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Human (The Killers song)

January 01, 1970

"Human" is a song by American rock band the Killers. Written by and produced by the band members and co-produced by Stuart Price, it was released as the first single from their third studio album Day & Age (2008).[1]

"Human"
Single cover
Single by the Killers
from the album Day & Age
B-side"A Crippling Blow"
ReleasedSeptember 22, 2008
Recorded2008
Genre
Length4:09
LabelIsland
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
The Killers singles chronology
"Don't Shoot Me Santa"
(2007) 		"Human"
(2008) 		"Spaceman"
(2008)

"Human" has received generally positive feedback from music critics, praising the composition, the musical influences and the production. It became the third song by the band to enter the top 5 of the UK Singles Chart. It was their first top-10 hit in the Netherlands (peaking at number 2). The song was released on a seven-inch picture disc throughout the world on various dates in November 2008, with a B-side entitled "A Crippling Blow".

Background edit

In an interview with Rolling Stone magazine's Smoking Section, Brandon Flowers described "Human" as "Johnny Cash meets the Pet Shop Boys". Flowers stated that the song was created with Stuart Price during their work with him on the Sawdust album, and has changed very little since then. He confessed to not putting it on Sawdust as "it was too good".[2]

The cover art for the single is a portrait of the band's guitarist Dave Keuning, and is one of the four portraits drawn by Paul Normansell for the album.

The earliest digital release of the song was missing a hi-hat section at the beginning of the song.

Reception edit

The song received positive reviews from contemporary critics. An interview in The Observer newspaper stated that the track "is a cross between New Order and Bruce Springsteen - that should please fans of 'Mr. Brightside'." Chris Williams of Billboard gave a positive review, echoing The Observer's description of "merging a Boss-like melody over a New Order-injected rave-up." He also praised the song for "stretching the soundscape of alternative rock, which has increasingly become difficult to differentiate between mainstream rock."[3] Music Radar complimented the song in their review of Day & Age, saying "A gentle, phased, clicky guitar riff opens this gorgeous nod to the gentle side of '80s new wave."[4] Caryn Ganz with Rolling Stone gave the tune three-and-a-half stars, calling it "delicious."[5] "Human" was voted the Best Song of 2008 by the readers of Rolling Stone.[6]

In 2010, a vote by listeners to UK radio station XFM polled the song at #97 in its poll of the Top 1,000 Songs of All Time.[7] In December 2009, it was voted the 25th Best Song of the Decade by listeners of UK music station Absolute Radio.[8] In October 2011, NME placed it at number 144 on its list "150 Best Tracks of the Past 15 Years".[9] Paste and American Songwriter both ranked the song number four on their lists of the greatest Killers songs.[10][11]

In 2008, the song was the Top Globally Streamed Song on Spotify.[12]

Lyrics edit

There was confusion and debate over the line "Are we human, or are we dancer?" in the song's chorus due to its grammar.[13] Debate raged across the internet over whether the lyric said "dancer", "dancers" or "denser", a misunderstanding which elicited conflicting interpretations of the song's meaning.[14][15] On the band's official website, the biography section states that Flowers is singing "Are we human, or are we dancer?" and also says that the lyric was inspired by a disparaging comment made by Hunter S. Thompson, who stated that America was "raising a generation of dancers, afraid to take one step out of line".[16][17] From an interview:

Flowers is irritated that people don't quite seem to get the lyric, and that fans were unhappy with the song's dance beat. "It's supposed to be a dance song, it goes with the chorus," he says. "If you can't put that together, you're an idiot. I just don't get why there's a confusion about it."

