Almost Like Praying

{{Short description|2017 single by Lin-Manuel Miranda}}

{{Infobox song

| name = Almost Like Praying

| cover = Lin-Manuel Miranda Almost Like Praying.jpg

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = Lin-Manuel Miranda featuring Artists for Puerto Rico

| album =

| released = {{start date|2017|10|6}}

| recorded =

| studio =

| genre = * Latin pop

• reggaeton

| length = 3:21{{cite web|title=Almost Like Praying (feat. Artists for Puerto Rico) – Single|date=6 October 2017 |url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/almost-like-praying-feat-artists-for-puerto-rico-single/1293225783|via=iTunes Store|access-date=November 2, 2017}}

| label = Atlantic

| writer = Lin-Manuel Miranda

| producer = Trooko

| chronology = Lin-Manuel Miranda

| prev_title = What the World Needs Now Is Love

| prev_year = 2016

| next_title = Found/Tonight

| next_year = 2018

| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|D1IBXE2G6zw|"Almost Like Praying"}}|header=Music videos}}

{{External music video|{{YouTube|xCmFLhCQhEw|"Almost Like Praying" (Salsa Remix)}}|header=no}}

}}

"Almost Like Praying" is a song written by Lin-Manuel Miranda and recorded by him and numerous other artists under the collective name Artists for Puerto Rico. The song was released on October 6, 2017, by Atlantic Records to support relief efforts in Puerto Rico in response to Hurricane Maria, which struck the island in September 2017.{{cite news|last=Mahtani|first=Melissa|title='Hamilton' creator: New song a 'love letter to Puerto Rico'|url=http://www.cnn.com/2017/09/28/entertainment/hamilton-creator-new-song-to-help-puerto-rico-cnntv/index.html|access-date=October 6, 2017|work=CNN|date=September 28, 2017}}{{Cite web |last=Contreras |first=Felix |last2=Hilton |first2=Robin |date=5 October 2017 |title=Lin-Manuel Miranda Explains How He Made His New Benefit Song For Puerto Rico |url=https://www.npr.org/sections/allsongs/2017/10/05/555855858/lin-manuel-miranda-explains-how-he-made-his-new-benefit-song-for-puerto-rico |access-date=24 June 2024 |website=National Public Radio}} Proceeds from the song are to be donated to the victims and survivors of the hurricane.{{cite news|last=Gibbs|first=Adrienne|title=Lin-Manuel Miranda Joins With Jennifer Lopez and Gloria Estefan In Song For Puerto Rico Relief|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/adriennegibbs/2017/10/05/lin-manuel-miranda-joins-with-jennifer-lopez-and-gloria-estefan-in-song-for-puerto-rico-relief/#1e495a714b04|access-date=October 6, 2017|work=Forbes|date=October 6, 2017}}{{cite news|last=Diaz|first=Thatiana|title=Lin-Manuel Miranda Remaking West Side Story's "Maria" for Puerto Rico|url=http://people.com/chica/lin-manuel-miranda-remakes-west-side-story-maria/|access-date=October 6, 2017|work=People|date=October 4, 2017}} The song debuted at number 20 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number one on the Billboard Digital Songs Sales chart, selling 111,000 downloads and achieving 5.2 million streams in its first week of availability in the US.{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/7998792/lin-manuel-miranda-almost-like-praying-top-selling-debut|title=Lin-Manuel Miranda's 'Almost Like Praying' Debuts as Top-Selling Song of the Week|magazine=Billboard|last=Trust|first=Gary|date=October 16, 2017|access-date=October 17, 2017}} On February 8, 2018, a salsa remix of the song was released.{{cite web|url=http://www.playbill.com/article/hamiltons-lin-manuel-miranda-releases-salsa-remix-of-almost-like-praying|title=Hamilton's Lin-Manuel Miranda Releases Salsa Remix of 'Almost Like Praying'|work=Playbill|access-date=September 24, 2018}}