Critical Reception
The song was met with polarized reaction from critics.
About.com gave the song 4 and a half stars out of 5, saying "The simple power of Blunt's songwriting is effective at conveying the pain of realizing he will never be with the object of his affections."
"You're Beautiful" was ranked number seven in a poll conducted by Rolling Stone to identify the 10 most annoying songs. VH1 ranked it number 95 on its list of the 100 Greatest Songs of the '00s.
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