What Am I

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"What Am I"
What Am I Why Don't We.jpg
Single by Why Don't We
ReleasedAugust 22, 2019
Recorded2019
Genre Pop
Length3:04
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Steve Mac
Why Don't We singles chronology
"I Still Do"
(2019)
"What Am I"
(2019)
"Mad at You"
(2019)

"What Am I" is a song performed by American boy band Why Don't We. The song was released as a digital download on August 22, 2019 by Signature and Atlantic Records. [1] The song peaked at number twenty on the US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart. [2] The song was written by Ammar Malik, Ed Sheeran and Steve Mac, who also produced the song.

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Background

The song was co-written by Ed Sheeran, he was also co-writer on the single "Trust Fund Baby". In August 2019, the band announced the release of their new single of their social media accounts. [3]

Music video

A music video to accompany the release of "What Am I" was first released onto YouTube on August 23, 2019. [4] The video was directed by Andy Hines and shows the band having a celebratory end-of-summer bonfire on the beach. [5]

Track listing

Digital download [1]
No.TitleLength
1."What Am I"3:04
Digital download [6]
No.TitleLength
1."What Am I" (Live and Unplugged Session)3:41
Digital download [7]
No.TitleLength
1."What Am I" (Cash Cash Remix)2:39
2."What Am I" (SONDR Remix)3:00
3."What Am I" (Casualkimono Remix)3:11
4."What Am I" (Martin Jensen Remix)2:33

Personnel

Credits adapted from Tidal. [8]

Charts

Chart (2019)Peak
position
Australia Digital Tracks (ARIA) [9] 20
New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ) [10] 14
Singapore (RIAS)20
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles ( Billboard ) [2] 20
US Pop Airplay ( Billboard ) [11] 22

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [12] Platinum70,000
Canada (Music Canada) [13] Platinum80,000
United States (RIAA) [14] Gold500,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

RegionDateFormatLabel
United StatesAugust 22, 2019 [1]

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