This Is Who I Am (song)

"This Is Who I Am"
Single by Vanessa Amorosi
from the album Hazardous
Released9 October 2009 (2009-10-09)
StudioFishhead Music (Gothenburg, Sweden)
Length3:25
LabelUniversal
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]

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

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[11] 2× Platinum 140,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Region Date Label Catalogue
Australia 9 October 2009[2] Universal Music Australia 2719761

See also

References

  1. ^ "Vanessa Amorosi's new album, Hazardous, is her third ARIA Top 10 album". Getmusic.com.au. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
  2. ^ a b UniversalOnline.com.au – Australia B2B – Product Details: Vanessa Amorosi | This Is Who I Am
  3. ^ "accessallareas.net.au". 38.accessallareas.net.au. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
  4. ^ a b "Vanessa Amorosi Debuts at Number One". Undercover.com.au. October 2009. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
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  8. ^ "News – Vanessa Amorosi debuts at #1 and announces tour with Rob Thomas". VanessaAmorosi.com. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
  9. ^ "Vanessa Amorosi – This Is Who I Am". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
  10. ^ "ARIA Top 100 Singles for 2009". ARIA. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
  11. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2009 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 19 June 2014.