Human on the Inside

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"Human on the Inside"
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Single by Divinyls
from the album Underworld
ReleasedAugust 1996
Recorded1995
Genre Pop rock
Length4:12
Label BMG Records
Songwriter(s) Mark McEntee, Shelly Peiken
Producer(s) Charley Drayton
Divinyls singles chronology
"Heart of Steel"
(1995)
"Human on the Inside"
(1996)
"Hard on Me"
(1996)

"Human on the Inside" is a song originally recorded by Australian rock duo Divinyls, released in 1996 as the fourth single from their fifth studio album Underworld . A minor hit in Australia in 1996, the song became better known after it was covered by The Pretenders in 1999 under the title "Human". In this version, the song became a 1999 chart hit in the UK, [1] New Zealand [2] and the US. [3]

Contents

Background

"Human on the Inside" was one of many tracks from the album Underworld to be produced by Divinyls drummer Charley Drayton. The two previously released singles "I'm Jealous" and "Heart of Steel" were produced by Peter Collins and Keith Forsey respectively, and although "I'm Jealous" was a hit, "Heart of Steel" did not even chart. This created an air of doubt as to whether a third single would be successful. "Human on the Inside" did manage to chart but only peaked at #59 on the Australian ARIA singles chart. [4] Likewise, the album Underworld proved to be unsuccessful and only just made the top fifty of the Albums Chart. [5]

Track listing

Australian CD Single [6]
  1. "Human on the Inside" - 4:12
  2. "I Ain't Gonna Eat Out My Heart Anymore" - 4:30
  3. "Human on the Inside" (Lonely Mix) - 4:08

Charts

Chart (1996)Peak
position
Australia (ARIA) [4] [7] 59

The Pretenders version

This song was covered by The Pretenders (as "Human") on their 1999 album, Viva el Amor . Issued as a single, the track peaked at #33 UK [1] and #17 New Zealand. [2] In the US, it made #30 on the Adult top 40. [3]

It appeared on the soundtrack of the 2000 film Saving Grace . It also appeared in the Charmed season one episode "Love Hurts" as the post credits song. It was the theme song for the American television series Cupid (1998-1999) starring Jeremy Piven and Paula Marshall.

Charts

Chart (1999)Peak
position
Germany (Media Control Charts) [8] 90
New Zealand (Official New Zealand Music Chart) [2] 17
UK Singles Chart [1] 33
US Billboard Adult Pop Songs [3] 30

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