| "Only Us" | |
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| Song byLaura Dreyfuss andBen Platt | |
| from the albumDear Evan Hansen: Original Broadway Cast Recording | |
| Released | 2017 |
| Genre | show tune |
| Length | 3:49 |
| Songwriter | Pasek & Paul |
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| "Only Us" onYouTube | |
"Only Us" is a song from Act 2 of the 2015 musicalDear Evan Hansen, which premiered onBroadway in 2016.Benj Pasek andJustin Paul wrote both the music and lyrics to the song.[1]
Zoe Murphy visits the home of the main protagonist,Evan Hansen, after everything the latter had done to help her family in the wake of Zoe's brother, Connor's death. During their conversation, Zoe expresses her accepting Evan for who he is despite his difficulties and the two begin a relationship together, even though it's all being driven by Evan's lie that he was "friends" with Connor.[2]
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| Song byKaitlyn Dever andBen Platt | ||||
| from the albumDear Evan Hansen: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack | ||||
| Released | September 24, 2021 | |||
| Recorded | 2020 | |||
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| Length | 3:59 | |||
| Label | Interscope | |||
| Songwriter | Pasek & Paul | |||
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| "Only Us" (2021 film version) onYouTube | ||||
"Only Us" was featured inUniversal Pictures'2021 film adaptation of the musical, starring Ben Platt, who reprised his performance in the title role and was sung by him andKaitlyn Dever as Zoe Murphy. The film, which premiered at the2021 Toronto International Film Festival on September 9, 2021,[3] followed by a theatrical release on September 24, 2021, is directed byStephen Chbosky from a screenplay by Levenson, who also serves as an executive producer with Michael Bederman, Pasek & Paul and the show's lead producer Stacey Mindich. Ben's fatherMarc Platt and Adam Siegel serve as producers.[4]
In the film, the scene plays out the same. However, during the final chorus, there are flash forwards intercut into the scene, showing the growth of Evan and Zoe's relationship by going toprom and on a date to anamusement park.
This version of the song was made available as an exclusive download from the soundtrack album on September 3, 2021, alongsideCarrie Underwood andDan + Shay's version. The album was released on the same day as the film.[5]
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| Song byCarrie Underwood andDan + Shay | |
| from the albumDear Evan Hansen: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack | |
| Released | September 24, 2021 |
| Recorded | 2021 |
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| Length | 3:45 |
| Label | Interscope |
| Songwriter | Pasek & Paul |
| Producer | Dan Smyers |
| Music video | |
| "Only Us" (Carrie Underwood/Dan + Shay version) onYouTube | |
Carrie Underwood andDan + Shay also recorded a cover of the song for the soundtrack album of the 2021 film version. It was released as an exclusive download on September 3, 2021. A music video of their version, showing Underwood and Dan + Shay recording the song in the studio, intercut with footage of Platt and Dever as Evan and Zoe in the film, was released on September 24, 2021.[6]
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| Greatest Hits: Decade #1 | |
| Storyteller | |
| Cry Pretty | |
| My Gift | |
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