"Beautiful Love" is the hit single from the debut album by Christian rock band The Afters, I Wish We All Could Win. The song was later used by MTV as the theme song to its reality show 8th and Ocean.
Critical success
- The single's presence in the TV show 8th & Ocean prompted a six-week surge in which Beautiful Love was downloaded 90,000 times.[1]
- Nielsen SoundScan named Beautiful Love as the top downloaded song on the inspirational chart for 2006.[1]
- No. 1 R&R Christian CHR single[1]
- Beautiful Love spent 9+ weeks on the iTunes top-100 downloaded songs chart (peaking at #14)[1]
Charts
- Peaked on the Billboard Hot 100 chart at #55[1]
- Peaked on the Billboard Pop 100 chart at #43[1]
- Peaked on the Billboard Hot Digital Songs chart at #23[1]
Awards
- In 2006, the song was nominated for a Dove Award for Rock/Contemporary Recorded Song of the Year at the 37th GMA Dove Awards.[2]
- In 2005, the song won the mtvU Award for Best Streaming Video.
Television and film
- "Beautiful Love" was used as the theme song for the MTV reality series 8th & Ocean.[1]
- Song appeared in Just My Luck.
Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| United States (RIAA)[3] | Gold | 500,000^ |
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^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Dove Award Winning New Artist The Afters Celebrate Top Downloaded Digital Song, cbnmusic.com - published January 11, 2007 (retrieved March 14, 2008)
- ^ 37th Annual GMA Dove Awards Nominations & Winners Archived 2011-07-07 at the Wayback Machine on About.com; Jones, Kim
- ^ "American single certifications – The Afters – Beautiful Love". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved November 14, 2024.
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