Human (Goldfrapp song)

"Human"
Single by Goldfrapp
from the album Felt Mountain
Released26 February 2001 (2001-02-26)[1]
Recorded1999–2000
Length
  • 4:36 (album version)
  • 3:44 (single version)
LabelMute
Songwriter(s)Alison Goldfrapp, Will Gregory, Tim Norfolk, Bob Locke
Producer(s)Alison Goldfrapp, Will Gregory
Goldfrapp singles chronology
"Utopia"
(2000) 		"Human"
(2001) 		"Utopia (Genetically Enriched)"
(2001)

"Human" is a song by British electronic music duo Goldfrapp. The song was written by the group with Startled Insects' Tim Norfolk and Bob Locke, and produced by Alison Goldfrapp and Will Gregory for the duo's debut album Felt Mountain (2000). "Human" is the only track on Felt Mountain with additional songwriters. It was released as the album's third single on 26 February 2001 and reached number 87 on the UK Singles Chart.

The song was sampled by American rapper Kanye West for his track "Freestyle 4". It was also used in the closing credits of the second season of the French spy show The Bureau.

Critical response

"Human" received generally positive reviews from pop music critics. Flak Magazine reviewer Eric Wittmershaus called the song a "surprisingly-daring-yet-easy-to-listen-to genre-bender" that "is easily the disc's standout track."[2] Sacha Esterson of Musicomh.com described the track as "middle eastern-influenced upbeat gem" that is "particularly fantastic."[3] NME wrote that "Human" "sounds like Shirley Bassey, but with none of the dance nous the Welsh warbler brought to her collaboration with the Propellerheads."[4]

Formats and track listings

Charts

Chart (2001) Peak
position
UK Singles (OCC)[8] 87
UK Indie (OCC)[9] 18

References

  1. ^ "New Releases – For Week Starting February 26, 2001: Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 24 February 2001. p. 27. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
  2. ^ Wittmershaus, Eric. "Review of Goldfrapp's Felt Mountain" Archived 5 February 2009 at the Wayback Machine. Flak Magazine. 10 October 2000. Retrieved 13 April 2009.
  3. ^ Esterson, Sacha. "Goldfrapp - Felt Mountain (Mute)" Archived 24 September 2012 at the Wayback Machine. Musicomh.com. Retrieved 13 April 2009.
  4. ^ "Felt Mountain: She left her mind somewhere in a field in Wiltshire...". NME. 12 September 2000. Retrieved 13 April 2009.
  5. ^ Human (2001, CD) (UK CD single inlay). Goldfrapp. Mute Records. 2001. 5 016025 602599.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  6. ^ Human (2001, Vinyl) (UK 12" single inlay). Goldfrapp. Mute Records. 2001. 5016025202591.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  7. ^ "Human - EP by Goldfrapp on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
  8. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 19 November 2018.
  9. ^ "Official Independent Singles Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 19 November 2018.