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Chris Brown ft. Benny Benassi
Why we feature this artist Beautiful People between the singer and the synthesizer Beautiful People gives Chris Brown and Benny Benassi a shared recording whose roles are clear in the original credits. Brown supplies the voice, while Benassi's production and s…
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- R&B, electronic
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Beautiful People between the singer and the synthesizer
Beautiful People gives Chris Brown and Benny Benassi a shared recording whose roles are clear in the original credits. Brown supplies the voice, while Benassi's production and synthesizer programming shape the electronic world around it.
The 2011 release
The record connects Brown's F.A.M.E. period with Benassi's Electroman. Universal's original single edition offers a radio edit and a longer club mix, mixed by Serban Ghenea with John Hanes credited as mix engineer. Those details locate the collaboration in a specific studio production rather than a general meeting of R&B and dance music.
A light performance at a large scale
The vocal leaves room for the synthesizer texture to provide much of the impact. That choice gives the short refrain an airier quality than a more forceful delivery would create. Repetition then becomes useful: the line can remain familiar while the surrounding arrangement changes its weight. Beautiful People demonstrates how a singer can make a large electronic record feel less crowded. The space around the phrase is part of the performance's effect, allowing a simple idea to acquire breadth without needing more words.
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Beautiful People
The original Brown-Benassi single links the F.A.M.E. and Electroman release periods.