Editing Human After All

{{short description|2005 studio album by Daft Punk}}
{{About|the album|its title track|Human After All (song)}}
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{{Infobox album
| name         = Human After All
| type         = studio
| artist       = [[Daft Punk]]
| cover        = Humanafterall.jpg
| released     = 14 March 2005
| recorded     = 13 September – 9 November 2004
| studio       = Daft House (Paris)
| genre        =[[Dance-rock]]<ref name="Reynolds"/>
| length       = 45:38
| label        = [[Virgin Records|Virgin]]
| producer     = * [[Thomas Bangalter]]
* [[Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo]]
| prev_title   = [[Daft Club]]
| prev_year    = 2003
| next_title   = [[#Remix album|Human After All: Remixes]]
| next_year    = 2006
| misc         = {{Singles
 | name        = Human After All
 | type        = studio
 | single1     = [[Robot Rock (song)|Robot Rock]]
 | single1date = 11 April 2005
 | single2     = [[Technologic]]
 | single2date = 14 June 2005
 | single3     = [[Human After All (song)|Human After All]]
 | single3date = 21 October 2005
 | single4     = [[The Prime Time of Your Life]]
 | single4date = 17 June 2006
}}
}}

'''''Human After All''''' is the third studio album by the French [[electronic music]] duo [[Daft Punk]], released on 14 March 2005 through [[Virgin Records]]. Whereas their previous studio album, ''[[Discovery (Daft Punk album)|Discovery]]'' (2001), was inspired by [[disco]] and [[garage house]] and produced over two years, ''Human After All'' was more minimalistic and improvisational with heavier guitars and [[electronic musical instrument|electronics]], and was produced in six weeks.

''Human After All'' received mixed reviews from critics, who were wary of its minimalistic, repetitive nature and considered the record inferior to Daft Punk's previous works. However, it did receive some favorable notices for the darker, experimental tone—unique from the duo's other records—and the moodier, more menacing direction. 

Some singles, in particular "[[Robot Rock (song)|Robot Rock]]" and "[[Technologic]]", charted in several countries, while "[[Human After All (song)|Human After All]]" charted in France. ''Human After All'' reached number one on the [[Dance/Electronic Albums|''Billboard'' Dance/Electronic Albums]] chart, and was nominated for the 2006 [[Grammy Award for Best Electronic/Dance Album]]. Daft Punk incorporated the songs into their [[Alive 2006/2007]] tour, which received acclaim. 

==Recording==
For ''Human After All'', Daft Punk wanted to "do the opposite" of their previous album, ''[[Discovery (Daft Punk album)|Discovery]]'' (2001).<ref name="Cybermen" /> During the promotion of ''Discovery'', the Daft Punk member [[Thomas Bangalter]] specifically mentioned that "Maybe our next LP might be very hard -- as long as there is the surprise."<ref>{{cite journal|last=Harrisson|first=Andrew|date=April 2001|title=Robopop|journal=[[Q (magazine)|Q]]|issue=175|pages=52-58|url=http://www.daftpunk-anthology.com/dpa/mag-articles/q-2001-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130627231256/http://www.daftpunk-anthology.com/dpa/mag-articles/q-2001-04|archive-date=2013-06-27}}</ref> ''Human After All'' was produced in six weeks<ref>{{cite web |last1=Smith |first1=Jack |date=2005 |title=Daft Punk Human After All Review |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/gpcz/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091214073420/http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/gpcz |archive-date=14 December 2009 |access-date=4 February 2019 |publisher=[[BBC]]}}</ref> from September to November 2004,<ref name="Liner notes">{{cite AV media notes |title=Human After All |others=Daft Punk |year=2005 |type=liner notes |url=https://img.discogs.com/puUJUg5QaJIYcM8lIVijUU_lp_M=/fit-in/600x480/filters:strip_icc():format(jpeg):mode_rgb():quality(90)/discogs-images/R-417686-1352573942-4631.jpeg.jpg |publisher=[[Virgin Records]] |access-date=2019-02-05 |archive-date=2019-02-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190207020235/https://img.discogs.com/puUJUg5QaJIYcM8lIVijUU_lp_M=/fit-in/600x480/filters:strip_icc():format(jpeg):mode_rgb():quality(90)/discogs-images/R-417686-1352573942-4631.jpeg.jpg |url-status=live}}</ref> with less than two of those weeks spent recording.<ref name="Pyramid">{{cite book|title=Daft Punk: A Trip Inside the Pyramid|last=Santorelli|first=Dina|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=riz3AwAAQBAJ|publisher=Omnibus Press|year=2014|isbn=978-1-78-323293-2}}</ref> Whereas ''Discovery''  contains many [[Sampling (music)|samples]], ''Human After All'' only uses one.<ref name="Jones-2025">{{Cite web |last=Jones |first=Abby |date=2025-03-13 |title=Daft Punk's ''Human After All'' turns 20 |url=https://www.stereogum.com/2300186/human-after-all-turns-20/reviews/the-anniversary/ |access-date=2025-03-16 |website=[[Stereogum]] |language=en}}</ref> Bangalter compared the deliberately unpolished quality to "a stone that's unworked".<ref name="GQ">{{cite journal |last=Baron |first=Zach |date=May 2013 |title=Daft Punk Is (Finally!) Playing at Our House |url=https://www.gq.com/story/daft-punk-random-access-memories-profile-gq-may-2013 |url-status=live |journal=[[GQ]] |volume=83 |issue=5 |pages=76–82 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150721005627/http://www.gq.com/story/daft-punk-random-access-memories-profile-gq-may-2013 |archive-date=2015-07-21 |access-date=2019-04-29}}</ref> It was created primarily with two guitars, two [[drum machine]]s, a [[vocoder]] and an [[multitrack recording|eight-track machine]].<ref name="TimeQ&A">{{cite magazine |last=Doris |first=Jesse |date=21 May 2011 |title=Robocall: A Conversation with Daft Punk |url=https://entertainment.time.com/2013/05/21/robocall-a-conversation-with-daft-punk%e2%80%a8%e2%80%a8-%e2%80%a8%e2%80%a8/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190204232356/http://entertainment.time.com/2013/05/21/robocall-a-conversation-with-daft-punk%e2%80%a8%e2%80%a8-%e2%80%a8%e2%80%a8/ |archive-date=4 February 2019 |access-date=8 June 2013 |magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]]}}</ref> They used an inexpensive [[DigiTech]] synth [[wah-wah pedal]] extensively throughout the record.<ref name="Madeon">{{cite web |date=17 December 2019 |title=Madeon: FL Studio is objectively the most advanced DAW |url=https://www.musicradar.com/news/madeon-fl-studio-is-objectively-the-most-advanced-daw |access-date=9 June 2021 |website=[[MusicRadar]]}}</ref>

