Beautiful World (Westlife song)
{{Infobox song
| name = Beautiful World
| cover = Westlife - Beautiful World.jpeg
| alt =
| border = yes
| type = promo
| artist = Westlife
| album = Greatest Hits
| released = {{Start date|2011|11|17|df=yes}}{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/news/a351450/westlife-debut-new-track-beautiful-world-listen.html#~oM2TK3GOag4mSj |title=Westlife debut new track 'Beautiful World' - listen |date=17 November 2011 |accessdate=2014-08-05|publisher=DigitalSpy.co.uk}}
| recorded = 2011
| studio =
| genre = *Pop rock
| length = {{Duration|m=4|s=02}}
| label = *Sony Music
| writer = *Ruth-Anne Cunningham
| producer = John Shanks
| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|ZZN4FIsyHR0|Beautiful World}}
| type = song
}}
}}
"Beautiful World" is a song by Irish boy band Westlife. It was planned to be the lead single from their second compilation album, Greatest Hits (2011) but replaced by the song "Lighthouse". The song was written by Ruth-Anne Cunningham, Mark Feehily and its producer John Shanks and later released as promotional single on 17 November 2011 by Sony Music and RCA Records. The single is the group's last promotional single not under the tutelage of Simon Cowell, having left Syco and Cowell in March 2011.
Background
The song chosen to be the summer single but the release was cancelled for some reasons, giving way to a November release for the first single which at the last minute was changed to "Lighthouse". "Lighthouse" was chosen by the record label instead of another new album track, "Beautiful World". It was due to be the lead single from their forthcoming compilation but at the last minute they ditched the song in favour of the latter. Mark said: "It was literally up until a day ago that we were deciding between 'Lighthouse' and 'Beautiful World' for the first single but they went with 'Lighthouse' in the end.", "It's one of the potential single track of the album", "I wasn't too gutted though. Once I write the song I've written it. You can't get too attached and just have to hand it over and forget the fact that you've written it."{{cite web|url=http://www.contactmusic.com/news/westlife-releasing-gary-barlow-track_1246748 |title=Westlife | Westlife Releasing Gary Barlow Track |publisher=Contactmusic |date= |accessdate=9 September 2012}}
Music video
The music video that premiered on 15 December 2011 on their YouTube Channel, showcases their success in the last 14 years.{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/westlifeVEVO |title=Westlife |via=YouTube |date=15 December 2011 |accessdate=9 September 2012}} It shows Brian McFadden on the footage, which also sees a cameo from the band's manager Louis Walsh.{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/news/a356126/westlife-reflect-on-14-year-career-in-beautiful-world-music-video.html#~oM2WGpkOipGcpD |title=Westlife reflect on 14-year career in 'Beautiful World' music video |date=15 December 2011 |accessdate=2014-08-05|publisher=DigitalSpy.co.uk}}
References
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Category:Song recordings produced by John Shanks
Category:Songs written by RuthAnne
Category:Songs written by John Shanks