Human Race (Margaret Urlich song)

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"Human Race"
Human Race by Margaret Urlich.jpg
Single by Margaret Urlich
from the album Chameleon Dreams
B-side "Human Race" (remix)
Released23 November 1992 [1]
Genre Pop
Length4:28
Label Columbia
Songwriter(s) Ian Prince, Margaret Urlich
Producer(s) Ian Prince
Margaret Urlich singles chronology
"Boy in the Moon"
(1990)
"Human Race"
(1992)
"(I Don't Want to Be) Second Best"
(1993)

"Human Race" is a song from New Zealand singer Margaret Urlich. The song was released in November 1992 as the second single from her second studio album, Chameleon Dreams . The song peaked at number 55 in Australia. [2]

Contents

Track listing

CD Maxi (Columbia 658475 4)

  1. "Human Race" – 4:28
  2. "Human Race" (Blitzed Out Mix) – 6:25
  3. "Human Race" (Instrumental) – 5:30

Charts

Chart performance for "Human Race"
Chart (1993)Peak
position
Australia (ARIA) [2] 55

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