This Is Who I Am (song)

"This Is Who I Am"
Single by Vanessa Amorosi
from the album Hazardous
Released 9 October 2009 (2009-10-09) (Australia)
Format Digital download, CD
Recorded Fishhead Music Studios, Gothenburg, Sweden
Genre Pop rock, electropop, dance-pop
Length 3:25
Label Universal
Songwriter(s) Vanessa Amorosi, Robin Mortensen Lynch, Niklas "Nikey" Olovson
Producer(s) MachoPsycho
Vanessa Amorosi singles chronology
"The Letter"
(2009)		 "This Is Who I Am"
(2009)		 "String Module Error: Match not found"
(2009)

"The Letter"
(2009)		 "This Is Who I Am"
(2009)		 "Hazardous"[1]
(2009)
Music video
"This Is Who I Am" (Official video) on YouTube

"This Is Who I Am" is the first single from Vanessa Amorosi's album Hazardous.[2] The song, "This Is Who I Am", made its radio debut on the Kyle & Jackie O show on 28 August 2009 on the Fox FM radio station in Melbourne.[3] The single was released in Australia on 9 October 2009.[4]

For the first time Amorosi performed the song "This Is Who I Am" live on Channel 9's AFL Grand Final Breakfast on 26 September 2009.

Amorosi performed the song during Telethon in Perth on 3 October 2009. She performed "Perfect" after.

The single has debuted at number one on the Australian Singles Chart on 18 October 2009.[5] Amorosi said: "I am completely overwhelmed when I heard ‘This Is Who I Am’ came in at number one. I am so excited and thrilled to have the support from both the media and my fans. It is my first number one single and I will absolutely treasure this moment."[6]

In its second week on #1 in the ARIA charts the song achieved Gold[7] status in Australia and has been certified Platinum in its 8th week of release.

Track listing

CD single[8] (Cat.No. 2719761)
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."This Is Who I Am"Amorosi, MachoPsycho3:25
2."This Is Who I Am" (Wideboys remix)Amorosi, MachoPsycho5:32
3."This Is Who I Am" (Wideboys remix - radio edit)Amorosi, MachoPsycho3:25
4."This Is Who I Am" (Wideboys remix - dub)Amorosi, MachoPsycho5:03

All tracks were written by Amorosi/MachoPsycho and mixed by Chris Lord-Alge.[9]

The iTunes digital EP includes an additional remix; "This Is Who I Am" (Macho Psycho Massive Strings Remix).[10] Another remix, titled "This Is Who I Am" (Macho Psycho Euro Tech Remix), is available at Last.fm.[11]

Music video

The video clip for "This Is Who I Am" was shot in Los Angeles and directed by Christopher R. Watson.[12] The video was shot on green screen and was launched on 14 September 2009.[9]

The video premiered on Take 40 Australia and The Hot Hits' web pages a few days before its official release.[13]

Charts

Chart (2009) Peak
position
Australian Singles Chart[14] 1

This is Amorosi's first number-one single in Australia. Her single is also the first Australian female artist's single to debut at number one[6] since Kylie Minogue's "2 Hearts" back in 2007, and the first debut number-one single since Flo Rida's "Right Round".[15]

End-of-year charts

Country Chart (2009) Ranking
Australia ARIA End of Year Singles[16] 30

Certification

Country Certification
Australia (ARIA) 2× platinum[17]

Release history

Country Date
Australia[4] 9 October 2009
Germany[18] 9 July 2010
United Kingdom[19] 19 July 2010

See also

References

  1. ↑ Vanessa Amorosi's new album, Hazardous, is her third ARIA Top 10 album
  2. ↑ Access All Areas: Vanessa Amorosi album due out this year
  3. ↑ 'This Is Who I Am' released to radio today! – MySpace-Blog Vanessa Amorosi
  4. 1 2 UniversalOnline.com.au - Australia B2B - Product Details: Vanessa Amorosi | This Is Who I Am
  5. ↑ Australian-Charts.com: Top 50 Singles 19 - 25/10/2009
  6. 1 2 Undercover.com.au: Vanessa Amorosi Debuts At Number One
  7. ↑ Access All Areas: Vanessa Amorosi still #1 and goes Gold!
  8. ↑ Chaos.com THIS IS WHO I AM (AMOROSI, VANESSA)
  9. 1 2 Access All Areas - Music News: Vanessa Amorosi tells us who she is with new single
  10. ↑ This Is Who I Am - EP: This Is Who I Am (Macho Psycho Massive Strings Remix)
  11. ↑ Free listening at Last.fm - Vanessa Amorosi – This Is Who I Am (Macho Psycho Euro Tech Remix)
  12. ↑ Music video 'This is who I am'
  13. ↑ http://www.thehothits.com/music/music-library/recent/1?t=29681.3
  14. ↑ "Pandora Archive: ARIA Top 100 Singles - Week Commencing 19th October 2009" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Aria.com.au. 19 October 2009. Retrieved 2009-10-19.
  15. ↑ VanessaAmorosi.com: News - Vanessa Amorosi debuts at #1 and announces tour with Rob Thomas
  16. ↑ ARIA Charts - End Of Year Charts - Top 100 Singles 2009
  17. ↑ ARIA Charts - Accreditations - 2009 Singles
  18. ↑ Universal-Music.de: Vanessa Amorosi - This Is Who I Am - (CD Single)
  19. ↑ Music @ The Digital Fix - Who is Vanessa Amorosi?

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