Tate McRae
Tate McRae is a Calgary-born singer, songwriter and dancer who brings personal pop songs and detailed choreography to her videos and live shows.
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RCA Records
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RCA RecordsOverview
- Born
- July 1, 2003, in Calgary, Alberta, Canada
- Work
- Singer, songwriter and dancer
- First audience
- Competitive dance, then So You Think You Can Dance in 2016
- YouTube beginnings
- “One Day,” an original song uploaded in 2017
- Music breakout
- “you broke me first” in 2020
- Label
- RCA Records
Mini bio
How it started.
Born in Calgary, Tate grew up with a dance teacher for a mother and spent part of childhood living in Oman. Dance came first: competitions took Tate across North America, and a third-place finish on So You Think You Can Dance in 2016 brought a wider audience.
A song from the bedroom.
In 2017, when a dance video was not possible, Tate uploaded an original song called “One Day” to YouTube instead. The simple performance found an audience and helped turn a channel for dance into a home for songwriting too. In an early i-D interview, Tate described writing songs in a bedroom before learning how to bring them into recording studios.
Finding a bigger sound.
“you broke me first” became a breakout in 2020. The debut album i used to think i could fly followed in 2022, then THINK LATER in 2023. That second album reached No. 4 on the Billboard album chart and included “greedy,” a No. 1 on the Billboard Global 200.
From videos to arenas.
So Close To What debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 in 2025. The Miss Possessive Arena Tour brought the music to Latin America, Europe, the UK and North America; the label reported more than 80 dates and a million tickets sold. In 2026, Tate added the fragrance TATE 01 and returned with “Housewife.”
Creditschronological, newest first
Albums
- 2025SO CLOSE TO WHAT??? (deluxe)Recording artist
- 2025So Close To WhatRecording artist
- 2023THINK LATERRecording artist
- 2022i used to think i could flyRecording artist
Singles and soundtrack
- 2026HousewifeRecording artist
- 2025Just Keep Watching, from F1 The MovieVocalist and co-writer
- 2023greedySinger and co-writer
- 2020you broke me firstRecording artist
Awards
Quotes
I started to discover that I loved writing songs in my roomTate McRae, i-D interview
Reflecting on the move from bedroom songwriting to recording studios: https://i-d.co/article/tate-mcrae-music-interview/
Trivia
- Tate lived in Oman for three years as a child before returning to Calgary.
- “One Day” was written and recorded in about 20 minutes when Tate could not get into a dance studio to make a video.
- In an early i-D interview, Tate said people often assumed a serious personality from the songs and dancing, despite being clumsy and always laughing.
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