"Human Error" | ||||
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Single by Oh Land | ||||
from the album Family Tree | ||||
Released | 4 January 2019 | |||
Length | 4:04 | |||
Label | Tusk or Tooth | |||
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Producer(s) | Thomas Bartlett | |||
Oh Land singles chronology | ||||
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"Human Error" is a song by Danish singer-songwriter Oh Land, taken from her fifth studio album Family Tree (2019). It was released as the album's lead single on 4 January 2019. It was written by the singer, Thomas Bartlett, and Adnan Zukanovic, with Bartlett serving as producer. The song was first revealed in December 2018 when she uploaded an acoustic version of the song to her YouTube account.
Oh Land's then-untitled fifth studio album was scheduled for release in 2018, according to the singer. The release date was then pushed back to 2019, which was revealed in an interview with Rolling Stone magazine. During the time period leading up to the release, Oh Land worked on several side projects, such as producing the soundtrack album Watermusic (2018) and recording " Der er et yndigt land ", Denmark's national anthem. [1] [2] Oh Land first uploaded a live acoustic performance of "Human Error" onto her official YouTube account on 8 December 2018. [3] The song was later released to various online music retailers via digital download on 4 January 2019 as the lead single from her fifth album, Family Tree . [4]
"Human Error" was written by Oh Land, Thomas Bartlett, and Adnan Zukanovic. Production was also handled by Bartlett. [5]
Madeleine Fernando from Billboard named "Human Error", in addition to the second single "Brief Moment" a standout song from Family Tree for displaying "Oh Land's beautiful lyricism and quiet strength". [6]
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Danish singer Oh Land has released six studio albums, four extended plays (EPs), 31 singles, seven promotional singles, and 15 music videos. When signed to Fake Diamond Records, Oh Land released her debut album, Fauna, in November 2008. Following a performance at the 2009 SXSW event, she met a representative from Epic Records and signed with the label. She released her major-label debut single "Sun of a Gun" in October 2010, which charted in five countries and served as the lead single to her 2011 self-titled studio album. Oh Land peaked at number five in Denmark and also entered the Billboard 200 in the United States. It would go on to be certified Platinum for selling over 20,000 copies in the former country. The album spawned four additional singles, including "Wolf & I", "Voodoo", "White Nights", and "Speak Out Now"; the latter two songs both charted within the top twenty in Oh Land's native Denmark and were also certified Gold by IFPI Denmark.
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