Jesse McCartney has come a long way since releasing his first song, beautiful soul,year 2004.

But McCartney, now 37, knew he was going to be a hit when he first heard one of his songs on the radio at age 17.

talking people magazine Recently, McCartney recalled that fateful morning in 2004.

“I remember the first time I heard this song was at the end of my SATs and I heard it on the radio Z100,” he recalled. “I remember thinking I don’t have to worry about my SAT score because I already succeeded! “

beautiful soul It became an instant hit within days of release, climbing the international charts and being certified platinum in Australia.

“It was kind of the start of my career,” McCartney recalled, “and I remember traveling around the world, traveling overseas, and people who didn’t speak English knew the song and knew my name.”

He continued, “I can’t communicate with them with words, but through music we can, and it was truly a special, crazy moment.”