The Way I Am (Ingrid Michaelson song)
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| "The Way I Am" | ||||
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| Single by Ingrid Michaelson | ||||
| from the album Girls and Boys | ||||
| Released | September 18, 2007 (U.S.) | |||
| Recorded | 2006 | |||
| Genre | Indie folk | |||
| Length | 2:15 | |||
| Label | Cabin 24 | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Ingrid Michaelson | |||
| Producer(s) | Ingrid Michaelson | |||
| Ingrid Michaelson singles chronology | ||||
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| Music video | ||||
| "The Way I Am" on YouTube | ||||
"The Way I Am" is a song written by Ingrid Michaelson on her 2006 album Girls and Boys. It is one of her platinum hits.
The song's music video was directed by Autumn de Wilde. It depicts Michaelson dancing with a man (played by Greg Laswell,[1] whom Michaelson would later marry) in a gymnasium where everyone present, except for Michaelson, is a clown or mime. Other dancers glare at Michaelson and she runs from the dance to a bathroom, where she uses lipstick to give her reflection the appearance of a clown nose, and then labels herself a "freak." Her dance partner, a clown, has followed her and embraces her when she emerges from the bathroom. They share a kiss and leave together.[2]