Human After All (song)

"Human After All"
Single by Daft Punk
from the album Human After All
Released21 October 2005
Recorded2004
StudioDaft House (Paris)
Genre
Length5:20
LabelVirgin
Songwriters
Producers
Daft Punk singles chronology
"Technologic"
(2005) 		"Human After All"
(2005) 		"The Prime Time of Your Life"
(2006)
Music video
"Human After All" on YouTube

"Human After All" is a song by the French electronic music duo Daft Punk, released as the third single from their third album of the same name on 21 October 2005. The single release includes remixes which appeared in the album Human After All: Remixes.[1] "Human After All" reached number 93 on the French Singles Chart.

Background

Daft Punk produced the Teriyaki Boyz song "HeartBreaker", which features elements of "Human After All".[2] MTV Australia used the coda of "Human After All" in its "coming up" section of their channel format. A remixed version of the song made an appearance in the video game DJ Hero 2.[3] The SebastiAn remix was featured in the PlayStation 2 game Tourist Trophy.

On the album Alive 2007, "Human After All" appears with the track "Superheroes" from the album Discovery (2001) and "Rock'n Roll" from Homework (1997). The song also appeared on the encore on the bonus disc of Alive 2007, mixed along with Together's eponymous song, a reprise of "One More Time" from Discovery and Stardust's song "Music Sounds Better with You".[4]

Music video

Daft Punk initially intended to make a music video for "Human After All", but the footage they shot for it was expanded to create the 2006 film Daft Punk's Electroma instead.[5] On February 22, 2026, the fifth anniversary of the duo's split, the official video for the song was released, featuring footage from Electroma edited by Daft Punk's creative director Cédric Hervet.[6][7]

The video shows the robotic forms of Daft Punk, portrayed by actors Peter Hurteau and Michael Reich. The duo drives in a 1987 Ferrari 412 with its license plate displaying "HUMAN". After passing through a Southwestern United States landscape, the two arrive by car at a town in Inyo County, California.[8] The town's residents are also shown to be robots physically identical to the duo, but at different ages, with different clothing and alternating gender.

Track listing

Vinyl

12-inch vinyl[9]
Side A
No.TitleLength
1."Human After All"5:20
2."Human After All" (SebastiAn remix)4:45
Side B
No.TitleLength
3."Human After All" (Alter Ego remix)9:22
Total length:19:27
12-inch vinyl (unreleased remixes)[10]
Side A
No.TitleLength
1."Guy-Man After All" (Justice mix)3:58
2."Human After All" (Emperor Machine version)6:04
Side B
No.TitleLength
3."Technologic" (Digitalism RMX)5:58
Total length:16:00

Compact Disc

CD maxi-single[11]
No.TitleLength
1."Human After All"5:20
2."Human After All" (Justice remix)3:58
3."Human After All" (Emperor Machine version)6:04
4."Human After All" (Alter Ego remix)9:22
5."Human After All" (SebastiAn remix)4:45
6."Human After All" (The Juan MacLean version)6:43
Total length:36:12

The CD featured a misprinted track list on the rear of the disc case. It listed the SebastiAn remix as the second track, the Justice remix as the third track, and the Emperor Machine version as the fifth track.[11] A promo 12-inch single was also released with the proper track list, with side A containing the first three tracks and side B containing the remaining three.[12]

Charts

Chart (2010) Peak
position
France (SNEP)[13] 93

Release history

Region Date Label Format Catalogue no.
Europe 21 October 2005 Virgin 12-inch (promo) 094634170918[12]
28 October 2005 CD 0946 3 44745 2 8 / 3 44745 2[11]
2005 12-inch 0946 3 44738 1 1[9]
France 6 January 2006 094635031218[10]

References

  1. ^ Keeble, Ed. "Daft Punk' Human After All remix album gets vinyl reissue - but only in Japan". Gigwise. Retrieved 4 March 2016.
  2. ^ "Teriyaki Boyz – Beef Or Chicken (CD, Album)". Discogs. Retrieved 3 March 2016.
  3. ^ Rogulewski, Charley (20 September 2010). "'DJ Hero 2' Full Mix List Unveiled–Exclusive". The Boombox. Retrieved 3 March 2016.
  4. ^ "Daft Punk – Alive 2007 (CD, Album)". Discogs. Retrieved 3 March 2016.
  5. ^ Deahl, Dani (7 December 2007). "Interview with Electroma actor Peter Hurteau". danideahl.com. Archived from the original on 4 February 2008. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
  6. ^ Corcoran, Nina (2026-02-23). "Daft Punk Share New "Human After All" Video". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2026-02-23.
  7. ^ Burton, Poppy (2026-02-23). "Daft Punk mark five years since split with retro-futuristic new video for 'Human After All'". NME. Retrieved 2026-02-23.
  8. ^ Daft Punk's Electroma review variety.com. Retrieved on February 26, 2007.
  9. ^ a b "Daft Punk – Human After All (Vinyl)". Discogs. Retrieved 3 March 2016.
  10. ^ a b "Daft Punk – Human After All (Unreleased Remixes) (Vinyl)". Discogs. Retrieved 3 March 2016.
  11. ^ a b c "Daft Punk – Human After All (CD)". Discogs. Retrieved 3 March 2016.
  12. ^ a b "Daft Punk – Human After All (Vinyl)". Discogs. Retrieved 3 March 2016.
  13. ^ "Daft Punk – Human After All" (in French). Le classement de singles. Retrieved May 22, 2012.
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