Song · AWOLNATION
“I Am” by AWOLNATION
From the album Run (2015)
“I Am” by AWOLNATION appears on 5 radio countdowns from 5 stations in 2015. It was first released in 2015 on the album Run. Its best result is #14 on the 88.3 The Sting WBWC Top 88 Songs of 2015. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #28 alternative song of 2015 and #490 of the '10s.
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"I Am" is AWOLNATION's self-help stomp from Run, the band's second studio album, issued in 2015 on Red Bull Records as its third single. Frontman Aaron Bruno wrote it alone and has called it a self-empowering anthem, sparked by a guitar his father gave him. It began as a late-night voice memo with just the intro and first verse; months later the band heard it back, decided it had something, and the rest came quickly.
It's electronic rock pumped up to arena size, pounding along at 130 beats per minute in E major. The remixers came calling too: Steve Aoki posted his version for free that summer, and Mike D of the Beastie Boys turned in another later in the year.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 15 | Live 105 San Francisco, CA | Live 105 Top 25 Songs of 2015 | 25 |
| 2015 | 32 | 89X Detroit, MI / Windsor, ON | 89X Top 89 Songs of 2015 | 89 |
| 2015 | 19 | The Buzz Burlington, VT / Plattsburgh, NY / Montreal, QC | The Buzz Top 99 Songs of 2015 | 99 |
| 2015 | 14 | 88.3 The Sting Cleveland, OH | 88.3 The Sting WBWC Top 88 Songs of 2015 | 88 |
| 2015 | 71 | 102.7 WEQX Southern Vermont and the Capital District of New York (Albany) | WEQX Top 102.7 of 2015 | 103 |
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