Beat of My Drum

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"Beat of My Drum"
BeatOfMyDrum.jpg
Single by Nicola Roberts
from the album Cinderella's Eyes
B-side
  • "Disco, Blisters and a Comedown"
  • "Porcelain Heart"
Released2 June 2011 (2011-06-02)
RecordedJuly 2010
Genre
Length2:56
Label Polydor
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Dimitri Tikovoï
  • Diplo
  • Derek Allen
Nicola Roberts singles chronology
"Beat of My Drum"
(2011)
"Lucky Day"
(2011)
Audio sample

Chart performance

In the United Kingdom, "Beat of My Drum" debuted at number 27 on the UK Singles Chart, on 18 June 2011. [30] The following week, the single fell outside of the top 40 to number 64, and fell to number 88 in its third week. [30] However, the song rose to number 76 in its fourth week, and again to number 50 in its fifth. [30] In Ireland, the song debuted and peaked at number 37 on the Irish Singles Chart on 9 June 2011, [31] whilst in Scotland the song debuted at number 26 on the issue date of 18 June 2011. [32]

Charts

Chart (2011)Peak
position
Ireland (IRMA) [31] 37
Scotland (Official Charts Company) [32] 26
UK Singles (Official Charts Company) [30] 27

Release history

CountryDateFormatLabel
Brazil [33] 2 June 2011 Digital download Polydor Records
Ireland [34] 3 June 2011
United Kingdom [27] [29] 5 June 2011
11 July 2011 CD single

The song is featured in the soundtrack of Horrid Henry: The Movie , released in 2011. [35]

References

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