Beat Again

After 2 hours of writing, this song was originally titled ‘No Beat’. In an interview with Ortise Williams, Inthenews website asked him if people would be surprised that their first single wasn’t a ballad, the JLS member replied: “We thought people might be, but we wanted to come out with a bang and do that. But we also wanted to come out with something that was really reflective of us. Obviously we did The X Factor and did what we had to do to get through the weeks because they’re themed. But ultimately, what we love to sing together is represented in Beat Again. As an introduction to JLS after show, we couldn’t have found something better. The song’s inspired by artists that we are inspired by and are inspired to emulate and ultimately, tracks that we listen to on our iPod everyday.”
Release Date:

Released July 12, 2009
Songwriter/s:

Wayne Hector – Steve Mac
Label:

Epic

Chart Rankings:

In the UK, the song topped the Official Charts Company and was certified Gold by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) for sales over 560.000 copies. The song also topped the charts in in Scotland and peaked at number 1 in Ireland. ‘Beat Again’ didn’t enter the charts in the US.
Artist’s age on Release Date: The band had been active for 1 year when they released this song.

Cover Versions:

very few amateur artists covered this song on Youtube.