Human (Darren Criss EP)

2010 EP by Darren Criss

Human

EP by

Darren Criss

Released| July 20, 2010[1][2]
Genre| Soul-folk[3]
Length| 19:53
Label| Self-released
Producer| Chris Lorentz[4]
Darren Criss chronology
|  | Human
(2010)  | Homework
(2017)

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Human is the debut EP released by singer-songwriter Darren Criss.[1][2][3][5][6] Criss independently produced the EP[3] and it was released digitally on July 20, 2010. The EP reached No. 17 on Billboard's Top Heatseekers chart.[7] As of April 2013, the EP has sold 27,000 copies in the United States, according to Nielson SoundScan.[8]

## Album information

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### Background

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Criss describes that he put off making an EP for a long time because he is a perfectionist, which is why he prefers people to see him play live.[3] Criss recorded the EP in his room in about a week with an audio engineer friend of his.[3] Criss states that each of the songs are "old songs", adding that "Human" was the first song he wrote, back when he was 15.[3] The songs "Sami" and "Not Alone" appeared in the StarKid Productions musical A Very Potter Musical, but Criss had written them beforehand.[3] He wrote "Not Alone" while abroad in Italy and wrote "Sami" for the web series Little White Lie that he and other members of StarKid had done in 2007.[3]

### Sound

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Criss finds his music tough to categorize into a certain genre, but stated that he liked the term "soul-folk".[3]

## Track listing

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All tracks are written by Darren Criss and produced by Chris Lorentz.

Human track listingNo.| Title| Length

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1.| "Human"| 2:29
2.| "Sami"| 3:48
3.| "Jealousy"| 5:18
4.| "Don't You"| 3:50
5.| "Not Alone"| 4:28

## Personnel

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* Darren Criss – vocals, guitar
* Chris Lorentz – producer, mixing, mastering[4]
* Forest Casey – CD and cover photography[4]
* Frank Franco III – CD and cover layout design[4]

## Charts

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Chart performance for Human Chart (2010)  | Peak
position

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US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[9] | 17

## References

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1. ^ a b "Human – Darren Criss". AllMusic. July 20, 2010. Retrieved July 26, 2011.
2. ^ a b Lawrence, Hannah (April 18, 2011). "'Glee's Darren Criss Signs Record Deal with Sony". Hollywood.com. Archived from the original on October 2, 2012. Retrieved July 26, 2011.
3. ^ a b c d e f g h i Smith, Grady (July 30, 2010). "'A Very Potter Musical' star Darren Criss talks about his new EP and the future for Team StarKid". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved July 26, 2011.
4. ^ a b c d "Album Archive".
5. ^ Donahue, Ann (November 13, 2010). "'Glee' Newcomer Darren Criss Reflects on His 'Dream' Week". Billboard. Retrieved July 26, 2011.
6. ^ Milam, Whitney (July 24, 2010). Team StarKid tops Glee and Gaga on iTunes, talks new projects. HollywoodNews. Retrieved July 22, 2011.
7. ^ Donahue, Ann. "Darren Criss Crosses Over". Reuters. Retrieved January 28, 2013.
8. ^ Caulfield, Keith (April 23, 2013). "'Glee' Star Darren Criss Announces First Tour". Billboard. Retrieved April 23, 2013.
9. ^ "Darren Criss Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved April 11, 2021.

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