"Beautiful Girl" a song by Australian

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, released in February 1993 by Mercury,

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and

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as the fifth international single from their eighth album, ''

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'' (1992).

Background

The song was written by

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, who was inspired to write it by the birth of his baby daughter. In an interview by Debbie Kruger, the INXS keyboardist explained: "I was writing lyrics like ' Baby Don't Cry' and 'Beautiful Girl' and lyrics just about how wonderful it is to have something else in your life besides yourself to worry about and think about." The song was used for an American TV awareness campaign about the effects of

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Reception

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on "Beautiful Girl", a delicate melody which the old-style INXS would have beaten to a pulp."

B-sides

The B-sides on the first of two UK CD Single releases include solo compositions from lead guitarist

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: "In My Living Room" and another by saxophonist and guitarist

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entitled "Ashtar Speaks" as well the original version of "Strange Desire" from the ''

'' album. The second CD release contained a remixed version of "Beautiful Girl", as well as a new remix of "Underneath the Colours" from the ''

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'' album and an instrumental version of "Wishing Well", also from the ''Welcome to Wherever You Are'' album.

Track listings

* CD5 maxi single INXSCD24 Mercury/UK # Beautiful Girl (3:31) # Strange Desire (Original Recording) (4:40) # In My Living Room (3:56) # Ptar Speaks (3:39) * CD maxi single INXCX24 Mercury/UK # Beautiful Girl (Mendelsohn Mix) (3.11) # Strange Desire (Original Recording) (4:40) # Underneath The Colours (Chicken Mix) (4.08) # Wishing Well (Instrumental) (3.26) * CD5 45099-18322 EastWest/Australia # Beautiful Girl (3:31) # Strange Desire (Original Recording) (4:40) # In My Living Room (3:56) # Ptar Speaks (3:39) # Wishing Well (Instrumental) (3.26) * 7-inch vinyl and Cassette single INXS24 Mercury/UK # Beautiful Girl (3:31) # Strange Desire (Original Recording) (4:40) * Cassette single 4-87383 Atlantic/US # Beautiful Girl (3:31) # Strange Desire (Original Recording) (4:40) * Cassette single 45099-1844-4 EastWest/Australia # Beautiful Girl (3:31) # Strange Desire (Original Recording) (4:40) # In My Living Room (3:56) # Ptar Speaks (3:39)

Charts

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Year-end charts

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Beautiful Girl (Song) INXS songs 1992 songs 1993 singles Atlantic Records singles East West Records singles Mercury Records singles Song recordings produced by Mark Opitz Songs written by Andrew Farriss