"Beautiful" is a song by Canadian singer-songwriter Gordon Lightfoot.

This song, which is in the key of B major, first appeared on Lightfoot's 1972 LP Don Quixote and was the first of two singles released.

The album's title track appeared on the B-side.

Billboard Hot 100 and #67 on the Cash Box Top 100 in July, 1972.

[1][2] The song also hit number one on the Canadian Adult Contemporary chart,[3] his second of seven to do so, and number 30 on the U.S. Easy Listening chart.