Callum Beattie is a Scottish singer-songwriter signed to 3 Beat Records. He has released six singles, two EPs and his debut album People Like Us was released in May 2020.
Callum Beattie | |
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| Birth name | Callum Beattie |
| Born | (1989-10-17) October 17, 1989 (age 32) Edinburgh, Scotland[1] |
| Genres | Pop |
| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter |
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| Years active | 2017–present |
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| Website | www |
Beattie released his first single "We Are Stars" in 2017. In 2019, he uploaded the anti-Brexit and Conservative Party song "Boris Song" onto YouTube, becoming viral.[2] His debut album People Like Us was released in 2020, reaching number 18 on the UK Albums Chart's mid-week chart according to Official Charts Company,[3] and eventually debuting at number 68 with sales of 1,449 units.[4] In May 2020 Beattie was interviewed by Robin Galloway on Pure Radio about his pride in the Scottish sound of the album, saying that his "heart will always lie back home".[5]
On 26 June 2020, Beattie released his first music video for the song "Salamander Street", about a former classmate who became a prostitute in Edinburgh.[6][7] This music video gained worldwide popularity for the distinctive animation style and immersive colours.
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | |||||||||||
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| SCO [8] |
UK [9] | ||||||||||||
| People Like Us |
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1 | 68 | ||||||||||
| Vandals |
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| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||||||
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||||||||
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| SCO [10] |
UK Down. [11] | ||||||||||||
| "We Are Stars" | 2017 | — | — | People Like Us | |||||||||
| "Man Behind the Sun" | — | — | |||||||||||
| "Connection" | 2019 | — | — | ||||||||||
| "Easter Road" | — | — | |||||||||||
| "Talk About Love" | 2020 | — | — | ||||||||||
| "Some Heroes Don't Wear Capes" | — | — | |||||||||||
| "Salamander Street" | 6 | 49 | |||||||||||
| "Fuckers" | 13 | — | People Like Us (Scottish Edition) | ||||||||||
| "Don't Walk Alone" | 12 | — | |||||||||||
| "Tears in My Eyes" | 2021 | — | — | ||||||||||
| "It's Christmas" | — | — | Non-album single | ||||||||||
| "Heart Stops Beating" | 2022 | — | 95 | Vandals | |||||||||
| "Can’t Kill the Summer" | — | — | |||||||||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||||||
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