Ben Platt Unveils New Single and Video “Imagine” Featuring Bellion, Michael Pollack and many others
Ben Platt new single “Imagine” is co-written by Platt along with Jon Bellion, Michael Pollack, Alexander Izquierdo, Jordan K. Johnson, and Stefan Johnson and is produced by The Monsters & Strangerz & Jon Bellion the superstar team behind Maroon 5’s “Memories”, Justin Bieber’s “Holy“,” Anyone” and “Prisoner” by Miley Cyrus feat. Dua Lipa.
The new single marks the first new music from Platt since 2019’s “So Will I, which was produced by multiple GRAMMY® Award-winner Finneas (Billie Eilish, Halsey, Camila Cabello). The deluxe edition also included live material recorded during Platt’s sold-out 2018 headline show at New York City’s legendary Radio City Music Hall, filmed for the concert special, Ben Platt Live From Radio City Music Hall, which streamed exclusively on Netflix.
A truly multi-faceted actor, singer, and all-around performer, the album saw Platt making a remarkable arrival as a solo recording artist and a songwriter, co-writing all of the album’s 12 songs. Highlights include “Bad Habit,” “Ease My Mind,” “Grow As We Go,” and “Temporary Love,” all of which are joined by official music videos streaming.
Platt who recently made a guest appearance on FOX’s The Simpsons, began filming Merrily We Roll Along directed by Richard Linklater alongside Beanie Feldstein which will be shot over the course of 20 years. He will soon begin production on the film, The People we hate At The wedding alongside Allison Janney.
Earlier in last month saw Platt performing “Without You” at the New York Theatre Workshop’s blockbuster fundraising event, 25 Years of Rent: Measured In Love, a virtual celebration of Rent and its impact on the collective cultural consciousness featuring some of today’s most beloved recording and theatre artists.