Human (Dodie EP)

Human is the third extended play by English singer-songwriter Dodie Clark, known mononymously as dodie. The album was released by Clark's record label Doddleoddle on 18 January 2019 and distributed by The Orchard.[3] It peaked at number 5 on the UK Official Albums Chart, Clark's highest charting album to date in her home country and her third consecutive entry in the top 40.[4]

Human
EP by
Dodie
Released18 January 2019
GenreFolk-pop[1]
Length23:05
Label
Producer
Dodie chronology
You
(2017)		 Human
(2019)		 Build a Problem
(2021)
Singles from Human
  1. "Human"
    Released: 21 September 2018
  2. "If I'm Being Honest"
    Released: 2 November 2018
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
God is in the TV7/10[2]
The Guardian[1]

Background

Human is composed of seven tracks, four of which had premiered on Clark's YouTube channel in the past. "She," an acoustic love song about her love for another woman, was uploaded on 27 September 2014 when Clark was 19.[5] The title track "Human" was originally uploaded on 23 July 2016 featuring Jon Cozart.[6] "Burned Out" was originally uploaded on 1 December 2017.[7] "Not What I Meant" was originally uploaded as a duet with Dom Fera called "Bitter Content" on 25 January 2018.[8] In a video uploaded on 22 January 2019 Clark revealed that throughout the past nine months she had been hiding a "secret song" in her videos by peppering her videos with spontaneous singing of one word or phrase. When all the clips are put together it reveals the album opening track "Arms Unfolding"[9]

Promotion

The album title track "Human" was released as the lead single on 21 September 2018 alongside the album pre-order and an accompanying music video directed by Hazel Hayes.[10]

"If I'm Being Honest" was released as the second single from the album on 2 November 2018 with a live session music video directed by Sammy Paul.[11] A full length science fiction inspired video directed by Dom Fera was released on 30 November 2018. "If I'm Being Honest" was nominated for the 2019 Independent Music Award for Best Song – Folk/Singer-Songwriter.[12]

A music video for "Monster" directed by PJ Liguori was released on 21 January 2019.[13]

To promote the album, Clark embarked on the Human Tour across the UK, Europe, and North America throughout 2019.[14]

Track listing

All songs written by Clark. Credits sourced from Spotify.

No.TitleProducer(s)Length
1."Arms Unfolding"Dodie Clark1:35
2."Monster"Joe Rubel4:05
3."Not What I Meant" (featuring Lewis Watson)Hugh Worskett2:23
4."Human" (featuring Tom Walker)Rubel3:22
5."She"David Kosten3:32
6."If I'm Being Honest"Fred Cox4:38
7."Burned Out"Kosten3:30
Total length:23:05

Charts
Chart (2019) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[15] 50
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[16] 108
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[17] 60
Irish Albums (IRMA)[18] 13
Lithuanian Albums (AGATA)[19] 71
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[20] 81
UK Albums (OCC)[21] 5
US Billboard 200[22] 82
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[23] 4
US Folk Albums (Billboard)[24] 2

References
  1. Morris, Damien (20 February 2019). "Dodie: Human review – YouTube star plays it safe". The Guardian. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
  2. Etheridge, Loz (5 February 2019). "They Also Ran – Albums Roundup, January 2019". God is in the TV. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
  3. Smither, Tanis (31 August 2018). "Album Review: dodie—Human EP". Earmilk. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
  4. "dodie". Official Charts Company.
  5. "She by doddleoddle". YouTube. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
  6. "Human – feat. Jon Cozart by doddleoddle". YouTube. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
  7. "burned out by doddleoddle". YouTube. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
  8. "Not What I Meant (bitter content) (original song) ft. Dom Fera". YouTube. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
  9. Gerken, Tom (23 January 2019). "Dodie: YouTuber reveals 'secret song' hidden in her videos". BBC.com. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
  10. "dodie – Human". YouTube. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
  11. "If I'm Being Honest (Live Session) by doddleoddle". YouTube. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
  12. "17th Independent Music Award Nominees Announced". Retrieved 6 July 2019.
  13. "dodie – Monster". YouTube. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
  14. "Dodie Official Website". Retrieved 5 July 2019.
  15. "Australiancharts.com – Dodie – Human+%5BEP%5D". Hung Medien. Retrieved 10 July 2019.
  16. "Ultratop.be – Dodie – Human+%5BEP%5D" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 10 July 2019.
  17. "dodie Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 7 July 2019.
  18. "Irish-charts.com – Discography Dodie". Hung Medien. Retrieved 7 July 2019.
  19. "Savaitės klausomiausi (TOP 100)" (in Lithuanian). AGATA. 25 January 2019. Retrieved 4 December 2019.
  20. "Swisscharts.com – Dodie – Human+%5BEP%5D". Hung Medien. Retrieved 7 July 2019.
  21. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 10 July 2019.
  22. "dodie Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 7 July 2019.
  23. "dodie Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 7 July 2019.
  24. "dodie Chart History (Top Americana/Folk Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 7 July 2019.
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