"Almost Like Praying" is a song written by Lin-Manuel Miranda and recorded by him and numerous other artists under the collective name Artists for Puerto Rico. The song was released on October 6, 2017 by Atlantic Records to support relief efforts in Puerto Rico in response to Hurricane Maria, which struck the island in September 2017.[2] Proceeds from the song are to be donated to the victims and survivors of the hurricane.[3][4] The song debuted at number 20 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number one on the Billboard Digital Songs Sales chart, selling 111,000 downloads and achieving 5.2 million streams in its first week of availability in the US.[5] On February 8, 2018, a salsa remix of the song was released.[6]
"Almost Like Praying" is a song conceived by Hamilton creator and star Lin-Manuel Miranda. Miranda, who is from New York but of Puerto Rican descent, has publicly described the song as "a love letter to Puerto Rico."[7] Growing up, Miranda spent a month every summer in Puerto Rico visiting family. He had family there during Hurricane Maria.[7]
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^Trust, Gary (October 16, 2017). "Lin-Manuel Miranda's 'Almost Like Praying' Debuts as Top-Selling Song of the Week". Billboard. Retrieved October 17, 2017.
^"Hamilton's Lin-Manuel Miranda Releases Salsa Remix of 'Almost Like Praying'". Playbill. Retrieved September 24, 2018.
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^"Lin-Manuel Miranda debuts star-studded single for Puerto Rico, 'Almost Like Praying' — listen here". Entertainment Weekly. October 6, 2017. Retrieved October 10, 2017.
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Song Exploder Episode 123
January 01, 1970
almost, like, praying, song, written, manuel, miranda, recorded, numerous, other, artists, under, collective, name, artists, puerto, rico, song, released, october, 2017, atlantic, records, support, relief, efforts, puerto, rico, response, hurricane, maria, whi. Almost Like Praying is a song written by Lin Manuel Miranda and recorded by him and numerous other artists under the collective name Artists for Puerto Rico The song was released on October 6 2017 by Atlantic Records to support relief efforts in Puerto Rico in response to Hurricane Maria which struck the island in September 2017 2 Proceeds from the song are to be donated to the victims and survivors of the hurricane 3 4 The song debuted at number 20 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number one on the Billboard Digital Songs Sales chart selling 111 000 downloads and achieving 5 2 million streams in its first week of availability in the US 5 On February 8 2018 a salsa remix of the song was released 6 Almost Like Praying Single by Lin Manuel Miranda featuring Artists for Puerto RicoReleasedOctober 6 2017 2017 10 06 GenreLatin pop reggaetonLength3 21 1 LabelAtlanticSongwriter s Lin Manuel MirandaProducer s TrookoLin Manuel Miranda singles chronology What the World Needs Now Is Love 2016 Almost Like Praying 2017 Found Tonight 2018 Music videos Almost Like Praying on YouTube Almost Like Praying Salsa Remix on YouTube Contents 1 Background 2 Charts 2 1 Weekly charts 2 2 Year end charts 3 References 4 External linksBackground edit Almost Like Praying is a song conceived by Hamilton creator and star Lin Manuel Miranda Miranda who is from New York but of Puerto Rican descent has publicly described the song as a love letter to Puerto Rico 7 Growing up Miranda spent a month every summer in Puerto Rico visiting family He had family there during Hurricane Maria 7 The song is composed of a compilation of names of all the towns of Puerto Rico including prominent areas such as Old San Juan sung by numerous artists such as Jennifer Lopez Camila Cabello Gloria Estefan Fat Joe and Marc Anthony It samples the song Maria from West Side Story from which the song line say it Maria soft and it s almost like praying is used and titled after 4 Other artists on the song include Ruben Blades Pedro Capo Dessa Luis Fonsi Juan Luis Guerra Alex Lacamoire John Leguizamo Lin Manuel Miranda Rita Moreno Ednita Nazario Joell Ortiz Anthony Ramos Gina Rodriguez Gilberto Santa Rosa PJ Sin Suela Ana Villafane and Tommy Torres The sound of the Puerto Rican coqui frog can be heard at the beginning and the end of the song Proceeds from the song are donated in full to the Hispanic Federation s UNIDOS Disaster Relief and Recovery Program destined for the victims and survivors of the hurricane on the Isle of Puerto Rico 8 9 10 Charts editWeekly charts edit Chart 2017 Peakposition Scotland OCC 11 88 US Billboard Hot 100 12 20 US Hot Latin Songs Billboard 13 3 Year end charts edit Chart 2017 Position US Hot Latin Songs Billboard 14 63References edit Almost Like Praying feat Artists for Puerto Rico Single 6 October 2017 Retrieved November 2 2017 via iTunes Store Mahtani Melissa September 28 2017 Hamilton creator New song a love letter to Puerto Rico CNN Retrieved October 6 2017 Gibbs Adrienne October 6 2017 Lin Manuel Miranda Joins With Jennifer Lopez and Gloria Estefan In Song For Puerto Rico Relief Forbes Retrieved October 6 2017 a b Diaz Thatiana October 4 2017 Lin Manuel Miranda Remaking West Side Story s Maria for Puerto Rico People Retrieved October 6 2017 Trust Gary October 16 2017 Lin Manuel Miranda s Almost Like Praying Debuts as Top Selling Song of the Week Billboard Retrieved October 17 2017 Hamilton s Lin Manuel Miranda Releases Salsa Remix of Almost Like Praying Playbill Retrieved September 24 2018 a b Ortiz Danielle October 5 2017 Lin Manuel Miranda reveals title of mega collaboration for Hurricane Relief Fansided Retrieved October 6 2017 Feldman Kate October 5 2017 Lin Manuel Miranda releases Almost Like Praying benefit single for Puerto Rico with Gloria Estefan Rita Moreno New York Daily News Retrieved October 6 2017 Lin Manuel Miranda explains his new song for Puerto Rico those Trump tweets USA Today Retrieved October 7 2017 Lin Manuel Miranda debuts star studded single for Puerto Rico Almost Like Praying listen here Entertainment Weekly October 6 2017 Retrieved October 10 2017 Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100 Official Charts Company Retrieved October 14 2017 Lin Manuel Miranda Chart History Hot 100 Billboard Retrieved October 14 2017 Lin Manuel Miranda Chart History Hot Latin Songs Billboard Retrieved June 19 2018 Hot Latin Songs Year End 2017 Billboard Retrieved July 8 2021 External links editSong Exploder Episode 123 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Almost Like Praying amp oldid 1157082770, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
