Lin-Manuel Miranda releases 'timely' 'Hamilton Mixtape' track, 'Immigrants'
Hamilton fans may be getting just a little more Satisfied.
Two new tracks greeted fans Friday ahead of the release of the Hamilton Mixtape, a compilation of demos and covers of songs from the hit Broadway musical recorded by artists like Busta Rhymes and Kelly Clarkson. Creator Lin-Manuel Miranda confirmed earlier this week that the tracks were coming, saying that one of them "couldn't be more timely."
Sia’s Satisfied, featuring Miguel and Queen Latifah, and Immigrants, featuring K’naan, Snow Tha Product, Riz MC and Residente were released at midnight on Friday.
Before its release, Miranda had gushed about Satisfied. “I can tell you that the people covering Satisfied — and it’s more than one person — that’s when we realized how special this was going to be,” Miranda told People in October. “They turned it in nine months ago and, like, our hair blew backwards. I have footage of playing it for Jonathan Groff for the first time backstage and him just crying in our dressing room.”
Miranda kept gushing on Friday.
Listen to the track here.
The "timely" Immigrants isn't a direct cover of any song on the musical's soundtrack. It samples a line from Yorktown in which Hamilton and the Marquis de Lafayette sing "Immigrants, we get the job done" together (and then pause for the applause and cheering from the audience the line generates). Miranda, the son of Puerto Rican immigrants, tweeted that his father was listening to the song over and over.
Listen to the track here.
The Hamilton Mixtape arrives Dec. 2. You can pre-order now.
See the full tracklist below:
1. No John Trumbull (Intro) – The Roots
2. My Shot (feat. Busta Rhymes, Joell Ortiz & Nate Ruess) [Rise Up Remix] – The Roots
3. Wrote My Way Out – Nas, Dave East, Lin-Manuel Miranda & Aloe Blacc
4. Wait For It – Usher
5. An Open Letter (feat. Shockwave) [Interlude] – Watsky
6. Satisfied (feat. Miguel & Queen Latifah) – Sia
7. Dear Theodosia (feat. Ben Folds) – Regina Spektor
8. Valley Forge (Demo) – Lin-Manuel Miranda
9. It’s Quiet Uptown – Kelly Clarkson
10. That Would Be Enough – Alicia Keys
11. Immigrants (We Get The Job Done) – K’naan, Snow Tha Product, Riz MC, Residente
12. You’ll Be Back – Jimmy Fallon & The Roots
13. Helpless (feat. Ja Rule) – Ashanti
14. Take A Break (Interlude) – !llmind
15. Say Yes To This – Jill Scott
16. Congratulations – Dessa
17. Burn – Andra Day
18. Stay Alive (Interlude) – J.PERIOD & Stro Elliot
19. Slavery Battle (Demo) – Lin-Manuel Miranda
20. Washington's By Your Side – Wiz Khalifa
21. History Has Its Eyes On You – John Legend
22. Who Tells Your Story (feat. Common & Ingrid Michaelson) – The Roots
23. Dear Theodosia (Reprise) – Chance The Rapper & Francis and The Lights