By the end of 2009, at the age of 14, Ryan started uploading videos to his sister’s YouTube account… and then the social media world took notice; hundreds of thousands of people started becoming aware of Ryan’s vocal ability, charm and star-potential.
On February 25, 2011, Ryan created his own YouTube Channel and started posting covers of popular songs on there, where he received tens of millions of views.
In November of the same year, he released his debut single, "Every Little Thing", which reached #89 on the iTunes Pop Charts. The song would go on to be included in his debut EP, Because of You, released on July 24, 2012.
Within 24 hours of its release, Because of You landed in the #1 spot on the US Pop Album Charts and the #7 spot on the Top Album Charts on iTunes.
The EP also included "Hey L.A.", which was featured in a commercial for the AT&T "It Can Wait" campaign, featuring Ryan. Ryan would then go on to spent the summer of 2013 touring as one of the opening acts on Cody Simpson's Paradise Tour.
Still in 2013, only a little over a year after his quick rise to recognition had begun, Ryan decided to fire his initial management team. The constraint he felt both creatively and emotionally because of his image as a "straight" teen heartthrob and the lack of input he was allowed when recording music were the factors that led him to the decision.
In a 2020 interview, Beatty recalled firing his manager on a plane flying back to Los Angeles after a gig, telling them "I can't do this anymore". His decision to fire his management and separate from his first label led to a prolonged legal battle that prevented him from releasing music until 2016.
After being inactive for three years, Beatty began to return to recording music in 2016, with the release of "Passion" and "Stay Gold". That same year, he also publicly came out as gay.
In 2017, he began collaborating with the rap collective Brockhampton, providing backing vocals on Saturation II's "Queer" and Saturation III's "Bleach". He also provided vocals for "Sugar", a song from the collective’s fifth studio album that later gained some success on TikTok.
In 2018, Beatty released his first studio album, Boy in Jeans, featuring the singles "Bruise" and "Camo". He released music videos for almost every song on the album, with the exceptions of "Cupid", "Money", and "Speed".
Starting in January 2019, six months after Boy in Jeans had already been released, Beatty embarked on a short tour in support of the album. In a 2020 interview with Complex, he said that he initially delayed touring after the release of the album in order to focus on the recording of his second album, Dreaming of David, which he began working on soon after the completion of Boy in Jeans.
From the end of 2019 into early 2020, Beatty released the singles "Dark Circles", "Patchwork", and "Casino", each with their own accompanying music videos, in the lead up to the release of Dreaming of David, which was finally released on January 31, 2020.
Soon afterwards, he announced a US tour called "David, I Love You" in support of the album, later canceled due to the social distancing measures taken in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Starting late 2020, Beatty stopped using all social media platforms, only making sparse publications from time to time.
Then, in March 2023, he cleared his Instagram page, indicating new music would be released soon.
On March 15, after a series of Instagram posts and the launch of his new website, Beatty announced that his third studio album, Calico, would be released April 28, 2023. The lead single, "Ribbons", was released the following Friday.
With the release of the album came a short film under the same name, containing music videos for the album's first three songs. Calico was well-received, with critics calling the album "a transformative step for the visionary singer-songwriter, an intimate and admirable embrace" and "arguably his best work to date". A five-date North American concert tour, titled "California in Every Color", was announced on May 2, with a five-date international leg of the tour being announced on July 18.
Beatty came out as gay in June 2016, at the age of 20, three weeks after the Orlando nightclub shooting. He uploaded an Instagram photo of a Gay Power balloon on his Instagram account with the following caption: "proud to be a raging homosexual. it's taken 20 years of suffocating in the closet for me to become comfortable enough to say it, but now I can finally breathe. i did it!".
