Humongous (song)

2017 single by Declan McKenna

"Humongous"

Single by Declan McKenna
from the album  What Do You Think About the Car?
Released| 9 June 2017
Length| 5:12
Label| Columbia Records
Songwriter(s)| Declan McKenna
Producer(s)| James Ford
Declan McKenna singles chronology
| "The Kids Don't Wanna Come Home"
(2017)  | "Humongous"
(2017)  | "Why Do You Feel So Down"
(2017)

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"Humongous" is a song by English singer, songwriter, and musician Declan McKenna. It was released as the sixth single from McKenna's debut studio album, What Do You Think About the Car? on 9 June 2017 through Columbia Records.[1][2] The song was written by Declan McKenna and produced by James Ford.

## Background

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Talking about the song, McKenna said, "I love big powerful choruses that you can just scream, and I wanted this to be one of those. I remember writing it just sat home alone with my sister’s guitar in complete euphoria with only a chorus written and nothing else, just shouting the words which are super vague but just summed up all the confusion and frustration I’ve had the last two years."[3]

## Live performances

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On 11 April 2017, McKenna performed the song live on live on the late-night talk show Conan, which was shown on TBS.[4][5]

## Music video

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A music video to accompany the release of "Humongous" was first released onto YouTube on 9 June 2017.[6]

## Personnel

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Credits adapted from Tidal.[7]

* James Ford – producer, drums
* Declan McKenna – composer, lyricist, associated performer, vocal
* Max Prior – assistant engineer
* Jimmy Robertson – engineer
* Barry Grint – mastering engineer
* Craig Silvey – mixing engineer

## Charts

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Chart (2017)  | Peak
position

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Mexico (Billboard Ingles Airplay)[8] | 44

## Release history

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Region  | Date  | Format  | Label

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Various  | 9 June 2017  | Digital download | Columbia Records

## References

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1. ^ "Humongous - Single by Declan McKenna on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
2. ^ "Declan McKenna's New Track Will Make You Feel 'Humongous'". out.com. 9 June 2017. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
3. ^ "Declan McKenna's latest single is 'Humongous'". Dork. 9 June 2017. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
4. ^ "Watch Declan McKenna and Declan McKenna's Big Sunglasses do 'Humongous' on Conan". Dork. 13 April 2017. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
5. ^ "Declan McKenna "Humongous" 04/11/18 - CONAN on TBS". YouTube. 12 April 2017. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
6. ^ "Declan McKenna - Humongous (Official Video)". YouTube. 9 June 2017. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
7. ^ "Credits / Humongous (Single Version) / Declan McKenna – TIDAL". Tidal. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
8. ^ "Declan McKenna – Mexico Ingles Airplay". Billboard. Billboard. Retrieved 8 April 2020.

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Discography

Studio albums|

* What Do You Think About the Car?
* Zeros
* What Happened to the Beach?

Singles|

* "Brazil"
* "The Kids Don't Wanna Come Home"
* "Humongous"
* "British Bombs"
* "Beautiful Faces"
* "The Key to Life on Earth"
* "Be an Astronaut"

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