Song · The Avalanches
“Because I'm Me” by The Avalanches
From the album Wildflower (2016)
“Because I'm Me” by The Avalanches appears on 1 radio countdown from 1 station in 2016. It was first released in 2016 on the album Wildflower. Its best result is #75 on the Triple J Hottest 100 of 2016. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #362 alternative song of 2016.
"Because I'm Me" is one of the tracks on Wildflower, the Avalanches' second album and their first in 16 years, which went on wide release on July 8, 2016. Robbie Chater produced it and mixed it with Tony Espie, Antony Di Blasi added production, and the vocals belong to Sonny Cheeba and Geechi Suede. The writing credit runs seven names long: Chater and Di Blasi alongside General Johnson, Barney Perkins, Greg Perry, Saladine Wallace and Salahadeen Wilds.
The album had spent years stuck in development hell after their 2000 debut Since I Left You, and stalled again after 2011 when Chater was ill for three years. What finally emerged was pieced together like a mixtape, heavy on samples and steeped in '60s psychedelia, a trip Chater pictured as a ride from a hyperreal city out to somewhere remote, on LSD.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 75 | Triple J Australia (national) | Triple J Hottest 100 of 2016 | 100 |
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