Fame (Irene Cara song)

"Fame" is a pop song, written by Michael Gore (music) and Dean Pitchford (lyrics) that was released in 1980, and achieved chart success as the theme song to theFame film and TV series.[1]  The song was performed by Irene Cara, who played the role of Coco Hernandez in the original movie. It won the Academy Award for Best Original Song in 1980,[1]  and the Golden Globe Award for the same.

The tune was later used as the theme song for the Fame television series, which aired from 1982 to 1987. It was also used in other TV shows related to Fame. ==Chart and sales performance == "Fame" rose to number four on the Billboard Hot 100 in August 1980. It also reached number one on the Billboard dance chart for one week. The song was not released in the United Kingdom until 1982, thus coinciding with the UK premiere of the Fame television series in the future. It hit number one in the UK Singles Chart for three weeks.[1]  It has sold 1,050,000 copies in the UK as of November 2012.[2]  The song also reached number one in Flanders, Ireland, the Netherlands and New Zealand, and number three in Sweden.[3] [4] ==In popular culture == Alvin and the Chipmunks covered the song for their 1982 album The Chipmunks Go Hollywood.