Fame (Irene Cara song)

1980 single by Irene Cara

For other uses, see Fame (disambiguation).

"Fame"

Artwork for Dutch and Belgian releases

Single by Irene Cara
from the album  Fame soundtrack
B-side| "Never Alone" (performed by the Contemporary Gospel Chorus, The High School of Music and Art)
Released| May 1980
Genre| Pop, post-disco
Length| 3:48 (7")
5:14 (12")
Label| RSO
Songwriter(s)|

* Michael Gore
* Dean Pitchford

Producer(s)| Michael Gore
Irene Cara singles chronology
|  | "Fame"
(1980)  | "Out Here on My Own"
(1980)

|
|

Music video
"Fame - Irene Cara" on YouTube

"Fame" is a song written by Michael Gore (music) and Dean Pitchford (lyrics)[1] and released in 1980, that achieved chart success as the theme song to the Fame film and TV series.[1] The song was performed by Irene Cara, who played the role of Coco Hernandez in the original film. It was also her debut single as a recording artist. The song won the Academy Award for Best Original Song in 1980,[1] and the Golden Globe Award the same year. In 2004, it finished at number 51 on AFI's 100 Years...100 Songs survey of top tunes in American cinema.

## History

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Irene Cara played the role of Coco Hernandez in the movie Fame and sang the vocals for the theme song. The music for the song was by Michael Gore and the lyrics were by Dean Pitchford. The song earned Cara a Grammy nomination for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance.[2] The movie became an "overnight sensation". The song won an Oscar for best film theme song in 1981. In July 1982, it was re-released on the back of the successful TV series and topped the charts in several countries, including the Netherlands, New Zealand and the United Kingdom.[3]

## Fame theme song

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The song was later used as the theme song for the Fame television series, which aired from 1982 to 1987. For seasons 1-4, the song was performed by Erica Gimpel who played Cara's character, Coco, on the show. For seasons 5-6, it was performed by Loretta Chandler. The song was also used in other TV shows related to Fame.

## Personnel

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* Irene Cara – lead vocals, backing vocals
* Rob Mounsey – keyboards, piano
* Leon Pendarvis – keyboards, arrangements
* Kenneth Bichel – synthesizer
* Neil Jason – bass guitar
* Elliott Randall – guitar solo
* David Spinozza, Jeff Mironov – guitar
* Yogi Horton – drums
* Jimmy Maelen, Crusher Bennet – percussion
* Louise Bethune, Peggie Blue, Ivonne Lewis, Ullanda McCullough, Deborah McDuffie, Vicki Sue Robinson, Ann E. Sutton, Luther Vandross – backing vocals

## Music video

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The original promotional music video was the scene from the film. Cara only has a very short part in that scene.

To promote the re-release of the single Cara appeared in a new video shot in mid-June 1982 in New York City, mainly on and around Broadway. It includes Cara sitting on one of New York's Yellow Cabs and dancing at the entrance to the School Of Performing Arts.[4]

## Charts

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"Fame" rose to number four on the Billboard Hot 100 in September 1980. It also reached number one on the Billboard dance chart for one week.[5] The song was re-released in the United Kingdom in July 1982, where it peaked at the top of the UK Singles Chart for three weeks following the debut of the Fame TV series on the British television network BBC One the previous month, becoming Britain's third best-selling song of 1982 behind "Eye of the Tiger" by Survivor and "Come On Eileen" by Dexys Midnight Runners and the Emerald Express, the latter of which dethroned "Fame" from the top of the UK Singles Chart.[1] It has over sold 1.07 million copies in Britain. as of September 2017[update].[6] The song also reached number one in Flanders (Belgium), Ireland, the Netherlands and New Zealand, and number three in Australia and Sweden.

