| Reverie | ||||
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| Released | August 13, 2021 | |||
| Length | 39:55 | |||
| Label | Atlantic | |||
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Reverie is the second studio album by American singer and songwriter Ben Platt, released August 13, 2021, through Atlantic Records. [2] Two singles preceded the album: "Imagine" on April 23, and "Happy to Be Sad" on July 16. [3]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "King of the World, Pt. 1" | Bram Inscore | 1:06 | |
| 2. | "Childhood Bedroom" |
| 3:17 | |
| 3. | "Happy to Be Sad" |
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| 4:24 |
| 4. | "I Wanna Love You But I Don't" |
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| 3:24 |
| 5. | "Leave My Mind" |
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| 3:18 |
| 6. | "Dance with You" |
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| 3:19 |
| 7. | "King of the World, Pt. 2" |
| Inscore | 1:24 |
| 8. | "Carefully" |
| Hope | 4:45 |
| 9. | "Chasing You" |
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| 3:02 |
| 10. | "Come Back" |
| Jeff Gitty | 3:36 |
| 11. | "Dark Times" |
| Pollack | 4:06 |
| 12. | "Imagine" |
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| 2:44 |
| 13. | "King of the World, Pt. 3" |
| Inscore | 1:30 |
| Total length: | 39:55 | |||
| Chart (2021-2022) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australian Albums (ARIA) [4] | 67 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [5] | 160 |
| Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ) [6] | 36 |
| UK Albums Sales (OCC) [7] | 32 |
| UK Album Downloads (OCC) [8] | 9 |
| US Billboard 200 [9] | 84 |
| Region | Date | Formats | Label | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Various | August 13, 2021 | Atlantic | [10] [11] |
On August 14, 2021, Platt announced his second concert tour to promote Reverie, scheduled to begin February 23, 2022. [12] The tour was later postponed due to the COVID pandemic and rescheduled to begin on September 3, 2022 in Seattle, Washington before concluding in Miami, Florida on October 7, 2022, for a total of 20 stops. [13] The tour featured Aly and AJ & Chappell Roan [14] as its opening act. The set list included songs from Reverie, his first album Sing to Me Instead , some covers, and some Broadway tunes. [15]
Platt played tribute to the closing of Broadway’s Dear Evan Hansen on September 18, 2022 by performing "Waving Through a Window" at the Nashville stop of the tour. [16]
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