"My Name Is Human"
Single by Highly Suspect
from the album The Boy Who Died Wolf
Released2016
Length4:19
Label300
Songwriter(s)Highly Suspect
Producer(s)Joel Hamilton
Highly Suspect singles chronology
"Serotonia"
(2016) 		"My Name Is Human"
(2016) 		"Little One"
(2017)
Music video
"My Name Is Human" on YouTube

"My Name Is Human" is a song by American rock band Highly Suspect. It was released as the lead single from their second studio album The Boy Who Died Wolf in 2016. The song reached No. 1 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock chart and stayed there for eight weeks.[1] It is their first number one single.[2] The song is also their highest charting single on the Alternative Songs, Hot Rock Songs and Rock Airplay charts, where it peaked at No. 20, No. 12 and No. 7 respectively. The song was nominated for Best Rock Song at the 59th Annual Grammy Awards.[3]

Background

The song was released on September 7, 2016.[4] Said Johnny Stevens of the song, “A lot of people think the song is about being a human. I believe some of us aren’t human at all. Or at least not completely, but that is still our name. At some point in the last couple hundred years something changed. The androids, the aliens...They aren’t coming. We are here."[5]

Music video

The music video was released through Vanity Fair on February 23, 2017. It begins in a futuristic setting with a female lifelike robot being assembled, portrayed by actress Chloe Bridges in its final form, and is intercut with Johnny Stevens singing and viewing the robot's features up close. Blue crystal-like formations appear to grow out of the floor, as more robots appear, standing in formation behind Stevens. It ends with Bridges resting her head on Stevens' shoulder while a red light flashes beneath his skin.[5]

Charts

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[12] Gold 500,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ "Mainstream Rock: January 21, 2017". Billboard. Retrieved February 14, 2017.
  2. ^ Rutherford, Kevin (November 23, 2016). "Highly Suspect Earns First No. 1 Song With 'My Name Is Human'". Billboard. Retrieved February 14, 2017.
  3. ^ Mishkin, Shaina (6 December 2016). "Highly Suspect, band with Cape Cod roots, earns 2017 Grammy Awards nomination for 'Best Rock Song'". masslive.com. Retrieved 1 May 2017.
  4. ^ Vain, Madison (7 September 2016). "Highly Suspect Detail Second Album, 'The Boy Who Died Wolf' -- exclusive". EW.com. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
  5. ^ a b Busis, Hillary (23 February 2017). "Highly Suspect's "My Name Is Human" Video: See It Here First". Vanity Fair. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
  6. ^ "Highly Suspect Chart History (Canada Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved June 17, 2021.
  7. ^ "Highly Suspect Chart History (Hot Rock & Alternative Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved February 14, 2017.
  8. ^ "Highly Suspect Chart History (Rock Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved February 14, 2017.
  9. ^ "TÓNLISTINN - LÖG - 2017" (in Icelandic). Plötutíðindi. Archived from the original on 15 January 2021. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
  10. ^ "Hot Rock Songs – Year-End 2017". Billboard. Retrieved May 20, 2020.
  11. ^ "Rock Airplay Songs – Year-End 2017". Billboard. Retrieved January 21, 2022.
  12. ^ "American single certifications – Highly Suspect – My Name Is Human". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved June 17, 2021.


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