"Human" is a song by British singer and songwriter Rag'n'Bone Man, co-written by Jamie Hartman, and produced by Two Inch Punch. It was released as a 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 in February 2017.

"Human" was used as the theme music to two Amazon Prime streaming television shows, Oasis in 2017 and Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan in 2018. It was in the official launch trailer for the video game Mass Effect: Andromeda, in the trailer for the 2017 film Thank You for Your Service, in the television series Inhumans, and in the season 2 intro for the television series Into the Badlands. The song was also used in an advertisement aired during Super Bowl LVII for the "He Gets Us" campaign, in the outro for the 9th episode of season 3 of Ash vs Evil Dead, and in the 16th episode of season 7 of the series Suits.

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."

In 2018, the song won a Brit Award for British Single of the Year.

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.

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 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 number one on the Billboard Alternative Songs Chart and number two on Rock Airplay. It was certified Gold by the RIAA on 7 July 2017, and has sold 324,000 copies in the US as of September 2017. It is also Rag'n'Bone Man's only entry in the Billboard Hot 100 chart, as of 2022, and reached number 74 on a chart dated 27 May 2017.

The song had widespread chart success internationally, with it reaching the #1 spot on charts in more than 15 countries. As of July 2025, the music video has received 2 billion YouTube views.

Formats and track listings

Digital download "Human" – 3:19 Digital download (Rudimental remix) "Human"  – 4:21

Charts

Weekly charts + 20162017 weekly chart performances for "Human" Chart (2016–2017) Peakposition Belarus Airplay (Eurofest) 5 Croatia International Airplay (Top lista) 1 Greece Airplay (IFPI) 1 Greece Digital (Billboard) 1 Iceland (RÚV) 1 Italy Airplay (EarOne) 1 Lebanon (Lebanese Top 20) 6 Mexico Airplay (Billboard) 30 San Marino Airplay (SMRTV Top 50) 1 Slovenia Airplay (SloTop50) 1 +2018 weekly chart performance for "Human"Chart (2018)Peakposition CIS Airplay (TopHit) 65 +2019 weekly chart performance for "Human"Chart (2019)Peakposition CIS Airplay (TopHit) 120 +2020 weekly chart performance for "Human"Chart (2020)Peakposition CIS Airplay (TopHit) 171 +2021 weekly chart performance for "Human"Chart (2021)Peakposition Ukraine Airplay (TopHit) 134 +2022 weekly chart performance for "Human"Chart (2022)Peakposition CIS Airplay (TopHit) 134 +2023 weekly chart performance for "Human"Chart (2023)Peakposition Belarus Airplay (TopHit) 115 CIS Airplay (TopHit) 118 Moldova Airplay (TopHit) 103 Romania Airplay (TopHit) 70 Ukraine Airplay (TopHit) 188 +2024 weekly chart performance for "Human"Chart (2024)Peakposition Belarus Airplay (TopHit) 155 Romania Airplay (TopHit) 127 +2025 weekly chart performance for "Human"Chart (2025)Peakposition CIS Airplay (TopHit) 199 Romania Airplay (TopHit) 81

+2026 weekly chart performance for "Human"Chart (2026)Peakposition Norway Airplay (IFPI Norge) 90

Monthly charts + 2016 monthly chart performance for "Human" Chart (2016) Peakposition CIS Airplay (TopHit) 17 Russia Airplay (TopHit) 15 + 2017 monthly chart performance for "Human" Chart (2017) Peakposition CIS Airplay (TopHit) 1 Russia Airplay (TopHit) 1 Ukraine Airplay (TopHit) 4 + 2018 monthly chart performance for "Human" Chart (2018) Peakposition CIS Airplay (TopHit) 77 Ukraine Airplay (TopHit) 58 + 2020 monthly chart performance for "Human" Chart (2020) Peakposition Ukraine Airplay (TopHit) 97 + 2023 monthly chart performance for "Human" Chart (2023) Peakposition Romania Airplay (TopHit) 79

+2024 monthly chart performance for "Human" Chart (2024) Position Moldova Airplay (TopHit) 52

+2025 monthly chart performance for "Human" Chart (2025) Position Romania Airplay (TopHit) 100

Year-end charts +2016 year-end chart performance for "Human" Chart (2016) Position Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40) 12 Belgium (Ultratop Flanders) 25 Belgium (Ultratop Wallonia) 74 Bulgaria Airplay (PROPHON) 6 France (SNEP) 183 Germany (Official German Charts) 9 Hungary (Single Top 40) 12 Italy (FIMI) 56 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40) 37 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade) 28 +2017 year-end chart performance for "Human"Chart (2017)Position Australia (ARIA) 89 Belgium (Ultratop Flanders) 61 Belgium (Ultratop Wallonia) 33 Bulgaria Airplay (PROPHON) 6 CIS Airplay (TopHit) 3 Denmark (Tracklisten) 66 France (SNEP) 7 Germany (Official German Charts) 85 Hungary (Dance Top 40) 41 Hungary (Rádiós Top 40) 5 Hungary (Single Top 40) 5 Hungary (Stream Top 40) 31 Iceland (Tónlistinn) 18 Israel International Airplay (Media Forest) 15 Italy (FIMI) 43 Latvia Airplay (LaIPA) 29 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40) 97 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ) 50 Poland (ZPAV) 68Romania (Airplay 100) 3 Russia Airplay (TopHit) 4 Slovenia Airplay (SloTop50) 26 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade) 7 Ukraine Airplay (TopHit) 11 UK Singles (Official Charts Company) 8 US Hot Rock Songs (Billboard) 11 US Rock Airplay (Billboard) 7 +2018 year-end chart performance for "Human" Chart (2018) Position CIS Airplay (TopHit) 114 Hungary (Rádiós Top 40) 73 Russia Airplay (TopHit) 194 Ukraine Airplay (TopHit) 72 +2019 year-end chart performance for "Human" Chart (2019) Position Ukraine Airplay (TopHit) 145 +2022 year-end chart performance for "Human" Chart (2022) Position Hungary (Rádiós Top 40) 38 Ukraine Airplay (TopHit) 175 +2023 year-end chart performance for "Human" Chart (2023) Position Belarus Airplay (TopHit) 164 CIS Airplay (TopHit) 191Hungary (Rádiós Top 40) 44 Romania Airplay (TopHit) 148 +2024 year-end chart performance for "Human" Chart (2024) PositionHungary (Rádiós Top 40) 33 +2025 year-end chart performance for "Human" Chart (2025) Position Hungary (Rádiós Top 40) 90 Romania Airplay (TopHit) 187

Decade-end charts +Decade-end chart performance for "Human" Chart (2010–2019) Position Germany (Official German Charts) 40 UK Singles (Official Charts Company) 47

Certifications

Release history +Release dates for "Human" Country Date Format Label Worldwide 21 July 2016 Digital download Sony Worldwide releases for digital single of "Human": For Brazil: For Japan: For New Zealand: For the UK: For the US: Italy 7 October 2016Contemporary hit radio United States 21 March 2017Columbia

Tom Thum featuring Ruel cover

In December 2017, Australians hip hop beat boxer Tom Thum and vocalist Ruel released a cover version with the backing track constructed exclusively from layers of Tom's vocal technique and Ruel singing over top.

The video was filmed as part of YouTube Australia's Pop-Up Space in Sydney's AFTRS studios.

Track listing One-track single "Human" – 3:30

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