I'm Awesome

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"I'm Awesome"
Spose ImAwesome.jpg
Single by Spose
from the album We Smoked It All
ReleasedMarch 9, 2010
Recorded2009
Genre Nerdcore, Comedy Hip Hop
Length4:09
Label Universal Republic
Songwriter(s) Ryan Peters
Producer(s) Spose
Spose singles chronology
"I'm Awesome"
(2010)
"We Hate Money"
(2010)

"I'm Awesome" is a song written and recorded by American hip hop artist Spose. The single debuted at number 54 on the Billboard Hot 100 on March 25, 2010, [1] and reached #37 in its fourth week on the chart. [2] The single has since gone gold for sales exceeding 500,000 units. [3]

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Originally self-released in January 2010, the song received significant airplay on radio stations in Spose's home state of Maine, and in February and March 2010 received airplay across the country. [4] It was released at the iTunes Store on March 9, 2010. [5] A music video was filmed in Maine shortly thereafter, [6] and was released on April 14, 2010. [7] In October 2010, an official remix for the song was recorded by Spose which features Kansas City–based rapper Mac Lethal as the official guest. [8] In January 2012, "I'm Awesome" was used as a theme song for the show "Mr. D", a sitcom which aired on CBC, starring Gerry Dee.

Chart performance

Chart (2010)Position
Canadian Hot 100 52
US Billboard Hot 100 37
US Mainstream Top 40 36

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA) [9] Gold500,000^

Double-dagger-14-plain.png Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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