Meath teen hits No. 1 on Irish charts with song he recorded during lock down

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Incredible!

A teenager from Meath has rocketed to the top of the Irish iTunes charts, with a song he created during the Covid-19 lockdown.

Like all students in Ireland, Calum Agnew's fifth year at St Mary's Diocesan College in Drogheda was abruptly interrupted by the pandemic.

But, instead of wasting his new found free time, the 17-year-old recorded and produced the song 'Crazy’ all while continuing his schooling from home.

And his dedication has paid off, big time.

 

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** CRAZY IS OUT NOW** It’s finally released, after months of hard work and dedication in Self-Recording and Producing my first independent single from my Bedroom!! It’s Available to stream on SPOTIFY and all other platforms, However for just 99 cent you can order it on ITUNES!! **LINK IN BIO** I can’t thank-you all enough for the support I’ve already received before the Release of Crazy, and I’m just over the moon that I can share it with you At-last❤️. I’d also like to say a special Thankyou to @stephen2520 for helping me mix and master the track? Lots of Love, Calum A x

A post shared by Calum Agnew (@calumagnew_music) on Sep 12, 2020 at 3:03am PDT

Speaking to RTE, Calum explained: "I’d do my school work from 9 until 3 and then I used my free time wisely in the evening to learn how to record my own music."

"I bought all the equipment needed to record a simple enough song and I learned from YouTube and online forums. There was some long evenings staying up late trying to get levels right but I really enjoyed it," he said.

He added that his inspiration for the song was drawn from the blockbuster film 1917, which screened in Ireland earlier this year.

"I was inspired to write the song after seeing 1917, the war movie, and the song is written through the eyes of a soldier, looking back on memories they had. For me, it's a metaphor for anyone looking back on happier times in their life," he said.

 

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I can’t believe it, we made it to Number 1❤️? Thankyou so much to everyone that has supported me so far, I can’t describe in words how much it means to me and I hope you’ll continue to support me in the future❤️ Keep Streaming it and adding it to your Spotify playlists, and if you haven’t bought it on ITunes please do so if you can, This is CRAZY?? Love Calum A x

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And after being released just last weekend, the song has beaten out the likes of Dermot Kennedy to land at top spot on the Irish iTunes charts.

"I was over the moon to see that it reached number one to see it reach number in the Irish iTunes charts and the Irish singer-songwriter charts. I wasn’t expecting that it all. I’m really happy people like my song," he said.

An amazing achievement! We're sure there'll be a lot more to hear from Calum in the future.