Beauty and a Beat

"Beauty and a Beat"
Single by Justin Bieber featuring Nicki Minaj
from the album Believe
Written	2011
Released	October 24, 2012
Recorded	May 4, 2012
Genre	EDM electropop
Length	3:47
Label	Island RBMG Schoolboy
Songwriter(s)	Max Martin Anton Zaslavski Savan Kotecha Onika Maraj
Producer(s)	Max Martin Zedd
Justin Bieber singles chronology
"As Long as You Love Me" (2012) "Beauty and a Beat" (2012) "Right Here" (2013)
Nicki Minaj singles chronology
"Va Va Voom" (2012) "Beauty and a Beat" (2012) "Freedom" (2012)
Music video
"Beauty and a Beat" on YouTube

"Beauty and a Beat" is a song by Canadian singer Justin Bieber from his third studio album Believe (2012). It features rapper Nicki Minaj, who co-wrote it with Savan Kotecha, Max Martin and Zedd. It was also produced by the latter two with a heavy drum machine and "rushing" synthesizers.^[1] Lyrically, it speaks about Bieber wanting to take his love interest to a club, where they can "party like it's 3012". It is the only song from Believe that Bieber did not co-write. The song became the third official single from the album.

Following the release of Believe, "Beauty and a Beat" debuted on the US Billboard Hot 100 at 72 due to strong digital downloads. After the release of the song's music video, it re-entered the Hot 100 at number 72 and peaked at 5.^[2] It also debuted on the Canadian Hot 100 at 47 and later peaked at number 4. It also reached the top 10 in Australia, Israel, Lebanon, and New Zealand. It was certified seven-times Platinum in Australia, four-times Platinum in the US, and Gold or higher in 11 additional countries.