This Is Who I Am (song)

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"This Is Who I Am"
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Single by Vanessa Amorosi
from the album Hazardous
Released9 October 2009 (2009-10-09)
Studio Fishhead Music (Gothenburg, Sweden)
Length3:25
Label Universal
Songwriter(s) Vanessa Amorosi, Robin Mortensen Lynch, Niklas "Nikey" Olovson
Producer(s) MachoPsycho
Vanessa Amorosi singles chronology
"The Letter"
(2009)
"This Is Who I Am"
(2009)
""Hazardous" [1] "
(2009)
Music video
"This Is Who I Am" (Official video) on YouTube

"This Is Who I Am" is a song by Australian recording artist Vanessa Amorosi. It was released in Australian on 9 October 2009 [2] as the lead single from Amorosi's fourth studio album Hazardous . [3] The song debuted at number 1 on the ARIA charts; becoming Amorosi's first number one single. When she heard this, Amorosi said "I am completely overwhelmed when I heard 'This Is Who I Am' came in at number one. I am so excited and thrilled to have the support from both the media and my fans. It is my first number one single and I will absolutely treasure this moment." [4]

Contents

Promotion

"This Is Who I Am" made its radio debut on the Kyle & Jackie O show on 28 August 2009 on the Fox FM radio station in Melbourne. [5]

On 26 September 2009, Amorosi performed "This Is Who I Am" live on Channel 9's AFL Grand Final Breakfast . On 3 October 2009, Amorosi performed the song during Telethon in Perth .

Music video

The video clip for "This Is Who I Am" was shot in Los Angeles and directed by Christopher R. Watson. [6] The video was shot on green screen and was launched on 14 September 2009.

The video premiered on Take 40 Australia and The Hot Hits' web pages a few days before its official release. [7]

Track listing

CD single
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."This Is Who I Am"Amorosi, MachoPsycho3:25
2."This Is Who I Am" (Wideboys remix)Amorosi, MachoPsycho5:32
3."This Is Who I Am" (Wideboys remix – radio edit)Amorosi, MachoPsycho3:25
4."This Is Who I Am" (Wideboys remix – dub)Amorosi, MachoPsycho5:03

Charts

"This Is Who I Am" is Amorosi's first number-one single in Australia. Her single is also the first Australian female artist's single to debut at number one [4] since Kylie Minogue's "2 Hearts" back in 2007, and the first debut number-one single since Flo Rida's "Right Round". [8]

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [11] 2× Platinum140,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history

RegionDateLabelCatalogue
Australia9 October 2009 [2] Universal Music Australia 2719761

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