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2009 single by Vanessa Amorosi

"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""
(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 as the lead single from Amorosi's fourth studio album Hazardous. 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."

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.

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. 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.

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 since Kylie Minogue's "2 Hearts" back in 2007, and the first debut number-one single since Flo Rida's "Right Round".

Weekly charts

Chart (2009) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA) 1

Year-end charts

Chart (2009) Position
Australia (ARIA) 30

Certifications

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

Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Region Date Label Catalogue
Australia 9 October 2009 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. ^ 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. ^ "Vanessa Amorosi Debuts at Number One". Undercover.com.au. October 2009. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
  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.
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