"Beautiful" is a Grammy Award-winning song written and produced by Linda Perry, and recorded for American pop singer Christina Aguilera's second studio album, Stripped (2002). It is a cello-driven, classically-flavored ballad in which its protagonist deals with hurtful statements made against her that cause her to feel insecure and have low self-esteem. She does not let other people's negativity get the best of her, and proclaims, "I am beautiful no matter what they say, words can't bring me down".