Famous

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"Famous"
Promotional single by Big Time Rush
from the album BTR
A-side	Til I Forget About You
Released	June 29, 2010
Recorded	2008-2009
Studio	The Gentleman's Club, Nashville, TN Serenity Sound, Hollywood, CA Marcus Englof Studios, Stockholm, Sweden
Genre	Pop rock
Length	3:06
Label	Nickelodeon, Columbia
Songwriter(s)	Desmond Child, Andreas Carlsson
Producer(s)	Desmond Child, Andreas Carlsson, Marcus Englof, Alex Papaconstantinou
BTR track listing
"Big Time Rush"
"Famous"
"Any Kind of Guy"
Music video

"Famous" is a song by Big Time Rush. First heard in the pilot episode Big Time Audition, "Famous" continued to have brief features in subsequent episodes, before having its official video released on YouTube on June 25, 2010, and being broadcast on Nickelodeon starting the following day. On June 29, 2010, the song was released as the band's fourth official single. Although "Famous" did not make the final track listing for Big Time Rush's first studio album, BTR, it was included as a bonus track on the record's international re-release. It was also the B-side of the 2010 single "Til I Forget About You".

Background

The music and lyrics for "Famous" were written by professional songwriters Andreas Carlsson and Desmond Child. Alex Papaconstantinou and Marcus Englöf joined the two writers for the track's production.

Despite Big Time Rush's version being featured in the show's pilot episode in November 2009, a version by Swedish girl group Play was released on February 15, 2010. Play's version shares the same credits as Big Time Rush's release, with the exception of Papaconstantinou and Alexander Almonte, who only worked on the BTR and Play versions, respectively. According to record producer Bryan Todd, "Famous" was originally written for and recorded by Big Time Rush, with Play's version being created second, though it was released before BTR's.

Music video

The accompanying music video was released on June 25, 2010. The video intercuts shots of the four members singing together with footage from their first ever live performances.

Chart history

Weekly chart performance for "Famous"

Chart (2010)	Peak position
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 (Billboard)	19
US Heatseeker Songs (Billboard)	18
US Kid Digital Song Sales (Billboard)	12
US Pop Digital Song Sales (Billboard)	42

Credits and personnel

Credits transcribed from the liner notes of BTR.

(Composed by) Desmond Child, Andreas Carlsson © Destonia/Kobalt Music Group Ltd. Worldwide (ASCAP) / Andreas Carlsson Publishing AB / STIM / Warner Chappell Music Publishing (ASCAP) Produced by Desmond Child, Andreas Carlsson, Marcus Englof, Alex Papaconstinou Mixed by Mark Needham Programmer: Marcus Englof Engineer: Jon Vella, Marcus Englof, Tommy Denander

Guitars: Marcus Englof, Tommy Denander, Jon Vella Keyboards: Shane Swaney, Randy Cantor Recorded at The Gentleman's Club, Nashville, TN, Serenity Sound, Hollywood, CA, Marcus Englof Studios, Stockholm, Sweden

Lyrics

• Final version
• Early version

Do you want to Ride in a big limousine Tell me, do you want to Take a little bite of the fame machine If you want to be discovered And end up on the cover Of every star-studded supermarket magazine You can do it Stick right to it It could happen tonight [Chorus] You want to be famous You want to be the one who's living the life You want to be famous You want to be the one who's taking the free ride Do you want to Cut to the front of the line Baby, do you need to See your name in lights just like the Hollywood sign Come on, we gotta work harder Fight the fight together Take you to the top We've got the winning team It's your moment You can own it It's the American dream [Chorus] All day All night The camera's on and it never lies You're under the spotlight 24-7 till the end of time Whoa, oh-oh You want to be famous Whoa, oh-oh You want to be famous [Chorus] Your song is on the radio Hot rotation video Bright lights, fan mail Paparazzi on your tail Tour bus, private jet Thinking big ain't failed you yet Just one thing you can't forget Takes more than just wanting it Aim high, never rest Put your passion to the test Give your all, never less Famous means that you're the best

You want to Ride in a big limousine I know you want to Take a little bite of the fame machine If you want to be discovered And end up on the cover Of every star-studded supermarket magazine It's your moment Try to own it Like the American dream [Chorus] You want to be famous You want to be the one who's living the life You want to be famous You want to be the one who's taking a dream ride You want to Cut to the front of the line I know you want to See your name in lights just like the Hollywood sign I know what you're thinking Who do you think you're kidding With a million dollar love And without a dime You can do it Stick right to it It's just a matter of time [Chorus] All day All night The camera's on and it never lies You're under the spotlight 24-7 better get it right Oh, oh-oh You want to be famous Oh, oh-oh You want to be famous [Chorus] Your song is on the radio Hot rotation video Bright lights, fan mail Paparazzi on your tail Tour bus, private jet Thinking big ain't failed you yet Just one thing you can't forget Takes more than just wanting it Aim high, never rest Put your passion to the test Give your all, never less Famous means that you're the best

Trivia

• An alternate version of this song was made (presumably recorded on April–May 2010) where each band member gets their own individual part in the song, in addition, the second and fourth verse of the song was cut out from this version. This alternate version was never officially released and was only ever used on the episode "Big Time Concert" and on most live performances of the song.

Episodes

• Big Time Audition (snippet)
• Big Time School of Rocque
• Big Time Demos
• Big Time Concert

Gallery

Big Time Rush Wiki has images related to Famous.

Videos

Big Time Rush - Famous (Walmart Soundcheck 2010)