Human (The Human League song)

"Human"
Single by the Human League
from the album Crash
Released11 August 1986[1]
RecordedFebruary 1986
StudioFlyte Time (Minneapolis, Minnesota)
Genre
Length
  • 4:24 (album version)
  • 3:48 (single "fade-out" version)
LabelVirgin
Songwriter(s)
  • James Harris III
  • Terry Lewis
Producer(s)Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis
The Human League singles chronology
"Louise"
(1984) 		"Human"
(1986) 		"I Need Your Loving"
(1986)
Audio sample

"Human" is a song by English synth-pop band the Human League, released as the lead single from their fifth studio album, Crash (1986). The track, which deals with the subject of infidelity, was written and produced by Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis.[4] The song topped the charts of the United States, becoming the band's second single to top the Billboard Hot 100 after their 1981 single "Don't You Want Me".[5] It also went to number one in Canada while reaching number five in Germany and number eight in the band's native United Kingdom.

  1. ^ Smith, Robin (9 August 1986). "Index: The Human League". Record Mirror. p. 5.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference Spin was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference Billboard was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ Pareles, Jon (8 February 1987). "The Human League plays the Ritz". The New York Times. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
  5. ^ "Chart History - Hot 100". Billboard.com. Retrieved 26 March 2019.