Beneath Your Beautiful Lyrics

[Verse 1: Labrinth]
You tell all the boys "No"
Makes you feel good, yeah

I know you're out of my league
But that won't scare me away, oh no

You've carried on so long
You couldn't stop if you tried it

You've built your wall so high
That no one could climb it
But I'm gonna try

[Chorus: Labrinth]
Would you let me see beneath your beautiful?
Would you let me see beneath your perfect?
Take it off now girl, take it off now, girl
I wanna see inside

Would you let me see beneath your beautiful tonight?

[Verse 2: Emeli Sandé]
You let all the girls go
Makes you feel good, don't it?
Behind your Broadway show
I heard a boy say, "Please don't hurt me"

You've carried on so long
You couldn't stop if you tried it
You've built your wall so high
That no one could climb it
But I'm gonna try
[Chorus: Emeli Sandé]
Would you let me see beneath your beautiful?
Would you let me see beneath your perfect?
Take it off now boy, take it off now, boy
I wanna see inside
Would you let me see beneath your beautiful tonight?
Ohhh, tonight
See beneath, see beneath
I...tonight
I...

[Bridge: Labrinth & Emeli Sandé]
I'm gonna climb on top your ivory tower
I'll hold your hand and then we'll jump right out

We'll be falling, falling
But that's okay
'Cause I'll be right here
I just wanna know

[Chorus: Labrinth & Emeli Sandé]
Would you let me see beneath your beautiful?
Would you let me see beneath your perfect?
Take it off now, girl, take it off now, girl
'Cause I wanna see inside
Would you let me see beneath your beautiful tonight?
Ooh, ooh, ooh
Tonight, see beneath your beautiful
Oh tonight, we ain't perfect, we ain't perfect

Would you let me see beneath your beautiful tonight?

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Genius Annotation

On “Beneath Your Beautiful”, Labrinth teams up with Emeli Sandé as they both sing about letting down their defences. It begins with Labrinth talking about how the girl is “out of his league”, and that she was untouchable. But he’s willing to bring down her defences. Similarly, Sandé, talks about how the guy doesn’t really care about the girls, but she knows that it’s a facade. They both want to see each other’s darkest sides and strengthen their relationship.

The track features on Labrinth’s album Electronic Earth and Sandé’s album Our Version of Events (Special Edition).

“Beneath Your Beautiful” peaked at number one in the UK Singles Chart, becoming Labrinth’s first number one single as a solo artist, and Sandé’s second overall. Both Labrinth and Sandé performed the track live on The X Factor, boosting its sales, which led to its peak at number one.

The track is certified 5x Platinum in Australia, 2x Platinum in both New Zealand and the UK, Platinum in Sweden, Switzerland and Denmark, and Gold in Austria, Belgium, and Germany.

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What certifications has this track received?
Genius Answer

On February 14, 2023, “Beneath Your Beautiful” was certified platinum by the RIAA.

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