"I'm Not Who I Was" is a song by contemporary Christian musician

Brandon Heath Brandon Heath Knell (born July 21, 1978) is an American contemporary Christian musician, singer, and songwriter from Nashville, Tennessee. He has released six studio albums: ''Don't Get Comfortable'' (2006), ''What If We'' (2008), ''Leaving Ede ...

and was the lead single from his debut album ''

Don't Get Comfortable ''Don't Get Comfortable'' is first studio album from contemporary Christian musician Brandon Heath. The album was released on September 5, 2006. The album's first single " I'm Not Who I Was" became a number one hit on Christian radio. The album r ...

'' (2006). It became a number 1 hit song on

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in mid-2007 and was nominated for two

GMA Dove Award A Dove Award is an accolade by the Gospel Music Association (GMA) of the United States to recognize outstanding achievement in the Christian music industry. The awards are presented annually. Formerly held in Nashville, Tennessee, the Dove Awards ...

s in 2007: "Song of the Year" and "Pop/Contemporary Recorded Song of the Year".

Content

The song is about

forgiveness Forgiveness, in a psychological sense, is the intentional and voluntary process by which one who may initially feel victimized or wronged, goes through a change in feelings and attitude regarding a given offender, and overcomes the impact of th ...

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 Award A Dove Award is an accolade by the Gospel Music Association (GMA) of the United States to recognize outstanding achievement in the Christian music industry. The awards are presented annually. Formerly held in Nashville, Tennessee, the Dove Awards ...

s: Song of the Year and Pop/Contemporary Recorded Song of the Year at the

39th GMA Dove Awards The 39th Annual GMA Dove Awards presentation was held on April 23, 2008 recognizing accomplishments of musicians for the year 2007. The show was held at the Grand Ole Opry House in Nashville, Tennessee. Nominations were announced on February 14, ...

Music video

The music video for the single "I'm Not Who I Was" was released on October 25, 2009. The video features Heath walking around town with a guitar in hand, performing the song.

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

References

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