I Am You (EP)

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I Am You
I Am You Album Cover.jpeg
EP by
Stray Kids
ReleasedOctober 22, 2018 (2018-10-22)
Recorded2018
Studio
  • Ji-sang's Studio
  • The Vibe Studio
Genre
Length25:50
LanguageKorean
Label
Producer
Stray Kids chronology
I Am Who
(2018)		I Am You
(2018)		 Clé 1: Miroh
(2019)
Singles from I Am You
  1. "I Am You"
    Released: October 22, 2018 (2018-10-22)
  2. "Get Cool"
    Released: November 14, 2018 (2018-11-14)

I Am You (stylized as I am YOU) is the third extended play by South Korean boy group Stray Kids. The EP was released digitally and physically on October 22, 2018, by JYP Entertainment and distributed through Iriver. [1] A showcase titled Stray Kids Unveil: Op. 03: I Am You was held the day before the release at Olympic Hall. [2] [3] [4] [5] The album sold 76,547 physical copies in the month of October. [6]

Contents

The album was released in two versions—an “I am” version and a “YOU” version.

Track listing

Credits adapted from Melon [7]

I Am You — Digital EP
No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."You."
  • Changbin (3Racha)
  • Hyunjin
  • I.N
  • Changbin (3Racha)
  • Hyunjin
  • I.N
  • Hong Ji-sang
Hong Ji-sang1:19
2."I Am You"
  • 3Racha
  • Lee Woo-min 'Collapsedone'
  • Justin Reinstein
  • KZ
  • Zene The Zilla
  • Lee Woo-min 'Collapsedone'
  • Justin Reinstein
3:25
3."My Side" (편 [lower-alpha 2] )
  • 3Racha
  • 3Racha
  • Frants
Frants3:37
4."Hero's Soup" (해장국 [lower-alpha 3] )
  • 3Racha
  • 3Racha
  • Lee Hae-sol
Lee Hae-sol3:33
5."Get Cool"
  • 3Racha
  • Inner Child
  • Yong Jong-sung
  • Inner Child
  • Song Ha-eun
  • Totem
  • 3Racha
  • Yong Jong-sung
  • Song Ha-eun
3:15
6."N/S" (극과 극 [lower-alpha 4] )
  • 3Racha
  • 3Racha
  • Slo
Slo3:45
7."0325"
  • 3Racha
  • 3Racha
  • Hong Ji-sang
Hong Ji-sang3:39
Total length:22:30
I Am You — Physical EP bonus track
No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
8."Mixtape #3"
  • Stray Kids
  • Stray Kids
  • Bang Chan (3Racha)
  • Doplamingo
4:20
Total length:25:50

Charts

Certifications

Certifications and sales figures for I Am You
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
South Korea (KMCA) [15] Platinum250,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Notes

  1. ↑ Normally in track's credit, 3Racha is separated as Bang Chan (3Racha), Changbin (3Racha), and Han (3Racha).
  2. ↑ Pyeonlit. "Side"
  3. ↑ Haejang-guk lit. "Hangover soup"
  4. ↑ Geukgwa geuklit. "(North) pole and (south) pole"

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