"Beautiful Thing" | ||||
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Single by The Stone Roses | ||||
Released | 9 June 2016 | |||
Format | Digital download, 12" vinyl | |||
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Length | 7:02 | |||
Label | EMI | |||
The Stone Roses singles chronology | ||||
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"Beautiful Thing" is a single by The Stone Roses. The track was first released on the band's YouTube channel, with a simple image of a green butterfly accompanying the track. The 12" vinyl, limited to 6,000 copies (worldwide), was released on 22 July.
Neither format includes B-sides.
The track was reviewed by the Guardian as "a substantial improvement on its predecessor" and "solid, rather than earth shattering". They also observed it included common Stone Roses touchstones, such as references to Jesus, portions of the song reversed and guitar solos treated with wah-wah.Neil McCormick described the song as "seven minutes of splendid shuffling psychedelic monster acid rock funk" in a review for The Daily Telegraph.