I Am What I Am (Broadway musical song)
- I Am What I Am (Broadway musical song)
"I Am What I Am" is a song originally featured on the Tony Award-winning Broadway musical "La Cage aux Folles" (1983–1987). The song is found on the finale number of the play's first act, and performed by the character of Albin Mougeotte. The song was composed in 1983 by Jerry Herman, an openly gay man.
The song was later re-recorded and released as a single by gay icon and disco diva Gloria Gaynor in 1983, and proved to be one of the singer's best known hits among her fans. While pretty much unknown to the mainstream American public (it reached a peak position of #82 on the "Billboard" Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart), Gaynor's version of "I Am What I Am" was a hit elswhere, reaching no.13 in the UK charts, and would become the rallying cry of the Gay Pride movement, alongside another song of hers, "I Will Survive" (1979).
The song has since been covered by the likes of Shirley Bassey, Marti Webb, Respect featuring Hannah Jones, Soraya, Ken Page, Gerard-Rene-Gordon, Doug Shneider, Teatro, Linda Eder, John Barrowman and Anthony Warlow.
The song features on The Geoff Show, a popular late night show on Virgin Radio as backing music to the staple feature 'The Big I Am'.
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