"Ugly" is a song by British singer and songwriter Tom Odell. It was released on 8 August 2025 through UROK and Virgin Music, as the third single from his seventh studio album, A Wonderful Life (2025)
"Ugly" was written by Tom Odell, Laurie Blundell, and Josefina Proto. The track was co-produced by Odell with Cityfall, and appears as the seven track on A Wonderful Life. The songs tackles Odell's body image issues, and his self-confidence struggles.
In the single's press release, Odell said of the track:
It was released alongside an accompanying music video directed by Alex Leggatt on 8 August 2025.
Upon its release, "Ugly" was met with positive reviews from music critics, who praised the "honest and personal" lyrical content. We Love That Sound noted that the song felt like Odell's "unofficial answer to Christina Aguilera's "Beautiful"," while dubbing it as "one of [his] Odell's strongest songs" to date. Nadine Kloppert of MonkeyPress described the track as a "deeply personal piece that opens up a view directly into the heart of the longplayer."
Credits adapted from TIDAL.