Human (Rag'n'Bone Man song)

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"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. It was released as a digital download on 21 July 2016, through Sony Music and Columbia Records. The song is included on his debut studio album of the same name, released on February 2017.

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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 A?₂ to B?₄ in the song.

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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."

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Live performances

Rag'n'Bone Man performed "Human" on Later... with Jools Holland on 20 September 2016. He also performed the song on Australian talk show The Morning Show on 28 October 2016. Another live performance of "Human" took place on The Graham Norton Show on 10 February 2017. He appeared on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on 16 February 2017.

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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, with the lack of streams influencing the overall chart position to be lower, denying the song the coveted Christmas number one. The song was certified Platinum on 17 February 2017 and 2× Platinum 21 July 2017 by the BPI. It has sold 1,269,000 combined units in the UK as of September 2017, which comprises 522,000 copies in actual sales and 75 million in streams.

In the United States, the song reached at No. 1 on the Billboard Alternative Songs Chart and No. 2 on Rock Airplay. It was certified Gold by the RIAA on July 7, 2017, and has sold 324,000 copies in the US as of September 2017.

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Appearances in other media

The song has been featured in trailers for the upcoming Marvel Cinematic Universe TV series Inhumans, the Netflix documentary film 13th, the Bioware video game Mass Effect: Andromeda, and the BBC television series SS-GB, as well as episodes of the AMC series Into the Badlands and the Amazon Prime series Oasis.
The song has appeared in ESPN promos for the 2017 season of its newsmagazine series E:60.
It also has appeared in a promo for Shots Fired.
Most recently, it was used in the trailer for the movie Thank You for Your Service.
Is part of the soundtrack of Pega Pega, Brazilian telenovela from Rede Globo.
The Rudimental remix of the song will be featured on the soundtrack of the video game, NBA 2K18.
The song was used in a trailer for a fanmade mod for the video game Fallout: New Vegas called "The Frontier"
In August 2017, the song was used in the first trailer for the second season of The Shannara Chronicles.
The song is included in the soundtrack of A Herdeira, a Portuguese telenovela broadcast by TVI.