### Weekly singles charts

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| Chart (1980–83)  | Peak
position

|

Australia (Kent Music Report)[7][8] | 3
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[9] | 1
Canada (RPM)[10] | 42
France (SNEP)[11] | 2
Ireland (IRMA)[12] | 1
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[13] | 1
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[14] | 1
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[15] | 1
South Africa (Springbok Radio)[16] | 3
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[17] | 3
UK Singles (OCC)[18] | 1
US Billboard Hot 100[19] | 4
US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[20] | 1
US Cash Box Top 100 Pop Singles[21] | 5
Finland (Suomen virallinen singlelista)[22] | 8

### Year-end charts

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| Chart (1980)  | Rank

|

Australia (Kent Music Report)[7][8] | 29
US Billboard Hot 100[23] | 66
US Cash Box Top 100 Pop Singles[24] | 40
Chart (1982)  | Rank
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[25] | 11
UK (British Market Research Bureau)[26] | 3
Chart (1983)  | Rank
Netherlands (Nationale Hitparade)[27] | 2

## Certifications

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Region  | Certification | Certified units/sales

|
|

Canada (Music Canada)[28] | Gold  | 50,000^
France  | —  | 500,000[29]
Netherlands (NVPI)[30] | Gold  | 100,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[31] | Gold  | 1,079,222[6]

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

## See also

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* Film portal
* Music portal
* Television portal

* "Remember (Fame)" - the Japanese-language cover by pop duo Pink Lady
* List of Dutch Top 40 number-one singles of 1983
* List of million-selling singles in the United Kingdom
* List of number-one dance singles of 1980 (U.S.)
* List of UK Singles Chart number ones of the 1980s
* List of number-one singles in 1982 (New Zealand)

## References

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1. ^ a b c d Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 136\. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
2. ^ "Irene Cara's Grammy Awards history". grammy.com. The Recording Academy. Retrieved December 24, 2023.
3. ^ Davis, Sharon (January 6, 2012). 80s Chart-Toppers: Every Chart-Topper Tells a Story. Random House. ISBN 978-1-78057-411-0. Retrieved April 28, 2016.
4. ^ Cara, Irene (November 26, 2022). "Fame (Official Music Video)". Youtube. Retrieved September 9, 2023.
5. ^ "'Fame' means success for BBC record label". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. November 13, 1982. pp. 8–. ISSN 0006-2510.
6. ^ a b Copsey, Rob (September 19, 2017). "The UK's Official Chart 'millionaires' revealed". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 25, 2018.
7. ^ a b Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, New South Wales: Australian Chart Book. p. 54\. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
8. ^ a b "National Top 100 Singles for 1980". Kent Music Report. January 5, 1981. Retrieved January 17, 2022 - via Imgur.
9. ^ "Irene Cara – Fame" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
10. ^ "RPM 100 Singles". RPM. Vol. 34, no. 4\. November 22, 1980. Retrieved April 24, 2016.
11. ^ "Irene Cara – Fame" (in French). Les classement single.
12. ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Fame". Irish Singles Chart.
13. ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 8, 1983" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40.
14. ^ "Irene Cara – Fame" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
15. ^ "Irene Cara – Fame". Top 40 Singles.
16. ^ "SA Charts 1965–March 1989". Retrieved September 1, 2018.
17. ^ "Irene Cara – Fame". Singles Top 100.
18. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
19. ^ "Irene Cara Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
20. ^ "Irene Cara Chart History (Dance Club Songs)". Billboard.
21. ^ "Cash Box Top 100". Cash Box. September 13, 1980. Archived from the original on September 15, 2012. Retrieved May 23, 2020.
22. ^ Pennanen, Timo (2021). "Irene Cara". Sisältää hitin - 2. laitos Levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla 1.1.1960–30.6.2021 (PDF) (in Finnish). Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. p. 42. Retrieved August 8, 2024.
23. ^ "Pop Singles". Billboard ("Billboard Talent in Action: Year End Charts" supplement). December 20, 1980. p. TIA-10.
24. ^ "The Cash Box Year-End Charts: 1980". Cash Box. December 27, 1980. Archived from the original on September 15, 2012. Retrieved May 23, 2020.
25. ^ "Top Selling Singles of 1982". Recorded Music NZ.
26. ^ Rees, Dafydd; Lazell, Barry; Jones, Alan (1983). "The Top 100 UK Singles". Chart File Volume 2. London, England: Virgin Books. pp. 80–81. ISBN 0-907080-73-1.
27. ^ "Jaaroverzichten – Single 1983". Dutch Charts (Hung Medien).
28. ^ "Canadian single certifications – Irene Cara – Fame". Music Canada.
29. ^ "TOP 45 Tours - 1980". Archived from the original on August 10, 2017.
30. ^ "Dutch single certifications – Irene Cara – Fame" (in Dutch). Nederlandse Vereniging van Producenten en Importeurs van beeld- en geluidsdragers. Retrieved August 31, 2020. Enter Fame  in the "Artiest of titel" box. Select 1983 in the drop-down menu saying "Alle jaargangen".
31. ^ "British single certifications – Irene Cara – Fame". British Phonographic Industry.

