Human (OneRepublic album)

Human is the upcoming fifth studio album by American band OneRepublic. It is scheduled to be released through Mosley Music Group and Interscope Records in March 2021.[1] It was preceded by the release of the singles "Rescue Me", "Wanted", "Didn't I" and "Better Days".[2][3]

Human
Studio album by
OneRepublic
ReleasedMarch 2021 (Pre-orders list the release date on December 1, 2021)
Label
Producer
OneRepublic chronology
Oh My My
(2016)		 Human
(2021)
Singles from Human
  1. "Rescue Me"
    Released: May 17, 2019
  2. "Wanted"
    Released: September 6, 2019
  3. "Didn't I"
    Released: March 13, 2020
  4. "Better Days"
    Released: March 25, 2020

Background

The album was announced by frontman Ryan Tedder in September 2019, with a planned release in "late November" of that year. Tedder stated that he wanted to put out an album with eight or nine songs and then continue releasing new music in 2020. Tedder later revealed that the album had been delayed until the second quarter of 2020 because it was "physically impossible to finish an album in the timeframe that we thought we needed it", and he believed the album would not be successful if released between Thanksgiving and Christmas.[4] Tedder also said the band had "two years worth of songs just scattered on hard drives" and were trying to find and finish "the best ones" to make "a coherent album out of the last two years".[4] Tedder stated that the May 8th release date was delayed because of it being a "weird time", amid the COVID-19 pandemic.[5] The band also stated, "due to the current circumstances requiring us to distance ourselves from each other and you, the release has been postponed."[6]

Singles

The lead single "Rescue Me" was released on May 17, 2019, and reached number five on the US Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100.[7] "Wanted" was released as the second single on September 6, 2019, and reached number nine on the Bubbling Under Hot 100.[7] The third single "Didn't I" was released alongside the album pre-order on March 13, 2020, and reached number nineteen on the Bubbling Under Hot 100.[8] "Better Days" was released as the fourth single on March 25, 2020.[9]

Promotional single

The album will also include the promotional single "Somebody to Love", released on September 11, 2019. It was written by songwriter JT Roach on the series Songland, on which Tedder serves as a judge.[10]

Track listing

The standard edition will have 10 tracks,[11] while the deluxe edition will feature 16 tracks.[12]

Standard edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."West Coast"   
2."Someday"   
3."Savior"   
4."Didn't I"
  • Tedder
  • Kutzle
  • John Nathaniel[a]
3:27
5."Rescue Me"
  • Tedder
  • Kutzle
  • Tedder
  • Kutzle
  • Tyler Spry[a]
2:38
6."Forgot About You"   
7."Distance"   
8."Horizon"   
9."Somebody to Love"
  • Tedder
  • Kutzle
  • Nathaniel
  • DeRoberts
  • Spry[b]
3:01
10."Wanted"
  • Tedder
  • Casey Smith
  • Kutzle
  • Skelton
  • Tyler Spry
  • Tedder
  • Kutzle
  • Spry
  • Steve Wilmot[b]
2:16
Deluxe edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
12."Better Days"
  • Tedder
  • Kutzle
  • John Nathaniel
  • Tedder
  • Kutzle
  • Nathaniel
  • Spry[a]
2:24

Notes

References
  1. "Ryan Tedder on Instagram: "We picked a date for LP5 in March 2021"". November 13, 2020. Retrieved February 3, 2021.
  2. Rowley, Glenn (March 13, 2020). "OneRepublic Questions Lost Love on 'Didn't I,' Announces New Album". Billboard. Retrieved March 16, 2020.
  3. Wass, Mike (March 13, 2020). "OneRepublic Announces 'Human' LP, Rolls Out Soaring Ballad "Didn't I"". Idolator. Retrieved March 16, 2020.
  4. Tracy, Brianne (November 19, 2019). "Ryan Tedder Says OneRepublic Plans to Release an Album by Spring 2020: 'It's Been Too Long'". People. Retrieved March 16, 2020.
  5. "Carrie and Tommy". April 2, 2020.
  6. "OneRepublic on Twitter". April 8, 2020.
  7. "OneRepublic Chart History: Bubbling Under Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved March 16, 2020.
  8. "OneRepublic releases new track "Didn't I"; album out May 8". ABC News Radio. March 13, 2020. Retrieved March 16, 2020.
  9. Rowley, Glenn (March 25, 2020). "OneRepublic Look Ahead to 'Better Days' on Optimistic New Single: Listen". Billboard. Retrieved March 29, 2020.
  10. Fernandez, Celia (September 12, 2019). "Songland Finale: All About JT Roach, the Writer Behind One Republic's "Somebody to Love"". Oprahmag.com. Retrieved March 16, 2020.
  11. "Quarantine Cuisine with Ryan Tedder. Episode 5: playing new songs". March 20, 2020. Retrieved March 22, 2020 – via YouTube.
  12. "Human (Deluxe) by OneRepublic". Apple Music. Retrieved March 16, 2020.


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