Beautiful Way comes from Beck's 1999 album Midnite Vultures, blending alt-rock, soul and lo-fi pop in his signature style. The clip spread far beyond the album because a shortened version circulated as beck.asf, a demo file associated with Windows ME and early Windows Media Player in 2000. For many listeners it was a first taste of streaming audio on a home PC. It survives online as both a Beck favourite and a piece of early internet nostalgia, shared whenever creators recreate that era.