What Makes You Different (Makes You Beautiful)

Backstreet Boys · Black & Blue

You don't run with the crowd
You go your own way
You don't play after dark
You light up my day
Got your own kind of style
That sets you apart
Baby that's why you captured my heart
I know sometimes you feel
Like you don't fit in
And this world doesn't know
What you have within
When I look at you
I see something rare
A rose that can grow anywhere

And there's no one I know that can compare

CHORUS:
What makes you different makes you beautiful
What's there inside you
Shines through to me
In your eyes I see all the love I'll ever need
(you're all I need oh girl)
What makes you different makes you beautiful to me

You got something so real
You touched me so deep
See, material things don't matter to me
So come as you are, you got nothing to prove
You won me with all that you do
And I wanna take this chance to say to you

What makes you different makes you beautiful
What's there inside you
Shines through to me
In your eyes I see all the love I'll ever need
(you're all I need oh girl)
What makes you different
Makes you beautiful...

You don't know how you touched my life
Oh in so many ways I just can't describe
You taught me what love is supposed to be
it's all the little things that make you beautiful to me
So beautiful...

What makes you...

Repeat chorus

Everything in you is beautiful
Love you give shines right to me
Everything in you is beautiful
Beautiful to me
To me.......

What Makes You Different (Makes You Beautiful)

Released on the 1997 album Black & Blue, this track by the Backstreet Boys exemplifies the polished pop sound that defined their mid-to-late 90s era. The song features the group's signature harmonies and rhythmic drive, blending romantic themes with an upbeat tempo characteristic of their discography. It serves as a staple of their catalog, reflecting the boy band's evolution toward more mature songwriting while maintaining their signature vocal style. The recording stands as a testament to their ability to craft anthemic pop tracks that resonated with audiences during a pivotal period in their career.