## External links

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* "Songfacts: Fame by Irene Cara". Retrieved September 8, 2023.

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Fame

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* Anyone Can See (1982)
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* Carasmatic (1987)

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* "Out Here on My Own" (1980)
* "Flashdance... What a Feeling" (1983)
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* "The Dream (Hold On to Your Dream)" (1983)
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* Music: Fred Karlin
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1971–1980|

* "Theme from Shaft"
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* "What Was I Made For?"
* Music and lyrics: Billie Eilish and Finneas O'Connell (2023)

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* "The Rose" – Music and Lyrics by Amanda McBroom (1979)

1980s|

* "Fame" – Music by Michael Gore; Lyrics by Dean Pitchford (1980)
* "Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do)" – Music and Lyrics by Peter Allen, Burt Bacharach, Christopher Cross & Carole Bayer Sager (1981)
* "Up Where We Belong" – Music by Jack Nitzsche & Buffy Sainte-Marie; Lyrics by Wilbur Jennings (1982)
* "Flashdance... What a Feeling" – Music by Giorgio Moroder; Lyrics by Irene Cara & Keith Forsey (1983)
* "I Just Called to Say I Love You" – Music and Lyrics by Stevie Wonder (1984)
* "Say You, Say Me" – Music and Lyrics by Lionel Richie (1985)
* "Take My Breath Away" – Music by Giorgio Moroder; Lyrics by Tom Whitlock (1986)
* "(I've Had) The Time of My Life" – Music by John DeNicola & Donald Markowitz; Lyrics by Franke Previte (1987)
* "Let the River Run" – Music and Lyrics by Carly Simon / "Two Hearts" – Music by Lamont Dozier; Lyrics by Phil Collins (1988)
* "Under the Sea" – Music by Alan Menken; Lyrics by Howard Ashman (1989)

1990s|

* "Blaze of Glory" – Music and Lyrics by Jon Bon Jovi (1990)
* "Beauty and the Beast" – Music by Alan Menken; Lyrics by Howard Ashman (1991)
* "A Whole New World" – Music by Alan Menken; Lyrics by Tim Rice (1992)
* "Streets of Philadelphia" – Music and Lyrics by Bruce Springsteen (1993)
* "Can You Feel the Love Tonight" – Music by Elton John; Lyrics by Tim Rice (1994)
* "Colors of the Wind" – Music by Alan Menken; Lyrics by Stephen Schwartz (1995)
* "You Must Love Me" – Music by Andrew Lloyd Webber; Lyrics by Tim Rice (1996)
* "My Heart Will Go On" – Music by James Horner; Lyrics by Wilbur Jennings (1997)
* "The Prayer" – Music and Lyrics by David Foster, Tony Renis, Carole Bayer Sager & Alberto Testa (1998)
* "You'll Be in My Heart" – Music and Lyrics by Phil Collins (1999)

