The Beast (song)

"The Beast" is a song by Australian singer songwriters Angus & Julia Stone. It was released in August 2007^[1] as the lead single from the duo's debut studio album A Book Like This. The song peaked at number 40 on the ARIA Charts; becoming the duo's first charting single. The single was released in the United Kingdom in October 2007.^[2]

"The Beast"
Single by Angus and Julia Stone
from the album A Book Like This
Released	18 August 2007 (2007-08-18)
Length	3:50
Songwriters	Angus Stone, Julia Stone
Producer	Fran Healy
Angus and Julia Stone singles chronology
"Private Lawns" (2007) "The Beast" (2007) "Wasted" (2008)

At the ARIA Music Awards of 2008, the song was nominated for Breakthrough Artist – Single.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Angus & Julia Stone.

Australian release

No.	Title	Length
1.	"The Beast"	3:50
2.	"Purple Skivvy"	2:50
3.	"I'll Wait"	3:00
4.	"Little Bird"	4:30

United Kingdom release

No.	Title	Length
1.	"The Beast"	3:50
2.	"Purple Skivvy"	2:50
3.	"I'll Wait"	3:00
4.	"Choking"	5:46
5.	"Little Bird"	4:30
6.	"The Beast" (video clip)	3:53

Charts

Chart (2007)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)[3]	40

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[4]	Gold	35,000‡
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.