Who You Are (Jessie J album)

Who You Are
Studio album by
Jessie J
Released25 February 2011 (2011-02-25)
Recorded
  • 2006–2011
Studio
Genre
Length50:14
Label
Producer
Jessie J chronology
Who You Are
(2011)		 Alive
(2013)
Singles from Who You Are
  1. "Do It Like a Dude"
    Released: 18 November 2010
  2. "Price Tag"
    Released: 25 January 2011
  3. "Nobody's Perfect"
    Released: 27 May 2011
  4. "Who's Laughing Now"
    Released: 26 August 2011
  5. "Domino"
    Released: 29 August 2011
  6. "Who You Are"
    Released: 13 November 2011
  7. "Laserlight"
    Released: 4 May 2012

Who You Are is the debut studio album by English singer-songwriter Jessie J, released on 28 February 2011 by Lava Records. The album was originally due to be released a month later but due to Jessie J's popularity the album got brought forward. The album was written over a five year period.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic3/5 stars
The A.V. Club(C-)
BBC Music(mixed)
The Guardian3/5 stars
The Independent3/5 stars
NME(5/10)
Pitchfork Media(2.0/10)
Rolling Stone2/5 stars
Slant Magazine2.5/5 stars
Spin(7/10)

Who You Are received mainly positive reviews from music critics.

Certification

On 6 March 2011, Who You Are debuted at number two on the UK Albums Chart, behind Adele's 21. It sold 105,000 copies in its first week. In August 2013 the album was certified quadruple Platinum by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) for selling 1,200,000 copies in the United Kingdom.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Price Tag" (featuring B.o.B)
Dr. Luke3:43
2."Nobody's Perfect"
  • Cornish
  • Kelly
Andre Brissett4:19
3."Abracadabra"
  • Cornish
  • Gottwald
  • Kelly
Dr. Luke3:50
4."Big White Room" (live)CornishJessie J5:30
5."Casualty of Love"
Martin K3:54
6."Rainbow"
  • Cornish
  • Warren "Oak" Felder
  • Edwin "Lil' Eddie" Serrano
  • Kasia "KC" Livingston
Oak3:05
7."Who's Laughing Now"
3:54
8."Do It Like a Dude"
  • Cornish
  • Astasio
  • Pebworth
  • Shave
  • Abrahams
  • Ighile
3:15
9."Mamma Knows Best"
  • Cornish
  • Ashton Thomas
Thomas3:15
10."L.O.V.E."
Gad3:52
11."Stand Up"
K-Gee3:27
12."I Need This"
Oak4:20
13."Who You Are"
Gad3:50
Total length:50:14
US iTunes bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
14."Domino"
  • Cornish
  • Gottwald
  • Kelly
  • Martin
  • Walter
  • Dr. Luke
  • Cirkut
3:51
15."Who You Are" (live acoustic version)  5:19
Total length:59:24
Japan bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
14."Price Tag" (acoustic version)3:18
15."Do It Like a Dude" (acoustic version)4:18
Total length:57:50
Platinum edition bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
14."Domino"
3:51
15."My Shadow"
  • Cornish
  • Astasio
  • Pebworth
  • Shave
  • Carl Haley
  • Greg Haley
  • Rafael Haley
  • Charlie Platt
  • The Invisible Men
  • The Fives
3:29
16."Laserlight" (featuring David Guetta)
  • Cornish
  • The Invisible Men
  • Guetta
  • Giorgio Tuinfort
  • Frédéric Riesterer
  • Guetta
  • Tuinfort
  • Riesterer
3:31
Total length:61:05
Japanese Platinum edition bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
17."Domino" (Myon and Shane 54 Radio Edit Remix)3:55
18."Price Tag" (acoustic version)3:18
Total length:68:18
UK iTunes deluxe edition bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
17."Who You Are" (live acoustic version)5:19
18."Do It Like a Dude" (acoustic version)4:18
19."Price Tag" (acoustic version)3:18
20."Do It Like a Dude" (music video)3:28
21."Price Tag" (featuring B.o.B) (music video)4:14
22."Nobody's Perfect" (music video)4:14
23."Who's Laughing Now" (music video)4:07
24."Who You Are" (music video)3:58
Bonus DVD
No.TitleLength
1."Do It Like a Dude" (Live at Shepherds Bush Empire) 
2."Stand Up" (Live at Shepherds Bush Empire) 
3."Price Tag" (Live at Shepherds Bush Empire) 
4."Nobody's Perfect" (Live at Shepherds Bush Empire) 
5."Who You Are" (Live at Shepherds Bush Empire) 
6."L.O.V.E." (Live at Shepherds Bush Empire) 
7."Price Tag" (featuring B.o.B) (music video)4:06
8."Do It Like a Dude" (music video)3:20
9."Who's Laughing Now" (music video)4:00
10."Nobody's Perfect" (music video)4:11
11."Who You Are" (music video)3:51
12."Interview" 
iTunes video edition
No.TitleLength
1."Do It Like a Dude" (music video)3:51
2."Price Tag" (feature B.o.B) (music video)3:29
3."Nobody's Perfect" (music video)3:29
4."Who's Laughing Now" (music video)5:19
5."Who You Are" (music video)4:18
6."Domino" (music video)3:18
7."Laserlight" (music video) 

Charts and certifications

Charts

Chart (2011–2012) Peak
position
Australian Albums Chart 4
Austrian Albums Chart 22
Belgian Albums Chart (Flanders) 38
Belgian Albums Chart (Wallonia) 26
Canadian Albums Chart 6
Danish Albums Chart 5
Dutch Albums Chart 41
French Albums Chart 15
German Albums Chart 18
Irish Albums Chart 4
Italian Albums Chart 74
New Zealand Albums Chart 4
Swiss Albums Chart 29
UK Albums Chart 2
US Billboard 200 11

Year-end charts

Chart (2011) Peak
position
Australian Albums Chart 25
New Zealand Albums Chart 10
Swiss Albums Chart 99
UK Albums Chart 8
Chart (2012) Peak
position
UK Albums Chart 16

Certifications

Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) Platinum 70,000^
Ireland (IRMA) 2× Platinum 30,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ) Platinum 15,000^
United Kingdom (BPI) 4× Platinum 1,200,000^
United States (RIAA) Platinum 1,000,000double-dagger
Summaries
Europe (IFPI) Platinum 1,000,000*

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone

Release history

Region Date Label Edition
Ireland 25 February 2011 Universal Music Standard edition
Netherlands
Switzerland
Russia 28 February 2011 Island Records
France Universal Music
Belgium
Luxembourg
Denmark 2 March 2011
Australia 4 March 2011
New Zealand 7 March 2011
Brazil 18 March 2011
Poland
Mexico 5 April 2011
United States 12 April 2011 Lava Records, Universal Republic
Canada[source?] Universal Music
Germany 20 May 2011
Japan 8 June 2011
United Kingdom 24 October 2011 Island Records
United States 9 November 2011 Lava Records, Universal Republic Platinum/Deluxe Edition
United Kingdom 14 November 2011 Island Records
Germany 25 November 2011 Universal Music
Poland 2 December 2011

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