Beat Mama Explained

Beat Mama
Cover:	Beat Mama Cast cover.jpg
Type:	single
Artist:	Cast
Album:	Magic Hour
B-Side:	"Get on You" "3 Nines Are 28" "Hoedown" "Whisky Song"
Released:	^[1]
Studio:	Ridge Farm (West Sussex, England) Air Lyndhurst (Hampstead, London)
Length:	4:10
Label:	Polydor
Producer:	Gil Norton
Prev Title:	I'm So Lonely
Prev Year:	1997
Next Title:	Magic Hour
Next Year:	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

• Gil Norton – production, mixing
• Danton Supple – engineering, mixing
• Bob Ludwig – mastering

Notes and References

1. New Releases – For Week Starting 26 April, 1999: Singles. Music Week. 27. 24 April 1999. 19 July 2021.
2. Beat Mama. Cast. 1999. UK CD1 liner notes. Polydor Records. 563 593-2.
3. Beat Mama. Cast. 1999. UK CD2 liner notes. Polydor Records. 563 595-2.
4. Beat Mama. Cast. 1999. European CD single liner notes. Polydor Records. 563 999-2.
5. Magic Hour. Magic Hour (Cast album). Cast. 1999. UK CD album liner notes. Polydor Records. 547 176-2.
6. Eurochart Hot 100 Singles. Music & Media. 16. 20. 12. 15 May 1999. 3 July 2020.