Beautiful Faces

"Beautiful Faces"
"Beautiful Faces"
Single by Declan McKenna
from the album Zeros
Released	29 January 2020
Genre	Indie rock
Length	3:16
Label	Columbia Records
Songwriter(s)	Declan McKenna; Max Marlow;
Producer(s)	Jay Joyce
Declan McKenna singles chronology

"Beautiful Faces" is a song by English singer, songwriter, and musician Declan McKenna. It was released as the lead single from his second studio album, Zeros, on 29 January 2020.^[1]^[2] The song was written by Declan McKenna and Max Marlow.

Live performances

On 5 April 2020, Declan McKenna performed the song live on Sunday Brunch. He performed the song from his home, saying that the COVID-19 pandemic made it impossible for his band to join him: "Unfortunately because of social distancing I can't have my band here with me today so I've got these guys in to help." In the background, four more McKennas were sat around the room, taking on the roles of his backing band.^[3]^[4]

Background

Speaking about the song, McKenna said, "I wanted it to be a big song...Scary big. It very much relates to now, but I wanted to reimagine social media in this future-sphere where it has become even more immersive so that we cannot see where it ends and we begin."^[5]

Music video

A music video to accompany the release of "Beautiful Faces" was released to YouTube on 29 January 2020.^[6]

Track listing

Digital download and stream^[1]
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Beautiful Faces"	3:16

Digital download – Skream Remix^[7]
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Beautiful Faces" (Skream Remix)	3:56

Personnel

Credits adapted from Tidal.^[8]

Jay Joyce – producer
Declan McKenna – composer, lyricist, associated performer, guitar, vocal
Max Marlow – composer, lyricist
Court Blankenship – assistant engineer
Jimmy Mansfield – assistant engineer
Gabrielle King – background vocal, drums
Isabel Torres – background vocal, guitar
Nathaniel Cox – background vocal, bass, synthesizer
Jason Hall – engineer
Matt Wolach – engineer
Michael Freeman – engineer
Matt Colton – mastering engineer
Mark 'Spike' Stent – mixing engineer

Charts

Chart (2020)	Peak position
US Adult Alternative Songs (Billboard)^[9]	22
US Alternative Airplay (Billboard)^[10]	24
US Rock Airplay (Billboard)^[11]	38

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Label
Various	29 January 2020	Digital download streaming	Columbia Records

References

^ ^a ^b "Beautiful Faces". Spotify. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
^ "Declan McKenna Accidentally Wrote the Perfect Stay-Home St. Patrick's Day Anthem". Billboard. 17 March 2020. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
^ "Watch Declan McKenna play 'Beautiful Faces' with four versions of himself". NME. 5 April 2020. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
^ "Declan McKenna - Beautiful Faces (Sunday Brunch) #stayhome". YouTube. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
^ "Declan McKenna shares bright new single, 'Beautiful Faces'". NME. 29 January 2020. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
^ "Declan McKenna - Beautiful Faces (Official Video)". YouTube. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
^ "Beautiful Faces (Skream Remix) - Single by Declan McKenna on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
^ "Credits / Beautiful Faces / Declan McKenna – TIDAL". Tidal. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
^ "Declan McKenna Chart History (Adult Alternative Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
^ "Declan McKenna Chart History (Alternative Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
^ "Declan McKenna Chart History (Rock Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved 7 April 2020.

[Spotify-1] "Beautiful Faces". Spotify. Retrieved 5 April 2020.

[2] "Declan McKenna Accidentally Wrote the Perfect Stay-Home St. Patrick's Day Anthem". Billboard. 17 March 2020. Retrieved 5 April 2020.

[3] "Watch Declan McKenna play 'Beautiful Faces' with four versions of himself". NME. 5 April 2020. Retrieved 7 April 2020.

[4] "Declan McKenna - Beautiful Faces (Sunday Brunch) #stayhome". YouTube. Retrieved 7 April 2020.

[5] "Declan McKenna shares bright new single, 'Beautiful Faces'". NME. 29 January 2020. Retrieved 5 April 2020.

[6] "Declan McKenna - Beautiful Faces (Official Video)". YouTube. Retrieved 5 April 2020.

[7] "Beautiful Faces (Skream Remix) - Single by Declan McKenna on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved 12 April 2020.

[8] "Credits / Beautiful Faces / Declan McKenna – TIDAL". Tidal. Retrieved 5 April 2020.

[sc_Billboardadultalternativesongs_Declan_McKenna-9] "Declan McKenna Chart History (Adult Alternative Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 7 April 2020.

[sc_Billboardalternativesongs_Declan_McKenna-10] "Declan McKenna Chart History (Alternative Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved 5 April 2020.

[sc_Billboardrockairplay_Declan_McKenna-11] "Declan McKenna Chart History (Rock Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved 7 April 2020.

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