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"I Was Me" is a
charity single A charity record, charity album, or charity single is a recording with most or all proceeds raised going to a dedicated foundation or charity. In 1956, The Lord's Taverners released a 78 rpm disc which contained six tracks donated by popular artis ...
by American
pop rock Pop rock (also typeset as pop/rock) is a fusion genre and form of rock music characterized by a strong commercial appeal, with more emphasis on professional songwriting and recording craft, and less emphasis on attitude than standard rock musi ...
band
Imagine Dragons Imagine Dragons are an American pop rock band formed in 2008, based in Las Vegas, Nevada. The band currently consists of lead singer Dan Reynolds, guitarist Wayne Sermon, and bassist Ben McKee. They first gained exposure with the release of ...
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Background

On October 12, 2015, "I Was Me" was released to iTunes Stores for the One4 project with all proceeds going to the UN Refugee Agency to support fleeing refugees, particularly in the Middle East. SAP and Imagine Dragons partnered together to release the song. Lead singer
Dan Reynolds Daniel Coulter Reynolds (born July 14, 1987) is an American singer, songwriter, and musician. He is the lead vocalist and a founding member of the pop rock band Imagine Dragons, which formed in 2008. He is a recipient of the Songwriters Hall o ...
wrote an
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piece about the crisis for
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that was published on October 24, 2015.


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{{authority control 2015 singles 2015 songs Charity singles Imagine Dragons songs Interscope Records singles United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Universal Music Group singles Songs written by Wayne Sermon Songs written by Dan Reynolds (musician) Songs written by Daniel Platzman Songs written by Ben McKee