History Main / IAmSong

* "Oh, Yeah! Alala!" from ''Manga/MermaidMelodyPichiPichiPitch'' establishes Alala as an evil {{Kawaiiko}} IdolSinger (strangely enough for a shoujo series).
* The [[Webcomic/AxisPowersHetalia Hetalia]] ending theme, "Maru Kaite Chikyuu", along with its variations by the different characters.
** As well as some of the character songs, namely "I am German-Made" for Germany, "Absolutely Invincible British Gentleman" for England, "My Heart Has a Light" for Russia and both "Mein Gott" and "My Song That Is Written By Me, For Me" for Prussia since he's all about telling people who he is.
* ''DetroitMetalCity'' opening theme "Satsugai" ("Murder"), performed in-universe by the eponymous band themselves, is an introduction of their frontman and guitar/vocals, Johannes Krauser II, and some of the evil deeds he has done.

* Calvin sings one in ''Fanfic/CalvinAndHobbesTheMovie'' while harnessing ThePowerOfRock, crossing over with IAmGreatSong.

* ''Königskinder'' has "Bin ein lustiger Jägersmann" ("I am a happy huntsman") for the King's Son. (This was one of the many musical numbers that were spoken through rather than sung in the original melodrama version.)

* "[[Music/{{Eminem}} My Name Is...]]" is the most famous example of this in rap history.
--> ''[[EstablishingCharacterMoment Hi kids, do you like violence?]] Want to see me stick Music/NineInchNails in each one of my eyelids?''

-->'' 'Cause I am whatever you say I am\\

* Music/FrankZappa and the Mothers of Invention's "Help, I'm a Rock" from ''Music/FreakOut''.
** "I'm the Slime" is a combination of this and VillainSong.

* {{Music/Grottomatic}} has [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qsYJxutH_6s "I Am."]]

* Music/TheDecemberists seem to like this trope, but as so many of their songs are almost writ as monologues, this is hardly surprising. "The Engine Driver", "Leslie Anne Levine", and "The Legionnaire's Lament" stand out as the best examples.

''DarthWiki/TheGingerverse'': Younghee Byeol sings two songs like this: "The Romania Song", which is about how Romanians will love her even when she's an adult, and "I'm Your Darling", with the Soviet Villains.

* Probably the most famous opera example: "Largo al factotum della città" (aka "Figaro's introduction") from ''The Barber Of Seville''.

* [[WebVideo/DontHugMeImScared I'm a computer! I'm a computer-y guy!]]

Creator/BobFosse said that most songs fall into two categories: the IWantSong and the "I Am" Song. The "I Am" Song is, simply put, a song which establishes a character's personality, role in the plot, and/or motivations right away. It can be more effective than setting up a character by dialogue, and it's almost always more fun.

** "Belle" introduces Belle's enjoyment in reading and dreaming about exciting adventure, the other villagers' regarding these as strange interests for a young woman of their era, Gaston's desire to marry Belle, and the other villagers' admiration of his handsomeness and masculinity. [[AwesomeMusic It covers all this in only five minutes.]]

->''I am anger, under pressure\\

Everything that I see is for me''

* "Blaineriffic" by Blaineley in ''WesternAnimation/TotalDramaWorldTour''. [[CaptainObvious Sounding very close to "Fergalicious"]].

* ''The Devil'' gets one in ''Showbread'''s song "The Goat (Nervosa)". Almost every line is a description of what he is, and every other set of words is "I am." Also, in their song "The Sky (Anorexia)", the refrain is a deathly and commanding "I AM."

* Despite the name, [[http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=5Oc8irUgDLk "I Want More"]], from ''Theatre/{Lestat}}'' is actually Claudia's I Am Song. (Her IWantSong is [[http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=TvxmAqdrXvw "I'll Never Have That Chance"]]).

* From "Theatre/ManOfLaMancha": "I am I, Don Quixote, the Lord of La Mancha!"

* "You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown," in the ComicStrip/{{Peanuts}} musical of the same name.

* ''{{Music/Meshuggah}} brings us ''I am Colossus'' from ''Koloss''.

Compare VillainSong, which are almost always of this type (when they aren't {{I Want Song}}s). See also {{Leitmotif}} for an instrumental version. ImageSong is when it doesn't appear in the actual show, but rather in AllThereInTheManual extras. See IAmBecomingSong for when a character explains his or her ''new'' motivations or self.

* Maui's song "You're Welcome" from ''Disney/{{Moana}}''.

* "Sweet Transvestite" from ''Film/TheRockyHorrorPictureShow''.