I Am Who I Am (Lara Fabian song)

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"I Am Who I Am"
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Single by Lara Fabian
from the album Lara Fabian
ReleasedSeptember 18, 2000 [1]
Recorded1999–2000
Genre Pop
Length3:47
Songwriter(s) Rick Allison, Lara Fabian, Evan Rogers, Carl Sturken
Producer(s) Carl Sturken and Evan Rogers
Lara Fabian singles chronology
"I Will Love Again"
(2000)
"I Am Who I Am"
(2000)
"Love By Grace"
(2001)

"I Am Who I Am" is a song by the Belgian singer Lara Fabian. It was released as the second single of her self-titled album. [1]

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Background

I Am Who I Am is an uptempo song, co-written by Fabian and Allison with American duo Carl Sturken and Evan Rogers, who produced the track. [2]

Reception

The Dooyoo review was mixed. It said: "The song is reasonably catchy, but not particularly memorable, and this isn't a great introduction to Fabian's true vocal abilities. 6/10". [2]

Track listing

[1]

  1. I Am Who I Am (Chris Lord-Alge remix)
  2. I Am Who I Am (HQ2 radio mix)
  3. I Am Who I Am (Bastone and Bernstein radio edit)
  4. I Am Who I Am (Major Tom version)
  5. Before We Say Goodbye

Official versions

  1. Album version – 3:45
  2. Chris Lord-Algé remix – 3:53
  3. Major Tom version – 3:40
  4. Bastone and Bernstein radio edit – 3:30
  5. Soul Solution radio edit – 3:05
  6. HQ2 club mix – 9:00
  7. HQ2 radio mix – 3:30

Music video

There is a music video for the song. [3]

Charts

ChartPeak
position
French Singles Chart [4] 67
German Singles Chart [4] 64

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References

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  2. 1 2 "Belgian singer Lara Fabian's English language debut". Dooyoo.UK. June 15, 2009. Archived from the original on March 16, 2012. Retrieved July 25, 2011.
  3. "Lara Fabian: I Am Who I Am Music Video" . Retrieved July 28, 2011 via YouTube.
  4. 1 2 "Swedish Charts.com: LARA FABIAN – I AM WHO I AM (SONG)". Hung Medien. Retrieved July 24, 2011.