="row"| New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ){{cite web|url=https://aotearoamusiccharts.co.nz/archive/hot-singles/2019-11-22|title=NZ Hot Singles Chart|publisher=Recorded Music NZ|date=November 25, 2019|access-date=November 22, 2019|archive-date=November 22, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191122230850/https://nztop40.co.nz/chart/hotsingles%3Fchart%3D4781|url-status=live}}

| 36

{{single chart|Scotland|44|date=20191122|rowheader=true|access-date=November 23, 2019}}

{{single chart|UKdownload|32|date=20191122|rowheader=true|access-date=December 11, 2019}}

{{single chart|Billboarddigitalsongs|14|artist=Taylor Swift |rowheader=true|access-date=December 5, 2019}}

Release history

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scope="row"\|Various \|November 15, 2019 \|{{hlist\|Digital download\|streaming}} \|Polydor \| align="center"\|{{Cite web\|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/beautiful-ghosts-from-the-motion-picture-cats-single/1487671943\|title=Beautiful Ghosts (From the Motion Picture "Cats") - Single by Taylor Swift on Apple Music\|website=Apple Music\|access-date=November 15, 2019\|archive-date=November 15, 2019\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191115120151/https://music.apple.com/us/album/beautiful-ghosts-from-the-motion-picture-cats-single/1487671943\|url-status=live}}

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|+Release history and formats for "Beautiful Ghosts"

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!scope="col"|Date

!scope="col"|Format

!scope="col"|Label

!scope="col"|{{abbr|Ref.|Reference}}

scope="row"|Various

|November 15, 2019

|{{hlist|Digital download|streaming}}

|Polydor

| align="center"|{{Cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/beautiful-ghosts-from-the-motion-picture-cats-single/1487671943|title=Beautiful Ghosts (From the Motion Picture "Cats") - Single by Taylor Swift on Apple Music|website=Apple Music|access-date=November 15, 2019|archive-date=November 15, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191115120151/https://music.apple.com/us/album/beautiful-ghosts-from-the-motion-picture-cats-single/1487671943|url-status=live}}

References

Category:2019 songs

Category:2019 singles

Category:2010s ballads

Category:Songs written by Taylor Swift

Category:Taylor Swift songs

Category:Songs with music by Andrew Lloyd Webber

Category:Song recordings produced by Andrew Lloyd Webber

Category:Song recordings produced by Greg Wells

Category:Polydor Records singles

Category:Songs written for films

Category:Cats (musical)

Category:Pop ballads

Category:Music based on works by T. S. Eliot

rowspan="2" scope="row" \| {{center\|2020}} \| Golden Globe Awards \| Best Original Song \| {{nom}} \|style="text-align:center;"\|{{cite web\|url=https://www.goldenglobes.com/articles/nominations-77th-golden-globes-have-been-announced\|title=Nominations for the 77th Golden Globes Have Been Announced\|last=Babiana\|first=Ana Maria\|publisher=Hollywood Foreign Press Association\|date=December 9, 2019\|access-date=December 10, 2019\|archive-date=December 11, 2019\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191211165047/https://www.goldenglobes.com/articles/nominations-77th-golden-globes-have-been-announced\|url-status=live}}
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Huading Awards \| Best Global Film Theme Song \| {{Nom}} \| style="text-align:center;"\|{{cite web\|title=Nominations Announced for the 28th Huading Awards -- "The Global Film Satisfaction Survey Release Ceremony"\|url=https://tylerpaper.com/ap/business/nominations-announced-for-the-28th-huading-awards----the-global-film-satisfaction-survey/image_8f916808-1cd9-58b1-8a08-0a2f12d91dab.html\|website=Tyler Morning Telegraph\|date=October 23, 2020\|access-date=November 14, 2020\|archive-date=November 15, 2020\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201115231126/https://tylerpaper.com/ap/business/nominations-announced-for-the-28th-huading-awards----the-global-film-satisfaction-survey/image_8f916808-1cd9-58b1-8a08-0a2f12d91dab.html\|url-status=live}}
scope="row"\| {{center\|2021}} \| Grammy Awards \| Best Song Written for Visual Media \|{{Nominated}} \| style="text-align:center;"\|{{Cite web\|date=November 24, 2020\|title=2021 GRAMMYs: Complete Nominees List\|url=https://www.grammy.com/grammys/news/2021-grammys-complete-nominees-list\|access-date=November 24, 2020\|website=GRAMMY.com\|language=en\|archive-date=November 28, 2020\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201128225523/https://www.grammy.com/grammys/news/2021-grammys-complete-nominees-list\|url-status=live}}