Bangalter said ''Human After All'' was about fear and paranoia, and was not intended to "make you feel good".<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Ducker |first=Eric |date=July–August 2007 |title=The Creators |magazine=[[The Fader]] |issue=47 |page=116}}</ref> He also stated that it and the 2006 film ''[[Daft Punk's Electroma]]'' were "extremely tormented and sad and terrifying looks at technology, but there can be some beauty and emoting from it".<ref>{{cite journal|last=Nadeau|first=Cheyne and Nies, Jennifer|date=July–August 2013|title=The Work of Art Is Controlling You|journal=Anthem|issue=29|pages=36–37|url=http://anthemmagazine.com/the-work-of-art-is-controlling-you/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190121010739/http://anthemmagazine.com/the-work-of-art-is-controlling-you/|archive-date=21 January 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> He acknowledged the perceived mechanical quality of the record, but felt that it expressed "the dance between humanity and technology".<ref name=TimeQ&A />

At the time of ''Human After All'''s release, Daft Punk considered it their favourite album, and described it as "pure improvisation".<ref name="Cybermen">{{cite magazine |last1=Ely |first1=Suzanne |title=Daft Punk: Return of the Cybermen |url=https://mixmag.net/events/holidays/daft-punk |magazine=[[Mixmag]] |access-date=4 February 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140310032608/https://mixmag.net/events/holidays/daft-punk |archive-date=10 March 2014 |date=6 August 2012}}</ref> [[Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo]] said that every album they made was "tightly linked with our lives" and that "the internal, personal stuff Thomas went through during ''Human After All'' made it closer to where he was at the time".<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Noakes|first=Tim|url=http://www.dazeddigital.com/music/article/16141/1/daft-punk-vs-giorgio-moroder|title=Daft Punk vs Giorgio Moroder|magazine=[[Dazed & Confused (magazine)|Dazed & Confused]]|date=13 May 2013|access-date=13 May 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190120093457/http://www.dazeddigital.com/music/article/16141/1/daft-punk-vs-giorgio-moroder|archive-date=20 January 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>

== Music ==
Whereas ''Discovery'' uses conventional pop [[Song structure|song structures]], ''Human After All'' uses repetitive [[Loop (music)|loops]].<ref name="Jones-2025" /> A press release said ''Human After All'' was "more spontaneous and direct" than Daft Punk's previous albums.<ref name="pressrelease">{{cite web |title=Daft Punk – Human After All |url=http://www.roughtrade.com/albums/72919 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140316090944/http://www.roughtrade.com/albums/72919 |archive-date=16 March 2014 |access-date=4 February 2019 |publisher=[[Rough Trade Records|Rough Trade]]}}</ref> ''[[Stereogum]]'' described the first track, "Human After All", as "deceptively cheerful-sounding", with "back-and-forth" [[staccato]] guitar.<ref name="Jones-2025" /> "The Prime Time of Your Life" pairs a "gnarled, percussive low-end melody" with processed vocals.<ref name="Jones-2025" /> "Robot Rock" uses a sample of the main melody of the 1980 [[Breakwater (band)|Breakwater]] song "[[Release the Beast (Breakwater song)|Release the Beast]]", with "amped-up" funk riffs.<ref name="Jones-2025" /> "Steam Machine" and "The Brainwasher" are "crunchy, biting" [[Industrial music|industrial]] tracks and "Make Love" is "mellow" [[neo soul]].<ref name="Jones-2025" /> "Technologic" is a "guitar-heavy" track, with a monotonous [[pitch-shifted]] voice intoning instructions such as "buy it, use it, break it, fix it, trash it, change it, mail, upgrade it".<ref name="Jones-2025" /> For the final song "Emotion", it was observed that despite the title word repeating throughout its duration, the singing voice itself lacks emotive expression.<ref name="Weiner"/>

