Ben Platt Releases New Single 'Happy To Be Sad'

New York, NY (Top40 Charts) Grammy, Tony and Emmy Award-winning Ben Platt has shared his new single, "Happy To Be Sad," today via Atlantic Records. Produced by Michael Pollack (Justin Bieber, Katy Perry) and Zach Skelton (Jonas Brothers, Paul McCartney) with additional production from GRAMMY Award nominee Gian Stone (Maroon 5, Dua Lipa), "Happy To Be Sad" heralds the arrival of Platt's much anticipated second album, REVERIE, due everywhere on Friday, August 13th.

Pre-orders of the album are available now, with all pre-orders joined by instant grat downloads of "Happy To Be Sad" and the album's smash first single, "Imagine." "Happy To Be Sad" is joined by an official companion visualizer, premiering today. Watch here:



"I wrote this song the day after my boyfriend left me for a 5-month stretch," Platt says. "It was the first time we had to be apart long term because of the pandemic. It came incredibly naturally and was an immediate expression of the mixed emotions I was feeling that day- the sadness to be away from him against the joy and celebration of finding someone I love enough to make me feel that way."