Every Little Thing
Ryan Beatty Lyrics
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I thought I would come over and say hello
To you right now
But when I tried to speak the words won't come out
It's you girl, it's definetly something you do girl
That's got my heart beating over time
When you're around
It's like you lift me up and I can come back down
But now my heart's right on my sleeve for all to see
Because I, I want to be
Every little thing that you want,
That you need, that you breathe
And I know it might sound crazy
I think that it's amazing what you do to me
Oh maybe this could truly be
That I'm in love, in love, in love
Oh I'm in love, in love, in love
Oh you're my sunlight
You're my everything's going to be alright
The only thing I need is my life
From day to night my troubles disappear when you hold me tight
And I know I'll never find another like you
So I promise that I'll never let you go
You're all I need, 'cause baby without you I'm just not me
If this is somehow just all a dream
Then please just let me stay
Oh I just want to stay asleep
Because I, I want to be
Every little thing that you want,
That you need, that you breathe
And I know it might sound crazy
I think that it's amazing what you do to me
Oh maybe this could truly be
That I'm in love, in love, in love
Oh I'm in love, in love, in love
And if the stars fall from the sky
I'll pick them up for you, baby
'Cause you're the only reason why I wake up in the morning, baby
And it might sound a little too forward for me to say, but I'ma do it anyway
'Cause I think that this could mean, girl
That I, I want to be every little thing that you want,
That you need, that you breathe
And I know it might sound crazy
I think that it's amazing what you do to me
Oh maybe this could truly be
That I'm in love, in love, in love
Oh I'm in love, in love, in love
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The lyrics of Ryan Beatty's "Every Little Thing" are about falling in love with someone and wanting to be every little thing that they need, want and breathe. The song starts with the singer seeing someone walking by and going up to say hello but cannot speak when he tries. He then proceeds to talk about how being around this person makes his heart beat faster and how he wants to keep his feelings on display for everyone to see. He tries to express how much this person means to him by saying that she is his sunlight and the only reason he wakes up in the morning. He wants to be the one to protect her from the falling stars and be everything that she needs. He ends the song by saying that he is in love, in love, in love with her.
The song can be seen as a direct manifestation of Ryan's feelings for someone he loves. It is a sweet and earnest expression of what love can make you feel. The lyrics make use of metaphors such as 'sunlight' and 'falling stars' to express how much he values this person in his life. The repetition of the words 'in love' at the end of the song drives home the point that he is indeed completely and utterly in love with her.
Line by Line Meaning
Hey oh, I saw you walkin' by my way so
I saw you walking towards me and decided to come over to say hello
To you right now
I am here to talk to you right now
But when I tried to speak the words won't come out
I'm having trouble expressing myself whenever I'm around you
It's you girl, it's definitely something you do girl
I realized that the reason why I feel the way I do is because of you and how you are
That's got my heart beating over time
Being around you makes my heart beat faster than usual
When you're around
I feel differently when you're around me
It's like you lift me up and I can come back down
It's like you have the ability to make me feel better
I used to keep my feelings all to me
I used to keep my emotions to myself
But now my heart's right on my sleeve for all to see
Now I'm more open and I'm showing my feelings to everyone
Because I, I want to be
I want to be everything to you
Every little thing that you want,
I want to give you everything you've ever wanted
That you need, that you breathe
I want to be the air that you breathe and the one you need to live
And I know it might sound crazy
I know it may seem unbelievable
I think that it's amazing what you do to me
I find it astounding how you make me feel
Oh maybe this could truly be
Maybe this is what real love is
That I'm in love, in love, in love
I'm in love with you
Oh you're my sunlight
You bring light into my life
You're my everything's going to be alright
You make everything feel okay
The only thing I need is my life
You're the only thing I need to make my life complete
From day to night my troubles disappear when you hold me tight
When you're holding me, all my problems seem to go away
And I know I'll never find another like you
I know that there is no one else like you
So I promise that I'll never let you go
I promise to never let you leave my life
You're all I need, 'cause baby without you I'm just not me
You complete me, and without you, I feel like something is missing
If this is somehow just all a dream
If all of this is somehow unreal
Then please just let me stay
I wish I could stay in this moment forever
Oh I just want to stay asleep
I wish I could just stay in this dreamlike state
And if the stars fall from the sky
Even if the impossible happens
I'll pick them up for you, baby
I'll do the impossible for you
'Cause you're the only reason why I wake up in the morning, baby
You're the reason I wake up every day and face the world
And it might sound a little too forward for me to say, but I'ma do it anyway
This may come off as too much, but I'm going to say it anyways
'Cause I think that this could mean, girl
Because I believe this could signify something bigger
That I, I want to be every little thing that you want,
I want to make every single one of your wishes come true
That you need, that you breathe
I want to be the one that you rely on and can't live without
Oh maybe this could truly be
Perhaps this is true love
That I'm in love, in love, in love
I'm truly in love with you
Oh I'm in love, in love, in love
I really, really love you
Contributed by Gabriella H. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
sehr javaid
this is THE song you can listen to full blast in any situation, and it sounds soo good!!!
Marie Cookie
You sing so beautifully! I could listen to this all day! ♥
liminalspacey
still good even when i’m 24
Lexi Wright
LOVE THIS SONG!!! He's so talented!!
kayly g
Hey. Im a directioner, but I knew this song before people started talking about Little Things. I loved this song from the moment i heard it, and I LOVE Ryan Beatty <3
Luz Rozo
Love it!!!!!!!
Emma Aguilera
I cant stop singing it!
kelly cooper
can't stop listening to this song your amazing Ryan ♥
TravisBatesTV
This song plays at my work all the time. :)
Madeline Pritchard
This song makes me feel so happy!!!!