Beat Mama

"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.

"Beat Mama"
Single by Cast
from the album Magic Hour
B-side	"Get on You" "3 Nines Are 28" "Hoedown" "Whisky Song"
Released	26 April 1999 (1999-04-26)[1]
Studio	Ridge Farm (West Sussex, England) Air Lyndhurst (Hampstead, London)
Length	4:10
Label	Polydor
Songwriter(s)	John Power
Producer(s)	Gil Norton
Cast singles chronology
"I'm So Lonely" (1997) "Beat Mama" (1999) "Magic Hour" (1999)

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

Charts

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