"The Way I Am" is a pop song written by Ingrid Michaelson on her album Girls and Boys. On September 21, 2007, Michaelson made her network television debut performing the song on Last Call with Carson Daly. It begins with Michaelson dancing with a man, then switches to her standing among streamers hanging from the ceiling wearing all black, obviously standing out from all the couples dancing.The apparent dance is for clowns or mimes, she is normal so she sticks out. It switches back to her and the man dancing, she then pulls away and runs off, leaving the man dressed as a clown all alone in the spotlight, looking down sadly. Ingrid Ellen Michaelson (born 8 December 1979) is a New York-based indie-pop singer-songwriter best known for her single "The Way I Am." Her music has been featured in episodes of several popular television shows, including Scrubs, Grey's Anatomy and One Tree Hill, as well as.
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