"Famous" is an

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hit by Swedish girl group

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, taken from the album '' Under My Skin'' (released on 21 April 2010). It is the only number-one single for the group on the

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, and their only top 10 hit since Play began in 2001. The song was released as a one-track digital download on 15 February 2010, while on 16 February it was released as a two-track

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including the song "Girls" as a

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. It debuted on the

for the week ending 19 February 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

which split up in 2005. Three members from the original group were due to take part: Fanny Hamlin, Anaïs Lameche and

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, 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 11 February 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

Release history

Charts

Big Time Rush version

"Famous" was recorded by

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group

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from the international version of their debut studio album ''

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''. It was also included in the ''Best of Season 1'' extended play. The song was released on 29 June 2010 as second promotional single from the soundtrack. Commercially, the song only lasted one week on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart and Heatseekers Songs chart.

Background

The song was played in its entirety for the first time immediately following the debut of the episode "Big Time Fever" on 26 June 2010. It was released onto

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on 29 June 2010, as a digital-only promotional single.

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spoke about song stating, "You're asking someone, 'Do you really want to be there?'. We're just starting to realize that it is an amazing opportunity but it also means you have less privacy."

Music video

The music video was released on 25 June 2010 and was recorded in both a studio and at a concert held in

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on 10 June 2010.

Charts

References

External links

* {{authority control 2010 singles Number-one singles in Sweden Big Time Rush songs Songs written by Andreas Carlsson Songs written by Desmond Child 2010 songs Electropop songs Dance-rock songs