What Makes You Beautiful by One Direction
What Makes You Beautiful by One Direction

What Makes You Beautiful

One Direction * Track #1 On Up All Night (The Souvenir Edition)

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What Makes You Beautiful by One Direction

Release Date
Sun Sep 11 2011
Performed by
One Direction
Produced by
Carl Falk & Rami
Writed by
Carl Falk & Rami & Savan Kotecha
About

“What Makes You Beautiful” is One Direction’s debut single, released from their first album Up All Night. Lyrically, the song is about a boy trying to boost his partners' self-esteem by proclaiming his love to them. According to Savan Kotecha, who helped write the song, says it was written for his w...

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What Makes You Beautiful Lyrics

[Verse 1: Liam]
You're insecure, don't know what for
You're turnin' heads when you walk through the door
Don't need makeup to cover up (Huh)
Bein' the way that you are is enough

[Pre-Chorus: Harry]
Everyone else in the room can see it
Everyone else but you

[Chorus: All, Harry]
Baby, you light up my world like nobody else
The way that you flip your hair gets me overwhelmed
But when you smile at the ground, it ain't hard to tell
You don't know, oh-oh, you don't know you're beautiful
If only you saw what I can see
You'll understand why I want you so desperately
Right now I'm looking at you and I can't believe
You don't know, oh-oh, you don't know you're beautiful, oh-oh
That's what makes you beautiful

[Verse 2: Zayn]
So c-come on, you got it wrong
To prove I'm right, I put it in a song
I don't know why you're being shy
And turn away when I look into your eyes

[Pre-Chorus: Harry]
Everyone else in the room can see it
Everyone else but you

[Chorus: All, Harry, Zayn]
Baby, you light up my world like nobody else ('Body else)
The way that you flip your hair gets me overwhelmed
But when you smile at the ground, it ain't hard to tell
You don't know, oh-oh, you don't know you're beautiful (Oh)
If only you saw what I can see
You'll understand why I want you so desperately
Right now I'm looking at you and I can't believe
You don't know, oh-oh, you don't know you're beautiful, oh-oh
That's what makes you beautiful

[Bridge: All]
Na, na-na-na, na-na-na, na, na
Na, na-na-na, na-na
Na, na-na-na, na-na-na, na, na
Na, na-na-na, na-na

[Breakdown: Harry, All]
Baby, you light up my world like nobody else
The way that you flip your hair gets me overwhelmed
But when you smile at the ground, it ain't hard to tell
(You don't know, oh-oh) You don't know you're beautiful

[Chorus: All, Harry, Zayn]
Baby, you light up my world like nobody else (Light up my world like nobody else)
The way that you flip your hair (C'mon) gets me overwhelmed
But when you smile at the ground (Smile at the ground), it ain't hard to tell
You don't know, oh-oh, you don't know you're beautiful (Oh, woah)
If only you saw what I can see
You'll understand why I want you so desperately (Desperately)
Right now I'm looking at you and I can't believe
You don't know (Don't know), oh-oh, you don't know you're beautiful, oh-oh
You don't know you're beautiful, oh-oh
That's what makes you beautiful

[Written By Savan Kotecha]

What Makes You Beautiful Q&A

Who wrote What Makes You Beautiful's ?

What Makes You Beautiful was written by Carl Falk & Rami & Savan Kotecha.

Who produced What Makes You Beautiful's ?

What Makes You Beautiful was produced by Carl Falk & Rami.

When did One Direction release What Makes You Beautiful?

One Direction released What Makes You Beautiful on Sun Sep 11 2011.

How did the song come about?

Savan Kotecha:

I had the melody of the chorus in my song for about a year until I was in a hotel room in London with my wife and she was having a bad morning. She was like, ‘Oh, I feel so ugly’ and I was like, ‘No, you look beautiful. You don’t know how beautiful you look.’ And I was like, ‘Oh, cra...

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When was the song first performed?

The boys first performed this song live at Red or Black on September 10, 2011:

What certifications did this track receive?

“What Makes You Beautiful” was certified 4x platinum by the RIAA on February 21, 2013.

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