— Rolling Stone[18]

In 2014, it was voted the "weirdest lyric of all time" by a Blinkbox survey.[19]

Chart performance edit

In the US "Human" debuted at number 13 on Billboard's Hot Modern Rock Tracks chart, and peaked at number 6.[20] It is the band's sixth top-10 hit on the chart. The song debuted and peaked at number 32 on the Billboard Hot 100 on the chart week of October 18, 2008,[21] giving the Killers their third top-40 hit there. It reached number 3 on the UK Singles Chart, and in 2012, BBC Radio 1 announced that it was the 39th-most-downloaded song of all time in the country.[22]

On the Canadian Hot 100, the song debuted at number nine.[23] It debuted at number 34 on the New Zealand RIANZ chart,[24] and entered at number four on the Norway Top 20, then reached number one.[25] "Human" reached the top ten on the Irish Singles Chart and in Sweden.[26][27] The song debuted at number 48 on the Australian Aria Charts and peaked at number 28.[28]

Music video edit

The music video for "Human" was released in mid-October 2008 and directed by Danny Drysdale.[29] It features the band performing the song in Goblin Valley State Park, Utah. The portraits of the band drawn for the album by Paul Normansell are shown in the video, such as when the band members hold the portraits in front of their faces.[30] Various animals are also shown throughout the video, such as a white tiger, an eagle, and a cougar. It's been noted to have heavy similarities to Pink Floyd's Live at Pompeii concert film, such as the band playing the song in a desert landscape amongst various amplifiers and other stage equipment and mostly in much of the camera angles. The video ends with the band watching the sun setting in the desert, which turns into the album cover, also drawn by Paul Normansell.[31]

In popular culture edit

Media edit

The song was used for the Spanish television station Telecinco for the ad of the 2010 FIFA World Cup Final. The motto was "Una final no se juega; una final se gana" (A final is not played; a final is won).[32]

On November 25, 2008, the song was available as downloadable content for the game Guitar Hero World Tour.

In 2018, the song was used by American Express on one of its TV advertisements.[33]

In 2024, the song was featured in the first episode of the second season of The Big Door Prize.

Versions edit

Awards edit

Year Ceremony Award Result
2009 MuchMusic Video Awards Best International Video – Group Nominated

Track listings edit

Charts edit

Certifications edit

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[90] 3× Platinum 210,000‡
Canada (Music Canada)[91] 2× Platinum 160,000‡
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[92] Platinum 15,000^
Germany (BVMI)[93] Platinum 300,000‡
Italy (FIMI)[94] Platinum 100,000‡
New Zealand (RMNZ)[95] Gold 7,500*
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[96] Platinum 25,000*
Sweden (GLF)[97] Gold 10,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[98] 3× Platinum 1,800,000‡
United States (RIAA)[99] Platinum 1,000,000*

