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Beautiful World (Devo song)

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In addition to the standard 7-inch single, "Beautiful World" was also released as a picture disc. This version features the same image of a paper mask of a cosmonaut's face as the standard single sleeve and is cut in the shape of the cosmonaut's head. The
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are darker and more direct than on previous Devo albums. The exception to this is "Beautiful World," whose message seems optimistic at first but changes as the song progresses. This is made even clearer by the song's promotional video.
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prominently, as he initially watches scenes of beautiful women, futuristic cars and other happy elements, which by the end of the song have been replaced by images of race riots, the
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version also includes a different B-side: the spoken word "Nu-tra Speaks (New Traditionalist Man)."
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called it a "positive pop piece" that is "a polished, multi-format rocker."
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Single
Devo
New Traditionalists
Genre
New wave
synth-pop
Label
Warner Bros.
Songwriter(s)
Gerald Casale
Mark Mothersbaugh
Producer(s)
Devo
Devo
Through Being Cool
Working in the Coal Mine
new wave
Devo
Gerald Casale
Mark Mothersbaugh
New Traditionalists
Record World
picture disc
music video
experimental film
collagist
Bruce Conner
Booji Boy
Ku Klux Klan

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