Beat Mama

"Beat Mama"
"Beat Mama"
Single by Cast
from the album Magic Hour
B-side	"Get on You"
Released	26 April 1999
Length	4:10
Label	Polydor
Songwriter(s)	John Power
Producer(s)	Gil Norton
Cast singles chronology

"Beat Mama" is the 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]

"Beat Mama"
"Get on You"
"3 Nines Are 28"

UK CD2^[3]

"Beat Mama"
"Hoedown"
"Whisky Song"

UK 7-inch jukebox single^[4]

A. "Beat Mama" (radio edit)

B. "Get on You"

European CD single^[5]

"Beat Mama" (radio edit)
"Get on You"
"Hoedown"
"Whisky Song"

Personnel[]

Cast

John Power – vocals, guitar
Peter Wilkinson – backing vocals, bass
Liam "Skin" Tyson – guitar
Keith O'Neill – drums

Production

Gil Norton – producer, mixing
Danton Supple – engineer, mixing
Bob Ludwig – mastering

Charts[]

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

References[]

^ "New Releases – For Week Starting 26 April, 1999: Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 24 April 1999. p. 27. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
^ Beat Mama (UK CD1 liner notes). Cast. Polydor Records. 1999. 563 593-2.CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
^ Beat Mama (UK CD2 liner notes). Cast. Polydor Records. 1999. 563 595-2.CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
^ Beat Mama (UK 7-inch jukebox single vinyl disc). Cast. Polydor Records. 1999. 563 986-7.CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
^ Beat Mama (European CD single liner notes). Cast. Polydor Records. 1999. 563 999-2.CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
^ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 16 no. 20. 15 May 1999. p. 12. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 31 January 2019.

External links[]

Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics

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[1] "New Releases – For Week Starting 26 April, 1999: Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 24 April 1999. p. 27. Retrieved 19 July 2021.

[2] Beat Mama (UK CD1 liner notes). Cast. Polydor Records. 1999. 563 593-2.CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

[3] Beat Mama (UK CD2 liner notes). Cast. Polydor Records. 1999. 563 595-2.CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

[4] Beat Mama (UK 7-inch jukebox single vinyl disc). Cast. Polydor Records. 1999. 563 986-7.CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

[5] Beat Mama (European CD single liner notes). Cast. Polydor Records. 1999. 563 999-2.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.

[sc_Scotland_-7] "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 31 January 2019.

[sc_UK_-8] "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 31 January 2019.

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hide v t Cast
John Power Liam "Skin" Tyson Keith O'Neill Peter Wilkinson Ged Malley Barry Sutton Peter "Cammy" Cammell Russell Brady
Studio albums	All Change Mother Nature Calls Magic Hour Beetroot Troubled Times Kicking Up the Dust
Compilation albums	The Collection The Complete BBC Sessions
Singles	"Finetime" "Alright" "Sandstorm" "Walkaway" "Flying" "Free Me" "Guiding Star" "Live the Dream" "I'm So Lonely" "Beat Mama" "Magic Hour" "Desert Drought"