"When Will I Be Famous?" | ||||
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Single by Bros | ||||
from the album Push | ||||
B-side | "Love to Hate You" | |||
Released | 9 November 1987 | |||
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Label | CBS | |||
Songwriter(s) | Nicky Graham, Tom Watkins | |||
Producer(s) | Nicky Graham | |||
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"When Will I Be Famous?" on YouTube |
"When Will I Be Famous?" is a song by British boy band Bros. Written by Nicky Graham and Tom Watkins, "When Will I Be Famous?" was released as a single in November 1987. The following year, it peaked at number two on the UK Singles Chart, topped the Irish Singles Chart, and entered the top five in several other countries. "When Will I Be Famous?" would later appear on Bros' 1988 album, Push.
Richard Lowe of Smash Hits stated that "When Will I Be Famous?" is a "second rate" song which, in his point of view, was unlikely to be a hit. [1] Retrospectively, Rolling Stone ranked the song at number 72 on their list of the "75 Greatest Boy Band Songs of All Time" in 2020. [2] In 2017, ShortList's Dave Fawbert listed this song at number one on his list of the "Greatest Key Changes in Music History". [3]
"When Will I Be Famous?" was a number-one single in Ireland, as well as reaching number two in the United Kingdom, Denmark, Norway and Switzerland. It entered the UK Singles Chart on 28 November 1987 at number 81, in an initial five-week chart run until the end of December. It re-entered the top 100 at number 51 on the week ending 3 January 1988, reaching number two four weeks later. [4]
UK and US 7-inch single, Japanese mini-CD single [5] [6] [7]
UK 12-inch single and European mini-CD single [8] [9]
US 12-inch single [10]
Japanese CD mini-album [11]
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Region | Date | Format(s) | Label(s) | Ref. |
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United Kingdom | 9 November 1987 |
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CBS | [40] |
United States | June 1988 | Epic | [41] |
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Look for Epic to launch a major campaign to break Bros here in early June, starting with the release of the very catchy 'When Will I Be Famous?'...
"When Will I Be Famous?" | ||||
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Single by Bros | ||||
from the album Push | ||||
B-side | "Love to Hate You" | |||
Released | 9 November 1987 | |||
Length |
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Label | CBS | |||
Songwriter(s) | Nicky Graham, Tom Watkins | |||
Producer(s) | Nicky Graham | |||
Bros singles chronology | ||||
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Music video | ||||
"When Will I Be Famous?" on YouTube |
"When Will I Be Famous?" is a song by British boy band Bros. Written by Nicky Graham and Tom Watkins, "When Will I Be Famous?" was released as a single in November 1987. The following year, it peaked at number two on the UK Singles Chart, topped the Irish Singles Chart, and entered the top five in several other countries. "When Will I Be Famous?" would later appear on Bros' 1988 album, Push.
Richard Lowe of Smash Hits stated that "When Will I Be Famous?" is a "second rate" song which, in his point of view, was unlikely to be a hit. [1] Retrospectively, Rolling Stone ranked the song at number 72 on their list of the "75 Greatest Boy Band Songs of All Time" in 2020. [2] In 2017, ShortList's Dave Fawbert listed this song at number one on his list of the "Greatest Key Changes in Music History". [3]
"When Will I Be Famous?" was a number-one single in Ireland, as well as reaching number two in the United Kingdom, Denmark, Norway and Switzerland. It entered the UK Singles Chart on 28 November 1987 at number 81, in an initial five-week chart run until the end of December. It re-entered the top 100 at number 51 on the week ending 3 January 1988, reaching number two four weeks later. [4]
UK and US 7-inch single, Japanese mini-CD single [5] [6] [7]
UK 12-inch single and European mini-CD single [8] [9]
US 12-inch single [10]
Japanese CD mini-album [11]
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Region | Date | Format(s) | Label(s) | Ref. |
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United Kingdom | 9 November 1987 |
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CBS | [40] |
United States | June 1988 | Epic | [41] |
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Look for Epic to launch a major campaign to break Bros here in early June, starting with the release of the very catchy 'When Will I Be Famous?'...