Beautiful Thing (The Stone Roses song)

"Beautiful Thing"
Single by the Stone Roses
Released 9 June 2016
Format
Genre
Length 7:02
Label Virgin EMI
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Paul Epworth
the Stone Roses singles chronology
"All for One"
(2016)		 "Beautiful Thing"
(2016)

"All for One"
(2016)		 "Beautiful Thing"
(2016)

"Beautiful Thing" is a song by English rock band the Stone Roses.[1] The track was first released on the band's YouTube channel, with a simple image of a green butterfly accompanying the track.[2] The 12" vinyl, limited to 6,000 copies (worldwide), was released on 22 July.[3]

Reception

The track was reviewed by The Guardian as "a substantial improvement on its predecessor and "solid, rather than earth shattering". Its lyrics were a reaction to the negative social media and journalistic reaction to its predecessor, in particular by musicians and journalists (such as Roses influenced underground band the Nouvelles : the lyrics "Sisters must have missed ya I don't wanna steal your Shine" was aimed at the 2 SoundCloud tracks, 'Sisters of the World' and 'Shine', by that band at that time, one of which - Shine - had earlier been offered to Ian Brown).[4] No journalist has discovered why the Roses spent time with copyright lawyers in the run-up to the release. They also observed it included common Stone Roses touchstones, such as references to Jesus, portions of the song reversed and guitar solos treated with wah-wah.[5] Neil McCormick described the song as "seven minutes of splendid shuffling psychedelic monster acid rock funk" in a review for The Daily Telegraph.[6]

Track listing

MP3 digital download
  1. "Beautiful Thing" – 7:02
12" vinyl single
  1. "Beautiful Thing" – 7:02

Neither format includes B-sides.[7]

Personnel

Charts

Chart (2016) Peak
position
Ireland (IRMA)[8] 61
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[9] 21

References

  1. ↑ http://www.nme.com/news/the-stone-roses/94083
  2. ↑ https://youtube.com/watch?v=lCk34IVVgcc
  3. ↑ https://store.thestoneroses.org/*/*/Beautiful-Thing-12/57X20000000 Archived 2016-07-15 at the Wayback Machine.
  4. ↑ The Nouvelles
  5. ↑ https://www.theguardian.com/music/musicblog/2016/jun/10/the-stone-roses-beautiful-thing-review-solid-rather-than-earth-shattering
  6. ↑ "The Stone Roses: Beautiful Thing - Ian Brown still has a messiah complex and it is splendid, plus five other reasons to listen". The Daily Telegraph. 10 June 2016.
  7. ↑ https://store.thestoneroses.org/*/*/Beautiful-Thing-12/57X20000000 Archived 2016-07-15 at the Wayback Machine.
  8. ↑ "Chart Track: Week 24, 2016". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 17 June 2016.
  9. ↑ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 18 June 2016.
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