I Am What I Am (Mark Owen song) explained

I Am What I Am
Cover:	Iamwhatiammarkowen.jpg
Type:	single
Artist:	Mark Owen
Album:	Green Man
Released:	1 August 1997^[1]
Recorded:	1995–1996
Genre:	Britpop
Length:	4:06
Label:	RCA Records
Producer:	Craig Leon
Prev Title:	Clementine
Prev Year:	1997
Next Title:	Four Minute Warning
Next Year:	2003

"I Am What I Am" is the third and final single to be released from Take That band member Mark Owen's debut solo album, Green Man. The single was released on 1 August 1997.^[1] The single peaked at number 29 on the UK Singles Chart,^[2] becoming his worst performing single from Green Man. "I Am What I Am" was originally intended to become the fourth single from the album, however due to ongoing battles between Owen and the label, became his final single on RCA Records before he was dropped.

Track listing

UK CD single #1

1. "I Am What I Am" – 4:21
2. "Mr. You" – 4:23
3. "Johnny" – 3:12
4. "Clementine" (remix) – 3:56

UK CD single #2

1. "I Am What I Am" – 4:21
2. "Is That What It's All About" (live) – 5:11
3. "Secondhand Wonderland" (live) – 6:55
4. "I Am What I Am" (remix) – 4:06

UK cassette

1. "I Am What I Am" – 4:21
2. "Johnny" – 3:12

Promotional single

1. "I Am What I Am" – 4:06
2. "I Am What I Am" (album version) – 4:21
3. "Child" (radio edit) – 3:48
4. "Clementine" (remix) – 3:56

Chart performance

Chart (1997)	Peak position
Scotland Singles Chart^[3]	24
Taiwan Singles Chart^[4]	10
UK Singles Chart	29

Notes and References

1. Web site: I Am What I Am [CD 1]: Mark Owen: Amazon.co.uk: Music |publisher=Amazon|location=UK |date= |accessdate=2012-02-23].
2. Web site: Mark Owen – I Am What I Am . . 1997-08-23 . 2012-02-23.
3. Web site: http://www.officialcharts.com/charts/scottish-singles-chart/19970817/41/ . 2014-06-28. Official Charts Company.
4. Web site: IFPI Taiwan – Single Top 10 (1997/32) . ifpi.org.tw . 12 January 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/19980224060844/http://ifpi.org.tw/chart/1997/single32.htm . 24 February 1998 . dead.