Famous Friends

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"Famous Friends"
Famous Friends.jpg
Single by Chris Young and Kane Brown
from the album Famous Friends
ReleasedNovember 20, 2020 (2020-11-20)
GenreCountry rock[1]
Length2:45
LabelRCA Nashville
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Corey Crowder
  • Chris Young
Chris Young singles chronology
"Drowning"
(2019) 		"Famous Friends"
(2020)
Kane Brown singles chronology
"Worship You"
(2020) 		"Famous Friends"
(2020) 		"Memory"
(2021)
Music video
"Famous Friends" on YouTube

"Famous Friends" is a song recorded by American country music singers Chris Young and Kane Brown. It was released on November 20, 2020, as the third single from Young's seventh studio album of the same name.[2] Young wrote and produced the song with Corey Crowder, with additional writing from Cary Barlowe.

Background[]

In 2017, Young joined Brown for the duet "Setting the Night on Fire" on the deluxe edition of Brown's self-titled album.[3]

At the 2020 CMT Music Awards, Young performed "Drowning" in honor of Brown, whose drummer, Kenny Dixon, was killed in a car accident in October 2019. Since then Young and Brown developed a deep beloved friendship.[2]

Young told to People: "Kane and I have gotten to know each other over the years, from him being on tours with me, from us writing together, from me guesting on his album in the past. All of this stuff came together. 'Famous Friends' is fun, it's super uptempo and I got to sing with my buddy Kane. All of this worked out as perfect as it possibly could on one song."[4]

Commercial performance[]

"Famous Friends" reached number one on the Billboard Country Airplay chart dated July 17, 2021, becoming Young's tenth number one single, and Brown's sixth.[5]

Music video[]

The music video was released on March 26, 2021, directed by Peter Zavadil. It was filmed in Gallatin, Tennessee, and included Young's and Brown's real-life friends, such as a firefighter, a dog walker, a teacher, a musician, and a cook, and footage of them performing on a housetop in Nashville.[6][7][8]

Charts[]

Chart performance for "Famous Friends"
Chart (2021) Peak
position
Australia Country Hot 50 (TMN)[9] 8
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[10] 28
Canada Country (Billboard)[11] 1
Global 200 (Billboard)[12] 146
US Billboard Hot 100[13] 21
US Country Airplay (Billboard)[5] 1
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[14] 2

References[]

  1. ^ Parton, Chris (March 26, 2021). "Chris Young and Kane Brown Roll Out the Red Carpet for 'Famous Friends'". Sounds Like Nashville. Retrieved April 13, 2021.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b Freeman, Joe (November 20, 2020). "Chris Young, Kane Brown Celebrate Their Roots in New Song 'Famous Friends'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved April 13, 2021.
  3. ^ Houghton, Cillea (October 24, 2017). "Kane Brown: Chris Young "Really Helped Me Find My Voice" on "Setting the Night on Fire"". Taste of Country. Retrieved May 17, 2021.
  4. ^ Aderoju, Darlene (November 20, 2020). "Chris Young on How His New Collab with Kane Brown Came to Be: 'This One Has a Lot of Truth in It'". people.com. Retrieved April 13, 2021.
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b "Chris Young Chart History (Country Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved July 13, 2021.
  6. ^ Jo Black, Lauren (March 25, 2021). "Chris Young and Kane Brown Drop 'Famous Friends' Music Video". Country Now. Retrieved April 13, 2021.
  7. ^ Barnes, Hannah (March 26, 2021). "Chris Young and Kane Brown Spotlight Their Real-Life Friends in 'Famous Friends' Music Video". popculture.com. Retrieved April 13, 2021.
  8. ^ Kickin' Mayhem, Boot (March 25, 2021). "Chris Young And Kane Brown Introduce Fans To Their "Famous Friends" In New Music Video". Music Mayhem Magazine. Retrieved April 13, 2021.
  9. ^ "Country Hot 50: Issue 1353". The Music Network. Retrieved August 6, 2021.
  10. ^ "Chris Young Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved June 29, 2021.
  11. ^ "Chris Young Chart History (Canada Country)". Billboard. Retrieved June 15, 2021.
  12. ^ "Chris Young Chart History (Global 200)". Billboard. Retrieved July 20, 2021.
  13. ^ "Chris Young Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved June 29, 2021.
  14. ^ "Chris Young Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved June 15, 2021.
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