"Famous" is the title track and first single on the
third studio album by
post-grunge band
Puddle of Mudd. The song was sent out to rock radio on May 11, 2007 and was officially released on May 21.
In the song, lead singer
Wes Scantlin, sings about wanting to be famous, for the perks that come along with that life. It has drawn comparisons to
Nickelback's "
Rockstar
Rock Star or Rockstar may refer to:
Films
* ''Rock Star'' (2001 film), an American film starring Mark Wahlberg
* ''Rockstar'' (2011 film), an Indian Hindi-language film by Imtiaz Ali
* ''Rockstar'' (2015 film), an Indian Malayalam-language fi ...
" because "Rockstar" is also about wanting to achieve celebrity status.
Single
Track listings
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Charts
"Famous" did very well, hitting #1 at Rock Radio and also reached #18 on the
Bubbling Under Hot 100 singles
Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles (also known as Bubbling Under the Hot 100) is a chart published weekly by '' Billboard'' magazine in the United States. The chart lists the top songs that have not yet charted on the main ''Billboard'' Hot 100. Chart ...
chart, which is equivalent to #118.
References
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Puddle of Mudd songs
2007 singles
Songs written by Brian Howes
Songs written by Doug Ardito
Songs written by Wes Scantlin
2007 songs
Geffen Records singles