September 25, 2015 - Listen to My Shot on Spotify. Song · Lin-Manuel Miranda, Daveed Diggs, Okieriete Onaodowan, Leslie Odom Jr., Original Broadway Cast of Hamilton · 2015

3 weeks ago - "My Shot" is the third 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. In a 2020 interview with Rotten Tomatoes, Miranda stated that "My Shot" took him a year ...

"My Shot" is the third song of Act One of the Broadway musical Hamilton. It is the third song of the musical overall. The main characters' ambitions are further established, particularly Hamilton's. Hamilton's verbal dexterity is also showcased here.

How you say, how you s-oh, "anarchy" When I fight, I make the other side panicky with my— [HAMILTON, LAURENS, LAFAYETTE & MULLIGAN] Shot [MULLIGAN] Yo, I'm a tailor's apprentice And I got y'all knuckleheads in loco parentis I'm joinin' the rebellion, 'cause I know it's my chance To socially advance, instead of sewin' some pants I'm gonna take a— [HAMILTON, LAURENS, LAFAYETTE & MULLIGAN] Shot [LAURENS] Ay, but we'll never be truly free Until those in bondage have the same rights as you and me You and I, do or die, wait 'til I sally in on a stallion With the first black battalion Have another—

September 25, 2015 - My shot! And I’m not throwing away my shot. [HAMILTON/MULLIGAN/LAURENS/LAFAYETTE] I am not throwing away my shot I am not throwing away my shot Hey yo, I’m just like my country I’m young, scrappy and hungry And I’m not throwing away my shot It’s time to take a shot!

My power of speech: Unimpeachable Only nineteen but my mind is older These New York City streets get colder, I shoulder Ev’ry burden, ev’ry disadvantage · I have learned to manage, I don’t have a gun to brandish I walk these streets famished The plan is to fan this spark into a flame But damn, it’s getting dark, so let me spell out the name I am the ... [HAMILTON] A colony that runs independently Meanwhile, Britain keeps shittin’ on us endlessly Essentially, they tax us relentlessly

April 12, 2024 - Listen to My Shot (From "Hamilton") on Spotify. Song · Lin-Manuel Miranda, Anthony Ramos, Daveed Diggs, Okieriete Onaodowan, Leslie Odom Jr., Original Broadway Cast of Hamilton · 2024

December 3, 2021 - Listen to My Shot on Spotify. Song · Lin-Manuel Miranda, Anthony Ramos, Daveed Diggs, Okieriete Onaodowan, Leslie Odom Jr., Original Broadway Cast of Hamilton · 2021

While Hamilton gets a degree from King’s College, the American colonists are getting angrier and angrier. British taxation is too high, and a revolution is brewing. Hamilton sees the revolution as a chance to make a name for himself: “hey yo, I’m just like my country / I’m young, scrappy, and hungry / and I’m not throwing away my shot.”

October 18, 2022 - The meaning is basically that, simply put, Hamilton sees an opening, and as he says, he's not "throwing away my shot!"

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August 17, 2022 - “My Shot” is the song that best captures the spirit of Alexander Hamilton – his seeming unlimited reserves of drive, confidence, and belief.

November 24, 2025 - “Hamilton” is continuing to celebrate its 10th anniversary with a new video for the song “My Shot,” premiering Nov. 24 exclusively on TODAY

This musical tells the story of Alexander Hamilton, an immigrant from the West Indies who assisted George Washington during the Revolutionary War and also became the new nation's first Treasury Secretary. In the song "My Shot," Hamilton sings about what he expects from his future and from America.

"My Shot (Draft)" is the eighth in an album of Hamildemos series of songs Lin-Manuel Miranda released on SoundCloud to share early drafts of songs from Hamilton. Lin-Manuel Miranda published this song on SoundCloud on February 23rd 2016, but ...

Buy the official Hal Leonard Young Concert Band, 'My Shot (from Hamilton)' (Sheet Music)

August 12, 2020 - Hamilton the Revolution A book that’s a backstage look at creating Hamilton written by Lin-Manuel Miranda and Jeremy McCarter · “My Shot” not only helps us connect and relate to Alexander Hamilton, and shows us his ambition, hopes and desires...

From the Tony® and Pulitzer®-prize winning musical Hamilton comes this accessible arrangement for young choirs. With rehearsal guides and ideas for teaching and learning, your young singers will relate to the American revolutionaries who had hopes and dreams for their future.

October 14, 2020 - “Hamilton” is a brilliant musical written by the insanely talented Lin-Manuel Miranda. Miranda and his team of musicians, dancers and actors tell a story of a young man who is driven by ambition to rise above obstacles that life has thrown ...