Rachel Platten

Rachel Platten
Birth name Rachel Platten
Born May 20, 1981
Newton Centre, Massachusetts
Genres Pop
Occupation(s)
  • Singer
  • songwriter
Instruments Vocals
Years active 2003–present
Labels Columbia Records

Rachel Platten (born May 20, 1981)[1] is an American pop singer-songwriter best known for her 2011 single "1,000 Ships", which peaked to number 24 Billboard Adult Top 40 chart,[2] and her 2015 single "Fight Song", which has made it to number 17 on the Billboard Adult Top 40 chart, 25 on the Australian Singles Chart and has since reached number 71 on the Billboard Hot 100.

Early life

Platten grew up in Newton Centre, Massachusetts. Platten graduated from Trinity College with a degree in international relations in 2003.[3]

Career

2003–12: Trust in Me and Be Here

She released her debut studio album Trust in Me in 2003.[4] Her second album, Be Here, was released from Rock Ridge Music in 2011.[5] An earlier song, "Seven Weeks", was used for the film The Good Guy.[6] Her single "Work of Art" was also used as the intro to the television series, Jane by Design, which ran on the ABC Family network in 2011–12.[7] Her song "Begin Again" was used in the 100th episode of the hit ABC Family TV show Pretty Little Liars, titled "Miss Me x100".[8]

2015–present

She is now signed to Columbia Records, and in the spring of 2015 released the single "Fight Song" (co-written by Platten and producer Dave Bassett) from her upcoming album. The song is a midtempo anthemic pop song, a self-affirmation song whose music is stylistically in the vein of such top pop artists Katy Perry, Kelly Clarkson and Taylor Swift. The song was used in the Christmas episode of Pretty Little Liars‍ '​ fifth season.[9] She released the news to her fans through a Facebook post that read, "To every single person that's ever believed in me, to every mile that I've driven across the country, you made this moment that much sweeter. Proud to have just signed to Columbia Records. Time to spread the love."[10]

Discography

Albums

Title Details
Trust in Me
  • Released: 2003
  • Format: CD
Be Here
  • Released: 26 April 2011[11]
  • Label: Great Unknown
  • Format: Digital download, CD

Singles

As lead artist

Year Single Peak chart positions Album
US US Adult
[12]		 AUS
[13]		 NZ
[14]
2011 "1,000 Ships" — 24 — — Be Here
2012 "Work of Art"[15] — — — — Non-album singles
2015 "Fight Song" 71 17 25 24
"—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released.

As featured artist

Year Title Album
2008 "Free You"[16][17]
(Holosound featuring Rachel Platten)		 N/A

References

[18]

  1. ↑ http://signaturehits.com/2012/05/the-charming-rachel-platten
  2. ↑ Bradley, Stephen (September 13, 2011). "Concert review: Rachel Platten". The Washington Times. Retrieved February 29, 2012.
  3. ↑ http://www.trincoll.edu/pub/equad/alumni/1005/index.asp
  4. ↑ "Trust In Me". MTV. Retrieved 30 July 2012.
  5. ↑ All Music Guide Review of Be Here by William Ruhlmann
  6. ↑ The Good Guy, credits at Yahoo movies
  7. ↑ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1743904/
  8. ↑ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3691228/soundtrack
  9. ↑ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3981672/soundtrack
  10. ↑ https://www.facebook.com/rachelplattenmusic/photos/a.10151878569059786.1073741825.6346584785/10152677741244786
  11. ↑ iTunes - Music - Be Here by Rachel Platten
  12. ↑ "Rachel Platten – Chart History: Adult Pop Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media.
  13. ↑ Hung, Steffen. "Discography Rachel Platten". Australian Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
  14. ↑ Hung, Steffen. "Discography Rachel Platten". Australian Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
  15. ↑ iTunes - Music - Work of Art - Single by Rachel Platten
  16. ↑ iTunes - Music - Free You (feat. Rachel Platten) - EP by Holosound
  17. ↑ iTunes - Music - Free You - Kiraly's Key Bump Mixes (feat. Rachel Platten) - EP by Holosound
  18. ↑ Platten, Rachel. "Rachel Platten Music". Retrieved 2012-10-25.