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Human is the debut EP released by singer-songwriter Darren Criss.[1][2][3][5][6] Criss independently produced the EP[3] and it was released digitally on July 20, 2010. The EP reached No. 17 on Billboard's Top Heatseekers chart.[7] As of April 2013, the EP has sold 27,000 copies in the United States, according to Nielson SoundScan.[8]

Human
EP by Darren Criss
Released	July 20, 2010[1][2]
Genre	Soul-folk[3]
Length	19:53
Label	Self-released
Producer	Chris Lorentz[4]
Darren Criss chronology
Human (2010) Homework (2017)

Album information

Background

Criss describes that he put off making an EP for a long time because he is a perfectionist, which is why he prefers people to see him play live.[3] Criss recorded the EP in his room in about a week with an audio engineer friend of his.[3] Criss states that each of the songs are "old songs", adding that "Human" was the first song he wrote, back when he was 15.[3] The songs "Sami" and "Not Alone" appeared in the StarKid Productions musical A Very Potter Musical, but Criss had written them beforehand.[3] He wrote "Not Alone" while abroad in Italy and wrote "Sami" for the web series Little White Lie that he and other members of StarKid had done in 2007.[3]

Sound

Criss finds his music tough to categorize into a certain genre, but stated that he liked the term "soul-folk".[3]

Track listing

Personnel

• Darren Criss – vocals, guitar
• Chris Lorentz – producer, mixing, mastering[4]
• Forest Casey – CD and cover photography[4]
• Frank Franco III – CD and cover layout design[4]

Charts

Chart performance for Human

Chart (2010)	Peak position
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[9]	17

Other appearances

• "Sami" was originally written for the web series Little White Lie and was later used in the StarKid Productions musical A Very Potter Musical with the name "Sami" changed to "Harry" and sung by Ginny Weasley (Jaime Lyn Beatty).[3] The Human version of "Sami" also appears on A Very StarKid Album.
• "Not Alone" was also used in the StarKid Productions musical A Very Potter Musical. The Human version of "Not Alone" also appears on A Very StarKid Album.

References

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