Lyrically, it speaks about Bieber wanting to take his love interest to a club, where they can "party like it's 3012".
"Beauty and a Beat" debuted on the US Billboard Hot 100 at 72 due to strong digital downloads.
After the release of the song's music video, it re-entered the Hot 100 at number 72 and peaked at 5.
Bieber spoke upon the collaboration with Minaj, saying: "I wanted a female rapper and I think that she is the best choice. I felt she just fit on the song perfectly."
"Beauty and a Beat" is an uptempo EDM and electropop song.