Released February 15, 2010 Genre Electropop
dance-rock Label Bonnier Amigo | Recorded 2010 Length 2:52 | |
Format CD single, digital download | ||
"Famous" is an English language hit by Swedish girl group Play, taken from the album Under My Skin released April 21, 2010. It is the only number-one single for the group on the Swedish Singles Chart, and their only top 10 hit since Play began in 2001.
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The song was released as a one-track digital download on February 15, 2010, while on February 16 it was released as a two-track CD single including the song "Girls" as a B-side. It debuted on the Swedish Singles Chart for the week ending February 19, 2010 at number five, reaching number one the following week and staying there for one week. After five consecutive weeks on the chart, it left for one week before returning for two more, giving it a seven-week run.
Background
In late 2009, as part of the Swedish television program Made in Sweden, the show's judges tried to reunite the Swedish pop group Play which split up in 2005. Three members from the original group were due to take part: Fanny Hamlin, Anaïs Lameche and Rosanna Munter, but Rosanna dropped out two weeks prior to filming. After a search for a third member, Sanne Karlsson, a demo recorder for one of their songs, was chosen. She joined the band and the cameras followed the group throughout the four-episode program in their journey to get back in shape for the music industry. By the last episode of the show on February 11, 2010, "Famous", the show's theme song, was announced as the group's first single since 2004.
Track listing
Digital download
- "Famous" (Radio Version) – 2:52
CD single
- "Famous" – 2:52
- "Girls" – 3:12
Big Time Rush version
"Famous" was also recorded by American pop group Big Time Rush. It was played in its entirety for the first time immediately following the debut of the episode "Big Time Fever" on June 26, 2010, then released 3 days later on June 29, 2010 as their fourth single. It was originally intended to be the fourth single from their debut album BTR, but the song failed to make the final track list. The two songs appear in international version of the album.
Song Information
The song was released as the band's fourth single. It was the first song to be heard on the show.
Music video
The music video was released on June 25, 2010 and was recorded in both a studio and a concert held in Times Square on June 10, 2010.