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Originally posted by Alongoria13
US Billboard Hot 100 19
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard) 23
US Adult Top 40 (Billboard) 9
US Dance Club Songs (Billboard) 1
US Latin Pop Songs (Billboard) 25
US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard) 8
Like, what the **** US?  this was a no.1 waiting to happen |
At the time, the label decided to forego a physical single release (probably to prop up what would be a more profitable platinum Austin Powers soundtrack) so the song charted purely on airplay points. Since the decision to allow airplay-only songs onto the Hot 100 only kicked off less than a year before Beautiful Stranger's time, the chart probably still weighed more heavily in favor of single sales. It was considered very impressive to chart that high on radio play alone, though.
Especially put right into the middle of the album 
The Music album has this muted, ethereal, at-times spooky vibe to it, and for whatever people think of the song, I think Amazing contributes to that vibe. Beautiful Stranger is too full of abandon and candy-coated fun for that album.
