Beautiful Stranger (1999)

FORMATS: None. (Airplay-Only Single)

HISTORY AND NOTES:
"Beautiful Stranger" was a song written and recorded for the second Austin Powers film, The Spy Who Shagged Me. It was released as the soundtrack's first single in 1999.

Unfortunately, a commercial single for this song was continuously delayed in the USA until it was finally cancelled. The reason for this was probably to sustain sales of the soundtrack album.

The song was a hit for Madonna reaching #11 on the Airplay chart, but due to the fact that a commercial single was not released, "Beautiful Stranger" only managed to reach #19 on the Hot 100 (sales of a physical single would have definitely pushed it into the Top 10, possibly the Top 5). The promo-only remixes pushed the song into the #1 position on the Club Play chart, however. Interestingly, "Beautiful Stranger" also made some appearances on some Latin airplay charts. This song has been featured on 2 of Madonna's greatest hits albums: 2001's GHV2 and 2009's Celebration.


TRACKLISTINGS:

Promo CD
1. Beautiful Stranger (William Orbit Radio Edit)
2. Beautiful Stranger (Album Version)

Promo 12"
A1 Beautiful Stranger (Calderone Club Mix)
B1 Beautiful Stranger (Album Version)
B2 Beautiful Stranger (Calderone Radio Mix)
B3 Beautiful Stranger (Calderone Dub Mix)

Promo 12"
A1 Beautiful Stranger (Calderone Club Mix)
B1 Beautiful Stranger (Calderone Radio Mix)
B2 Beautiful Stranger (New Club Edit)
B3 Beautiful Stranger (Album Version)


CHARTS:

THE BILLBOARD HOT 100
Debut Date: June 12, 1999
Peak Date: July 24, 1999
Peak Position: #19
Week-by-week Rundown: 78-55-38-29-23-23-19-22-21-21-31-45-56-66-78-84-87-92-99-// (19 weeks total)
Final Week on Chart: October 16, 1999

The Billboard Hot 100 Top 10: July 24, 1999 (the week that “Beautiful Stranger” peaked at #19)
1. Will Smith featuring Dru Hill “Wild Wild West”
2. Destiny’s Child “Bills Bills Bills”
3. Christina Aguilera “Genie In A Bottle”
4. Pearl Jam “Last Kiss”
5. Jennifer Lopez “If You Had My Love”
6. Backstreet Boys “I Want It That Way”
7. Whitney Houston “It’s Not Right, But It’s Okay”
8. Ricky Martin “Livin La Vida Loca”
9. Smash Mouth “All Star”
10. 702 “Where My Girls At”

HOT 100 AIRPLAY
Debut Date: June 12, 1999
Peak Date: July 17, 1999
Peak Position: #11
Week-by-week Rundown: 69-51-32-21-13-11-11-14-15-18-21-37-49-57-69-71-// (16 weeks total)
Final Week on Chart: September 25, 1999

HOT DANCE MUSIC / CLUB PLAY
Debut Date: July 3, 1999
Peak Date: July 24, 1999
Peak Position: #1 (2 weeks)
Week-by-week Rundown: 28-10-3-1-1-3-7-11-20-37-45-// (11 weeks total)
Final Week on Chart: September 11, 1999

HOT DANCE MUSIC / CLUB PLAY BREAKOUTS
Debut Date: June 26, 1999
Peak Date: June 26, 1999
Peak Position: #5
Week-by-week Rundown: #5-// (1 week total)
Final Week on Chart: June 26, 1999

BUBBLING UNDER HOT 100 SINGLES
Debut Date: June 5, 1999
Peak Date: June 5, 1999
Peak Position: #16
Week-by-week Rundown: 16-// (1 week total)
Final Week on Chart: June 5, 1999

TOP 40 MAINSTREAM
Debut Date: June 12, 1999
Peak Date: July 17, 1999
Peak Position: #8
Week-by-week Rundown: 35-23-17-12-10-8-8-8-10-13-16-21-27-31-34-34-35-// (17 weeks total)
Final Week on Chart: October 2, 1999

ADULT CONTEMPORARY
Debut Date: July 17, 1999
Peak Date: August 14, 1999
Peak Position: #23
Week-by-week Rundown: 30-27-25-26-23-28-29-24-28-27-// (10 weeks total)
Final Week on Chart: September 18, 1999

ADULT TOP 40
Debut Date: June 12, 1999
Peak Date: August 14, 1999
Peak Position: #9
Week-by-week Rundown: 38-31-24-18-14-12-12-11-10-9-11-10-13-14-20-21-21-26-27-29-34-// (21 weeks total)
Final Week on Chart: October 30, 1999

TOP 40 TRACKS
Debut Date: June 12,1999
Peak Date: July 24, 1999
Peak Position: #6
Week-by-week Rundown: 28-22-16-12-9-7-6-7-8-10-12-20-22-24-30-31-34-40-// (18 weeks total)
Final Week on Chart: October 9, 1999

LATIN POP AIRPLAY
Debut Date: July 17, 1999
Peak Date: August 28, 1999
Peak Position: #25
Week-by-week Rundown: 40-36-30-34-32-30-25-33-33-37-// (10 weeks total)
Final Week on Chart: September 18, 1999

LATIN TROPICAL / SALSA AIRPLAY
Debut Date: July 24, 1999
Peak Date: August 28, 1999
Peak Position: #20
Week-by-week Rundown: 38-32-35-32-26-20-26-27-39-// (9 weeks total)
Final Week on Chart: September 18, 1999