| "The Room Where It Happens" | |
|---|---|
| Song by Leslie Odom Jr., Lin-Manuel Miranda, Daveed Diggs, Okieriete Onaodowan, and the cast of Hamilton | |
| from the album Hamilton | |
| Released | 2015 |
| Genre | |
| Length | 5:19 |
| Songwriter(s) | Lin-Manuel Miranda |
| Audio | |
| "The Room Where It Happens" on YouTube | |
"The Room Where It Happens" is the fifth song from Act 2 of the musical Hamilton, based on the life of Alexander Hamilton, which premiered on Broadway in 2015. The musical relates the life of Alexander Hamilton and his relationships with his family and Aaron Burr. The book, music, and lyrics of the musical, including this song, were composed by Lin-Manuel Miranda.[1] The song describes the Compromise of 1790 from Burr's perspective.