I Am Who I Am/Secret Love Explained

I Am Who I Am / Secret Love
Cover:	Lee Ryan I Am Who I Am.JPG
Type:	single
Artist:	Lee Ryan
Released:	4 July 2010 (UK)
Recorded:	2008
Genre:	Pop
Length:	3:55 (I Am Who I Am) 3:57 (Secret Love)
Label:	Geffen
Prev Title:	Real Love
Prev Year:	2006
I Am Who I Am
Title2:	Secret Love

"I Am Who I Am" / "Secret Love" is a double A-side single by Lee Ryan. The single is Lee Ryan's first new solo material since 2007. Secret Love was initially set to be released by itself on 3 May 2010, however, after being postponed from a later release, was cancelled.^[1] However, after being packaged with a further new song, "I Am Who I Am", the single was released on 4 July 2010.^[2] "I Am Who I Am" was originally written and recorded by British indie band Ben's Brother for their 2007 album, Beta Male Fairytales.^[3] The music video for Secret Love was filmed in LA in March 2010.^{[4] [5]} The video premiered in April 2010. In the UK, the single debuted at #33 in its first week and fell to #69 in its second week, making it Ryan's third consecutive single to miss the top twenty. The single spent only two weeks inside the UK Top 100 Singles Chart.^[6]

Promotion

• This Morning – 22 April 2010
• G-A-Y – 1 May 2010
• Koko Pop – 1 May 2010
• Loose Women – 7 July 2010

Track listing

• UK "Secret Love" CD single^[7]

1. "Secret Love" – 3:57
2. "Secret Love" (Ian Carey Remix) – 6:10

• UK "Double A-Side" CD single^[8]

1. "I Am Who I Am" – 3:55
2. "Secret Love" – 3:57

• Digital download EP #1^[9]

1. "I Am Who I Am" – 3:55
2. "Secret Love" – 3:57
3. "I Am Who I Am" (Buzz Junkies Remix) – 5:18
4. "Secret Love" (Crazy Cousinz Full Club Remix) – 7:33

• Digital download EP #2^[10]

1. "I Am Who I Am" – 3:55
2. "Secret Love" – 3:57
3. "I Am Who I Am" (Buzz Junkies Remix) – 5:18
4. "I Am Who I Am" (Alex Says Remix) – 6:53
5. "Secret Love" (Ian Carey Full Club) – 9:06

Notes and References

1. Web site: Blue's Lee Ryan 'making dance music' . Digital Spy . 2010-03-21 . 2010-03-21 .
2. http://www.facebook.com/?ref=logo#!/LeeRyanMusic?v=wall&story_fbid=104744706236820 Lee Ryan – Secret Love July
3. Web site: Lee Ryan: I Am Who I Am | FAMEmagazine.co.uk . famemagazine.co.uk . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100527155534/http://www.famemagazine.co.uk/2010/05/25/lee-ryan-i-am-who-i-am/ . 2010-05-27.
4. Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: Lee Ryan- Secret Love: Behind the Scenes on the Video . YouTube.
5. YouTube . YouTube.
6. https://www.officialcharts.com/search/singles/Paris%20Hilton Lee Ryan – I Am Who I Am/Secret Love chart run
7. Web site: Secret Love/I Am Who I Am. Amazon. UK.
8. Web site: I Am Who I Am. Amazon. UK.
9. Web site: I Am Who I Am – EP by Lee Ryan. iTunes Store. January 2010.
10. Web site: I Am Who I Am. Amazon. UK.