Alec Benjamin

Benjamin worked across composer, singer, singer-songwriter, musician and Liedermacher. The registers place that work in pop music. This article rests on 73 catalogued compositions, 90 issued recordings, 10 digitised documents and 1 scholarly references drawn from named institutional registers. Every statement below returns to a source shown in the evidence panel; where the record is silent or divided, the article says so instead of resolving it.

Alec Benjamin studied at Desert Mountain High School and USC Thornton School of Music. The recorded working language is English. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are pop music. Paul Simon and John Mayer are recorded as an influence.

• Name — Alec Shane Benjamin • Birth Name — Alec S. Benjamin • Born — 28 May 1994 • Birthplace — Phoenix, Arizona, U.S. • Occupation — * Singer • songwriter • musician • Instrument — * Vocals • guitar • piano • Years Active — 2014–present • Genre — * Indie • folk-pop • alt-pop • Label — * Columbia • Atlantic • Elektra • Website — alecbenjamin.com

Alec Shane Benjamin was born on May 28, 1994, in Phoenix, Arizona, where he and his sister were raised. As a teenager, in the 2000s he moved to Los Angeles, California. He started writing songs at 13 and learning guitar in high school, and released his first extended play (EP) America in 2013. Benjamin signed with Columbia Records and enrolled at the University of Southern California. However, Columbia Records ended their partnership weeks after he submitted his album. After the termination of his partnership with Columbia, he went on a self-funded tour in Europe, opening for Marina Kaye in France and Lea in Germany. He promoted his music by performing in parking lots outside concert venues and handing out business cards to passersby. Benjamin's debut 12-song mixtape Narrated for You was released on November 16, 2018. It features the songs "If We Have Each Other”, "Water Fountain," "Annabelle's Homework," and "Let Me Down Slowly". On February 1, 2018, Merrick Hanna auditioned for America’s Got Talent, using Benjamin's song "I built a friend". This would help Benjamin gain traction and soon after he was signed on with Atlantic Records. "Let Me Down Slowly" was later re-released as a single with Alessia Cara. While promoting the mixtape, he started creating his "Can I Sing for You?" series of videos on YouTube, in which he performs acoustic versions of his songs for people in public. Benjamin's debut studio album These Two Windows was released on May 29, 2020. It peaked at number 8 on Billboards Top Album Sales chart. His second album, (Un)Commentary, followed on April 15, 2022. He occasionally records Mandarin versions of his songs, having been inspired by his father, who had incorporated Chinese culture into his work as a medical doctor through acupuncture and eastern medicine. He collaborated with popular Chinese actress Zhao Lusi on a Mandarin version of "Water Fountain". As of November 2025, Benjamin's total of monthly listeners was estimated to average 12,992,615. Alec Benjamin’s net worth is estimated to be around $4 million.

List of studio albums, with selected details and chart positions • Title — Details — Peak chart positions • US — AUS — BEL (FL) — NLD — SWI — UK • Narrated for You — * Released: November 16, 2018 * Label: Atlantic * Format: Vinyl, Digital download, streaming — 127 — - — 100 — 59 — - — 25 • These Two Windows — * Released: May 29, 2020 * Label: Atlantic * Format: CD, Digital download, streaming — 75 — 22 — 99 — 42 — 27 — 52 • (Un)Commentary — * Released: April 15, 2022 * Label: Elektra * Format: CD, Digital download, streaming — 59 — — — — — 84 — 62 — — • 12 Notes — * Released: May 10, 2024 * Label: Elektra * Format: LP, Digital download, streaming — — — — — — — — — — — — • "—" denotes an album that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

List of mixtapes, with selected details, chart positions and certifications • Title — Details — Peak chart positions — Certifications • US — US Heat. — BEL (FL) — CAN — DEN — FRA — NLD — NOR — SWE • Narrated for You — * Released: November 16, 2018 * Label: Atlantic * Format: Digital download, LP — 127 — 3 — 121 — 62 — 10 — 130 — 59 — 5 — 20 — * RIAA: Platinum * BPI: Gold * IFPI DEN: Platinum * IFPI NOR: Platinum * MC: Platinum * SNEP: Gold

Extended play, with selected details • Title — Details • America — * Released: April 22, 2013 * Label: White Rope * Format: Digital download

List of singles as lead artist, with selected chart positions and certifications • Title — Year — Peak chart positions — Certifications — Album • US — AUS — BEL (FL) — CAN — DEN — IRE — NLD — NOR — SWI — UK • "Paper Crown" — 2014 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — rowspan="4" • "End of the Summer" — 2016 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — • "The Way to Nowhere" — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — • "I Built a Friend" — 2017 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — • "Let Me Down Slowly" (solo or featuring Alessia Cara) — 2018 — 79 — 25 — 4 — 55 — 7 — 17 — 22 — 6 — 20 — 31 — * RIAA: 5× Platinum * ARIA: 2× Platinum * BEA: 2× Platinum * BPI: Platinum * IFPI DEN: 2× Platinum * IFPI NOR: 2× Platinum * IFPI SWI: 2× Platinum * MC: 4× Platinum * NVPI: Platinum — Narrated for You • "Boy in the Bubble" — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — * RIAA: Gold * MC: Gold • "If We Have Each Other" — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — * RIAA: 2× Platinum * BPI: Silver * IFPI DEN: Gold * MC: Platinum • "Death of a Hero" — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — • "Outrunning Karma" — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — * RIAA: Gold • "1994" — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — • "Must Have Been the Wind" — 2019 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — * RIAA: Gold * MC: Gold — These Two Windows • "Jesus in LA" — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — * RIAA: Gold * MC: Gold • "Mind Is a Prison" — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — * RIAA: Gold • "Demons" — 2020 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — • "Oh My God" — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — • "The Book of You & I" — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — • "Six Feet Apart" — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — • "Match in the Rain" — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — These Two Windows • "I Built a Friend (2020)" — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — • "The Way You Felt" — 2021 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — (Un)Commentary • "Change My Clothes" (with Dream) — — — — — — — — — — — 70 — — — — — — — 67 • "Older" — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — (Un)Commentary • "Shadow of Mine" — 2022 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — • "Speakers" — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — • "Devil Doesn't Bargain" — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 30 — — — 95 — * RIAA: Platinum * MC: Platinum • "Different Kind of Beautiful" — 2023 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 12 Notes • "I Sent My Therapist to Therapy" — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — • "Pick Me" — 2024 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — • "King Size Bed" — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — • "Found You First" — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — • "The Knife in My Back" — 2025 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — • "Pretending" — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — • "—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

List of singles as featured artist, with year, released and album name shown • Title — Year — Album • "New York Soul, Pt. II" (Jon Bellion featuring Alec Benjamin) — 2016 — The Human Condition • "Eyes Blue Like the Atlantic, Pt. 2" (Sista Prod featuring Powfu, Alec Benjamin, and Rxseboy) — 2020

List of other certified songs, with selected certifications • Title — Year — Certifications — Album • "Water Fountain" — 2018 — * RIAA: 2× Platinum * BPI: Silver * IFPI DEN: Gold * MC: 2× Platinum — Narrated for You • "If I Killed Someone for You" — * RIAA: Platinum

Alec Benjamin was born on 28 May 1994 in Phoenix. Benjamin held the nationality of United States. Benjamin was educated at Desert Mountain High School and USC Thornton School of Music. Benjamin worked as composer, singer, singer-songwriter and musician, and the authority record catalogues a further 1 occupations under the same name, among them Liedermacher. Benjamin was active from 2013. The fields Benjamin worked in include pop music. Benjamin played the voice, the guitar and the piano. Benjamin worked in English.