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"Wait for It" is the thirteenth song from Act 1 of the musical Hamilton, based on the life of Alexander Hamilton, which premiered on Broadway in 2015. Lin-Manuel Miranda wrote both the music and lyrics to the song. It speaks of Aaron Burr ' s undying determination in the face of Hamilton's swift rise to influence and power. [1]
The cast of Hamilton performed this song for the Obama White House as they neared the end of their eight-year tenure. Obama led the room in a standing ovation. [4] Hamilton cast member Bryan Terrell Clark said "There's no way that any actor on that stage can say the words that we're saying and ignore the political climate that we're immersed in right now."
Lin-Manuel Miranda (/ m æ n ˈ w ɛ l /; born January 16, 1980) [1] is an American songwriter, actor, singer, filmmaker, rapper, and librettist.He created the Broadway musicals In the Heights (2005) and Hamilton (2015), and the soundtracks for the animated films Moana (2016), Vivo, and Encanto (both 2021).
One More Time is a 2015 drama film written and directed by Robert Edwards. The film stars Christopher Walken, Amber Heard, Kelli Garner, Hamish Linklater, Ann Magnuson and Oliver Platt. The film was released on April 8, 2016, by Starz Digital. [2] [1]
This made Hamilton the highest charting cast album since Hair in 1969. This peak also came on the album's 250th consecutive week on the Billboard 200. [5] The album was the highest-selling Broadway cast album of 2015 and peaked at number one on the Top Rap Albums chart, the first cast album to ever do so. [2]
[6] Music Mic wrote that "Satisfied" is one of the most popular songs from the musical. [1] The Atlantic deemed the song "epic" due to "bracket[ing] songs within songs, speeding up and slowing down time as Angelica airs her regrets". [10] The Rolling Stone said the "heartbreaking" song "might be Miranda's finest moment". [7]
As the final song in Act 1 just ahead of intermission, "Non-Stop" wraps up many story threads while setting up Hamilton's character conflict leading into the political and personal turmoil of the second act. Of all the songs in Hamilton, "Non-Stop" has been described by some as the best summation of Alexander Hamilton's character. [2]
The song was one of many performed at the White House in March 2016. [11] A parody of the song [12] was performed by Miranda as his opening monologue [13] on the October 8, 2016, episode of Saturday Night Live. The song was parodied and performed by The Roots during The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon 's "Football Raps" segment on August 3 ...