Callum Beattie

Callum Beattie
Born	Callum Beattie (1989-10-17)October 17, 1989 Musselburgh, East Lothian, Scotland [1]
Genres	Indie
Occupation	Singer-songwriter
Instrument	Vocals
Years active	2017–present
Labels	3 Beat Records AATW Universal
Website	www.callumbeattie.co.uk

Callum Beattie is a Scottish singer-songwriter. 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, ahead of Gorillaz, Pink and Adam Lambert. VANDALS also went straight to number one on the Scottish album charts. The first single from the album, “Heart Stops Beating”, remained on the Bauer Radio playlist for two years. Beattie’s first independent and third album, INDI, is scheduled for release in January 2026. The first single from the album, “Two Pretenders”, was released on 11 September 2025. In November 2025, he released “It Always Rains in Glasgow”, which is also included on INDI.

In November 2025, Callum headlined Glasgow's OVO Hydro in front of approximately 12,000 People. INDI released 23rd January 2026 reached an impressive no4 in the UK chart and no1 in the Scottish Chart.

Discography

Albums

Title	Details	Peak chart positions
		SCO [9]	UK [10]
People Like Us	Released: 15 May 2020 Label: 3 Beat, AATW Formats: Digital download, CD	1	68
Vandals	Release date: 24 February 2023 Label: 3 Beat Formats: Digital download, CD	1	22
Indi	Release date: 23 January 2026 Label: Cooking Vinyl Formats: Digital download, CD	1	4

Singles

Title	Year	Peak chart positions		Album
		SCO [11]	UK Down. [12]
"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.

References

1. "Rising star Callum Beattie returns to Edinburgh to swap stage for street". Scotsman. 12 August 2019. Archived from the original on 26 July 2021. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
2. "Rising star Callum Beattie returns to Edinburgh to swap stage for street". Scotsman. 12 August 2019. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
3. "Boris Johnson ripped to shreds in Scots singer's anti-Tory anthem ahead of General Election". Daily Record. 11 December 2019. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
4. "Sleaford Mods battling for Number 1 on the Official Albums Chart with retrospective album All That Glue". Official Charts Company . 18 May 2020. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
5. "Charts analysis: Lewis Capaldi returns to albums summit". Music Week . 23 May 2020. Archived from the original on 31 May 2020. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
6. "Callum Beattie is the next big thing". Facebook . 20 May 2020. Archived from the original on 29 July 2024. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
7. "Callum Beattie unveils first music video". 28 June 2020. Archived from the original on 10 July 2020. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
8. "Review of Salamander Street, by The Independent". 28 June 2020. Archived from the original on 13 July 2020. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
9. Peaks in Scotland:
   • People Like Us: "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. 22 May 2020. Archived from the original on 2 November 2020. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
   • Vandals: "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. 3 March 2023. Archived from the original on 4 April 2023. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
   • Indi: "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. 30 January 2026. Retrieved 31 January 2026.
10. "CALLUM BEATTIE | full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on 8 October 2020. Retrieved 31 January 2026.
11. Peak positions for singles in Scotland:
    • For "Salamander Street": "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. 17 July 2020. Archived from the original on 20 September 2022. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
    • For "Fuckers": "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. 16 October 2020. Archived from the original on 19 April 2023. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
    • For "Don't Walk Alone": "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. 13 November 2020. Archived from the original on 18 February 2021. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
12. Peak positions for UK Downloads Chart:
    • For "Salamander Street": "Official Singles Downloads Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. 17 July 2020. Archived from the original on 18 August 2020. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
    • For "Heart Stops Beating": "Official Singles Downloads Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. 5 August 2022. Archived from the original on 23 August 2022. Retrieved 6 August 2022.