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"To Be Human"
Single by Marina
from the album Love + Fear
Released8 April 2019 (2019-04-08)
StudioGolden Age (Los Angeles)
Length4:06
LabelAtlantic
Songwriter(s)Marina Diamandis
Producer(s)Joel Little
Marina singles chronology
"Orange Trees"
(2019) 		"To Be Human"
(2019) 		"Karma"
(2019)
Music video
"To Be Human" on YouTube

"To Be Human" is a song recorded and written by Welsh singer-songwriter Marina from her fourth studio album, Love + Fear (2019). The song was produced by Joel Little and released as the album's fourth single on 8 April 2019 by Atlantic Records.

Background and release[edit]

Via Twitter in 2018, Marina revealed that she would be dropping "and the Diamonds" from her stage name in order to release music as just Marina (stylised in all caps). The change occurred before the release of her fourth studio album, and she reasoned that, "It took me well over a year to figure out that a lot of my identity was tied up in who I was as an artist... and there wasn't much left of who I was."[1] Following the announcement, Marina released her first single under her new name, "Baby" with Clean Bandit and Luis Fonsi.[2]

On 14 February 2019, Marina announced Love + Fear, the name of her fourth studio album and her first album as Marina.[3] The track listing for the project was revealed the same day, with "To Be Human" listed as the seventh track.[4] Love + Fear serves as a double album that is composed of two 8-track segments, with each one exploring psychologist Elisabeth Kübler-Ross' claim that humans are only capable of experiencing the aforementioned two emotions.[5] "To Be Human" appears on the Love portion of the album, devoted to lyrics detailing positive thoughts and emotions, because it was described as a ballad about social issues.[6][7] The song was solely written by Marina and produced by New Zealand musician Joel Little. She recorded her vocals for the track at Little's Golden Age recording studios in Los Angeles.[8]

Alongside the song's release, Marina released a custom "To Be Human" t-shirt featuring a handwritten caption and an original watercolour painting, created by Marina herself; the shirt was paired with the parent album on CD and a digital version of Love as part of an album bundle.[9]

Composition and lyrics[edit]

Critical reception[edit]

Chloe Gilke from Uproxx acclaimed the song, calling it "one of the record's best tracks" and cited it as evidence that Marina did not lose "her contemplative, honest songwriting style".[10]

Music video[edit]

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Live performances[edit]

Credits and personnel[edit]

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Love + Fear.[8]

  • Marina Diamandis – writer, vocals
  • Joel Little – producer, engineer, keyboards, synths, percussion, drum programming
  • Geoff Swan – mixer
  • Niko Batistini – assistant mixer
  • Dave Kutch – mastering

References[edit]

  1. ^ Greenwood, Douglas (31 January 2019). "My name is Marina". Dazed. Archived from the original on 5 February 2019. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
  2. ^ Irvin, Jack (16 November 2018). "Song You Need to Know: Clean Bandit feat. Marina and Luis Fonsi, 'Baby'". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 12 April 2019. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
  3. ^ "Marina Announces Double Album 'Love + Fear,' Tour Dates". Billboard. 14 February 2019. Archived from the original on 30 June 2020. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
  4. ^ Daly, Rhian (15 February 2019). "Marina of And The Diamonds fame announces new album 'Love + Fear' and tour". NME. Archived from the original on 8 September 2020. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
  5. ^ Solomon, Kate (25 April 2019). "Marina, Love + Fear review: An album that probes deep, universal insecurities". The Independent. Archived from the original on 30 April 2019. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
  6. ^ Spanos, Brittany (2 May 2019). "The Reeducation of Marina Diamandis". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 6 May 2019. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
  7. ^ Bell, Keaton (5 April 2019). "Marina Is Back and Better Than Ever, Even Without the Diamonds". Vogue. Archived from the original on 22 January 2020. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
  8. ^ a b Love + Fear (CD liner notes). Marina. Atlantic Records. 2019. 0190295478711.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  9. ^ "To Be Human T-Shirt Bundle". Marina. Archived from the original on 27 November 2020. Retrieved 27 November 2020.
  10. ^ Gilke, Chloe (8 April 2019). "Marina Wonders What It's Like 'To Be Human' In A Political New Video". Uproxx. Retrieved 27 November 2020.
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