Beat Mama

1999 single by Cast
"Beat Mama"
Single by Cast
from the album Magic Hour
B-side
  • "Get on You"
  • "3 Nines Are 28"
  • "Hoedown"
  • "Whisky Song"
Released26 April 1999 (1999-04-26)[1]
Studio
  • Ridge Farm (West Sussex, England)
  • Air Lyndhurst (Hampstead, London)
Length4:10
LabelPolydor
Songwriter(s)John Power
Producer(s)Gil Norton
Cast singles chronology
"I'm So Lonely"
(1997) 		"Beat Mama"
(1999) 		"Magic Hour"
(1999)

"Beat Mama" is a song by Liverpool Britpop band Cast, fronted by ex La's bassist John Power. Released on 26 April 1999, the song peaked at number nine on the UK Singles Chart, becoming the band's seventh and final UK top-10 hit.

Track listings

UK CD1[2]

  1. "Beat Mama"
  2. "Get on You"
  3. "3 Nines Are 28"

UK CD2[3]

  1. "Beat Mama"
  2. "Hoedown"
  3. "Whisky Song"

European CD single[4]

  1. "Beat Mama" (radio edit)
  2. "Get on You"
  3. "Hoedown"
  4. "Whisky Song"

Credits and personnel

Credits are lifted from the UK CD1 and Magic Hour liner notes.[2][5]

Studios

  • Recorded at Ridge Farm Studio (West Sussex, England) and Air Studios Lyndhurst (Hampstead, London)
  • Mixed at The Church (London, England)
  • Mastered at Gateway Mastering (Portland, Maine, US)

Cast

  • John Power – writing, vocals, guitar
  • Liam Tyson – guitar
  • Peter Wilkinson – bass guitar
  • Keith O'Neill – drums

Production

Charts

Chart (1999) Peak
position
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[6] 43
Scotland (OCC)[7] 5
UK Singles (OCC)[8] 9

References

  1. ^ "New Releases – For Week Starting 26 April, 1999: Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 24 April 1999. p. 27. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
  2. ^ a b Beat Mama (UK CD1 liner notes). Cast. Polydor Records. 1999. 563 593-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  3. ^ Beat Mama (UK CD2 liner notes). Cast. Polydor Records. 1999. 563 595-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  4. ^ Beat Mama (European CD single liner notes). Cast. Polydor Records. 1999. 563 999-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  5. ^ Magic Hour (UK CD album liner notes). Cast. Polydor Records. 1999. 547 176-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  6. ^ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 16, no. 20. 15 May 1999. p. 12. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
  7. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
  8. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
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