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Originally posted by Goon#dock
do you REALLY believe Beautiful Liar was huge???
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It held the distinction of having the largest upward movement on the US Billboard Hot 100 until in 2008. The track
won at the 2007 MTV Video Music Award for Most Earth-Shattering Collaboration. In 2008,
the song was awarded an Ivor Novello Awards for Best-Selling British Song. "Beautiful Liar" was nominated for Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals at the 50th Annual Grammy Awards. The Spanish version of the song was nominated at the 8th Annual
Latin Grammy Award for Record of the Year. On the Billboard Pop 100, the single
jumped 74 places, from number 77 to number three. "Beautiful Liar" also became
one of a few singles to debut at number one on both the Billboard Hot Digital Tracks and Hot Digital Songs charts. In mid-May, the single climbed to number one on the Billboard Hot Singles Sales, the fifth from B'Day to do so. In February 2009, "Beautiful Liar" was certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America for sales over 1,000,000. The single performed better in international music markets,
reaching number one across 32 countries. It became another worldwide hit for Shakira and Knowles, who both have released number-one singles before "Beautiful Liar": Knowles with "Déjà Vu" and Shakira with "Hips Don't Lie". In the United Kingdom, the Freemasons remixed version of the song was widely promoted by radio stations including BBC Radio 1, where it was put on the A-List. It made its debut, two weeks prior to the CD release, on the UK Singles Chart at number ten, making it both Knowles' and Shakira's highest debut on the UK Singles Chart on digital downloads alone. The single had sold 37,500 units in its first week. After the physical release exactly two weeks later, the single reached number one, making it Knowles' third number-one single there and Shakira's second; it maintained the position for three weeks. On June 20, 2007, the single was certified silver in the United Kingdom selling 200,000+ copies. Sales-wise,
the song was 2007's 12th biggest-selling single in the United Kingdom.
In Australia, the single has reached number five, and was the country's 51st best-performing single in 2007. The Australian Recording Industry Association has certified "Beautiful Liar" gold for having sold over 35,000 units.
The single debuted at number one on the New Zealand Singles Chart.