I'm Not Who I Was

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| name = I'm Not Who I Was

| cover =

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| type = single

| artist = Brandon Heath

| album = Don't Get Comfortable

| released = 2007

| recorded = 2005

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| genre = Christian pop

| length = 3:19

| label = Provident

| writer = Brandon Heath

| producer =

| prev_title = Our God Reigns

| prev_year = 2006

| next_title = Don't Get Comfortable

| next_year = 2007

| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|K1ZgtCRO-KY|"I'm Not Who I Was"}}

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"I'm Not Who I Was" is a song by contemporary Christian musician Brandon Heath and was the lead single from his debut album Don't Get Comfortable (2006). It became a number 1 hit song on Christian radio in mid-2007 and was nominated for two GMA Dove Awards in 2008: "Song of the Year" and "Pop/Contemporary Recorded Song of the Year".{{cite web |url=http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ent/celebrities/5725931.html |title=TobyMac wins artist of year at Dove Awards |work=Houston Chronicle (The Associated Press) |accessdate=2009-04-03 |date=2008-04-23}}{{cite web |url=http://christianmusic.about.com/od/doves/a/08gmaSOY.htm |title=39th Annual GMA Music Awards - Songs of the Year Nominees & Winners |publisher=About.com |accessdate=2009-04-03 |author=Kim Jones |archive-date=2009-02-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090214190035/http://christianmusic.about.com/od/doves/a/08gmaSOY.htm |url-status=dead }}

Content

The song is about forgiveness and, according to Brandon Heath, was inspired by seeing an old photograph of someone he hadn't been in touch with for a while.

Awards

In 2008 the song was nominated for two Dove Awards: Song of the Year and Pop/Contemporary Recorded Song of the Year at the 39th GMA Dove Awards.[http://www.cbn.com/cbnmusic/news/021508doves.aspx Nominations Announced for 39th GMA Dove Awards] on CBN.com (February 14, 2008)

Music video

The music video for the single "I'm Not Who I Was" was uploaded to YouTube on October 25, 2009.{{Cite news|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K1ZgtCRO-KY|title=Brandon Heath - I'm Not Who I Was|work=YouTube|access-date=December 17, 2018}} The video features Heath walking around town with a guitar in hand, performing the song.

Charts

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=Weekly charts=

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
scope="col"| Chart (2007)

! scope="col"| Peak
position

scope=row; style="text-align:left;" |US Christian AC (Billboard){{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/brandon-heath/chart-history/ica/ |title=Brandon Heath - Christian AC History |publisher=Billboard |date= |accessdate=November 20, 2018}}

| 1

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{{singlechart|Billboardchristiansongs|1|artist=Brandon Heath|rowheader=true|accessdate=November 20, 2018}}
scope=row; style="text-align:left;" | US Christian AC Indicator (Billboard){{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/Brandon-Heath/chart-history/christian-ac-indicator|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181121084200/https://www.billboard.com/music/Brandon-Heath/chart-history/christian-ac-indicator|url-status=dead|archive-date=November 21, 2018|title=Christian AC Indicator |work=Billboard|date= |publisher=Prometheus Global Media|accessdate=November 20, 2018}}

|align="center"| 1

scope=row; style="text-align:left;" | US Christian Soft AC (Billboard){{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/Brandon-Heath/chart-history/christian-soft-ac|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181121095951/https://www.billboard.com/music/Brandon-Heath/chart-history/christian-soft-ac|url-status=dead|archive-date=November 21, 2018|title=Christian Soft AC |work=Billboard|date= |publisher=Prometheus Global Media|accessdate=November 20, 2018}}

|align="center"| 6

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=Year-end charts=

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
scope="col"| Chart (2007)

! scope="col"| Peak
position

scope="row"| US Christian Songs (Billboard){{cite web|url = https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2007/hot-christian-songs|title = Hot Christian Songs - Year-End 2007 - Billboard|access-date = November 20, 2018}}

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References

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Category:2007 singles

Category:Brandon Heath songs

Category:Songs written by Brandon Heath

Category:2005 songs

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