This Is Me (The Greatest Showman song)

"This Is Me"
Single by Keala Settle and The Greatest Showman Ensemble
from the album The Greatest Showman: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
ReleasedDecember 8, 2017
Recorded2017
GenrePop
Length3:54
LabelAtlantic
Songwriter(s)Benj Pasek and Justin Paul
Producer(s)
Keala Settle singles chronology
"This Is Me"
(2017) 		"Bird Set Free"
(2018)
The Greatest Showman soundtrack singles chronology
"This Is Me"
(2017) 		"Rewrite the Stars"
(2018)
Audio
"This Is Me" on YouTube

"This Is Me" is a song performed by Keala Settle for the film The Greatest Showman. It was released on October 26, 2017, by Atlantic Records as a promotional single from The Greatest Showman: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack[1] and the official lead single on December 8, 2017.[2] It won the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song at the 75th Golden Globe Awards and was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Song at the 90th Academy Awards.[3] It was later nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Song Written for Visual Media at the 61st Annual Grammy Awards.

Following the film's global release, the song charted within the top five in the United Kingdom, the top ten in Australia, Ireland, Malaysia, and South Korea and the top twenty in Belgium (Flanders) and New Zealand.

Live performances

The song was first previewed by Hugh Jackman in Australia during his 2015 Broadway to Oz tour.[4] Keala Settle performed "This Is Me" live at Vision Australia's Carols by Candlelight at the Sidney Myer Music Bowl in Melbourne, Australia on December 24, 2017.[5] She also performed at the Carols by Candlelight Rehearsal on December 23, 2017, and followed up with an encore performance. Settle performed the song live on The Graham Norton Show on February 9, 2018.[6] Later she performed on The Ellen DeGeneres Show on February 21, 2018.[7] She also performed the song at the 90th Academy Awards ceremony on March 4, 2018. It was also performed live at the closing ceremony of the 2019 Special Olympics World Summer Games in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.[8]

Track listings

Instrumental[9]
No.TitleArtistLength
1."This Is Me" (instrumental)The Greatest Showman Ensemble3:54
Dave Audé remix[10]
No.TitleArtistLength
1."This Is Me" (Dave Audé remix)Keala Settle and The Greatest Showman Ensemble3:36
Alan Walker relift[11]
No.TitleArtistLength
1."This Is Me" (Alan Walker relift)Keala Settle and The Greatest Showman Ensemble3:35
Spanish version[12]
No.TitleArtistLength
1."Así Soy"Maite Perroni and The Greatest Showman Ensemble3:55

Charts

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[46] 4× Platinum 280,000‡
Austria (IFPI Austria)[47] Platinum 30,000‡
Canada (Music Canada)[48] 3× Platinum 240,000‡
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[49] Gold 45,000‡
France (SNEP)[50] Gold 100,000‡
Germany (BVMI)[51] Gold 200,000‡
Italy (FIMI)[52] Gold 25,000‡
New Zealand (RMNZ)[53] Gold 15,000‡
Poland (ZPAV)[54] Gold 25,000‡
Portugal (AFP)[55] Platinum 10,000‡
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[56] Platinum 60,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI)[57] 5× Platinum 3,000,000‡
United States (RIAA)[58] 3× Platinum 3,000,000‡
Streaming
Japan (RIAJ)[59] Gold 50,000,000†

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.
† Streaming-only figures based on certification alone.

Accolades

Award Date of ceremony Category Result Ref.
Academy Awards March 4, 2018 Best Original Song Nominated [60]
Critics' Choice Movie Awards January 11, 2018 Best Song Nominated [61]
Georgia Film Critics Association January 12, 2018 Best Original Song Nominated [62]
Golden Globe Awards January 7, 2018 Best Original Song – Motion Picture Won [63]
Grammy Awards February 10, 2019 Best Song Written for Visual Media Nominated [64]

Kesha version

"This Is Me"
Single by Kesha
from the album The Greatest Showman: Reimagined
ReleasedDecember 22, 2017
GenrePop
Length3:50
LabelAtlantic
Songwriter(s)Pasek and Paul
Producer(s)
Kesha singles chronology
"Good Old Days"
(2017) 		"This Is Me"
(2017) 		"Woman"
(2018)
Audio
"This Is Me (Remiagined version)" on YouTube

Kesha's version of the song was released on December 22, 2017.[65] It had charted in Australia at number 71.[66] This cover is included on the track listing of The Greatest Showman: Reimagined (2018), along with a remix that incorporates elements from both versions by Settle and Kesha, along with rapper Missy Elliott.[67]

Music video

A music video of the Reimagined Remix was released on December 20, 2018. In support of the VH1 Save the Music Foundation, the video features the men from the Netflix series, Queer Eye, Antoni Porowski, Jonathan Van Ness, Tan France, and Bobby Berk (Karamo Brown does not appear in the video), helping three students, Olivia, Timmy, and J'Shawn, and giving them a "Much More Than a Makeover" experience and help prepare them for a talent show shown at the end of the video. At the talent show, Timmy raps Missy Elliott's second verse while the song is played over him, then J'Shawn showcases his dance moves, and finally Olivia sings the bridge to the song and all three are met with praise. The video was directed by Jared Hogan.

Charts

Chart performance for "This Is Me"
Chart (2018–2019) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[66] 71
Scotland (OCC)[68] 54
US Pop Digital Songs (Billboard)[69] 22

Certifications

Certifications for "This Is Me"
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[70] Platinum 70,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

"This Is Me" release history
Region Date Format(s) Label Ref.
Various December 22, 2017
Kemosabe [71]
Italy January 8, 2018 Radio airplay Warner [72]

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