2000s|

* "Things Have Changed" – Music and Lyrics by Bob Dylan (2000)
* "Until..." – Music and Lyrics by Sting (2001)
* "The Hands That Built America" – Music and Lyrics by Bono, Adam Clayton, The Edge & Larry Mullen Jr. (2002)
* "Into the West" – Music and Lyrics by Annie Lennox, Howard Shore & Frances Walsh (2003)
* "Old Habits Die Hard" – Music and Lyrics by Mick Jagger & David A. Stewart (2004)
* "A Love That Will Never Grow Old" – Music by Gustavo Santaolalla; Lyrics by Bernie Taupin (2005)
* "The Song of the Heart" – Music and Lyrics by Prince Rogers Nelson (2006)
* "Guaranteed" – Music and Lyrics by Eddie Vedder (2007)
* "The Wrestler" – Music and Lyrics by Bruce Springsteen (2008)
* "The Weary Kind" – Music and Lyrics by Ryan Bingham & T Bone Burnett (2009)

2010s|

* "You Haven't Seen the Last of Me" – Music and lyrics by Diane Warren (2010)
* "Masterpiece" – Music and lyrics by Madonna, Julie Frost & Jimmy Harry (2011)
* "Skyfall" – Music and lyrics by Adele Adkins & Paul Epworth (2012)
* "Ordinary Love" – Music and lyrics by Bono, Adam Clayton, The Edge, Larry Mullen Jr. & Danger Mouse (2013)
* "Glory" – Music and lyrics by Common & John Legend (2014)
* "Writing's on the Wall" – Music and lyrics by Sam Smith & Jimmy Napes (2015)
* "City of Stars" – Music by Justin Hurwitz; lyrics by Benj Pasek & Justin Paul (2016)
* "This Is Me" – Music and lyrics by Benj Pasek & Justin Paul (2017)
* "Shallow" – Music and lyrics by Lady Gaga, Mark Ronson, Anthony Rossomando & Andrew Wyatt (2018)
* "(I'm Gonna) Love Me Again" – Music by Elton John; lyrics by Bernie Taupin (2019)

2020s|

* "Io sì (Seen)" – Music by Diane Warren; Lyrics by Diane Warren, Laura Pausini & Niccolò Agliardi (2020)
* "No Time to Die" – Music and Lyrics by Billie Eilish & Finneas O'Connell (2021)
* "Naatu Naatu" – Music by M. M. Keeravani; Lyrics by Chandrabose (2022)
* "What Was I Made For?" – Music and Lyrics by Billie Eilish O'Connell and Finneas O'Connell (2023)

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* Gene Kelly
* Ned Martin
* Al Michaels
* Jon Miller
* Monte Moore
* Bob Neal
* Lindsey Nelson
* Bill O'Donnell
* Bob Prince
* Jay Randolph
* Phil Rizzuto
* Ted Robinson
* Ray Scott
* Vin Scully
* Jim Simpson
* Charlie Slowes
* Dick Stockton
* Chuck Thompson
* Gary Thorne
* Pete Van Wieren
* Matt Vasgersian
* Bob Wolff
* Jim Woods
* Steve Zabriskie

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Color
commentators|

* Sal Bando
* Kurt Bevacqua
* Bucky Dent
* Larry Dierker
* Don Drysdale
* Leo Durocher
* Joe Garagiola
* Ken Harrelson
* Fred Haney
* Tommy Hutton
* Jim Kaat
* Sandy Koufax
* Tony Kubek
* Ron Luciano
* John Lowenstein
* Mickey Mantle
* Tim McCarver
* Willie McCovey
* Joe Morgan
* Bobby Murcer
* Wes Parker
* Freddie Patek
* Pee Wee Reese
* Al Rosen
* Tom Seaver
* Mike Shannon
* Joe Torre
* Bob Uecker
* Bill Veeck
* Maury Wills

Guest
commentators|

* Rick Dempsey
* Barry Larkin
* Ronald Reagan
* Mike Schmidt
* Don Sutton
* Bobby Valentine

