Callum Beattie

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Callum Beattie
Birth nameCallum Beattie
Born (1989-10-17) 17 October 1989 (age 34)
Edinburgh, Scotland [1]
Genres Pop
Occupation(s)Singer-songwriter
Instrument(s)
  • Vocals
Years active2017–present
Labels
Website www.callumbeattie.co.uk

Callum Beattie is an independent Scottish singer-songwriter

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He has released six singles, two EPs and his debut album People Like Us was released in May 2020. His second album Vandals was released in February 2023.

Career

Beattie grew up in Musselburgh, East Lothian [2] and 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. [3] 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, [4] and eventually debuting at number 68 with sales of 1,449 units. [5] 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". [6]

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. [7] [8]

On 24 February 2023 Beattie released his second album, VANDALS. The album reached number one on the national iTunes chart, beating Gorillaz, Pink and Adam Lambert. VANDALS went straight to number one on the Scottish album charts. The first single from the album Heart Stops Beating stayed on the Bauer Radio playlist for two years.

On Sunday 26 March Beattie performed 2 songs, Heart Stops Beating and Salamander Street in the centre circle at Ibrox park for the Rangers Football Club Legends match. In the second half, manager Alex McLeish selected Beattie to play on the field alongside Rangers and rest of the world legends. He played for the final ten minutes of the game.

Discography

Albums

TitleDetailsPeak chart positions
SCO
[9]
UK
[10]
People Like Us 168
Vandals
  • Release date: 24 February 2023
  • Label: 3 Beat
  • Formats: Digital download, CD
122

Singles

TitleYearPeak chart positionsAlbum
SCO
[11]
UK
Down.

[12]
"We Are Stars"2017People Like Us
"Man Behind the Sun"
"Connection"2019
"Easter Road"
"Talk About Love"2020
"Some Heroes Don't Wear Capes"
"Salamander Street"649
"Fuckers"13People Like Us (Scottish Edition)
"Don't Walk Alone"12
"Tears in My Eyes"2021
"It's Christmas"Non-album single
"Heart Stops Beating"202295Vandals
"Can’t Kill the Summer"
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

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  9. Peaks in Scotland:
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  11. Peak positions for singles in Scotland:
  12. Peak positions for UK Downloads Chart: