Who I Am Hates Who I've Been

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"Who I Am Hates Who I've Been"
Single by Relient K
from the album Mmhmm
Released	2005
Format	CD
Genre	Christian rock
Length	03:53
Label	Gotee, Capitol
Writer(s)	Matt Thiessen
Producer	Mark Lee Townsend Matt Thiessen
Certification	Platinum
Relient K singles chronology
"Be My Escape" (2005) "Who I Am Hates Who I've Been" (2005) "The Truth" (2005)

"Who I Am Hates Who I've Been" is the second single by the Christian rock band Relient K, from their 2004 album Mmhmm. An acoustic version, originally recorded for Apathetic EP, is included on the B-side, was included on the 2008 "The Bird and the Bee Sides" album. The music video entered TRL's Top 10 in 2005, reaching as high as 8th on the countdown.

Time stops for a woman about to drop some books in the music video.

Matt Thiessen wrote the song in Australia in light of a feud with a friend. The lyrics reflect remorse for his behavior, as well as pleas for forgiveness.

The music video for the song shows a woman encountering various events being rewound and replayed, interposed with scenes of Relient K performing on an urban rooftop. As the woman moves, her actions control everyone around her. As she begins to see how she is affecting people around here, she retraces her steps to set things right. There is a short piano-only chorus in the middle of the song that was cut from the video. As with the "Be My Escape" video, exclusions visually include Dave Douglas singing background vocals, and Matt Thiessen playing the piano. The video was released in October 2005.

The song is Relient K's #9 song on iTunes in popularity.

Single track listing

1. "Who I Am Hates Who I've Been" (radio edit)
2. "Who I Am Hates Who I've Been" (acoustic)

Video credits

• Matt Thiessen: Lead Vocals, Guitar, Piano
• Matt Hoopes: Guitar, backing vocals
• Dave Douglas: drums, backing vocals
• John Warne: Bass, backing vocals
• Jon Schneck: Guitar

• C.C. Sheffield: Girl on the street who controls time.