Human Clay

This article is about the album. For the band, see Human Clay (band).

Human Clay
Studio album by
Creed
ReleasedSeptember 28, 1999 (1999-09-28)
RecordedLate 1998 – early 1999
Genre
Length56:28
LabelWind-up
ProducerJohn Kurzweg
Creed chronology
My Own Prison
(1997) 		Human Clay
(1999) 		Weathered
(2001)
Singles from Human Clay
  1. "Higher"
    Released: August 24, 1999
  2. "What If"
    Released: January 31, 2000
  3. "With Arms Wide Open"
    Released: April 24, 2000
  4. "Are You Ready?"
    Released: August 7, 2000
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[4]
Christgau's Consumer GuideC[5]
Cryptic Rock5/5[6]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[7]
Entertainment WeeklyC−[8]
Los Angeles Times[9]
Rolling Stone[10]
Rock Hard9/10[11]
The Phantom TollboothReview 1: [12]
Review 2: [13]

Human Clay is the second studio album by American rock band Creed, released on September 28, 1999, through Wind-up Records. Produced by John Kurzweg, it was the band's last album to feature Brian Marshall, who left the band in August 2000, until 2009's Full Circle.

The album earned mixed to positive reviews from critics and was a massive commercial success, peaking at number one on the US Billboard 200 and staying there for two weeks. The album spawned two singles that peaked in the top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100: "Higher", which peaked at number 7, and "With Arms Wide Open", their only number one single. The album sold over 11.5 million copies in the US alone and over 20 million worldwide, making it the best selling album of Creed's career and one of the best-selling albums in the United States.

  1. ^ Cailey Lindberg (September 28, 2015). "Scott Stapp Talks Creed Reunion, Guitarist Mark Tremonti Not Ready". Music Times. Retrieved May 15, 2021. Stapp's out of control behavior eventually led to a Creed break-up 10 years after the band released Human Clay, which sold a record 11.7 million copies with its blend of post-grunge musical aesthetics and Christian beliefs.
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  3. ^ Winkelmann, Marc. "Mehrheitlich solide Rocksongs, aber nur wenige echte Höhepunkte". Laut.de (in German).
  4. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas (September 28, 1999). "Human Clay Review". AllMusic. Retrieved August 7, 2012.
  5. ^ Christgau, Robert (October 15, 2000). "Creed". Christgau's Consumer Guide: Albums of the '90s. Macmillan Publishing. ISBN 9780312245603.
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  7. ^ Larkin, Colin (2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. ISBN 9780857125958.
  8. ^ Morgan, Laura]] (October 8, 1999). "Human Clay". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved June 1, 2022.
  9. ^ Weingarten, Marc (September 25, 1999). "Record Rack". Los Angeles Times. ISSN 0458-3035. Retrieved February 13, 2018.
  10. ^ Powers, Ann (October 28, 1999). "Creed: Human Clay: Music Reviews". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on October 2, 2007. Retrieved May 2, 2012.
  11. ^ Schnädelbach, Buffo. "Rock Hard review". issue 149 (in German). Retrieved May 20, 2013.
  12. ^ Spencer, Josh (1999). "A Review by the Phantom Tollbooth". The Phantom Tollbooth. Retrieved January 25, 2023.
  13. ^ Duckworth, Adam (2000). "A Review by the Phantom Tollbooth". The Phantom Tollbooth. Retrieved January 25, 2023.