I Am Woman (Emmy Meli song)

"I Am Woman"
Single by Emmy Meli
Released	November 18, 2021 (2021-11-18)
Length	3:52
Label	Disruptor Arista
Songwriter(s)	Emily Catherine Lomeli
Producer(s)	Okano
Emmy Meli singles chronology
"Matrix" (2021) "I Am Woman" (2021)

"I Am Woman" is a song by American singer Emmy Meli, released on November 18, 2021, through Arista and Disruptor Records. The song went viral on video sharing app TikTok. ^[1] The song has been described as a feminist anthem promoting a positive self-image. ^[2]

Background

Emmy Meli is a singer from California who gained popularity after posting the song to TikTok, where it has over 22 million views. ^[1] Meli says she wrote the song to "empower women" and called seeing the song resonate with listeners "the most amazing and beautiful thing" she has experienced. ^[1]

Commercial performance

The song first charted inside the top 75 of the UK Singles Chart at number 67 on 7 January 2022 after amassing a sales total of 5,789 units. ^[3]

Charts

Chart performance for "I Am Woman"

Chart (2021–2023)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA) [4]	28
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40) [5]	63
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders) [6]	48
Canada (Canadian Hot 100) [7]	55
Germany (GfK) [8]	73
Global 200 ( Billboard ) [9]	56
Hungary (Single Top 40) [10]	36
Ireland (IRMA) [11]	60
Lithuania (AGATA) [12]	46
Netherlands (Single Top 100) [13]	82
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ) [14]	15
Portugal (AFP) [15]	69
Romania (Romanian Radio Airplay) [16]	8
San Marino (SMRRTV Top 50) [17]	10
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan) [18]	99
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade) [19]	50
UK Singles (OCC) [20]	63
US Billboard Hot 100 [21]	74
US Mainstream Top 40 ( Billboard ) [22]	28

Certifications

Certifications for "I Am Woman"

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [23]	Gold	35,000‡
Austria (IFPI Austria) [24]	Gold	15,000‡
Canada (Music Canada) [25]	Platinum	80,000‡
New Zealand (RMNZ) [26]	Platinum	30,000‡
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland) [27]	Gold	10,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI) [28]	Silver	200,000‡
United States (RIAA) [29]	Platinum	1,000,000‡
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Release history for "I Am Woman"

Region	Date	Format	Label	Ref.
Various	November 18, 2021	Digital download streaming	Arista Disruptor	[30]
United States	January 18, 2022	Contemporary hit radio	Arista	[31]
Italy	January 21, 2022		Sony	[32]

References

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3. Jones, Alan (January 7, 2022). "Charts analysis: Adele rebounds to singles summit". Music Week . Archived from the original on January 7, 2022. Retrieved January 10, 2022.
4. "ARIA Top 50 Singles Chart". Australian Recording Industry Association. December 20, 2021. Archived from the original on December 17, 2021. Retrieved December 17, 2021.
5. "Emmy Meli – I Am Woman" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved January 18, 2022.
6. "Emmy Meli – I Am Woman" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved January 16, 2022.
7. "Billboard Canadian Hot 100: Week of January 15, 2022". Billboard . Archived from the original on January 24, 2022. Retrieved January 11, 2022.
8. "Emmy Meli – I Am Woman" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved January 7, 2022.
9. "Billboard Global 200 Chart: Week of January 15, 2022". Billboard . Archived from the original on January 10, 2022. Retrieved January 11, 2022.
10. "Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ" (in Hungarian). Single (track) Top 40 lista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége. Retrieved March 17, 2023.
11. "IRMA – Irish Charts". Irish Recorded Music Association. Archived from the original on December 14, 2017. Retrieved January 8, 2022.
12. "2022 1-os savaitės klausomiausi (Top 100)" (in Lithuanian). AGATA. January 7, 2022. Archived from the original on January 7, 2022. Retrieved January 7, 2022.
13. "Emmy Meli – I Am Woman" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved January 15, 2022.
14. "NZ Top 40 Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. December 20, 2021. Archived from the original on December 17, 2021. Retrieved December 18, 2021.
15. "Emmy Meli – I Am Woman". AFP Top 100 Singles. Retrieved January 12, 2022.
16. "Media Forest – Weekly Charts". Media Forest. Retrieved April 5, 2022. Note: Romanian and international positions are rendered together by the number of plays before resulting an overall chart.
17. "Top 50 – Radio San Marino RTV – 22/04/2022" (in Italian). San Marino RTV. April 22, 2024. Archived from the original on April 22, 2022. Retrieved August 5, 2024.
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23. "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2022 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association . Retrieved March 7, 2022.
24. "Austrian single certifications – Emmy Meli – I Am Woman" (in German). IFPI Austria. Retrieved June 9, 2024.
25. "Canadian single certifications – Emmy Meli – I Am Woman". Music Canada . Retrieved January 20, 2024.
26. "New Zealand single certifications – Emmy Meli – I Am Woman". Radioscope. Retrieved December 20, 2024.Type I Am Woman in the "Search:" field.
27. "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards ('I Am Woman')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien. Retrieved February 13, 2023.
28. "British single certifications – Emmy Meli – I Am Woman". British Phonographic Industry . Retrieved September 21, 2024.
29. "American single certifications – Emmy Meli – I Am Woman". Recording Industry Association of America . Retrieved July 23, 2025.
30. "I Am Woman - Single by Emmy Meli". Archived from the original on January 15, 2022. Retrieved January 15, 2022– via Apple Music.
31. "Top 40 Mainstream Future Releases". All Access. Archived from the original on January 13, 2022. Retrieved January 15, 2022.
32. "Emmy Meli "I Am Woman" | (Radio Date: 21/01/2022)". radiodate.it (in Italian). Archived from the original on January 18, 2022. Retrieved January 17, 2022.