"Beautiful" by Akon featuring Colby O’Donis & Kardinal Offishall

"Beautiful" is the third single from Akon's third studio album Freedom. The single was originally released with only Akon on the track, however the album version features Colby O'Donis and Kardinal Offishall. It was released to U.S. Top 40 radio on January 6, 2009. It has been release as A-Side to I'm So Paid in the UK. The song describes Akon seeing a girl in a club that he is attracted to, and wanting to go over and meet her. He repeatedly describes her in the song as being beautiful.

"Beautiful" managed to become a top twenty hit in 2008 the previous year before its official release. Due to high digital sales, the song debuted at #19 on the Billboard Hot 100 on the week of December 10, 2008, the week following the release of Freedom. It is Akon's eighth top twenty hit as a lead artist, and his seventeenth top twenty overall. It debuted at #7 on the Hot Digital Songs chart, selling over 91,000 downloads that week. It also made a #25 debut on the Pop 100 chart the same week. On the Canadian Hot 100 chart, it debuted at #16. The single also reached #30 on the UK Singles Chart on March 1, 2009, and has so far peaked at #8 and #3 on the UK R&B Chart. Even though the song has not received any airplay in Australia it has charted in the ARIA Top 40 singles charts peaking at #22 and on the ARIA Urban Charthas reached #7. On the New Zealand Top 40, it debuted at #39, then peaked at #13.

World Singles Top 40 said, "The song Beautiful by Akon has been listed for 99 weeks in 11 different charts. Its first appearance was week 50/2008 in the UK Singles Top 75 and the last appearance was week 15/2009 in the UK Singles Top 75, World Singles Top 40, New Zealand Top 40, Canada Singles Top 100, US Singles Top 100, Australia Singles Top 50 and Portugal Singles Top 50. Its peak position was number 8, on the UK Singles Top 75, it stayed there for 2 weeks. Its highest entry was number 16 in the Canada Singles Top 100 and Norway Singles Top 20."

Find more about the single's exact numbers and statistics in different Music Hits Chart here.

The Lyrics:

[Akon]
When I see you (see you)
I run out of words (words) to say (aah aah)
I wouldn't leave you
'Cause you're that type of girl
to make me stay (oh oh)

I see the guys tryna' holla
Girl I don't wanna bother you
'Cause you're independent and you got my attention
Can I be your baby father
Girl I just wanna show you
That I love what you are doin' hun

I see you in the club
You gettin' down good
I wanna get with you, yeah
I see you in the club
You showin' thugs love
I wanna get with you

You're so beautiful
So damn beautiful
Said you're so beautiful
So damn beautiful

[Akon & Colby O'Donis]
You're so beautiful
beautiful
beautiful
beautiful
You're so beautiful
beautiful
beautiful
beautiful
You're so beautiful

[Colby O'Donis]
Like the clouds you
Drift me away, far away (yeah)
And like the sun you
Brighten my day, you brighten my day (yeah)
I never wanna see you cry cry cry
And I never wanna tell a you a lie lie lie
Said I never wanna see you cry cry cry
And I never wanna tell a u a lie lie lie

[Akon]
I see you in the club
You gettin' down good
I wanna get with you, yeah
I see you in the club
You showin' thugs love
I wanna get with you

You're so beautiful
So damn beautiful
Said you're so beautiful
So damn beautiful

[Akon & Colby O'Donis]
You're so beautiful
Beautiful
Beautiful
Beautiful
You're so beautiful
Beautiful
Beautiful
Beautiful

[Kardinal Offishall]
Kardinal told you
Whether the sky blue or yellow
This fella ain't that mellow
If it ain't about you (you)
Hourglass shape make the place go (ooohhh)
Waistline makes my soldier salute
I'mma brute (brute)
High from your high heel game
High heels push up ya ass last name
And you livin' in the fast lane
Eyes like an angel (goddess)
Watch my yellin' as she undress
Spotless (otless) bad to the bone
Make me wanna go put me in the triple X zone (zone)
Lames don't know how to talk to you
So let me walk with you, hold my hand
I'mma spend them grands, but after you undress
Not like a hooker, but more like a princess
Queen, empress, president
Pull any way ya got my love
'Cause your beautiful (okay??)

[Akon]
I see you in the club
You gettin' down good
I wanna get with you (ohh yeah)
I see you in the club
You showin' thugs love
I wanna get with you

You're so beautiful
So damn beautiful
Said you're so beautiful (so beautiful)
So damn beautiful (so beautiful)