The Human Equation

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The Theater Equation is a video release of a live performance of The Human Equation in 2015.

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Arjen Anthony Lucassen except where noted; all music is composed by Lucassen.

The Human Equation
Ayreon - Human Equation.jpg
Studio album by
Released25 May 2004
RecordedOctober 2003–March 2004
Genre Progressive metal [1]
Length102:14
Label Inside Out Music
Producer Arjen Lucassen
Ayreon chronology
Universal Migrator Part 2: Flight of the Migrator
(2000)
The Human Equation
(2004)
01011001
(2008)
Arjen Anthony Lucassen chronology
Live on Earth
(2003)
The Human Equation
(2004)
Embrace the Storm
(2005)
CD 1
No.TitleVocals (in order of appearance)Length
1."Day One: Vigil" Arjen Anthony Lucassen, Marcela Bovio 1:33
2."Day Two: Isolation" James LaBrie, Mikael Åkerfeldt, Eric Clayton, Irene Jansen, Magnus Ekwall, Heather Findlay8:42
3."Day Three: Pain" (Lucassen/Devin Townsend )Devon Graves, LaBrie, Devin Townsend, Findlay4:58
4."Day Four: Mystery"Lucassen, Bovio, Jansen, LaBrie, Ekwall, Findlay, Graves5:37
5."Day Five: Voices"Ekwall, LaBrie, Clayton, Findlay, Åkerfeldt7:09
6."Day Six: Childhood"Graves, LaBrie, Åkerfeldt5:05
7."Day Seven: Hope"Lucassen, LaBrie2:47
8."Day Eight: School" (Lucassen/Townsend)Åkerfeldt, LaBrie, Townsend, Graves, Ekwall, Clayton, Jansen4:22
9."Day Nine: Playground" (Adaptation of Edvard Grieg's "Morning Mood")instrumental2:15
10."Day Ten: Memories"Lucassen, Bovio, Ekwall, Findlay, Jansen, Clayton3:57
11."Day Eleven: Love"LaBrie, Findlay, Jansen, Ekwall, Graves, Åkerfeldt, Bovio4:18
Total length:50:20
CD 2
No.TitleVocalsLength
12."Day Twelve: Trauma"Clayton, Åkerfeldt, Graves, Jansen, Ekwall9:54
13."Day Thirteen: Sign" (Lucassen/Heather Findlay)Findlay, Bovio, LaBrie, Lucassen4:47
14."Day Fourteen: Pride"LaBrie, Ekwall, Clayton4:42
15."Day Fifteen: Betrayal"Åkerfeldt, Graves, Clayton, Jansen, LaBrie5:24
16."Day Sixteen: Loser" (Lucassen/Townsend) Mike Baker, Townsend4:46
17."Day Seventeen: Accident?" (Lucassen/Devon Graves)Clayton, Bovio, Graves, Jansen5:42
18."Day Eighteen: Realization"Clayton, LaBrie, Jansen, Ekwall, Findlay, Graves, Åkerfeldt, Lucassen, Bovio4:31
19."Day Nineteen: Disclosure"Lucassen, Bovio, Findlay, Jansen, LaBrie4:42
20."Day Twenty: Confrontation"Lucassen, LaBrie, Bovio, Findlay, Graves, Jansen, Clayton, Ekwall, Åkerfeldt, Peter Daltrey 7:03
Total length:51:41

Disc 2 has ten four-second and one nine-second hidden tracks which introduce "Day Twelve: Trauma".

DVD (Special and Deluxe editions)
No.TitleLength
1."Inside" (behind the scenes)45:27
2."Concept" (the concept of The Human Equation)3:05
3."Drums" ( Ed Warby's drums)3:32
4."Video" (videoclip of "Day Eleven: Love")3:49
5."Teaser" (teaser trailer)1:28
Total length:57:25

Personnel

Charts

Chart (2004)Peak
position
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [5] 7
French Albums (SNEP) [9] 160
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [6] 50
Chart (2025)Peak
position
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [10] 1

References

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  5. 1 2 "Dutchcharts.nl – Ayreon – The Human Equation" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved November 15, 2015.
  6. 1 2 "Offiziellecharts.de – Ayreon – The Human Equation" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved August 14, 2019.
  7. "Ayreon - Day Eleven: Love". Dutch Charts (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 30 December 2014. Retrieved 29 August 2025.
  8. "Ayreon vinyl editions : ArjenLucassen.com". www.arjenlucassen.com. Archived from the original on 2012-11-28.
  9. "Lescharts.com – Ayreon – The Human Equation". Hung Medien. Retrieved November 15, 2015.
  10. "Dutchcharts.nl – Ayreon – The Human Equation" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved April 25, 2025.