"Yorktown (The World Turned Upside Down)" | |
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Song by original Broadway cast of Hamilton | |
from the album Hamilton | |
Released | 2015 |
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Length | 4:02 |
Songwriter(s) | Lin-Manuel Miranda |
Audio | |
"Yorktown (The World Turned Upside Down)" on YouTube |
"Yorktown (The World Turned Upside Down)" is the twentieth 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 recounts the story of the Battle of Yorktown.