"Famous" is a song by English singer

Nathan Sykes Nathan James Sykes (born 18 April 1993) is an English singer, best known as a member of the boy band The Wanted. In 2013, Sykes appeared with his bandmates in the E! channel reality television series '' The Wanted Life''. After the band's hia ...

. The song was released in the

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on 30 September 2016 as the fourth single from his debut studio album '' Unfinished Business'' (2016). The song peaked at number 28 on the UK Singles Chart. The song was written by

Harmony Samuels Harmony Olakunle David Samuels (born 16 May 1980), also known as H-Money, is an English record producer, multi-instrumentalist and songwriter. He has produced a multitude of hits for artists such as Brandy, Jennifer Lopez, Mary J. Blige, Ariana ...

, Major Johnson Finley,

Carmen Reece Helen Jane Culver, known by her stage name Carmen Reece, is an English singer, songwriter, musician and producer based in Los Angeles, California. An accomplished pianist and flautist from childhood, Carmen penned her first song aged 11 and has ...

and Edgar "JV" Etienne.

Background

Sykes told

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that he wrote an emotional but very nice song about his breakup with fellow singer

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. In another interview, Sykes admitted that he cried while writing the song.

Music video

A music video to accompany the release of "Famous" was first released onto YouTube on 17 October 2016.Nathan Sykes - Famous -

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Track listing

Charts

Release history

References

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