"Who Am I (Sim Simma)", or simply "Who Am I", is a

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single released by

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artist

Beenie Man Moses Anthony Davis OD (born 22 August 1973), professionally known as Beenie Man, is a Jamaican dancehall deejay. His awards include DJ of the Year Award eight years in a row. His twelfth studio album '' Art and Life'' received a Grammy Award ...

in 1998. It is the second track on his album ''Many Moods of Moses'' released in 1997. The song is based on the "Playground"

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( instrumental accompaniment), which was produced by Jeremy Harding. According to Harding, "Beenie Man had heard the riddim 'Playground' on several occasions and loved it. He had even written a tune already when he arrived at the studio to voice without any prior notice. I heard a knocking one morning...and couldn't believe when I saw Beenie Man sitting outside complaining about how long he had been banging down the door. I turned on the equipment, and he went straight into the booth to record a perfect version of "Who Am I" in what seemed like one take." The track helped to introduce Beenie Man to the world as a new reggae star in the pages of ''

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'' and other major media outlets. He used a portion of this song in his

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Girls Dem Sugar Girls Dem Sugar is a reggae fusion song by Jamaican deejay Beenie Man and features singer-songwriter Mýa. The track was produced by The Neptunes for Davis' 2000 studio album '' Art and Life'' and inspired and conceptualized from his 1997 Jamaic ...

" featuring Mýa which was released in 2000.

Chart success

The song reached No. 10 in the UK Singles Chart and was his first top 40 hit in the UK. On the US ''Billboard'' charts, the song reached No. 6 on their

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chart. On the

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chart, the song reached No. 15.

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Pop culture references

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's 2018 song "The Return" alludes to the song with "Like, la-di-da-di, who got the keys to my Audi?", This is also a reference to Doug E. Fresh & the Get Fresh Crew's 1985 hit “La Di Da Di.”. * Brockhampton's 2021 song "Sex" references the "sim simma" lyric.

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* {{Authority control 1997 songs 1998 singles Beenie Man songs