The Beat Goes On (Beady Eye song)

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"The Beat Goes On"
Single by Beady Eye
from the album Different Gear, Still Speeding
B-side "In the Bubble with a Bullet"
Released15 July 2011 (2011-07-15)
Genre Rock
Length4:44
Label Beady Eye
Songwriter(s) Liam Gallagher, Gem Archer, Andy Bell
Producer(s) Beady Eye, Steve Lillywhite
Beady Eye singles chronology
"Millionaire"
(2011)
"The Beat Goes On"
(2011)
"Second Bite of the Apple"
(2013)

"The Beat Goes On" is a song by English rock band Beady Eye. Featured on their debut album Different Gear, Still Speeding , it was the third official single released from the album, released on 15 July 2011. [1] They performed the single on Alan Carr: Chatty Man, on 1 July 2011.

Contents

Track listing

All songs written by Liam Gallagher, Gem Archer, and Andy Bell

  1. "The Beat Goes On" – 4:44
  2. "In the Bubble with a Bullet" – 2:57

Chart performance

Chart (2011)Peak
position
UK Singles (OCC) [2] 64

Music video

A promotional music video was filmed at the Isle Of Wight festival 2011 and released shortly after.

Release history

CountryRelease dateFormat(s)Label
United Kingdom15 July 2011 [3] Digital download Beady Eye

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