Is 'I Now Know My Name' Grace Vanderwaal's Sequel? the Truth Behind the Rumors
A rigorous sweep through public publishing repertoires confirms that "I Now Know My Name" does not exist in any registered music catalog. Searches across the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP), Broadcast Music, Inc. (BMI), and the U.S. Copyright Office yield zero registrations under VanderWaal's name containing that title.
What listeners encounter online instead falls into three distinct categories:
First, amateur songwriting showcases. On platforms like Wattpad, TikTok, and Genius's community submission pages, aspiring songwriters frequently write hypothetical lyrics from the perspective of an older VanderWaal. These self-penned verses often mirror the original rhythm and meter, eventually getting scraped by secondary lyric aggregators that fail to verify artist credits.
Second, mislabeled bootleg audio. Live recordings of unreleased cuts from VanderWaal's tours, such as "Clearly," "The Good Girls," or early stage demos, have occasionally been re-uploaded to YouTube and SoundCloud under clickbait titles to capture search traffic.
Third, title confusion with external artists. Independent acoustic singer-songwriters have independently written tracks titled "I Know My Name" or "Now I Know My Name," which recommendation algorithms often bundle alongside VanderWaal's catalog due to tag overlap surrounding acoustic singer-songwriter instrumentation and coming-of-age themes.
