I. Introduction
Beautiful is the debut mini album by Amber, released on February 13, 2015.
It was revealed that the EP was written and composed by Amber, including the lead single, "Shake That Brass" which features Taeyeon.
In the February 12 broadcast of SBS Power FM's 'Cultwo Show', Amber revealed that she personally asked the singer if she wanted to be featured in the song.
The music video of 'Shake That Brass' also gained attention for the number of celebrities that were featured in it, like Taeyeon, Hyoyeon, Jackson Wang, Min of Miss A, Ellin of Crayon Pop and many others.
II. Music and Composition
The lead single "Shake That Brass" has a strong hip-hop beat mixed with playful brass instrumentation.
The song was co-composed and co-written by Amber.
The EP also includes the tracks, "Love Run" and "Heights".
"Beautiful" was pre-released on February 9, and also had a lyric video which contained childhood photos of Amber uploaded on S.M Entertainment's official YouTube channel on the same day.
The song is an acoustic ballad, and its lyrics, written 3 years before its release, tells the story of the hardships the rapper faced as she achieved her dreams of becoming an entertainer.
The last track, "I Just Wanna", is the english version of Goodbye Summer, a song by f(x), which was included in the group's second studio album Pink Tape.
he song was composed by Amber and Gen Neo of music producer team NoizeBank.
Amber used her original English lyrics on the track, with Eric Nam featuring on guest vocals.
III. Tracklist
1. Beautiful
2. Shake That Brass
3. Love Run
4. Heights
5. I Just Wanna
IV. MV and Album Tracks
