Ben Platt - Ease My Mind [Official Video]
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Published 2019-02-13
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Fans worldwide fell head over heels for Ben Platt during his Tony® Award-winning turn in the title role of Dear Evan Hansen and on-screen in films such as the Pitch Perfect franchise. As the vocalist, actor, and performer sang life into a host of nuanced and fascinating characters, audiences embraced his voice wholeheartedly. By dusting off the piano, picking up a pen, and singing his own truth straight from the heart, he shared another side of himself as a solo artist.
Ben achieved superstar status as Evan Hansen in Dear Evan Hansen, originating the lead role. The New York Times lauded him as a “breakout star,” and he went on to receive the 2017 Tony® Award for “Best Actor in a Musical.” Other honors included “Best Musical Theater Album” at the 2018 GRAMMY® Awards for the Original Broadway Cast Recording of Dear Evan Hansen, “Outstanding Musical Performance in a Daytime Program” at the Daytime EMMY® Awards for a cast performance of “You Will Be Found” on The Today Show, and more. Not to mention, he joined forces with Hamilton mastermind Lin-Manuel Miranda to craft a mash-up of “The Story of Tonight” and “You Will Be Found,” benefiting the “March for Our Lives” anti-gun violence movement.
Signed to Atlantic Records by Chairman and C.E.O. Craig Kallman and President of A&R Pete Ganbarg, he explored his formative influences, ranging from timeless singer-songwriters such as Joni Mitchell and Carole King to legendary crooners like Donny Hathaway, Ray Charles, and Stevie Wonder. As a result, the music delivers confessional lyricism by way of soulful intimacy as part of one cohesive narrative on his 2019 full-length debut, Sing To Me Instead. The 12-track album, which was primarily produced by Jenn Decilveo, chronicles the highs and lows of a transformative relationship. Showcasing his story, Ben penned several songs solo and co-wrote the remainder of material alongside the likes of Ben Abraham, Eg White, Nate Cyphert, Michael Pollack, and more.
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All Comments (21)
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Fans **watching DEH**: could be gayer Ben: hold my beer Fans: HOLY SHIT--
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Ben is the gay icon we all deserve
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WHY IS NOBODY TALKING ABOUT HOW AT THE END OF THIS HE PUTS ON THE OUTFIT THAT HE WEARS IN GROW AS WE GO ???
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historians: and they were roommates
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Last time I was this early, Ben Platt was Evan
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Ok, anyone else feels like intruding in some very private moments, and blessed to be allowed to see them at the same time?
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"wow look at those two dudes being dudes, what a beautiful friendship"
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Habit? Bad. Mind? Eased. Address? Shared. Hurt? Once. Loving Ben platt and his new album? Yes.
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Ears?Blessed Eyes?watering Heart?Melted Mind?eased Hotel?Trivago
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MY SON. PRIDE IS NOT THE WORD I'M LOOKING FOR- Okay but for real, I got chills. This is beautiful in every way. It feels so real and relatable and I'm awestruck
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"no not because we're gay" ben: HA u thought
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In the words of the Great Lin Manuel Miranda: Love is love is love is love is love is love is love ♥️
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WE LITERALLY DONT DESERVE HIS TALENT. MY HEART. I CANT COPE.
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I came out in 1995. I never had hope for music, videos or songs to show my life. Show my love. Gay love and music were exclusive to the clubs and we didn't have anything mainstream to look at or reach for. You just did that, Ben. You gave us an anthem, a song a bit of peace that even though it should be standard now, it isn't and it was a hell of a lot worse back in my day. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you! You have no idea what this song has become for me.
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When his boyfriend was comforting him through his panic attack, that was the final straw. I absolutely lost it. Ugly crying and everything. More often than not, they happen silently, and there were so many times I was desperate for someone to simply hold me and tell me it'll be alright again, even though everything in my body is currently screaming otherwise. I will never not be thankful to the people that actually DID have my back, and still do. Without them, I might not be here today.
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[Lyric] Most days I wake up with a pit in my chest There are thoughts that I can't put to rest There's a worry that I can't place Most nights, I am restless and quiet won't come So I lay there and wait for the sun There's a trouble that won't show its face You came out of nowhere and you cut through all the noise I make sense to the madness when I listen to your voice Darling, only you can ease my mind Help me leave these lonely thoughts behind When they pull me under, and I can feel my sanity start to unwind Darling, only you can ease my mind I'll admit, for a moment I felt so afraid Just to show you the mess that I made There are pieces I usually hide But when you collect me with your steady hand With a language that I understand I feel put back together inside You came out of nowhere and you cut through all the noise I make sense of the madness when I listen to your voice Oh Darling, only you can ease my mind Oh help me leave these lonely thoughts behind When they pull me under, and I can feel my sanity start to unwind Darling, only you can ease my mind Darling, only you can ease my mind Help me leave these lonely thoughts behind When they pull me under, and I can feel my sanity start to unwind Darling, only you can ease my mind
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underrated opinion: i love ben's expressions when he sings. they add a lot more to the performance. (sorry for my grammar, I was crying when I wrote this)
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when you literally have a facial paralysis that prevents half your face from moving at all and leaves your tear ducts paralyzed on that side and yet i’m crying from both eyes i think ben just cured me. literally
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Damn, for a 25 y/o this boy got soul.
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when they showed Ben's relationship with that guy I started bawling my eyes out it means so much to me that Ben shows that it's ok and it's possible to be successful as a gay man. as a gay teen I still struggle with denial and hatred, and it helps me so much to have people in the world who are proud to be the way they are. Ben platt is honestly my biggest inspiration,, in musical theatre, and now in regular life ❤️ ironic that my name is Ben too lmao
