<Tr> <Th> Length </Th> <Td> 3: 29 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Songwriter (s) </Th> <Td> Lin - Manuel Miranda </Td> </Tr> <P> "You'll Be Back" is the seventh song from Act 1 of the musical Hamilton, based on the life of Alexander Hamilton, which premiered on Broadway in 2015 . Lin - Manuel Miranda wrote both the music and lyrics to the song . It is sung by Jonathan Groff in the show's original cast recording . Within the context of the musical, it's performed by George III of the United Kingdom lamenting the anti-royal machinations of the rebelling American colonists . </P> <P> Alexander Hamilton biography author Ron Chernow said "I can remember laughing uproariously when (Lin) first sent me King George III's satirical song to the colonists,' You'll Be Back ."'. </P>

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