"Famous For (I Believe)" is a song by American

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artist

Tauren Wells Tauren Gabriel Wells (born April 7, 1986) is an American Contemporary Christian music singer and pastor from Houston, Texas. Wells was the frontman of former Christian band Royal Tailor. After the group's disbandment in 2015, he released ''Unde ...

featuring

Jenn Johnson Jennifer "Jenn" Johnson (born April 15, 1982) is an American Christian worship singer, songwriter and worship pastor. She is a co-founding member of Bethel Music, and is one-half of the husband-and-wife worship duo Brian and Jenn Johnson. She i ...

. It was released on January 10, 2020, as the second single from his sophomore studio album, ''

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'' (2020). Wells co-wrote the song with Alexis Slifer,

Chuck Butler Charles Roland "Chuck" Butler (born February 10, 1971) is an American Pop, Film/TV and Christian music producer, songwriter and composer. He has received 3 Grammy Awards as well as 6 GMA Dove Awards for his songwriting and music production work. ...

, Jordan Sapp, and

Krissy Nordhoff Krissy Nordhoff (born June 24, 1974; as Kristen Lynn Stora) is an American Christian musician, who primarily plays a Christian pop style of worship music. She has released two studio albums, ''Thank Him'' in 2004 and ''Downpour'' in 2007, both w ...

. Chuck Butler collaborated with Jordan Sapp on producing the single. "Famous For (I Believe)" peaked at No. 3 on the US

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chart, registering as Wells' sixth and Johnson's first top ten single. The song also went on to peak at No. 15 on the

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chart, thus becoming the highest-charting single for both acts. "Famous For (I Believe)" has garnered a

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nomination for Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song at the 2021 Grammy Awards. "Famous For (I Believe)" received nominations for the

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and Pop/Contemporary Recorded Song of the Year at the 2021 GMA Dove Awards.

Background

In April 2020, Tauren Wells shared the story behind the song in a worship service at Christian Life Austin, saying:

Composition

"Famous For (I Believe)" is composed in the key of

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with a tempo of 172

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. Wells' vocal range spans from F₃ to B♭₄.

Music videos

On January 10, 2020, Tauren Wells published the official lyric video of "Famous For (I Believe)" on

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. On May 28, 2020, Wells released the official music video for "Famous For (I Believe)" featuring

and

Christine D'Clario Christine D'Clario (born September 7, 1982) is an American Christian music singer, songwriter and worship leader, who plays contemporary worship music primarily for a Spanish-speaking audience. She has released eight albums: six in the Spanish-la ...

, which was filmed at

Lakewood Church Lakewood Church is a non-denominational evangelical Christian megachurch located in Houston, Texas. It is among the largest congregations in the United States, averaging about 45,000 attendees per week. The 16,800-seat Lakewood Church building, ...

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, Texas. Wells released an acoustic performance video of the song on YouTube on September 17, 2020.

Accolades

Track listing

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

Release history

References

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