Are You What You Want to Be? explained

Are You What You Want to Be?
Cover:	Are You What You Want to Be Foster the People.png
Type:	single
Artist:	Foster the People
Album:	Supermodel
Released:	September 8, 2014
Recorded:	2013
Length:	4:30
Label:	Columbia
Prev Title:	Best Friend
Prev Year:	2014
Next Title:	Doing It for the Money
Next Year:	2017

"Are You What You Want to Be?" is a song by American indie pop band Foster the People. It serves as the opening track on their second studio album, Supermodel, and was released as the album's fourth single on September 8, 2014.

Release

An audio stream of "Are You What You Want to Be?" was uploaded by the band's Vevo account to YouTube on August 5, 2014 accompanied by its single cover.^[1] The song impacted contemporary hit radio in the United Kingdom on September 8, 2014 and modern rock radio in the United States on September 9, 2014 as the album's fourth single. The song is also used on EA Sports game, FIFA 15.^[2]

Personnel

Foster the People

• Cubbie Fink – bass
• Mark Foster – lead vocals, keyboards
• Mark Pontius – drums
• Sean Cimino – guitar
• Isom Innis – synthesizer

Release history

Country	Date	Format	Label
United Kingdom^[3]	September 8, 2014	Contemporary hit radio	Columbia
United States^[4]	September 9, 2014	Modern rock radio

Notes and References

1. Web site: Foster The People – Are You What You Want to Be? . . August 5, 2014 . August 22, 2014 . Foster the People.
2. Web site: FIFA 15 Soundtrack - List of all FIFA 15 Songs.
3. Web site: This week's new releases 08-09-2014 . . September 8, 2014 . September 9, 2014 . Lane, Daniel.
4. Web site: Alternative > Future Releases . All Access Music Group . August 22, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140713212901/http://www.allaccess.com/alternative/future-releases . July 13, 2014 . live .