I Am Not My Hair

"I Am Not My Hair"
Single by India.Arie
from the album Testimony: Vol. 1, Life & Relationship
Released	November 15, 2005 (2005-11-15)
Recorded	2005
Genre	R&B soul
Length	3:49
Label	Motown
Songwriter(s)	India Arie Simpson Shannon Sanders Drew Ramsey Aliaune Thiam
Producer(s)	Drew and Shannon
India.Arie singles chronology
"Purify Me" (2005) "I Am Not My Hair" (2005) "There's Hope" (2006)
Akon singles chronology
"Snitch" (2006) ""I Am Not My Hair" (Konvict Remix)" (2006) "Girls" (2006)

"I Am Not My Hair" is a song by American soul and R&B singer–songwriter India.Arie from her third studio album, Testimony: Vol. 1, Life & Relationship (2006). Written by Arie, Shannon Sanders, and Drew Ramsey, it was released as the album's lead single in late 2005 to moderate chart success. The song was nominated for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance and Best R&B Song at the 2007 Grammy Awards. A remix version of "I Am Not My Hair" featuring Akon was also released.