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"This Is Who I Am"
Song

"This Is Who I Am" is the first single from Vanessa Amorosi's album Hazardous.[3] The song, "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.[4] The single was released in Australia on 9 October 2009.[1]

For the first time Vanessa Amorosi performed the song "This Is Who I Am" live on Channel 9's AFL Grand Final Breakfast on 26 September 2009.

Amorosi performed the song during Telethon in Perth on October 3, 2009. She performed "Perfect" after.

The single has debuted at number one on the Australian Singles Chart on 18 October 2009.[5] 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."[6]

In its second week on #1 in the ARIA charts the song achieved Gold shipments in Australia and has been certified Platinum in its 8th week of release.

Track listing

CD single[7] (Cat.No. 2719761)
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

All tracks were written by Amorosi/MachoPsycho and mixed by Chris Lord-Alge.[8]

The iTunes digital EP includes an additional remix; "This Is Who I Am" (Macho Psycho Massive Strings Remix).[9] Another remix, titled "This Is Who I Am" (Macho Psycho Euro Tech Remix), is available at Last.fm.[10]

Music video

The video clip for "This Is Who I Am" was shot in Los Angeles and directed by Christopher R. Watson.[11] The video was shot on green screen and was launched on 14 September 2009.[8]

The video premiered on Take 40 Australia and The Hot Hits' web pages a few days before its official release.[12]

Charts

Chart (2009) Peak
position
Australian Singles Chart[13] 1
Australian Airplay Chart[14][15] 2

The song was released to iTunes on Friday, 9 October 2009. It reached the top 5 within hours of release. Within 24 hours, on 10 October 2009, the song made it to number 1.

This is Amorosi's first number 1 single in Australia. Her single is also the first Australian female[6] artist's single to debut at number 1 since Kylie Minogue's "2 Hearts" back in 2007 and the first debut number 1 single since Flo Rida's "Right Round".[16]

Certification

Country Certification
Australia (ARIA) Platinum[17][18]

Sources

References

  1. ^ a b UniversalOnline.com.au - Australia B2B - Product Details: Vanessa Amorosi | This Is Who I Am
  2. ^ Vanessa Amorosi's new album, Hazardous, is her third ARIA Top 10 album
  3. ^ Access All Areas: Vanessa Amorosi album due out this year
  4. ^ 'This Is Who I Am' released to radio today! – MySpace-Blog Vanessa Amorosi
  5. ^ Australian-Charts.com: Top 50 Singles 19 - 25/10/2009
  6. ^ a b Undercover.com.au: Vanessa Amorosi Debuts At Number One
  7. ^ Chaos.com THIS IS WHO I AM (AMOROSI, VANESSA)
  8. ^ a b Access All Areas - Music News: Vanessa Amorosi tells us who she is with new single
  9. ^ This Is Who I Am - EP: This Is Who I Am (Macho Psycho Massive Strings Remix)
  10. ^ Free listening at Last.fm - Vanessa Amorosi – This Is Who I Am (Macho Psycho Euro Tech Remix)
  11. ^ Music video 'This is who I am'
  12. ^ http://www.thehothits.com/music/music-library/recent/1?t=29681.3
  13. ^ "ARIA Charts - Week Commencing: 19 October 2009" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Aria.com.au. 2009-10-19. Retrieved 2009-10-19.
  14. ^ Australian Music Report: TOP 100 SINGLES CHART:: CHART WEEK ENDING DATE 24/10/09
  15. ^ Radioinfo National Airplay Chart - October 29 - November 4, 2009
  16. ^ VanessaAmorosi.com: News - Vanessa Amorosi debuts at #1 and announces tour with Rob Thomas
  17. ^ ARIA Charts - Accreditations - 2009 Singles
  18. ^ Access All Areas: Vanessa Amorosi still #1 and goes Gold!
Preceded by Australian ARIA Singles Chart number-one single
October 19, 2009 – November 2, 2009 		Succeeded by
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