Because I'm Awesome (song)

""Because I'm Awesome""
Single by The Dollyrots
from the album Because I'm Awesome
A-side	"Because I'm Awesome"
Released	April 24, 2007
Genre	Pop punk
Length	3:20
Label	Blackheart Records
Songwriter(s)	The Dollyrots

"Because I'm Awesome" is the title track from the album Because I'm Awesome by the Dollyrots. The song has been used in TV shows, movies and commercials.

Popular culture

The song has been used in the following TV shows and movies:

• "Ugly Betty" ("In Or Out" episode) ABC TV show (Jan 18, 2007) ^{[1] [2] [3]}
• "Bad Girls Road Trip" Oxygen TV show (date?) ^[1]
• "Greek" ("Multiple Choice" episode) ABC Family TV show ^[4]
• "Picture This" ABC Family movie
• "The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2" movie
• "Bring It On: Fight to the Finish" movie trailer
• "Nimona" Netflix movie
• "Billions (TV series)" Season 7, Episode 1: "Tower Of London" Showtime (TV network) TV series (August 11, 2023)

The song was used in a commercial for Kohl's ^[1] and an instrumental version of the song was used during promotions for the Style Network on the E Network (Feb 23/24, 2007) ^[2]

Track listing

1. "Because I'm Awesome"

Reception

• "On the roaring title track, Ogden catalogs her awesomeness ("Cuz my brain is really super-sized") to an unworthy suitor, and it's hard to disagree with either her admittedly silly reasons or Cabeza's infectious riff." (Hartford Courant, Sarasota Herald-Tribune) ^[5]
• "The band's "Because I'm Awesome" single was one of my favourites of 2007" (Lorne Thomson, the Music Fix, 2008) ^[6]
• "A hit song is what separates one band from thousands of others. The Dollyrots gained acclaim with their song "Because I’m Awesome". It's an appropriate tune for the sardonic pop punk band from Los Angeles to gain entry onto music’s national stage." (Tim Parsons, Tahoe Daily Tribune, 2008) ^[7]
• "'Because I’m Awesome' is the first single and is so catchy that you’ll find yourself tapping it out all day." (Bill James, Monsters and Critics, 2007) ^[8]

References

1. Balde, Lisa (March 1, 2008). "Style Idols: Kelly Ogden". The Venus Zine. Archived from the original on July 17, 2011. Retrieved March 7, 2011.
2. "Dollyrots are smelling pretty". Sarasota Herald-Tribune . Sarasota, FL. March 9, 2007. The disc's title song, "Because I'm Awesome," debuted during a portion of ABC's "Ugly Betty" on Jan. 18, then as an instrumental during promotions for the Style Network over the Feb 23/24 weekend on the E network
3. "Ugly Betty: In Or Out". TV.com.
4. "Greek: Multiple Choice". Episode Guide. Archived from the original on August 25, 2009.
5. Courant, Hartford (May 24, 2007). "Nothing rotten about 'em". Sarasota Herald-Tribune . Sarasota, FL. Retrieved May 11, 2016.
6. Thomson, Lorne (March 13, 2008). "SXSW - Day Two - A review in pictures". The Music Fix. Austin, TX. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved March 7, 2011.
7. Parsons, Tim (October 22, 2008). "Dollyrots play fast, could go pretty far". Tahoe Daily Tribune . Lake Tahoe. Retrieved March 7, 2011.
8. James, Bill (March 5, 2007). "Album Review: The Dollyrots - 'Because I'm Awesome'". Monsters and Critics. UK. Archived from the original on June 4, 2008. Retrieved March 7, 2011.