You 'll Be Back - wikipedia You 'll Be Back `` You 'll Be Back '' Song by Jonathan Groff & the Cast of Hamilton from the album Hamilton Released 2015 Genre Show tune Length 3 : 29 Songwriter ( s ) Lin - Manuel Miranda `` 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. Contents 1 History 2 Synopsis 3 Style 4 Critical reception 5 References History 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. ' ''. The song was featured in a 2016 Ham4Ham clip in which Jimmy Fallon sang the song through various musical impersonations. Fallon covered it once again as a part of The Hamilton Mixtape. Synopsis King George III is dismayed by the American War of Independence and expresses his belief that the American Colonists will crawl back to the British Empire once their rebellion is squashed. The melody is reprised twice in the play for King George 's other two numbers : `` What Comes Next ? '', in which the king ultimately refuses to help the recently freed United States if it struggles with its independent leadership ; and `` I Know Him '', in which the king seems concerned that John Adams will not be as effective a president as George Washington was, before expressing disdainful amusement at the thought of the United States becoming divided over Adams ' leadership. Style While the majority of songs in the musical Hamilton are in the genre of hip - hop, R&B, or soul, this one is in the style of British Invasion bands, such as the Beatles or ELO. Vulture described it as a `` Carnaby Street breakup song not unlike ' With a Little Help From My Friends. ' '' The New York Times deemed the song `` chiming ' 60s Britpop ''. The American Conservative described it as a `` creepy stalker ballad ''. The chorus ( `` da da da dat da '' ) is derived from J.S. Bach 's Concerto for Two Violins in D minor, first movement ( BWV 1043 ). Critical reception Vibe deemed it a `` sunny, playful take on the airing of grievances ''. The Hollywood Reporter wrote that the `` melodically rich number '' has `` sardonic humor ''. The Daily Review wrote that any Australian wanting to become a republic will thoroughly enjoy King George 's `` bemoaning '' of the revolutionary war. The New York Times deemed it `` sneering yet wonderfully breezy ''. References ^ Jump up to : `` The American Revolutionary ''. The New York Times. 8 July 2015. Jump up ^ `` Watch Jimmy Fallon Sing ' Hamilton ' Track as McCartney, Jagger, Bowie ''. Rolling Stone. ^ Jump up to : `` Going H.A.M. : A Track - By - Track Review Of The ' Hamilton ' Soundtrack ''. Vibe. Jump up ^ `` THE BRITISH INVASION ''. SHSU. Jump up ^ Jesse Green. `` Theater Review : Lin - Manuel Miranda 's Hamilton -- Vulture ''. Vulture. Jump up ^ `` ' Hamilton ' and the Romance of Government ''. The American Conservative. Jump up ^ Frank Scheck ( 6 August 2015 ). `` Lin - Manuel Miranda 's ' Hamilton ' : Theater Review ''. The Hollywood Reporter. Jump up ^ `` Hamilton : the first ' new ' musical of the 21st century ''. Daily Review : film, stage and music reviews, interviews and more. Jump up ^ `` Exploring ' Hamilton ' and Hip - Hop Steeped in Heritage ''. The New York Times. 30 August 2015. Hamilton : An American Musical Songs Act 1 `` Alexander Hamilton '' `` Aaron Burr, Sir '' `` My Shot '' `` The Story of Tonight '' `` The Schuyler Sisters '' `` Farmer Refuted '' `` You 'll Be Back '' `` Right Hand Man '' `` A Winter 's Ball '' `` Helpless '' `` Satisfied '' `` The Story of Tonight ( Reprise ) '' `` Wait for It '' `` Stay Alive '' `` Ten Duel Commandments '' `` Meet Me Inside '' `` That Would Be Enough '' `` Guns and Ships '' `` History Has Its Eyes On You '' `` Yorktown ( The World Turned Upside Down ) '' `` What Comes Next ? '' `` Dear Theodosia '' `` Non-Stop '' Act 2 `` What 'd I Miss '' `` Cabinet Battle # 1 '' `` Take a Break '' `` Say No to This '' `` The Room Where It Happens '' `` Schuyler Defeated '' `` Cabinet Battle # 2 '' `` Washington on Your Side '' `` One Last Time '' `` I Know Him '' `` The Adams Administration '' `` We Know '' `` Hurricane '' `` The Reynolds Pamphlet '' `` Burn '' `` Blow Us All Away '' `` Stay Alive ( Reprise ) '' `` It 's Quiet Uptown '' `` The Election of 1800 '' `` Your Obedient Servant '' `` Best of Wives and Best of Women '' `` The World Was Wide Enough '' `` Who Lives, Who Dies, Who Tells Your Story '' Related Alexander Hamilton Cast album The Hamilton Mixtape Lin - Manuel Miranda Ron Chernow Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=You%27ll_Be_Back&oldid=865906877 '' Categories : 2015 songs Songs from Hamilton ( musical ) Songs written by Lin - Manuel Miranda Hidden categories : Articles with hAudio microformats Talk Contents About Wikipedia Add links This page was last edited on 26 October 2018, at 23 : 39 ( UTC ). 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Question: who is the king singing to in hamilton
Answer: the rebelling American colonists