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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January 01, 1970
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Human is a song by American rock band the Killers Written by and produced by the band members and co produced by Stuart Price it was released as the first single from their third studio album Day amp Age 2008 1 Human Single coverSingle by the Killersfrom the album Day amp AgeB side A Crippling Blow ReleasedSeptember 22 2008Recorded2008GenreNew wavesynth popdance rockLength4 09LabelIslandSongwriter s Brandon FlowersDave KeuningMark StoermerRonnie Vannucci Jr Producer s Stuart PriceThe KillersThe Killers singles chronology Don t Shoot Me Santa 2007 Human 2008 Spaceman 2008 Human has received generally positive feedback from music critics praising the composition the musical influences and the production It became the third song by the band to enter the top 5 of the UK Singles Chart It was their first top 10 hit in the Netherlands peaking at number 2 The song was released on a seven inch picture disc throughout the world on various dates in November 2008 with a B side entitled A Crippling Blow Contents 1 Background 2 Reception 3 Lyrics 4 Chart performance 5 Music video 6 In popular culture 6 1 Media 6 2 Versions 7 Awards 8 Track listings 9 Charts 9 1 Weekly charts 9 2 Year end charts 9 3 Decade end charts 10 Certifications 11 ReferencesBackground editIn an interview with Rolling Stone magazine s Smoking Section Brandon Flowers described Human as Johnny Cash meets the Pet Shop Boys Flowers stated that the song was created with Stuart Price during their work with him on the Sawdust album and has changed very little since then He confessed to not putting it on Sawdust as it was too good 2 The cover art for the single is a portrait of the band s guitarist Dave Keuning and is one of the four portraits drawn by Paul Normansell for the album The earliest digital release of the song was missing a hi hat section at the beginning of the song Reception editThe song received positive reviews from contemporary critics An interview in The Observer newspaper stated that the track is a cross between New Order and Bruce Springsteen that should please fans of Mr Brightside Chris Williams of Billboard gave a positive review echoing The Observer s description of merging a Boss like melody over a New Order injected rave up He also praised the song for stretching the soundscape of alternative rock which has increasingly become difficult to differentiate between mainstream rock 3 Music Radar complimented the song in their review of Day amp Age saying A gentle phased clicky guitar riff opens this gorgeous nod to the gentle side of 80s new wave 4 Caryn Ganz with Rolling Stone gave the tune three and a half stars calling it delicious 5 Human was voted the Best Song of 2008 by the readers of Rolling Stone 6 In 2010 a vote by listeners to UK radio station XFM polled the song at 97 in its poll of the Top 1 000 Songs of All Time 7 In December 2009 it was voted the 25th Best Song of the Decade by listeners of UK music station Absolute Radio 8 In October 2011 NME placed it at number 144 on its list 150 Best Tracks of the Past 15 Years 9 Paste and American Songwriter both ranked the song number four on their lists of the greatest Killers songs 10 11 In 2008 the song was the Top Globally Streamed Song on Spotify 12 Lyrics editThere was confusion and debate over the line Are we human or are we dancer in the song s chorus due to its grammar 13 Debate raged across the internet over whether the lyric said dancer dancers or denser a misunderstanding which elicited conflicting interpretations of the song s meaning 14 15 On the band s official website the biography section states that Flowers is singing Are we human or are we dancer and also says that the lyric was inspired by a disparaging comment made by Hunter S Thompson who stated that America was raising a generation of dancers afraid to take one step out of line 16 17 From an interview Flowers is irritated that people don t quite seem to get the lyric and that fans were unhappy with the song s dance beat It s supposed to be a dance song it goes with the chorus he says If you can t put that together you re an idiot I just don t get why there s a confusion about it Rolling Stone 18 In 2014 it was voted the weirdest lyric of all time by a Blinkbox survey 19 Chart performance editIn the US Human debuted at number 13 on Billboard s Hot Modern Rock Tracks chart and peaked at number 6 20 It is the band s sixth top 10 hit on the chart The song debuted and peaked at number 32 on the Billboard Hot 100 on the chart week of October 18 2008 21 giving the Killers their third top 40 hit there It reached number 3 on the UK Singles Chart and in 2012 BBC Radio 1 announced that it was the 39th most downloaded song of all time in the country 22 On the Canadian Hot 100 the song debuted at number nine 23 It debuted at number 34 on the New Zealand RIANZ chart 24 and entered at number four on the Norway Top 20 then reached number one 25 Human reached