"Because I'm Awesome" is the title track from the album ''
Because I'm Awesome
''Because I'm Awesome'' is the second studio album by the American punk band The Dollyrots. It was released on March 13, 2007 on Blackheart Records.
Tracks featured in TV shows include "Because I'm Awesome", featured on ''Ugly Betty'' and "Watc ...
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the Dollyrots
The Dollyrots are an American punk rock band formed in 2000, composed of wife Kelly Ogden (bass, lead vocals) and husband Luis Cabezas (guitar, backing vocals). They have released six studio albums and are currently under their own label, Arrest ...
. The song has been used in TV shows, movies and commercials.
Popular culture
The song has been used in the following TV shows and movies:
* "
Ugly Betty
''Ugly Betty'' is an American comedy-drama television series developed by Silvio Horta, which was originally broadcast on ABC. It premiered on September 28, 2006, and ended on April 14, 2010. The series is based on Fernando Gaitán's Colombian t ...
" ("In Or Out" episode)
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TV show (Jan 18, 2007)
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* "]Bad Girls Road Trip
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" Oxygen
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TV show (date?)
* "Greek
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" ("Multiple Choice" episode) ABC Family
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* " Picture This" ABC Family movie
* "]The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2
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" movie
* " Bring It On: Fight to the Finish" movie trailer
* "Nimona
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" Netflix movie
* "Billions (TV series)
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" Season 7, Episode 1: "Tower Of London" Showtime (TV network)
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TV series (August 11, 2023)
The song was used in a commercial for Kohl's [ and an instrumental version of the song was used during promotions for the Style Network on the E Network (Feb 23/24, 2007) ][
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Track listing
#"Because I'm Awesome"
Reception
*"On the roaring title track, Ogden catalogs her awesomeness ("Cuz my brain is really super-sized") to an unworthy suitor, and it's hard to disagree with either her admittedly silly reasons or Cabeza's infectious riff." (Hartford Courant, Sarasota Herald-Tribune
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History
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*"The band's "Because I'm Awesome" single was one of my favourites of 2007" (Lorne Thomson, the Music Fix, 2008) ][
*"A hit song is what separates one band from thousands of others. The Dollyrots gained acclaim with their song "Because I’m Awesome". It's an appropriate tune for the sardonic pop punk band from Los Angeles to gain entry onto music’s national stage." (Tim Parsons, Tahoe Daily Tribune, 2008) ][
*"'Because I’m Awesome' is the first single and is so catchy that you’ll find yourself tapping it out all day." (Bill James, Monsters and Critics, 2007) ][
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References
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2007 singles
2007 songs