They fall From your mouth Propelled by your belly And your tongue I shiver when you shake And fold into jelly I think I loved you more than me
Are you human Or a dud Are you human Or d’you make it up
My baby cherry slipped Pass me through your fingertips Throw me down like an old rag I’m not standing Don’t look back
Are you human Or a dud Are you human Or d’you make it up
Are you human Or a dud Are you human Or d’you make it up
They went searching For your body They went looking but there’s nobody Who smells like you Who looks like you You’re not human…too
Are you human Or a dud Are you human Or d’you make it up
Are you human Or a dud Are you human Or d’you make it up
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Goldfrapp – 2. Human
Goldfrapp – Wonderful Electric – Live in London
Disc 2: Live at Shepherds Bush Empire
Music
SONG: Human (Live At Ancienne Belgique)
ARTIST: Goldfrapp
WRITERS: Will Gregory, Tim Norfolk, Alison Goldfrapp, Robert Locke
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“Human” is the only track on Felt Mountain with additional songwriters.
It was released as the album’s third single on 26 February 2001 and reached number 87 on the UK Singles Chart.
The song was sampled by American rapper Kanye West for his track “Freestyle 4”.
It was also used in the closing credits of the second season of the French spy show The Bureau.
“Human” received generally positive reviews from pop music critics.
Flak Magazine reviewer Eric Wittmershaus called the song a “surprisingly-daring-yet-easy-to-listen-to genre-bender” that “is easily the disc’s standout track.”[2]
Sacha Esterson of Musicomh.com described the track as “middle eastern-influenced upbeat gem” that is “particularly fantastic.”[3]
NME wrote that “Human” “sounds like Shirley Bassey, but with none of the dance nous the Welsh warbler brought to her collaboration with the Propellerheads.”[4]
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Human
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Producer, Vocals: Alison Goldfrapp Producer, Production: Will Gregory Cello: Nick Cooper Drum Programmer: Nick Batt Mixer: Dave Bascombe Percussion: Rowan Oliver Tenor Saxophone: Ben Waghorn Trombone: John Cornick Trumpet: Andy Bush Viola: Bill Hawkes Violin: Jacqueline Norrie Violin: Sonia Slany Composer: Robert Locke Composer: Tim Norfolk Composer: Alison Goldfrapp Composer: Will Gregory
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They fall From your mouth Propelled by your belly And your tongue I shiver when you shake And fold into jelly I think I loved you more than me
Are you human Or a dud Are you human Or d’you make it up
My baby cherry slipped Pass me through your fingertips Throw me down like an old rag I’m not standing Don’t look back
Are you human Or a dud Are you human Or d’you make it up
Are you human Or a dud Are you human Or d’you make it up
They went searching For your body They went looking but there’s nobody Who smells like you Who looks like you You’re not human…too
Are you human Or a dud Are you human Or d’you make it up
Are you human Or a dud Are you human Or d’you make it up
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Goldfrapp – 2. Human
Goldfrapp – Wonderful Electric – Live in London
Disc 2: Live at Shepherds Bush Empire
Music
SONG: Human (Live At Ancienne Belgique)
ARTIST: Goldfrapp
WRITERS: Will Gregory, Tim Norfolk, Alison Goldfrapp, Robert Locke
LICENSES: BMG Rights Management (Europe) GmbH; UNIAO BRASILEIRA DE EDITORAS DE MUSICA – UBEM, AMRA, AMRA BR, Warner Chappell, LatinAutorPerf, Fintage Publishing BV, PEDL, LatinAutor – Warner Chappell, LatinAutor, BMI – Broadcast Music Inc., and 4 Music Rights Societies
It’s a strange day No colours or shapes No sound in my head I forget who I am When I’m with you There’s no reason There’s no sense I’m not supposed to feel I forget who I am I forget
Fascist baby Utopia, utopia
My dog needs new ears Make his eyes see forever Make him live like me Again and again
Fascist baby Utopia, utopia
I’m wired to the world That’s how I know everything I’m super brain That’s how they made me
“Utopia” is an electronic song performed by British group Goldfrapp. The song was written and produced by Alison Goldfrapp and Will Gregory for the duo’s debut album, Felt Mountain (2000). It was released as the album’s second single in November 2000. Although the song did not appear on the UK Singles Chart initially, it reached number 29 on the UK Indie Chart and found minor success in the Netherlands, debuting and peaking at number 94 in January 2001.
Alison Goldfrapp stated that the song deals with genetic engineering and compares it to being like fascism.[citation needed]
Here is how Wikipedia describes the song Utopia (Genetically Enriched):
“Utopia (Genetically Enriched)” is a remix of a song that was written and produced by Alison Goldfrapp and Will Gregory for the duo’s debut album, Felt Mountain (2000). It was released as the album’s fourth single on 11 June 2001.
“Utopia (Genetically Enriched)” became Goldfrapp’s first song to chart in their native United Kingdom. On the week of 17 June 2001, the song debuted on the UK Singles Chart at number 62 and reached a new peak of number eight on the UK Indie Chart.
“Paper Bag” is a ballad about businesses, the pursuit of money, and romantic obsession, featuring Alison’s usual fragmented, surreal songwriting style.
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Paper Bag (Live From Air Studios) · Goldfrapp
Tales of Us (Deluxe Edition)
℗ 2014 Mute Artists Limited
Composer: Goldfrapp Composer: Gregory
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