The Story Of How Maisie Peter's 'Cate's Brother' Became ...

Maisie Peter's daring pop song about her friend Cate's Brother has been captivating TikTok for months. Skiptomaincontent TheStoryOfHowMaisiePeter's'Cate'sBrother'BecameNotoriousBeforeItWasReleased back TheStoryOfHowMaisiePeter's'Cate'sBrother'BecameNotoriousBeforeItWasReleasedPOSTEDMay062022 BySamMurphy PressPicSupplied.Ifyouhaven'tcomeacrossMaisiePetersyet,here'sashortprimer.TheBritishmusiciangainedpopularityonYouTubebeforecrossingovertopopstardom.ShewassignedbyEdSheeranandafteraslewofexcellentreleases,shedroppedherdebutalbum YouSignedUpForThis lastyear.  She'scurrentlyonaworldtourwithSheeran,whoco-wroteanumberofthesongsonthealbum,andwhileontourshe'sbeenenjoyingsomeseriousTikToksuccess.Thereasonforitisasongcalled Cate'sBrother whichtheworldhaswatchedcometogetheronTikToksincetheendofFebruarythisyear. ItallstartedwhenPeterstooktoTwittertowrite,"guysshallIdosomethingdeeplyinsaneyesorno,"beforedirectingeveryonetoherTikTokwhereshehaddonetheinsanething.HerTikTokfeaturedaclipofasongthatshehadwrittenaboutfallinginlovewithherbestfriend'sbrotherwhichneitherhefriendnorherbrotherhadheard.Theclipofthesonggarneredalmosthalfamillionviewswhichstartedalong-windingjourneytowardsthesongbeingreleasedinfull. @maisiehpetersiwroteasongaboutmybestfriend’sbrotherandiwishiwasjokingbuti’mgenuinelynot#originalsong#bestfriends♬originalsound-maisiepeters Thenextclipreachedalmost1millionviewswithPetersfinallyplayingherfriendthesong.HerfriendwasonlyprivytotheversewhichrecountsPetersmeetingthebrotherataHalloweenpartythatCatewasalsoatandwhileitlookslikeshethinksthesongisabop,youcantellshe'sintriguedastowhathappenednext.Aswastherestoftheinternet... PetershadonlyfinishedthefirstversebutwhileontourwithSheeranshesetaboutfinishingthewholesongwhichwas,ofcourse,documentedacrossTikTok.Shegaveanupdateafewweekslatertosaythatshe'sstilltryingtofinishthesongandthesituationwiththebrotherwas"complicatedwithacapitalC,"however,sheproceeded. "Thecate’sbrotherchorusissogoodandi’mliterallyabouttoleakitanduaren’tevenready,"shewroteonTwitter. Afteramonthofteasingthesong,shefinallygaveusthechoruswhichseesherdoubtingwhethertherelationshipwasgoingtowork.Onceagain,itrackedupnearlyamillionviewsandhadpeopleaskingforthenextchapterinthePetersandCate'sbrotherlovestory.  @maisiehpetersIFINISHEDTHESONGABOUTMYFRIEND’SBROTHERANDURGONNAWANNAHEARTHIS#livelaughlove#originalsong#bestfriends♬originalsound-maisiepeters Bythisstageshewasalreadyplayingitatliveshowswithcrowdsscreamingtothechorusofasongthattheyhadonlyheard45secondsof.ShethenunleashedtheofficialaudioforTikTokwhichhasalreadyhadcloseto2,500videosmadewithit.Mayweremindyou,atthisstage,westillhadn'theardthesecondverseofthesong.  InthemiddleofApril,shefinallyannouncedthatthesongwasbeingreleasedandwewouldgettoheartherestofthe Cate'sBrother lovestory.Earlierthisweek,sherevealedthesecondverseofthesongandwegottolearnalittlemoreabouthim.He's6'2"andalittleyoungerthanPetersandcanshotgunabeertoo,apparently.Sheleftushangingwiththenarrativethoughbringingustothepointwherethepairgoonadateandpulluptothefrontdoortogether. CheckingbackinonCate,shetellseveryonethattheyneedtopre-savethesongandalsorevealsthatherbrotherhaspre-savedthesongwhichisessentialinformation.  Thankfully,thesongdroppedinfulltodayandwefinallygettoheartherestofthestory.Don'treadonifyoudon'tlikespoilersBUTCate'sbrotherinvitedhertoCanadatomeethismotherandalsosaidthatshe's"hisonlygirl."Theyaredatingwhichistheendingweallwanted.Whetherornothe'schangedhismindsincehearingthesongisyettobeknown.  