How to Be a Human Being

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How to Be a Human Being
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Studio album by
Glass Animals
Released26 August 2016
StudioWolf Tone Studios (London, England)
GenreIndie pop, indie rock, electronic rock, R&B, hip hop, trip hop, psychedelic pop
Length43:16
Label
Producer
Glass Animals chronology
Zaba
(2014) 		How to Be a Human Being
(2016) 		Dreamland
(2020)
Singles from How to Be a Human Being
  1. "Life Itself"
    Released: 18 May 2016[1]
  2. "Youth"
    Released: 27 July 2016[2]
  3. "Season 2 Episode 3"
    Released: 23 August 2016[3]
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?7.5/10[4]
Metacritic74/100[5]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarStarHalf star[6]
Consequence of SoundB[7]
DIYStarStarStarStar[8]
Financial TimesStarStarStarStar[9]
The GuardianStarStarStarStar[10]
Mixmag9/10[11]
MojoStarStarStar[12]
NME4/5[13]
QStarStar[14]
The SkinnyStarStarStarStar[15]

How to Be a Human Being is the second studio album by English indie rock group Glass Animals. It was released on 26 August 2016 by Wolf Tone and Caroline International in Europe, and Harvest Records in the United States.[16] Each of the eleven songs throughout the album represent a different person and their experiences.

The album received generally favourable reviews from music critics, who complimented its "sense of wonder" and "immediate impression", but felt it was somewhat premature.[17] The album was nominated for the 2017 Mercury Prize.

Background

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Following the release of their debut studio album Zaba, Glass Animals began an aggressive tour which saw them play over 140 concerts in Europe, Australia, the United States and Mexico. They appeared at Glastonbury, Falls Music Festival and Southbound in 2014, Coachella, Wakarusa, Bonnaroo, Firefly, Glastonbury again, Lollapalooza, Osheaga and Reading and Leeds in 2015, and the Forecastle Festival in 2016.[18]

How to Be a Human Being was simultaneously announced with the release of "Life Itself" and its respective music video.[19] The foursome toured Australia for their second time, before they returned to North America for the album's release. Four days after the album was released, the band appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live!, their third appearance on primetime television.[20]

The band wrote eleven songs based on eleven different characters, many of which were inspired by people they met and stories they were told during their travels while promoting Zaba.[21] Each character was portrayed on the album cover, and some appeared in music videos for their respective songs.[22]

Commercial performance

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The album made a debut on US charts with first week sales of 14,575 copies, with 10,117 being pure album sales.[23][24]

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Life Itself"
4:41
2."Youth"Bayley3:51
3."Season 2 Episode 3"
  • Bayley
  • Ben McFadden
4:04
4."Pork Soda"Bayley4:14
5."Mama's Gun"
4:27
6."Cane Shuga"Bayley3:17
7."[Premade Sandwiches][a]"Bayley0:36
8."The Other Side of Paradise"Bayley5:21
9."Take a Slice"Bayley3:50
10."Poplar St"Bayley4:23
11."Agnes"Bayley4:32
Total length:43:16

Personnel

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Glass Animals

  • Dave Bayley – vocals, programming, production (all tracks), guitar (1, 2, 4, 5, 8–10), percussion (1–5, 8–11); keyboards, synthesizer (1, 3–5, 8–11); art direction, design
  • Drew MacFarlane – programming (1, 3–11), percussion (1–5, 8–11), keyboards, synthesizer (1, 3–5, 8–11), additional vocals (3, 8), guitar (4, 5, 9, 10), piano (11)
  • Edmund Irwin-Singer – programming (1, 3–11), keyboards (1, 3–5, 8–11), percussion (1–5, 8–11); piano, synthesizer (1, 3–5, 8–11)
  • Joe Seaward – drums, percussion (1–5, 8–11); additional vocals (4), programming (6, 7)

Additional personnel

Charts

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Chart (2016) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[25] 11
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[26] 68
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[27] 151
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[28] 50
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[29] 77
French Albums (SNEP)[30] 120
New Zealand Heatseeker Albums (RMNZ)[31] 2
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[32] 87
UK Albums (OCC)[33] 23
US Billboard 200[34] 20
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[35] 2

Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[36] Gold 35,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI)[37] Gold 100,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Notes

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  1. ^ On CD copies of the album, "Premade Sandwiches" is put at the end of the track "Cane Shuga" instead of being its own track.

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