The album received positive reviews from music critics, that praised its musical versatility, its production, and Brown's decision to take his music to an edgier direction, finding his artistic identity. shows a wide variety of musical genres including R&B, pop, hip hop, dancehall, soft rock and Europop, while the lyrical content concentrates on finding positivity in life. The album's aesthetics feature a multicolored pop-art graffiti imagery, conceived by Brown himself, Courtney Walter and American contemporary artist Ron English. The album was worked on simultaneously with the three mixtapes that anticipated it In My Zone, Fan of a Fan, and In My Zone 2. The album was supported by eight singles, ' Deuces' featuring Tyga and Kevin McCall, ' No BS', ' Yeah 3x', ' Look at Me Now' featuring Lil Wayne and Busta Rhymes, ' Beautiful People' featuring Benny Benassi, ' She Ain't You', ' Next to You' featuring Justin Bieber, and ' Wet the Bed' featuring Ludacris. The album features guest appearances, from Lil Wayne, Ludacris, Busta Rhymes, Wiz Khalifa, Game, Justin Bieber and Big Sean, among others.

On F.A.M.E., Brown worked with several record producers and songwriters including Kevin McCall, H Money, Timbaland, The Underdogs, Diplo and Benny Benassi among others. The album also marks his last album with Jive Records. The album serves as the follow-up to his third album Graffiti (2009). It was first released on March 18, 2011, recorded by Jive Records. ( backronym of Forgiving All My Enemies and Fans Are My Everything) is the fourth studio album by American singer Chris Brown.

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