Callum Beattie
Scottish singer (born 1989)
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Callum Beattie is a Scottish singer-songwriter. He has released eighteen singles, three EPs and his debut album People Like Us was released in May 2020. His second album Vandals was released in February 2023. His third album INDI was released in January 2026.
17 October 1989
- Vocals
- Piano
- Guitar
Callum Beattie | |
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| Background information | |
| Born | Callum David Beattie 17 October 1989 |
| Genres | Indie |
| Occupation | Singer-songwriter |
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| Years active | 2017–present |
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| Website | callumbeattiemusic |
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.
Discography
Albums
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | |
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| SCO [9] |
UK [10] | ||
| People Like Us |
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1 | 68 |
| Vandals |
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1 | 22 |
| Indi |
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1 | 4 |
Singles
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||||||||
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| 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" | — | — | |||||||||||
| “Something In My Eye" | 2024 | — | 18 | Non-album single | |||||||||
| "Two Pretenders" | 2025 | — | — | INDI | |||||||||
| "Birthday" | — | — | |||||||||||
| "It always Rains In Glasgow" | — | — | |||||||||||
| "Pins and Needles" | — | — | |||||||||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||||||