Matches in DBpedia 2016-04 for { ?s ?p "\"What Makes You Beautiful\" is a song by English-Irish boy band One Direction. It served as their debut single and lead single from their debut studio album, Up All Night (2011). Written by Savan Kotecha and producer Rami Yacoub, the song was released by Syco Records on 11 September 2011. The uptempo track makes use of the teen pop, power pop, and pop rock genres, and features a prominent guitar-based chorus and riff. The middle eight consists of a \"na na na\" hook while the opening guitar riff is similar to that of the song \"Summer Nights\" from the Broadway musical and motion picture Grease.\"What Makes You Beautiful\" was very successful, especially for a debut single, reaching number one in several countries. It has been certified double-platinum in the US after selling 2,060,303 units since February 2012. The single peaked at number four on Billboard Hot 100 and number one on the UK singles chart. The song won the 2012 Brit Award for Best British Single and was generally complimented by contemporary music critics, who highlighted the appeal to the teenage audience and the pop sensibility. It debuted at number one on the UK Singles Chart after setting a Sony Music Entertainment pre-order record and selling 153,965 copies in its first week. The single also topped the Irish and Scottish Singles Charts, and reached the top ten on the Australian and New Zealand Singles Charts, Flemish Ultratop 50, Canadian Hot 100, Japan Hot 100 and the US Billboard Hot 100.The accompanying music video, directed by John Urbano, depicts One Direction spending time on a Malibu, California, beach. The music video was uploaded to YouTube on August 19, 2011 and is one of the twenty most viewed videos of all time, having garnered more than 600 million views since it premiered. The clip garnered the group three MTV Video Music Awards at the 2012 ceremony. One Direction performed the song live on televised shows, at awards ceremonies, and 4 of their major concert tours: Up All Night Tour (2011–12), Take Me Home Tour (2013), Where We Are Tour (2014) & On the Road Again Tour (2015). Artists including Boyce Avenue, Parade, Rita Ora, and Josh Groban have covered \"What Makes You Beautiful\", and it was performed on an episode of Glee, \"Prom-asaurus\"."@en }
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- What_Makes_You_Beautiful abstract "\"What Makes You Beautiful\" is a song by English-Irish boy band One Direction. It served as their debut single and lead single from their debut studio album, Up All Night (2011). Written by Savan Kotecha and producer Rami Yacoub, the song was released by Syco Records on 11 September 2011. The uptempo track makes use of the teen pop, power pop, and pop rock genres, and features a prominent guitar-based chorus and riff. The middle eight consists of a \"na na na\" hook while the opening guitar riff is similar to that of the song \"Summer Nights\" from the Broadway musical and motion picture Grease.\"What Makes You Beautiful\" was very successful, especially for a debut single, reaching number one in several countries. It has been certified double-platinum in the US after selling 2,060,303 units since February 2012. The single peaked at number four on Billboard Hot 100 and number one on the UK singles chart. The song won the 2012 Brit Award for Best British Single and was generally complimented by contemporary music critics, who highlighted the appeal to the teenage audience and the pop sensibility. It debuted at number one on the UK Singles Chart after setting a Sony Music Entertainment pre-order record and selling 153,965 copies in its first week. The single also topped the Irish and Scottish Singles Charts, and reached the top ten on the Australian and New Zealand Singles Charts, Flemish Ultratop 50, Canadian Hot 100, Japan Hot 100 and the US Billboard Hot 100.The accompanying music video, directed by John Urbano, depicts One Direction spending time on a Malibu, California, beach. The music video was uploaded to YouTube on August 19, 2011 and is one of the twenty most viewed videos of all time, having garnered more than 600 million views since it premiered. The clip garnered the group three MTV Video Music Awards at the 2012 ceremony. One Direction performed the song live on televised shows, at awards ceremonies, and 4 of their major concert tours: Up All Night Tour (2011–12), Take Me Home Tour (2013), Where We Are Tour (2014) & On the Road Again Tour (2015). Artists including Boyce Avenue, Parade, Rita Ora, and Josh Groban have covered \"What Makes You Beautiful\", and it was performed on an episode of Glee, \"Prom-asaurus\".".