Tatum Rosner McRae (born July 1, 2003) is a Canadian singer, songwriter, dancer and actress. She is born to a Canadian father of Scottish descent and mother of German descent. At the age of thirteen, she gained prominence as the first Canadian finalist on the American reality TV show So You Think You Can Dance.
Four: One Day
One day is the first ever song of Tate McRae which she wrote at the age of 14 on her YouTube channel. This video attracted over 39M views prompting her to self-release the song as an independent single. The song was eventually certified gold in Canada, making it the first certification of her career. This particular song caught the attention of 11 Record Labels and she eventually signed with RCA Records, in August 2019. “One Day” (2017) went viral on YouTube and TikTok, subsequently releasing her debut EP, All the Things I Never Said (2020).
FYI
- In 2021, McRae was the youngest musician featured on Forbes’ 30 Under 30 list.
- Her second EP, Too Young to Be Sad (2021) was the most streamed female EP of 2021 on Spotify.
- She is a professional dancer and After gaining some prominence, she became a brand ambassador for the American dance manufacturer Capezio.
- She was featured in Billboard’s 21 Under 21 One to Watch list
- McRae gained notable recognition as a rising artist in 2020, being named YouTube’s Artist on the Rise, MTV’s Push Artist for the month of July, and a Vevo DSCVR artist.
Three: That Way
Amassing over 19M views on its official music video on YouTube and over 357M streams on Spotify and of course being a viral hit on tiktok, the song “That way” was released on the 24th of January, 2020 from her debut EP All the Things I Never said (2020) released through RCA Records. It was produced by Nick Monson with the song written by Nick Monson, Tate McRae and Skyler Stonestreet. The song charted in the UK and Ireland, and was certified Platinum in the US, Gold in Australia, Canada, and Denmark and Silver in the UK.
Two: Greedy
With over 18M views on it’s official music video on YouTube, over 183M streams on Spotify and becoming a raving viral hit on Tiktok, “Greedy” is a song by Tate McRae which was released on the 15th of September, 2023 through RCA Records. The song became her biggest debut to date on Spotify, and her first top 10 on the Global Spotify Charts. The song peaked at number one in Denmark, Greece, the Netherlands and Norway, while entering the top ten in Austria, Australia, Canada, Iceland, Ireland, Latvia, Luxembourg, New Zealand, Singapore, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom. It is also McRae’s highest charting song on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, peaking at number 14.
Bonus
10:35: Tiesto ft Tate McRae
Garnering over 43M views on it’s official music video on YouTube, the song 10:35 by Tiesto ft Tate McRae was released on the 3 November 2022 through Musical Freedom and Atlantic Records, also certified Gold and Platinum in countries like Australia, Canada, Denmark, New Zealand and more.
Awards / Nominations
- She was nominated for the MTV Video Music Award for Push Best New Artist, and performed “You Broke Me First” at the VMAs pre-show.
- McRae was nominated for 5 Juno Awards in 2023
- At the BMI Film and TV Awards in 2022, the song “You broke me first” won the award in the category of Pop Music Award
Discography
- All the Things I Never said (2020)
- Too Young to Be Sad (2021)
- I Used to think I could fly (2022)
One: You Broke Me First
“You Broke Me First” is a song by Canadian singer Tate McRae which was released on April 17, 2020, through RCA Records as the lead single from her second extended play, Too Young to Be Sad (2021) which is evidently the song that plummeted her career this far. The song gained popularity on the video-sharing platform TikTok, where it has featured in over a million videos. The song is the second most streamed song released by a female artist in 2020. It was also the longest charting song released by a female artist in 2020 on the Billboard Hot 100, at 38 weeks. and peaked at no 1 on the Mediabase top 40 chart, breaking the record for the longest climb to no 1 by a female solo artist at 28 weeks. The official music video garnered over 219M views on YouTube and over 1.2B streams on Spotify. The song has been certified Platinum and Gold in countries like Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada and many more and of course this song peaked top positions on multiple music charts.
