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

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artist

Tauren Wells Tauren Gabriel Wells is an American singer, songwriter, and multi instrumentalist from Houston, Texas who is known for making contemporary Christian music. Biography Wells was a founding member of Royal Tailor along with DJ Cox and Blake Hubb ...

featuring

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. It was released on January 10, 2020, as the second single from his sophomore studio album, '' Citizen of Heaven'' (2020). Wells co-wrote the song with Alexis Slifer, Chuck Butler, Jordan Sapp, and

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. 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 Well's 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

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. "Famous For (I Believe)" received nominations for the

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Song of the Year 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 F₄ to B♭₅.

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

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, which was filmed at

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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

{{DEFAULTSORT:Famous For (I Believe) 2020 songs 2020 singles Tauren Wells songs Songs written by Tauren Wells Songs written by Chuck Butler