1. Januar 2009
The Killers – Human
Die amerikanische, vierköpfige Alternativ-Rockband The Killers besteht immerhin schon seit 2002. Hier ist sie nun mit ihrem erfolgreichem Song im letzten Jahr “Human”.
The Killers -- Human (Official video) 2008
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QY49lAjVw7Y&feature=player_embedded
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1. Januar 2009
The Killers – Human
Die amerikanische, vierköpfige Alternativ-Rockband The Killers besteht immerhin schon seit 2002. Hier ist sie nun mit ihrem erfolgreichem Song im letzten Jahr “Human”.
The Killers -- Human (Official video) 2008
“Human” is a song by alternative rock band The Killers, and was released as the first single from the band’s third studio album Day & Age. The song was leaked onto YouTube on September 21, 2008, a day before it was scheduled to be played for the first time on Zane Lowe’s evening show on BBC Radio 1. It began receiving airplay on September 22, 2008, with a digital release on September 30, 2008. It became the third song by the band to enter the top 5 of the UK singles chart, (peaking at #3). The song has already sold more than one million copies. The song was released on a 7-inch picture disc throughout the world in various dates in November, with a B-side entitled “A Crippling Blow”.
Background
In an interview with Rolling Stone magazine’s Smoking Section, Brandon Flowers described “Human” as “Johnny Cash meets the Pet Shop Boys”. Flowers stated that the song was created with Stuart Price during their work with him on the Sawdust album, and has changed very little since then. He confessed to not putting it on Sawdust as “it was too good”.
The cover art for the single is a portrait of the band’s guitarist Dave Keuning, and is one of the four portraits drawn by Paul Normansell for the album.
Music video
The music video for “Human” was released in mid-October 2008 and directed by Daniel Drysdale. It features the band performing the song in Goblin Valley State Park, Utah. The portraits of the band drawn for the album by Paul Normansell are shown in the video, such as when the band members hold the portraits in front of their faces. Various animals are also shown throughout the video, such as a white tiger and a cougar. The video ends with the band watching the sun setting in the desert, which turns into the album cover, also drawn by Paul Normansell.
Reception
An interview in The Observer newspaper stated that the track “is a cross between New Order and Bruce Springsteen -- that should please fans of ‘Mr. Brightside’.” Chris Williams of Billboard gave a positive review, echoing The Observer’s description of “merging a Boss-like melody over a New Order-injected rave-up.” He also praised the song for “stretching the soundscape of alternative rock, which has increasingly become difficult to differentiate between mainstream rock”. Music Radar complimented the song in their review of Day & Age, saying “A gentle, phased, clicky guitar riff opens this gorgeous nod to the gentle side of ’80s new wave.” Caryn Ganz with Rolling Stone gave the tune three-and-a-half stars, calling it “delicious.”
“Human” was voted the Best Song of 2008 by the readers of Rolling Stone.
Lyrical confusion
There has been considerable confusion and debate over the line “Are we human or are we dancer?” in the song’s chorus. Many have incorrectly heard “denser” instead of “dancer”, a change which significantly alters the interpretation of the song’s meaning. On the band’s official website, the biography section states that Flowers is singing “Are we human, or are we dancer?” and also says that the lyrics were inspired by a disparaging comment made by Hunter S. Thompson about how America was raising a generation of dancers.
Entertainment Weekly’s Pop Watch section called this line the “silliest lyrics of the week”. They were puzzled by the interpretation, stating “most dancers are generally human”. Ganz with Rolling Stone called the line “classic Killers’ nonsense.”
In an interview with Rolling Stone, Flowers said that he was irritated over the confusion: “It’s supposed to be a dance song, [the beat] goes with the chorus…If you can’t put that together, you’re an idiot. I just don’t get why there’s a confusion about it.”
[edit] Chart performance
“Human” was the most added track on modern rock radio upon its release, already climbing into the top ten there after less than a week of airplay. It debuted at number 13 on Billboard’s Modern Rock Tracks chart, and has reached number six thus far. It is the band’s sixth top ten hit on the chart. The song debuted and peaked at number 32 on the Billboard Hot 100 on the chart week of October 18, 2008, giving The Killers their third top forty hit there. On the Canadian Hot 100, the song debuted in the top ten, at number nine.[citation needed] It debuted at number 34 on the New Zealand RIANZ chart, and entered at number four on the Norway Top 20 before reaching number one. “Human” has also reached the top ten on the Irish Singles Chart and in Sweden. The first week on the Australian Aria Charts, the song debuted at number 48, then went up to 45 and so far has peaked at number 28.
Track listings
* iTunes Download
1. “Human” – 4:05
* Single
1. “Human” – 5:03
2. “A Crippling Blow” – 3:37
* Promo CD
1. “Human (Radio Edit)” – 4:05
2. “Human (Ferry Corsten Radio Edit)” – 4:27
3. “Human (Armin Van Buuren Radio Edit)” – 3:48
4. “Human (Stuart Price Club Mix)” – 8:03
5. “Human (Ferry Corsten Club Mix)” – 6:55
6. “Human (Armin Van Buuren Club Mix)” – 8:12
* 7? Vinyl Single (Picture Disc, #/5000)
1. “Human” – 4:09
2. “A Crippling Blow” – 3:37
* 7? Vinyl Single (White vinyl, cardboard cover. Promo)
1. “Human” – 4:09
2. “A Crippling Blow” – 3:37
* 12? Vinyl Single (Picture Disc)
1. “Human” – 4:09
2. “A Crippling Blow” – 3:37
The Killers – Human
Die amerikanische, vierköpfige Alternativ-Rockband The Killers besteht immerhin schon seit 2002. Hier ist sie nun mit ihrem erfolgreichem Song im letzten Jahr “Human”.
