Famous

"Famous" is an English language hit by Swedish girl group Play, taken from the album Under My Skin released April 21, 2010. It is the first number-one single for the group on the Swedish Singles Chart, and their first top 10 hit since Play began, eight years ago.

The song was released as a one-track digital download on February 15, 2010, while on February 16 it was released as a two-track CD single including the song "Girls" as a B-side. It debuted on the Swedish Singles Chart for the week ending February 19, 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 Play which had been largely inactive since 2004. Three members from the original group were due to take part: Fanny Hamlin, Anaïs Lameche and Rosanna Munter, 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 February 11, 2010, "Famous", the show's theme song, was announced as the group's first single since 2004.

Track listing
Digital download CD single
 * 1) "Famous" (Radio Version) – 2:52
 * 1) "Famous" – 2:52
 * 2) "Girls" – 3:12

Big Time Rush version
"Famous" was also recorded by American pop group Big Time Rush. It was played in its entirety for the first time immediately following the debut of the episode "Big Time Fever" on June 31, 2010, then released 3 days later on June 29, 2010 as their fourth single. During the week of July 17, 2010, "Famous" by Big Time Rush debuted at #19 on the Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles. It was originally the fourth single from their debut album B.T.R., but it never made the final tracklist. This is a cover version to Swedish girl group Play’s number one hit in Sweden.

Song Information
The song was released as the band's fourth single. It was the first song to be heard on the show. It's shorter than their previous single and features Kendall and Logan having more singing parts than James or Carlos.

Music video
The music video was released on June 25, 2010 and was recorded in both a studio and a concert held in Times Square on June 10, 2010.