Peak
15
Weeks
20
Score
2,666
Chart Year
1995
The accompanying music video for the song was directed by British director Richard Heslop, who would go on to direct the band's later video for "Never Gonna Say I'm Sorry". The video was shot on YFO Studios in Gothenburg in October 1995.[21] The music video included computer-generated bubbles which whisked the band from place to place. According to music channel VH1 in the United States, the band's record label, Arista Records, insisted the bubbles be removed from the video, leading to a somewhat strange-looking U.S. video, with the band members looking at (and reacting to) bubbles that were no longer there. In Europe, both versions of the video were released. In addition to the two alternate videos, remix videos were also created, and VH1 released a Pop-Up Video version of the video in 1998. "Beautiful Life" was uploaded to YouTube in January 2015. As of August 2022, the video has amassed more than 115 million views.
Ace of Base scored again with this up-tempo hit, which became an international success. It's a very upbeat song that has a gospel influence. The song has had staying power: it was the first to be played the night that the Florida Marlins won Game 7 of the 1997 World Series and it has been featured in the motion pictures Night At The Roxbury and I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry. However, it was also the last original Ace of Base song to crack the Top-40 in the United States (their cover of Cruel Summer hit #10 in 1998). The group went on hiatus in 2003, but began performing again in 2007.
You can do what you want just seize the day What you're doing tomorrow's gonna come your way Don't you ever consider giving up You will find, oh oh oh [Chorus] It's a beautiful life, oh oh oh oh It's a beautiful life, oh oh oh oh It's a beautiful life, oh oh oh oh I just want to be here beside you And stay until the break of dawn Take a walk in the park when you feel down There's so many things there that's gonna lift you up See the nature in bloom, a laughing child Such a dream, oh oh oh [Chorus] I just want to be here beside you And stay until the break of dawn You're looking for somewhere to belong You're standing all alone For someone to guide you on your way Now and forever [Chorus] I just want to be anybody We're living in different ways It's a beautiful life I'm gonna take you to a place I've never been before oh yeah It's a beautiful life I'm gonna take you in my arms and fly away With you tonight [Chorus]
| Week | Chart Date | Position | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nov 11, 1995 | 30 | 96 |
| 2 | Nov 18, 1995 | 22 | 104 |
| 3 | Nov 25, 1995 | 20 | 106 |
| 4 | Dec 2, 1995 | 20 | 106 |
| 5 | Dec 9, 1995 | 16 | 110 |
| 6 | Dec 16, 1995 | 15 | 111 |
| 7 | Dec 23, 1995 | 17 | 109 |
| 8 | Dec 30, 1995 | 17 | 109 |
| 9 | Jan 6, 1996 | 17 | 109 |
| 10 | Jan 13, 1996 | 17 | 109 |
| 11 | Jan 20, 1996 | 17 | 109 |
| 12 | Jan 27, 1996 | 30 | 96 |
| 13 | Feb 3, 1996 | 37 | 89 |
| 14 | Feb 10, 1996 | 42 | 84 |
| 15 | Feb 17, 1996 | 55 | 71 |
| 16 | Feb 24, 1996 | 63 | 63 |
| 17 | Mar 2, 1996 | 63 | 63 |
| 18 | Mar 9, 1996 | 72 | 54 |
| 19 | Mar 16, 1996 | 75 | 51 |
| 20 | Mar 23, 1996 | 75 | 51 |