the top ten on the Irish Singles Chart and in Sweden 26 27 The song debuted at number 48 on the Australian Aria Charts and peaked at number 28 28 Music video editThe music video for Human was released in mid October 2008 and directed by Danny Drysdale 29 It features the band performing the song in Goblin Valley State Park Utah The portraits of the band drawn for the album by Paul Normansell are shown in the video such as when the band members hold the portraits in front of their faces 30 Various animals are also shown throughout the video such as a white tiger an eagle and a cougar It s been noted to have heavy similarities to Pink Floyd s Live at Pompeii concert film such as the band playing the song in a desert landscape amongst various amplifiers and other stage equipment and mostly in much of the camera angles The video ends with the band watching the sun setting in the desert which turns into the album cover also drawn by Paul Normansell 31 In popular culture editMedia edit The song was used for the Spanish television station Telecinco for the ad of the 2010 FIFA World Cup Final The motto was Una final no se juega una final se gana A final is not played a final is won 32 On November 25 2008 the song was available as downloadable content for the game Guitar Hero World Tour In 2018 the song was used by American Express on one of its TV advertisements 33 In 2024 the song was featured in the first episode of the second season of The Big Door Prize Versions edit DJs Armin van Buuren and Ferry Corsten produced remixes English duo Go West covered the song in November 2015 on the compilation album 80 s Re Covered The same album also included a remix 34 Actress Minnie Driver released a cover on her third studio album Ask Me to Dance 2014 For her Spotify Singles EP 2018 Kim Petras performed an acoustic cover of the song recorded at Spotify Studios NYC The indie rock duo Better Oblivion Community Center performed a version of Human during its 2019 tour 35 DJs Hardwell and Machine Made sampled the track for their own version in single Human 36 Awards editYear Ceremony Award Result 2009 MuchMusic Video Awards Best International Video Group NominatedTrack listings edit7 inch vinyl single Human 4 09 A Crippling Blow 3 37 European cardsleeve single Human 4 09 A Crippling Blow 3 37 German CD Human 4 09 A Crippling Blow 3 37 Human Armin van Buuren Club Remix 8 11 Human Video Clip Enhanced CD Digital remixes EP Human Armin van Buuren Radio Remix 3 47 Human Ferry Corsten Radio Remix 4 26 Human Pink Noise Radio Edit 4 06 Human Armin Van Buuren Club Remix 8 11 Human Ferry Corsten Club Remix 6 53 Limited edition 12 inch vinyl single Human 4 09 A Crippling Blow 3 37Charts editWeekly charts edit Chart 2008 2009 Peakposition Australia ARIA 28 28 Austria O3 Austria Top 40 37 6 Belgium Ultratop 50 Flanders 38 15 Belgium Ultratip Bubbling Under Wallonia 39 6 Canada Canadian Hot 100 40 9 Czech Republic Radio Top 100 41 3 Denmark Tracklisten 42 4 Europe European Hot 100 Singles 43 5 Finland Suomen virallinen lista 44 15 Germany Official German Charts 45 4 Hungary Radios Top 40 46 12 Ireland IRMA 47 4 Israel Media Forest 48 1 Italy FIMI 49 6 Japan Japan Hot 100 50 57 Netherlands Dutch Top 40 51 2 Netherlands Single Top 100 52 6 New Zealand Recorded Music NZ 24 17 Norway VG lista 53 1 Portugal Digital Songs Billboard 54 4 Romania Romanian Top 100 55 7 Scotland OCC 56 12 Slovakia Radio Top 100 57 2 Spain PROMUSICAE 58 11 Sweden Sverigetopplistan 59 4 Switzerland Schweizer Hitparade 60 7 UK Singles OCC 61 3 US Billboard Hot 100 21 32 US Adult Alternative Songs Billboard 62 3 US Adult Top 40 Billboard 63 17 US Alternative Airplay Billboard 64 6 US Dance Mix Show Airplay Billboard 65 15 US Dance Club Songs Billboard 66 1 US Mainstream Top 40 Billboard 67 35 Year end charts edit Chart 2008 Position Germany Official German Charts 68 74 Netherlands Dutch Top 40 69 75 Netherlands Single Top 100 70 90 Sweden Sverigetopplistan 71 79 Switzerland Schweizer Hitparade 72 76 UK Singles OCC 73 36 Chart 2009 Position Austria O3 Austria Top 40 74 29 Belgium Ultratop 50 Flanders 75 64 Canada Canadian Hot 100 76 95 Europe European Hot 100 Singles 77 18 Germany Official German Charts 78 21 Hungary Radios Top 40 79 48 Italy FIMI 80 19 Netherlands Dutch Top 40 81 25 Netherlands Single Top 100 82 46 Sweden Sverigetopplistan 83 33 Switzerland Schweizer Hitparade 84 34 UK Singles OCC 85 58 US Dance Club Songs Billboard 86 35 US Adult Top 40 Billboard 87 47 Venezuela Pop Rock Record Report 88 2 Decade end charts edit Chart 2000 2009 Position UK Singles OCC 89 87Certifications editRegion Certification Certified units sales Australia ARIA 90 3 Platinum 210 000 Canada Music Canada 91 2 Platinum 160 000 Denmark IFPI Danmark 92 Platinum 15 000 Germany BVMI 93 Platinum 300 000 Italy FIMI 94 Platinum 100 000 New Zealand RMNZ 95 Gold 7 500 Spain PROMUSICAE 96 Platinum 25 000 Sweden GLF 97 Gold 10 000 United Kingdom BPI 98 3 Platinum 1 800 000 United States RIAA 99 Platinum 1 000 000 Sales figures based on certification alone 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