Everything I Did to Get to You

2020 single by Ben Platt

"Everything I Did to Get to You"

Single by Ben Platt

Released

June 8, 2020 (2020-06-08)

Genre

Pop

Length

3:07

Label

Atlantic

Songwriter(s)

Michael Pollack
Esther Dean
Shane McAnally
David Davis

Producer(s)

Ryan Tedder

Ben Platt singles chronology

"So Will I"
(2020)

"Everything I Did to Get to You"
(2020)

"Imagine"
(2021)

Songland singles chronology

"Miracle"
(2020)

"Everything I Did to Get to You"
(2020)

"California"
(2020)

Audio

"Everything I Did to Get to You" on YouTube

"Everything I Did to Get to You" is a song by actor/singer-songwriter Ben Platt.^[1]^[2] It was released on June 8, 2020, following Platt's appearance on an episode of the television series Songland. It is a re-worked version of the song "Everything It Took to Get to You" by David Davis, with additional writing from Michael Pollack, Esther Dean and Shane McAnally.^[3]^[4]

Background

According to Davis, the song was inspired by his own personal struggles with his sexuality and he described it as a "realization about how everything it took and everything I did to get to this place of owning my story was totally worth it."^[2] On the ninth episode of the second season of Songland, Davis worked with producer Ryan Tedder to fine-tune the song to fit Platt's style, which included changing the title from "Everything It Took to Get to You" to its final one and tweaking the lyrics to make them "communicate pain and trial". This finished song was selected as the winner by Platt, who released the single on June 8, 2020 after the episode aired.^[3]

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Label
United States	June 15, 2020	Digital download streaming	Atlantic

Charts

Chart (2020)	Peak position
Billboard (Digital Song Sales)^[5]^[6]	34

References

^ Rowley, Glenn. "Ben Platt Unveils Lyric Video For Winning 'Songland' Track 'Everything I Did to Get to You'". Billboard. Retrieved 2021-04-22.
^ ^a ^b Vitagliano, Joe. "David Davis Reflects On Being A Black Queer Artist, Winning NBC's 'Songland'". American Songwriter. American Songwriter. Retrieved 2021-04-22.
^ ^a ^b Parker, Lindsey (2020-06-08). "Pro football player's son takes very different career path — to 'Songland'". Yahoo! Entertainment. Retrieved 2021-04-22.
^ Sandoval, Ivy (2020-07-25). "David Davis Talks NBC'S Songland and Newest Single "Golden"". Beyond the Stage. Retrieved 2021-04-22.
^ "Ben Platt Chart History: Hot Canadian Digital Song Sales". Billboard. Retrieved April 22, 2021.
^ Daw, Stephen. "First Out: New Music From Sam Smith, Teddy Geiger, Trixie Mattel & More". Billboard. Retrieved 2021-04-22.