The musical Hamilton premiered

Hamilton Lin-Manuel Miranda (composer)

Premiered Off-Braodway: February 17, 2015 Opened on Broadway: August 6, 2015 Cast Album Recorded: August 16-21, 2015 Cast Album Released: September 25, 2015 Peak: 2 US, 58 UK, 2 CN, 6 AU Sales (in millions): 9.0 US, 0.6 UK, 9.71 world (includes US and UK) Genre: show tunes

Act One: Song Title [time] Alexander Hamilton [3:56] Aaron Burr, Sir [2:36] My Shot [5:33] The Story of Tonight [1:31] The Schuyler Sisters [3:06] Farmer Refuted [1:52] You’ll Be Back [3:28] Right Hand Man [5:21] A Winter’s Ball [1:09] Helpless [4:09] Satisfied [5:29] The Story of Tonight (Reprise) [1:55] Wait for It [3:13] Stay Alive [2:39] Ten Duel Commandments [1:46] Meet Me Inside [1:23] That Would Be Enough [2:58] Guns and Ships [2:07] History Has Its Eyes on You [1:37] Yorktown (The World Turned Upside Down) [4:02] What Comes Next? [1:39] Dear Theodosia [3:04] Non-Stop [6:25] Act Two: Song Title [time] What’d I Miss [3:56] Cabinet Battle #1 [3:35] Take a Break [4:46] Say No to This [4:02] The Room Where It Happens [5:18] Schuyler Defeated [1:03] Cabinet Battle #2 [2:22] Washington on Your Side [3:01] One Last Time [4:56] I Know Him [1:37] The Adams Administration [0:54] We Know [2:22] Hurricane [2:23] The Reynolds Pamphlet [2:08] Burn [3:45] Blow Us All Away [2:53] Stay Alive (Reprise) [1:51] It’s Quiet Uptown [4:30] The Election of 1800 [3:57] Your Obedient Servant [2:30] Best of Wives and Best of Women [0:47] The World Was Wide Enough [5:02] Who Lives, Who Dies, Who Tells Your Story [3:37] Total Running Time: 142:13

Rating: 4.440 out of 5.00 (average of 22 ratings) Awards: (Click on award to learn more).

About the Album: Lin-Manuel Miranda wrote one of the most successful musicals in years with Hamilton. He was inspired by Ron Chernow’s 2004 biography Alexander Hamilton. The two-act musical won 11 Tonys, including Best Musical, and received a Pulitzer Prize for Drama. In 2020, a filmed version of the Broadway producted was released on Disney +. The story, according to BroadwayMusicalHome.com: “Alexander Hamilton, a bastard orphan, is an American on the outside. With his fierce patriotism and willing perseverance, though, he rises through the military and political ranks, becoming an indispensable ally for some of America’s most renowned early heros. His story includes such struggles as the young nation’s first sex scandal and a long-time rivalry with Aaron Burr, all en route to his becoming head of the nation’s Treasury.” BMH the two-act musical about the founding father looked at how Hamilton was influenced by some of the nation’s most important historical figures, including presidents Washington, Madison, and Jefferson. Hamilton combined traditional-style show tunes with hip hop, R&B, pop, and soul. For example, My Shot included elements of LL Cool J’s “Going Back to Cali” as well as South Pacific’s “You’ve Got to Be Carefully Taught.” Cabinet Battle #1 interpolated Grandmaster Flash’s “The Message” while Cabinet Battle #2 pulled from the Notorious B.I.G.’s “Juicy.” The cast album was one of only three in 50 years to reach the top 10 on the Billboard album chart. WC It was the highest-charting cast album since Hair in 1969 WC and the first to top the rap albums chart. In 2019, it became the best-selling cast album of all time. WC

Resources and Related Links: DMDB encyclopedia entry for Lin-Manuel Miranda BMH BroadwayMusicalHome.com WC Hamilton (cast album) WM Hamilton (musical) First posted 12/16/2021; last updated 3/13/2024.