Pre-orders of the album are available now HERE, with all pre-orders joined by instant grat downloads of “Happy To Be Sad” and the album’s first single, “Imagine.” “Happy To Be Sad” is joined by an official companion visualizer HERE.
“I wrote this song the day after my boyfriend left me for a 5-month stretch,” Platt says. “It was the first time we had to be apart long term because of the pandemic. It came incredibly naturally and was an immediate expression of the mixed emotions I was feeling that day- the sadness to be away from him against the joy and celebration of finding someone I love enough to make me feel that way.”
In addition, Platt is slated for a performance on NBC’s TODAY as part of their 2021 Citi Music Series, set for August 13. Additional TV appearances will be announced soon.
LISTEN TO “HAPPY TO BE SAD” HERE
WATCH THE OFFICIAL VISUALIZER HERE
“Happy To Be Sad” follows the recent release of Platt’s hit single, “Imagine,” available HERE. It was co-written by Platt and now has over 20M worldwide streams. The track reached #7 on iTunes’ “Top Pop Songs,” the top 50 on Spotify’s “US Viral 50” while it also was played on Hot AC Radio. “Imagine” has an official music video, directed by Matty Peacock (Billie Eilish, Shawn Mendes, Selena Gomez) – watch HERE.
Platt followed “Imagine” with a series of creative reworks including the stripped-down “Imagine (Acoustic)” (available HERE) and “Imagine (Tiësto Remix),” available HERE; an official visualizer is streaming HERE.
In addition, Platt marked the success of “Imagine” with a series of high profile TV performances and interviews, including the live season finale of NBC’s The Voice, the nationally syndicated Kelly Clarkson Show (streaming HERE), and CBS’s The Late Late Show with James Corden (streaming HERE).
“Imagine” represented the first new music from Platt since 2019’s “So Will I, available HERE. Produced by multiple Grammy winner Finneas (Halsey), “So Will I” is featured on the deluxe edition of Platt’s acclaimed debut album, SING TO ME INSTEAD. The expanded collection also includes live material recorded during Platt’s sold-out 2018 headline show at New York City’s legendary Radio City Music Hall, filmed for the concert special, Ben Platt Live From Radio City Music Hall, which streamed exclusively on Netflix.
The winner of the 2017 Tony Award for “Best Leading Actor in a Musical” for his performance as Evan Hansen in the smash hit, Dear Evan Hansen, Platt also received a Grammy for his role on Atlantic’s DEAR EVAN HANSEN (ORIGINAL BROADWAY CAST RECORDING and a 2018 Daytime Emmy Award for his part in the cast’s performance of “You Will Be Found” on NBC’s TODAY. Platt will reprise his role as Evan in the Dear Evan Hansen film, set for release on September 24; watch the official trailer HERE.
Track listing:
1. King of the World, pt, 1
2. Childhood Bedroom
3. Happy to Be Sad
4. I Wanna Love You But I Don’t Leave My Mind
5. Dance with You
2. Childhood Bedroom
3. Happy to Be Sad
4. I Wanna Love You But I Don’t Leave My Mind
5. Dance with You
6. King of the World, pt. 2
7. Carefully
8. Chasing You
9. Come Back
10. Dark Times
11. Imagine
12. King of the World, pt. 3
7. Carefully
8. Chasing You
9. Come Back
10. Dark Times
11. Imagine
12. King of the World, pt. 3
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