“I’m Not Famous” is a song that relishes in the positives of not being famous. An official clean version of the track was released by the band, available to purchase via iTunes and Amazon. In the clean version, “shit” is replaced by “stuff.”
AJR explained how the song was initially thought of:
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[Chorus]
Where my haters, where my haters?
I don't got 'em, I'm not famous, no
It don't matter what my name is
I don't got one, I'm not famous, no
And I don't hate it, no
[Verse 1]
You've never heard of me
Or the weird shit I do and say
That's my favorite thing
That I'm not famous, no
And I'm never on TV
Throwing up on an LA street
Nobody judges me
'Cause I'm not famous, no
[Pre-Chorus]
Paparazzi is at an all time low
Paparazzi, they don't care where I go
[Chorus]
Where my haters, where my haters?
I don't got 'em, I'm not famous, no
It don't matter what my name is
I don't got one, I'm not famous, no
And I don't hate it, no
I'm not famous, no
I'm not famous, no
I'm not famous, no
And I don't hate it, no
[Verse 2]
You never overheard
That I blew twenty grand on shirts
Nobody knows my quirks
'Cause I'm not famous, no
Everyone got their habits
But you'll never hear what mine is
Best thing about my life is I'm not famous, no
[Pre-Chorus]
Paparazzi is at an all time low
Paparazzi, they don't care where I go
[Chorus]
Where my haters, where my haters?
I don't got 'em, I'm not famous, no
It don't matter what my name is
I don't got one, I'm not famous, no
And I don't hate it, no
I'm not famous, no
I'm not famous, no
(Go!)
I'm not famous, no
And I don't hate it, no
[Hook]
Hate it, hate-hate it (no)
Hate it, hate- hate it
[Chorus]
Where my haters, where my haters?
I don't got 'em, I'm not famous, no
(No, no)
It don't matter what my name is
I don't got one, I'm not famous, no
(I'm not, I'm not)
And I don't hate it, no
I'm not famous, no
(I'm not famous)
I'm not famous, no
(Go!)
I'm not famous, no
And I don't hate it, no
And I don't hate it, no
I'm not famous, no
I’m Not Famous was produced by Ryan Met.
AJR released I’m Not Famous on Thu Mar 24 2016.
That was the first song that we wrote for the EP, and that kind of came with the experience that we had we had with “I’m Ready”. So we had that one song, and we would stand in these meet and greets, and people would come up to us and say, “What’s it like to be famous?” and we would always just say “...