The Politician (soundtrack)

The Politician: Music from the Netflix Original Series
Soundtrack album by
Ben Platt
ReleasedOctober 22, 2019 (2019-10-22)
Length14:46
LabelAtlantic
Ben Platt chronology
Sing to Me Instead
(2019) 		The Politician: Music from the Netflix Original Series
(2019) 		Reverie
(2021)

The Politician: Music from the Netflix Original Series is a soundtrack album for the Netflix series The Politician featuring Ben Platt, released by Atlantic Records on October 22, 2019.[1][2] It was re-issued on July 24, 2020 with an extra track, Platt's cover of "Corner of the Sky" from the musical Pippin, following the show's second season.

Composition

The collection features cover versions of Joni Mitchell's "River", Stephen Sondheim's "Unworthy of Your Love", and Billy Joel's "Vienna", as well as Platt's original song "Run Away", which also appears on his debut studio album Sing to Me Instead (2019).

Track listing

  1. "River" (Joni Mitchell) – 4:07
  2. "Unworthy of Your Love" (Stephen Sondheim), featuring Zoey Deutch – 4:33
  3. "Vienna" (Billy Joel) – 3:29
  4. "Run Away" (Ben Platt) – 3:37

2020 re-issue bonus track

  1. "Corner of the Sky" (Stephen Schwartz) – 3:10

Track listing adapted from Apple Music.[3]

Charts

Chart (2019) Peak
position
US Digital Albums (Billboard)[4] 18
US Soundtrack Albums (Billboard)[5] 20

References

  1. ^ "The Politician [Music from the Netflix Original Series] - Ben Platt | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Archived from the original on 2020-01-13. Retrieved 2020-01-13.
  2. ^ "Ben Platt on Why 'The Politician' Wouldn't Have Worked Without Music". 24 October 2019. Archived from the original on 28 October 2019. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
  3. ^ "The Politician (Music from the Netflix Original Series) by Ben Platt". 22 October 2019. Archived from the original on 14 January 2020. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
  4. ^ "Ben Platt Chart History (Digital Albums)".[dead link‍] Billboard. Retrieved January 14, 2020.
  5. ^ "Ben Platt Chart History (Soundtrack Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved January 14, 2020.
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