Who Did You Think I Was

Infobox Single
Name = Who Did You Think I Was


Artist = John Mayer Trio
from Album = Try!
Released = September 13, 2005
Format = Digital download
Recorded = 2005
Genre = Blues Rock
Length =
Label = Aware
Columbia
Sony BMG
Writer = John Mayer, Steve Jordan & Pino Palladino
Producer = Steve Jordan
John Mayer
Audio sample? = yes
B-side = "Come When I Call"
Certification =
Chart position = * #92 (USA Hot 100)
Last single =
This single = "Who Did you Think I Was"
(2005)
Next single = "Live @ Yahoo! Music"
(EP - 2005)

"Who Did You Think I Was" was the first single released by blues-rock group John Mayer Trio from their first album, "Try!". As it is from a live album, the single itself is a live recording. Speculation that Mayer was moving away from his known field of sensitive acoustic pop-rock into blues was confirmed by the release of this single, being that it's a moderately heavy blues-rock song. Furthermore, the line from the first verse, "Got a brand new blues that I can't explain", indicates Mayer exploring blues unlike before.

The song also appeared as the B-side on the Trio's subsequent EP, "Live @ Yahoo! Music", after the track, "Out of My Mind", a heavily blues-influenced song written by Mayer which also appears on "Try!".

The B-side to "Who Did You Think I Was" is "Come When I Call", which did not appear on the album "Try!", but was frequently played throughout the trio live performances, like the song, "I Don't Need No Doctor".

Audio sample

This audio sample shows the end of the last chorus of the song, through the outro and almost until the end.

Music video

Despite the single for "Who Did You Think I Was" being the version from the trio's live album, the music video of the song was a studio recording specifically for the purpose of the video itself. The music video features the trio in a worn-down factory or warehouse playing the song. In certain shots, the cameras are intentionally clearly visible to make the video have a "put-together" feel [ page for "Who Did You Think I Was" (New Version) video. Released 2006. Retrieved 10 June, 2007.] .

The guitar Mayer plays in the video is one he had custom-made by veteran graffiti and graphic artist Crash, designed and presented to Mayer in September 2006, indicating the video was shot and released after that of the Jimi Hendrix guitar that Crash based his design on.

ee also

*2005 in music
*John Mayer Trio
*Try!

References

External links

* [http://www.johnmayertrio.com John Mayer Trio - Official Site]
* [http://music.yahoo.com/John-Mayer/Who-Did-You-Think-I-Was/lyrics/24444483 "Who Did You Think I Was?"] lyrics, at Yahoo! Music