Hosts|

* Mike Adamle
* Marv Albert
* Len Berman
* Jimmy Cefalo
* Ahmed Fareed
* Gayle Gardner
* Bryant Gumbel
* Bill Macatee
* Keith Olbermann
* Ahmad Rashad
* Hannah Storm

Field reporters|

* Johnny Bench
* Jim Gray
* Jimmy Roberts
* Craig Sager
* Bob Wischusen

Lore|

| Regular season
games|

* #715 (1974)
* "The Sandberg Game" (1984)

|

Tie-breaker games|

* 1951 National League tie-breaker series (Games 2–3)
* 1962 National League tie-breaker series

LCS games|

* "Go crazy folks!" (1985)
* Jeffrey Maier (1996)
* "Grand Slam Single" (1999)

World Series
games|

* Subway Series
* "The Catch" (1954)
* Don Larsen's perfect game (1956)
* Bill Mazeroski's home run (1960)
* "Shoe polish incident" (1969)
* "Fisk Waves it Fair" (1975)
* Michael Sergio (1986)
* "It gets through Buckner!" (1986)
* Kirk Gibson's home run (1988)
* All-Century Team (1999)

World Series|

* 1947 (Games 1 and 5)
* 1948
* 1949
* 1950
* 1951
* 1952
* 1953
* 1954
* 1955
* 1956
* 1957
* 1958
* 1959
* 1960
* 1961
* 1962
* 1963
* 1964
* 1965
* 1966
* 1967
* 1968
* 1969
* 1970
* 1971
* 1972
* 1973
* 1974
* 1975
* 1976
* 1978
* 1980
* 1982
* 1984
* 1986
* 1988
* 1995 (Games 2, 3, and 6)
* 1997
* 1999

AL Championship Series|

* 1969
* 1970
* 1971
* 1972
* 1973
* 1974
* 1975
* 1977
* 1979
* 1981
* 1983
* 1985
* 1987
* 1989
* 1995 (Games 3–6)
* 1996
* 1998
* 2000

NL Championship Series|

* 1969
* 1970
* 1971
* 1972
* 1973
* 1974
* 1975
* 1977
* 1979
* 1981
* 1983
* 1985
* 1987
* 1989
* 1995 (Games 3–4)
* 1997
* 1999

AL Division Series|

* 1995
* 1996
* 1997
* 1998
* 1999
* 2000

NL Division Series|

* 1981
* 1995
* 1996
* 1997
* 1998
* 1999

All-Star Game|

* 1950
* 1951
* 1952
* 1953
* 1954
* 1955
* 1956
* 1957
* 1958
* 1959: First-Second
* 1960: First-Second
* 1961: First-Second
* 1962: First-Second
* 1963
* 1964
* 1965
* 1966
* 1967
* 1968
* 1969
* 1970
* 1971
* 1972
* 1973
* 1974
* 1975
* 1977
* 1979
* 1981
* 1983
* 1985
* 1987
* 1989
* 1994
* 1996
* 1998
* 2000

Seasons|

| Pre-Game of the Week|

* 1947
* 1948
* 1949
* 1950
* 1951
* 1952
* 1953
* 1954
* 1955
* 1956

|

Game of the Week era|

* 1957
* 1958
* 1959
* 1960
* 1961
* 1962
* 1963
* 1964
* 1965 (All-Star Game and World Series only)
* 1966 (exclusive coverage begins)
* 1967
* 1968
* 1969
* 1970
* 1971
* 1972
* 1973
* 1974
* 1975
* 1976
* 1977
* 1978
* 1979
* 1980
* 1981
* 1982
* 1983
* 1984
* 1985
* 1986
* 1987
* 1988
* 1989

The Baseball Network era|

* 1994
* 1995

No regular season
coverage|

* 1996
* 1997
* 1998
* 1999
* 2000

MLB Sunday Leadoff era|

* 2022
* 2023

Authority control databases |

* MusicBrainz work

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