162411 Tags: pop,maisiepeters Share Tweet RELATEDPOSTS LatestNews TheArtistsYouNeedToWatchIn2022 Share Tweet POSTEDJan132022 LatestNews MaisiePeters'NewTrack'JohnHughesMovie'IsATributeToTheLegendaryFilmProducer Share Tweet POSTEDFeb262021 LatestNews CheckOutGriffAndMaisiePeters'Taylor-ApprovedCoverOfHerHugeTrack'Exile' Share Tweet POSTEDDec182020 PressPicSupplied.Ifyouhaven'tcomeacrossMaisiePetersyet,here'sashortprimer.TheBritishmusiciangainedpopularityonYouTubebeforecrossingovertopopstardom.ShewassignedbyEdSheeranandafteraslewofexcellentreleases,shedroppedherdebutalbum YouSignedUpForThis lastyear.  She'scurrentlyonaworldtourwithSheeran,whoco-wroteanumberofthesongsonthealbum,andwhileontourshe'sbeenenjoyingsomeseriousTikToksuccess.Thereasonforitisasongcalled Cate'sBrother whichtheworldhaswatchedcometogetheronTikToksincetheendofFebruarythisyear. ItallstartedwhenPeterstooktoTwittertowrite,"guysshallIdosomethingdeeplyinsaneyesorno,"beforedirectingeveryonetoherTikTokwhereshehaddonetheinsanething.HerTikTokfeaturedaclipofasongthatshehadwrittenaboutfallinginlovewithherbestfriend'sbrotherwhichneitherhefriendnorherbrotherhadheard.Theclipofthesonggarneredalmosthalfamillionviewswhichstartedalong-windingjourneytowardsthesongbeingreleasedinfull. @maisiehpetersiwroteasongaboutmybestfriend’sbrotherandiwishiwasjokingbuti’mgenuinelynot#originalsong#bestfriends♬originalsound-maisiepeters Thenextclipreachedalmost1millionviewswithPetersfinallyplayingherfriendthesong.HerfriendwasonlyprivytotheversewhichrecountsPetersmeetingthebrotherataHalloweenpartythatCatewasalsoatandwhileitlookslikeshethinksthesongisabop,youcantellshe'sintriguedastowhathappenednext.Aswastherestoftheinternet... PetershadonlyfinishedthefirstversebutwhileontourwithSheeranshesetaboutfinishingthewholesongwhichwas,ofcourse,documentedacrossTikTok.Shegaveanupdateafewweekslatertosaythatshe'sstilltryingtofinishthesongandthesituationwiththebrotherwas"complicatedwithacapitalC,"however,sheproceeded. "Thecate’sbrotherchorusissogoodandi’mliterallyabouttoleakitanduaren’tevenready,"shewroteonTwitter. Afteramonthofteasingthesong,shefinallygaveusthechoruswhichseesherdoubtingwhethertherelationshipwasgoingtowork.Onceagain,itrackedupnearlyamillionviewsandhadpeopleaskingforthenextchapterinthePetersandCate'sbrotherlovestory.  @maisiehpetersIFINISHEDTHESONGABOUTMYFRIEND’SBROTHERANDURGONNAWANNAHEARTHIS#livelaughlove#originalsong#bestfriends♬originalsound-maisiepeters Bythisstageshewasalreadyplayingitatliveshowswithcrowdsscreamingtothechorusofasongthattheyhadonlyheard45secondsof.ShethenunleashedtheofficialaudioforTikTokwhichhasalreadyhadcloseto2,500videosmadewithit.Mayweremindyou,atthisstage,westillhadn'theardthesecondverseofthesong.  InthemiddleofApril,shefinallyannouncedthatthesongwasbeingreleasedandwewouldgettoheartherestofthe Cate'sBrother lovestory.Earlierthisweek,sherevealedthesecondverseofthesongandwegottolearnalittlemoreabouthim.He's6'2"andalittleyoungerthanPetersandcanshotgunabeertoo,apparently.Sheleftushangingwiththenarrativethoughbringingustothepointwherethepairgoonadateandpulluptothefrontdoortogether. CheckingbackinonCate,shetellseveryonethattheyneedtopre-savethesongandalsorevealsthatherbrotherhaspre-savedthesongwhichisessentialinformation.  Thankfully,thesongdroppedinfulltodayandwefinallygettoheartherestofthestory.Don'treadonifyoudon'tlikespoilersBUTCate'sbrotherinvitedhertoCanadatomeethismotherandalsosaidthatshe's"hisonlygirl."Theyaredatingwhichistheendingweallwanted.Whetherornothe'schangedhismindsincehearingthesongisyettobeknown.  CategoryTier1 Features TagsTier2 pop TagsTier3 maisiepeters AuthorName SamMurphy BlogThumbnail SlugURL Maisie-peters-cates-brother-wm Showinhomenewsblock? 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