| "Alexander Hamilton" | |
|---|---|
| Song by Leslie Odom Jr., Anthony Ramos, Daveed Diggs, Okieriete Onaodowan, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Phillipa Soo, Christopher Jackson, and the cast of Hamilton | |
| from the album Hamilton | |
| Released | 2015 |
| Genre | |
| Length | 3:56 |
| Songwriter(s) | Lin-Manuel Miranda |
| Audio | |
| "Alexander Hamilton" on YouTube | |
"Alexander Hamilton" is the opening number for the 2015 musical Hamilton, a musical biography of American Founding Father Alexander Hamilton, which premiered on Broadway in 2015. Lin-Manuel Miranda wrote both the music and lyrics to the song. This song features "alternately rapped and sung exposition".[1]