The Killers -- Human (Official video) 2008
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QY49lAjVw7Y&feature=player_embedded
Dieses Blog ist NOFOLLOW-frei!
1. Januar 2009
The Killers – Human
Die amerikanische, vierköpfige Alternativ-Rockband The Killers besteht immerhin schon seit 2002. Hier ist sie nun mit ihrem erfolgreichem Song im letzten Jahr “Human”.
The Killers -- Human (Official video) 2008
“Human” is a song by alternative rock band The Killers, and was released as the first single from the band’s third studio album Day & Age. The song was leaked onto YouTube on September 21, 2008, a day before it was scheduled to be played for the first time on Zane Lowe’s evening show on BBC Radio 1. It began receiving airplay on September 22, 2008, with a digital release on September 30, 2008. It became the third song by the band to enter the top 5 of the UK singles chart, (peaking at #3). The song has already sold more than one million copies. The song was released on a 7-inch picture disc throughout the world in various dates in November, with a B-side entitled “A Crippling Blow”.
Background
In an interview with Rolling Stone magazine’s Smoking Section, Brandon Flowers described “Human” as “Johnny Cash meets the Pet Shop Boys”. Flowers stated that the song was created with Stuart Price during their work with him on the Sawdust album, and has changed very little since then. He confessed to not putting it on Sawdust as “it was too good”.
The cover art for the single is a portrait of the band’s guitarist Dave Keuning, and is one of the four portraits drawn by Paul Normansell for the album.
Music video
The music video for “Human” was released in mid-October 2008 and directed by Daniel Drysdale. It features the band performing the song in Goblin Valley State Park, Utah. The portraits of the band drawn for the album by Paul Normansell are shown in the video, such as when the band members hold the portraits in front of their faces. Various animals are also shown throughout the video, such as a white tiger and a cougar. The video ends with the band watching the sun setting in the desert, which turns into the album cover, also drawn by Paul Normansell.
Reception
An interview in The Observer newspaper stated that the track “is a cross between New Order and Bruce Springsteen -- that should please fans of ‘Mr. Brightside’.” Chris Williams of Billboard gave a positive review, echoing The Observer’s description of “merging a Boss-like melody over a New Order-injected rave-up.” He also praised the song for “stretching the soundscape of alternative rock, which has increasingly become difficult to differentiate between mainstream rock”. Music Radar complimented the song in their review of Day & Age, saying “A gentle, phased, clicky guitar riff opens this gorgeous nod to the gentle side of ’80s new wave.” Caryn Ganz with Rolling Stone gave the tune three-and-a-half stars, calling it “delicious.”
“Human” was voted the Best Song of 2008 by the readers of Rolling Stone.
Lyrical confusion
There has been considerable confusion and debate over the line “Are we human or are we dancer?” in the song’s chorus. Many have incorrectly heard “denser” instead of “dancer”, a change which significantly alters the interpretation of the song’s meaning. On the band’s official website, the biography section states that Flowers is singing “Are we human, or are we dancer?” and also says that the lyrics were inspired by a disparaging comment made by Hunter S. Thompson about how America was raising a generation of dancers.
Entertainment Weekly’s Pop Watch section called this line the “silliest lyrics of the week”. They were puzzled by the interpretation, stating “most dancers are generally human”. Ganz with Rolling Stone called the line “classic Killers’ nonsense.”
In an interview with Rolling Stone, Flowers said that he was irritated over the confusion: “It’s supposed to be a dance song, [the beat] goes with the chorus…If you can’t put that together, you’re an idiot. I just don’t get why there’s a confusion about it.”
[edit] Chart performance
“Human” was the most added track on modern rock radio upon its release, already climbing into the top ten there after less than a week of airplay. It debuted at number 13 on Billboard’s Modern Rock Tracks chart, and has reached number six thus far. It is the band’s sixth top ten hit on the chart. The song debuted and peaked at number 32 on the Billboard Hot 100 on the chart week of October 18, 2008, giving The Killers their third top forty hit there. On the Canadian Hot 100, the song debuted in the top ten, at number nine.[citation needed] It debuted at number 34 on the New Zealand RIANZ chart, and entered at number four on the Norway Top 20 before reaching number one. “Human” has also reached the top ten on the Irish Singles Chart and in Sweden. The first week on the Australian Aria Charts, the song debuted at number 48, then went up to 45 and so far has peaked at number 28.
Track listings
* iTunes Download
1. “Human” – 4:05
* Single
1. “Human” – 5:03
2. “A Crippling Blow” – 3:37
* Promo CD
1. “Human (Radio Edit)” – 4:05
2. “Human (Ferry Corsten Radio Edit)” – 4:27
3. “Human (Armin Van Buuren Radio Edit)” – 3:48
4. “Human (Stuart Price Club Mix)” – 8:03
5. “Human (Ferry Corsten Club Mix)” – 6:55
6. “Human (Armin Van Buuren Club Mix)” – 8:12
* 7? Vinyl Single (Picture Disc, #/5000)
1. “Human” – 4:09
2. “A Crippling Blow” – 3:37
* 7? Vinyl Single (White vinyl, cardboard cover. Promo)
1. “Human” – 4:09
2. “A Crippling Blow” – 3:37
* 12? Vinyl Single (Picture Disc)
1. “Human” – 4:09
2. “A Crippling Blow” – 3:37
