"Famous" is the debut single by American singer

Mason Ramsey Mason Blake Ramsey (born November 16, 2006) is an American singer. In March 2018, after gaining Internet fame from a viral video of him yodeling "Lovesick Blues" by Hank Williams at a Walmart, Ramsey was signed to Big Loud. Early life Mason B ...

, released on April 27, 2018 by

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and

Big Loud Records Big Loud is an American independent multi-sector entertainment company located in Nashville. It consists of a record label, along with music publishing and talent management divisions. Big Loud was founded in 2013 by Craig Wiseman, Joey Moi, Kev ...

. Produced by

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, the song was written by Mason Ramsey,

Tyler Hubbard Tyler Reed Hubbard (born January 31, 1987) is an American singer-songwriter, and musician, best known as a member of the Nashville-based duo Florida Georgia Line. After that duo went on hiatus in 2021, Hubbard began recording as a solo artist on ...

, Corey Crowder,

Sarah Buxton Sarah Jane Buxton (born July 3, 1980) is an American country music singer formerly signed to the independent Lyric Street Records. Between 2006 and 2008, she issued three singles from an extended play titled '' Almost My Record'', in addition t ...

and

Canaan Smith Canaan Lee Smith (born August 24, 1982) is an American country music singer and songwriter signed with Round Here Records, an independent label started by Florida Georgia Line. He has released two albums, ''Bronco (Canaan Smith album), Bronco'' ...

. It was serviced to

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on April 30.

Composition

"Famous" blends traditional

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with modern styles, which a ''

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'' writer compared to

Luke Bryan Thomas Luther "Luke" Bryan (born July 17, 1976) is an American country music singer, songwriter, and television personality. Bryan is a five-time "Entertainer of the Year", being awarded by both the Academy of Country Music Awards and the Count ...

. Lyrically, the song narrates a pre-adolescent romance.

Chart performance

"Famous" entered at number 62 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and at number 4 on

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. It debuted with 10.8 million US streams and 19,000 sold in its first week.

Live performances

Ramsey performed the song at the

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, along with his cover of "

Lovesick Blues "Lovesick Blues" is a Tin Pan Alley song, composed by Cliff Friend, with lyrics by Irving Mills. It first appeared in the 1922 musical "Oh, Ernest", and was recorded that year by Elsie Clark and Jack Shea. Emmett Miller recorded it in 1925 and ...

", during

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's set.

Critical reception

Critical reaction to the song was positive, with praise for Ramsey's successful transition to serious country music.

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

References

External links

* {{authority control 2018 debut singles 2018 songs Mason Ramsey songs Atlantic Records singles Big Loud singles Song recordings produced by Joey Moi Songs written by Canaan Smith Songs written by Corey Crowder (songwriter) Songs written by Sarah Buxton Songs written by Tyler Hubbard