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“Beautiful Life” is a hit song by Swedish band Ace of Base, released in the Autumn of 1995. In North America it was the first single released from the band’s The Bridge; in Europe it followed “Lucky Love”. The song was written on January 1, 1994 by band member Jonas Berggren while he was in the Canary Islands. His earlier song “The Sign” had just hit #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 list. Berggren incorporated gospel elements into the song, and the single proved quite successful worldwide, reaching #15 on the Billboard Hot 100 and on the UK Singles Chart. It also hit #1 on the U.S. Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart. J.D. Considine of Spin magazine said in a writeup about The Bridge that “the real genius of Ace of Base lies not with perky singing... but with the ability to make... Read on...