I Was Me

"I Was Me"
Single by Imagine Dragons
ReleasedOctober 12, 2015 (2015-10-12)
Recorded2015
GenreAcoustic rock[1]
Length3:16
Imagine Dragons singles chronology
"Roots"
(2015) 		"I Was Me"
(2015) 		"Not Today"
(2016)
Licensed audio
"I Was Me" on YouTube

"I Was Me" is a charity single by American pop rock band Imagine Dragons.

Background

On October 12, 2015, "I Was Me" was released to iTunes Stores for the One4 project with all proceeds going to the UN Refugee Agency to support fleeing refugees, particularly in the Middle East. SAP and Imagine Dragons partnered together to release the song.[2] Lead singer Dan Reynolds wrote an op-ed piece about the crisis for Medium that was published on October 24, 2015.[3]

Charts

Chart (2015) Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders)[4] 77
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Wallonia)[5] 45
France (SNEP)[6] 82
Hungary (Single Top 40)[7] 15
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[8] 30
US Digital Song Sales (Billboard)[9] 46
US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs (Billboard)[10] 17

References

  1. ^ ""I Was Me" : Imagine Dragons apporte son soutien aux réfugiés sur un inédit touchant". Chartsinfrance.net. Retrieved December 16, 2021.
  2. ^ Priestley, Theo. "SAP, Apple and Imagine Dragons Collaborate To Support Refugee Humanitarian Project". Forbes.com. Retrieved December 16, 2021.
  3. ^ Reynolds, Dan (October 27, 2015). "Imagine Dragons Cares about the Refugee Crisis (and you should too)". Medium. Retrieved December 16, 2021.
  4. ^ "Imagine Dragons – I Was Me" (in Dutch). Ultratip. Retrieved October 26, 2015.
  5. ^ "Imagine Dragons – I Was Me" (in French). Ultratip. Retrieved October 26, 2015.
  6. ^ "Imagine Dragons – I Was Me" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved October 18, 2015.
  7. ^ "Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ" (in Hungarian). Single (track) Top 40 lista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége. Retrieved October 22, 2015.
  8. ^ "Imagine Dragons – I Was Me" Canciones Top 50. Retrieved October 26, 2015.
  9. ^ "Imagine Dragons Chart History (Digital Song Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved November 14, 2015.
  10. ^ "Imagine Dragons Chart History (Hot Rock & Alternative Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved November 14, 2015.