The Hamilton Mixtape
| The Hamilton Mixtape | |
|---|---|
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| Mixtape by Various artists | |
| Released | December 2, 2016 |
| Recorded | 2015–2016 |
| Label | Atlantic |
The Hamilton Mixtape is a mixtape album featuring assorted songs from the 2015 Broadway musical Hamilton performed by various artists.
Background
In 2009, Lin-Manuel Miranda began a project entitled The Hamilton Mixtape that would eventually transform into the 2015 Broadway musical Hamilton.[1] During the development of the musical production, Miranda frequently communicated that a "mixtape" of select songs from the show's score was being recorded.
On November 3, 2016, Miranda announced on Twitter that the mixtape was complete and would be released on December 2, 2016. Preorders for the album began on November 4, 2016, and two songs were officially released: Kelly Clarkson's "It's Quiet Uptown" and The Roots' "My Shot."[2] "The following friday, at midnight in all time zones, "Satisfied" and "Immigrants (We Get the Job Done)" were released, followed by "Wait For It" and "Wrote My Way Out" the Friday after. In a tweet on November 9, 2016, Miranda implied that the album released on December 2 would only be the first volume, with a Volume 2 coming shortly after.[3]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Music | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "No John Trumbull (Intro)" | The Roots | 0:46 | |
| 2. | "My Shot" (Rise Up Remix) | The Roots featuring Busta Rhymes, Joell Ortiz and Nate Ruess | 4:31 | |
| 3. | "Wrote My Way Out" | !llmind | Nas, Dave East, Lin-Manuel Miranda and Aloe Blacc | 4:21 |
| 4. | "Wait for It" | Usher | 3:28 | |
| 5. | "An Open Letter (Interlude)" | Watsky featuring Shockwave | 1:08 | |
| 6. | "Satisfied" | Sia featuring Miguel and Queen Latifah | 5:18 | |
| 7. | "Dear Theodosia" | Regina Spektor featuring Ben Folds | 2:25 | |
| 8. | "Valley Forge" (demo) | Lin-Manuel Miranda | 2:46 | |
| 9. | "It's Quiet Uptown" | Kelly Clarkson | 4:37 | |
| 10. | "That Would Be Enough" | Alicia Keys | 4:04 | |
| 11. | "Immigrants (We Get the Job Done)" | K'naan, Snow Tha Product, Riz MC and Residente | 4:41 | |
| 12. | "You'll Be Back" | Jimmy Fallon & The Roots | 4:10 | |
| 13. | "Helpless" | Ashanti featuring Ja Rule | 3:35 | |
| 14. | "Take a Break (Interlude)" | !llmind | !llmind | 0:48 |
| 15. | "Say Yes to This" | Jill Scott | 3:50 | |
| 16. | "Congratulations" | Dessa | 2:11 | |
| 17. | "Burn" | Andra Day | 3:39 | |
| 18. | "Stay Alive (Interlude)" | J. Period and Stro Elliot | 0:33 | |
| 19. | "Cabinet Battle 3" (demo) | Lin-Manuel Miranda | 2:49 | |
| 20. | "Washingtons by Your Side" | Wiz Khalifa | 2:55 | |
| 21. | "History Has Its Eyes On You" | John Legend | 3:16 | |
| 22. | "Who Tells Your Story" | !llmind | The Roots featuring Common and Ingrid Michaelson | 4:13 |
| 23. | "Dear Theodosia (Reprise)" | Chance the Rapper and Francis and the Lights | 3:39 |
- Sample credits
- "Immigrants (We Get the Job Done)" features a sample of "Yorktown (The World Turned Upside Down)" written by Lin-Manuel Miranda. The sample features spoken lines by Miranda, Daveed Diggs, Okieriete Onaodowan, Anthony Ramos, and Christopher Jackson.
- "Wrote My Way Out" heavily samples "Hurricane" written and performed by Lin-Manuel Miranda.
References
- ↑ Viagas, Robert. "Beach Read to Broadway! How Lin-Manuel Miranda Turned a History Book into 'Hamilton'" Playbill, August 5, 2015
- ↑ Hall, Ellie. "The "Hamilton" Mixtape Has A Release Date And Oh My God The Tracklist Is Incredible". BuzzFeed. Retrieved 17 November 2016.
- ↑ Lin-Manuel Miranda [Lin_Manuel] (November 9, 2016). "What, y'all though we'd leave Schuyler Sisters unremixed? Room Where It Happens? One Last Time? OF COURSE vol. 2! (Lemme finish vol 1 tho)" (Tweet). Archived from the original on November 17, 2016 – via Twitter.