Beyoncé - Pretty Hurts


Pretty Hurts (song)


"Pretty Hurts" is a song recorded by American singer Beyoncé for her fifth studio album, Beyoncé (2013). It impacted mainstream radio in the United States on June 10, 2014 as the fourth single from the album. The song was written by Sia Furler, Ammo and Beyoncé, while the production was handled by the latter two. "Pretty Hurts" was initially written for Katy Perry and then offered to Rihanna; as both of the artists did not record it, the song was eventually sent to Beyoncé who decided to include it on her fifth studio album that was still in development.




"Pretty Hurts" is a self-empowerment pop song discussing society beauty standards and analyzing female body image. Beyoncé decided to record it to show the negative effect of beauty pageants and expectations on how women should look. Upon its release, it received positive reviews from music critics who commended the lyrics and Beyoncé's vocal performance. Prior to the release of the song as a single, it charted on several international charts after the release of Beyoncé in 2013 and its music video in April 2014. It managed to peak at number one on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Songs in the United States despite not appearing on the main Billboard Hot 100. Elsewhere, the song failed to enter the top ten of a chart with many of its initial positions also becoming its peak.

A music video filmed for "Pretty Hurts" was made available on iTunes with the release of the album on December 13, 2013 and was later released online on April 24, 2014. It was directed by Melina Matsoukas and it shows Beyoncé as a contestant competing in a beauty peagant trying to achieve physical perfection. The story depicted in the video is meant to illustrate the lyrics of the song. It received positive reviews by critics who generally praised Beyoncé's acting, the cohesion between the video and its lyrical content as well as the meaningful message behind it. "Pretty Hurts" was performed live during Beyoncé's co-headlining tour with Jay-Z, On the Run Tour (2014).
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