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Hall of Fame (song)

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"Hall of Fame"
Singlebythe Scriptfeaturingwill.i.am
from the album#3
Released20 August 2012(2012-08-20)
Recorded2012
Length3:22
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Danny O'Donoghue
  • Mark Sheehan
  • Jimbo Barry
The Scriptsingles chronology
"Science & Faith"
(2011) 		"Hall of Fame"
(2012) 		"Six Degrees of Separation"
(2012)
will.i.amsingles chronology
"This Is Love"
(2012) 		"Hall of Fame"
(2012) 		"In My City"
(2012)
Audio sample
"Hall of Fame"

"Hall of Fame"is a song by Irishpop rockbandthe Scriptfeaturing American rapperwill.i.amof theBlack Eyed Peas.It is the lead single from the band's third studio album#3.The track was given its first radio play onCapitalon 23 July 2012.[1]Written and co-produced by the band, the song is about following dreams and making an impact on the world. The song has been licensed for use in various media since its release.

Background

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The Script frontmanDanny O'Donoghuefirst met will.i.am while they were both judges forThe Voice UK.O'Donoghue said: "We went to the recording studio and an hour and a half later we had the song in its entirety. I thought he was going to produce it but he just gave it to me and Mark (Sheehan) and said 'you guys go and produce it'."[2]Of the collaboration O'Donoghue said: "We were trying to play it super cool - us with will.i.am! We heard him singing some of our lines, but we still didn't know what he was going to do. We were worried he might take some of our original song out. But he just sang our words."[3]The musical note structure interpolates "I Hope You Dance"by country singerLee Ann Womack.According to Musicnotes, "Hall of Fame" is written in the key ofG minorwith a tempo of 88 beats per minute.[4]

Lyrics and interpretation

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The lyrics, written by O'Donoghue, focus on perseverance and making a difference. As reported inThe Guardian,"O'Donoghue's real metier is lyrics: he's a striking and emotional storyteller".[5]Billboarddescribes the song as "a swelling, piano-driven number with an uplifting, earworm of a chorus that soars, 'Standing in the hall of fame / And the world's gonna know your name / Cause you burn with the brightest flame.'"[6]O'Donoghue explains that this song was about the band as he tells "the title is mostly about us. As any geek fan of the band could tell you, we're all extremely different people, but magic happens when you mix us together. Well, magic or a car crash, which is how we describe the songs we scrap."[3]He also said: "We wanted to inspire people to stop trying to be famous for the sake of it."[2]

Music video

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The music video of "Hall of Fame" was produced under Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited.[7]A lyric video for the track was released on 24 July 2012.[8]The music video was released on 19 August through the band's official site. The accompanying music video sees the stars performing the track in a deserted warehouse, while other scenes feature an aspiring boxer and hearing-impaired ballet dancer in training.[9]

Chart performance

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"Hall of Fame" debuted on theIrish Singles Chartat number one. The song stayed at number 1 in Ireland for 4 weeks. This marks the band's second number-one single and fifth top-ten hit in Ireland. This song was voted as one of the top 11 Irish songs.[10]

The single debuted at number two on theUK Singles Chart,losing the top spot toNe-Yo's "Let Me Love You (Until You Learn to Love Yourself)",before reaching number 1 a week later, marking the Script's first UK number-one single. It spent a second week at number one in the UK, blockingExample's "Say Nothing"from reaching the top spot. It has sold 529,000 copies in 2012, the 21st best-selling single of the year in the UK.[11]It also peaked at number 25 in the United States and was certified platinum there, and peaked at the same position in Canada. It reached 2 million in sales in the US by July 2013,[12]and as of April 2016, the song has sold 2,912,000 copies in the US.[13]

In Australia, "Hall of Fame" peaked at number 4 on theARIASingles Chart, becoming their second top five hit there. The song was certified 3× Platinum in Australia. It became their highest-charting single in New Zealand, peaking at number 3 onRIANZchart. It is the band's highest-charting song worldwide.[citation needed]

Usage in media

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"Hall of Fame" was used to advertise the return ofserial dramasAll My ChildrenandOne Life to Live.[14]The song was covered on theGleeepisode "All or Nothing".Masterchef Australia: The Professionalsused it as the theme song in the opening credits. The song was also published in the ads section for NBC's primetime drama,Chicago Fire.[15]The song has also been used as the theme song forImpact WrestlingandWWE's Hall of Fame ceremonies. It has also been used at recent[when?]Arena Football LeagueandNational Football LeagueHall of Fame Games. The song was used in a 2014Omega SAcommercial featuring professional golferRory McIlroy.In 2016, this song is used as the theme song on theDisney Princessseries shorts "Dream Big, Princess" which airs on Disney Junior. The song was chosen as the theme song for "Life Without Limits" a short film about Cincinnati hosting the 37th Annual National Veterans Wheelchair Games. In 2018, the German YouTube creatorRezocreated anensemble castof 100 YouTuber colleagues with this song.[16]The song makes a brief appearance in the 2021 animatedNetflixfilm:My Little Pony: A New Generation andit was also used in the 2023 racing video game franchise movie Gran Turismo in the Opening Credits showing flashbacks from the previous video games. In 2023, American television stationCBS,and its sports divisionCBS Sports,included the song in a six-minute long video tribute to the SEC on CBS that they posted on social media, as the network's contract with the conference expired following the2023 SEC Championship Game.The tribute video, which also included "High Hopes"byPanic! at the Discoand "A Sky Full of Stars"byColdplay,later aired during CBS's pregame show.

Track listing

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  1. "Hall of Fame" - 3:22
  2. "Hall of Fame" (Jimbo Remix) - 3:02

Charts

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Certifications

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Certifications for "Hall of Fame"
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[78] 10× Platinum 700,000‡
Austria (IFPIAustria)[79] Gold 15,000*
Belgium (BEA)[80] Gold 15,000*
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)[81] 3× Platinum 180,000‡
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[82] Gold 15,000^
Finland (Musiikkituottajat)[83] Gold 5,524[83]
Germany (BVMI)[84] 2× Platinum 1,200,000‡
Italy (FIMI)[85] 3× Platinum 150,000‡
Netherlands (NVPI)[86] Gold 10,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ)[87] 2× Platinum 30,000*
Norway (IFPINorway)[88] 6× Platinum 60,000*
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[89] 2× Platinum 120,000‡
Sweden (GLF)[71] 4× Platinum 160,000‡
Switzerland (IFPISwitzerland)[90] 2× Platinum 60,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[91] 4× Platinum 2,400,000‡
United States (RIAA)[92] 2× Platinum 2,912,000[13]
Streaming
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[93] 4× Platinum 7,200,000†

*Sales figures based on certification alone.
^Shipments figures based on certification alone.
‡Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.
†Streaming-only figures based on certification alone.

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