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"Human"
Song

"Human" is a song by British singer and songwriter Rag'n'Bone Man. The song was co-written by Rag'n'Bone Man, Jamie Hartman and produced by Two Inch Punch.[1] It was released as a digital download on 21 July 2016, through Sony Music.[2] The song will be included on his debut studio album Human (2017).

Composition

The song is written in the key of B minor with a common time tempo of 75 beats per minute. The vocals span from A3 to B5 in the song.[3]

Critical reception

Cameron Adams of The Daily Telegraph compared the song to "Take Me to Church" by Hozier for both having an "instant impact, honest lyrics and throwback to ‘real’ music in a time of corporate pop."[4]

Live performances

Rag'n'Bone Man performed "Human" on Later... with Jools Holland on 20 September 2016.[5] He also performed the song on Australian talk show The Morning Show on 28 October 2016.[6]

Chart performance

On 23 December 2016, the song reached number two on the UK Singles Chart, scoring the Christmas number two of 2016. The song, however, was the most downloaded and top-selling single throughout the week [1] with the lack of streams influencing the overall chart position to be lower, denying the song the coveted Christmas number one.

Charts

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[40] Gold 35,000‡
Austria (IFPI Austria)[41] Gold 15,000‡
Germany (BVMI)[42] Platinum 400,000‡
Italy (FIMI)[43] Platinum 50,000‡
Sweden (GLF)[44] Gold 20,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI)[45] Silver 200,000‡

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

Release history

Country Date Format Label Ref.
Worldwide 21 July 2016 Digital download Sony [46]
Italy 7 October 2016 Contemporary hit radio [47]

References

  1. ^ "Human". Australasian Performing Right Association. Retrieved 31 October 2016.
  2. ^ "Human - Single by Rag'n'Bone Man on Apple Music". iTunes. Apple Music. Retrieved 31 October 2016.
  3. ^ "Rag'n'Bone Man "Human" Sheet Music in B Minor". Musicnotes.com. Musicnotes, Inc. Retrieved 31 October 2016.
  4. ^ Adams, Cameron (27 October 2016). "Rag 'n' Bone Man, aka Rory Graham, to make album after hit Human". The Daily Telegraph. News Corp Australia. Retrieved 31 October 2016.
  5. ^ "Rag'n'Bone Man - Later with Jools Holland Performance Just Confirmed". Pressparty. Sony Music UK. 14 September 2016. Retrieved 31 October 2016.
  6. ^ "Rag'n'Bone Man performs 'Human' LIVE - watch now". Yahoo7. Yahoo!. 28 October 2016. Retrieved 31 October 2016.
  7. ^ "ARIA Australian Top 50 Singles". Australian Recording Industry Association. 9 January 2017. Retrieved 7 January 2017.
  8. ^ "Rag'n'Bone Man – Human" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 31 October 2016.
  9. ^ "Rag'n'Bone Man – Human" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 31 October 2016.
  10. ^ "Rag'n'Bone Man – Human" (in French). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 26 November 2016.
  11. ^ "Croatia ARC TOP 40". HRT. Retrieved December 8, 2016.
  12. ^ "ČNS IFPI" (in Czech). Hitparáda – Radio Top 100 Oficiální. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: Select 01. týden 2017 in the date selector. Retrieved 10 January 2017.
  13. ^ "ČNS IFPI" (in Czech). Hitparáda – Digital Top 100 Oficiální. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: Select 01. týden 2017 in the date selector. Retrieved 10 January 2017.
  14. ^ "Track Top-40 Uge 47, 2016". Hitlisten.NU. Retrieved 30 November 2016.
  15. ^ "Le Top de la semaine : Top Singles Téléchargés - SNEP (Week 47, 2016)" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 26 November 2016.
  16. ^ "Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ" (in Hungarian). Rádiós Top 40 játszási lista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége. Retrieved 16 December 2016.
  17. ^ "Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ" (in Hungarian). Single (track) Top 40 lista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége. Retrieved 25 November 2016.
  18. ^ "Chart Track: Week 2, 2017". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 14 January 2017.
  19. ^ http://irma.ie/index.cfm?page=irish-charts&chart=Singles
  20. ^ "Media Forest Week 46, 2016". Israeli Airplay Chart. Media Forest. Retrieved 20 November 2016.
  21. ^ "Classifica settimanale WK 47" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 26 November 2016.
  22. ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 41, 2016" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 18 November 2016.
  23. ^ "Rag'n'Bone Man – Human" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 3 December 2016.
  24. ^ "NZ Heatseekers Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. 16 January 2017. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
  25. ^ "Listy bestsellerów, wyróżnienia :: Związek Producentów Audio-Video". Polish Airplay Top 100. Retrieved 2 January 2017.
  26. ^ "Rag'n'Bone Man – Human". AFP Top 100 Singles. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
  27. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 7 January 2017.
  28. ^ "ČNS IFPI" (in Slovak). Hitparáda – Radio Top 100 Oficiálna. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: insert 201648 into search. Retrieved 6 December 2016.
  29. ^ "ČNS IFPI" (in Slovak). Hitparáda – Singles Digital Top 100 Oficiálna. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: Select SINGLES DIGITAL - TOP 100 and insert 201646 into search. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
  30. ^ "Rag'n'Bone Man – Human" Canciones Top 50. Retrieved 4 January 2017.
  31. ^ "Rag'n'Bone Man – Human". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 26 November 2016.
  32. ^ "Rag'n'Bone Man – Human". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 31 October 2016.
  33. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 24 December 2016.
  34. ^ "Rag'n'Bone Man Chart History (Alternative Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved 10 January 2017.
  35. ^ "Ö3 Austria Top 40 - Single-Charts 2016". oe3.orf.at. Retrieved 28 December 2016.
  36. ^ "Jaaroverzichten 2016". Hung Medien. Retrieved 29 December 2016.
  37. ^ "Rapports Annuels 2016". Hung Medien. Retrieved 29 December 2016.
  38. ^ "Top 100 Jahrescharts 2016". GfK Entertainment (in German). viva.tv. Retrieved 1 January 2017.
  39. ^ "Schweizer Jahreshitparade 2016 – hitparade.ch". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 January 2017.
  40. ^ "ARIA Australian Top 50 Singles". Australian Recording Industry Association. 9 January 2017. Retrieved 7 January 2017.
  41. ^ "Austrian single certifications – Rag'n'Bone Man – Human" (in German). IFPI Austria. Retrieved 23 November 2016.
  42. ^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Rag´n´Bone Man; 'Human')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 13 December 2016.
  43. ^ "Italian single certifications – Rag'n'Bone Man – Human" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 12 December 2016. Select "2016" in the "Anno" drop-down menu. Select "Human" in the "Filtra" field. Select "Singoli" under "Sezione".
  44. ^ "Rag'n'Bone Man - Human" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Archived from the original on 17 December 2016. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
  45. ^ "British single certifications – Rag'n'Bone Man – Human". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 5 January 2017. Select singles in the Format field. Select Silver in the Certification field. Type Human in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
  46. ^ Worldwide releases for digital single of "Human":
  47. ^ "RAG 'N' BONE MAN "Human" (Radio Date: 07/10/2016)". radiodate.it. Radio Airplay S.R.L. Retrieved 31 October 2016.
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