== Release and promotion ==
Leading up to the release of ''Human After All'', promotional CDs of the album were distributed with [[tamper-evident technology|tamper-evident seals]], as well as individual watermarks to identify each recipient.<ref name=DJ2005>{{cite magazine|last1=Osborne|first1=Ben|last2=Hughes|first2=Claire|title=Daft Punk's Human Rights|magazine=[[DJ Magazine]]|date=March 2005|pages=54–56}}</ref> Retail copies on CD also implemented [[Copy Control]] protection against unauthorized duplication. Nevertheless, the album leaked online several months before release. Fans confused by its radically different style initially speculated that it was a fake designed to foil online [[filesharing]].<ref name="Phares">{{cite web |last1=Phares |first1=Heather |title=''Human After All'' – Daft Punk |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/human-after-all-mw0000255400 |website=[[AllMusic]] |access-date=4 February 2019 |archive-date=1 December 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201114612/https://www.allmusic.com/album/human-after-all-mw0000255400 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="Lynskey" />

In 2013, ''[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]'' wrote that the official release of the album had been ill-timed, as it occurred after the end of the "major-label [[electronica]] movement" of the [[1990s in music|1990s]], but before the rise of independent dance labels such as [[DFA Records]] and [[Ed Banger Records|Ed Banger]].<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Kreps |first1=Daniel |title=How Did Daft Punk Go From the Flop of 2005 to the Talk of 2013? |url=https://www.spin.com/2013/05/daft-punk-human-after-all-random-access-memories-transformation/ |magazine=[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]] |date=14 May 2013 |access-date=4 February 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181127234320/https://www.spin.com/2013/05/daft-punk-human-after-all-random-access-memories-transformation/ |archive-date=27 November 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref> Daft Punk gave no interviews to promote the album, as they felt this would run contrary to the album's theme of the media as an oppressive force.<ref name="Telerama">{{cite web|last=Perron|first=Erwan, and Gancel, Alice|title=Daft Punk, interview-fleuve pour la sortie de ''Random Access Memories''|language=fr|url=http://www.telerama.fr/musique/daft-punk-l-interview-fleuve,97155.php|work=[[Telerama]]|publisher=telerama.fr|date=7 April 2013|access-date=7 April 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181213125530/https://www.telerama.fr/musique/daft-punk-l-interview-fleuve,97155.php|archive-date=13 December 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> The only official statement given by Daft Punk at the time was: "We believe that ''Human After All'' speaks for itself".<ref name="LinerNotesJapan">''Human After All'' Japan edition ([[liner notes]]). [[Daft Punk]]. [[Virgin Records]], a division of [[EMI|EMI Music France]]. 2005.</ref><ref name=DJ2005 /> De Homem-Christo later said that choosing to be silent was the biggest mistake they had ever made.<ref name="Telerama" />

Bangalter emphasized that their only promotion for the album would be through its music videos. To that end, Daft Punk directed the videos for "[[Robot Rock (song)|Robot Rock]]" and "[[Technologic]]", having previously directed the video for their song "[[Fresh (Daft Punk song)|Fresh]]".<ref name=Cardew>{{cite web|last=Cardew|first=Ben|title=Technological: Daft Punk – a rare interview on video making|url=https://medium.com/@bencardew/technological-daft-punk-a-rare-interview-on-video-making-e5bce7787b4a|website=[[Medium (website)|Medium]]|access-date=6 March 2021|date=19 October 2014|archive-date=2 December 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141202194636/https://medium.com/@bencardew/technological-daft-punk-a-rare-interview-on-video-making-e5bce7787b4a|url-status=dead}}</ref> [[Tony Gardner (designer)|Tony Gardner]] directed the video for "[[The Prime Time of Your Life]]", though Bangalter predicted that it would be impractical for promotional use due to its graphic content.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Pruner |first1=Aaron |title=DAFT PUNK "Prime Time Of Your Life" – Music Video Review |url=http://screeninvasion.com/2013/05/daft-punk-prime-time-of-your-life-music-video-review/ |website=Screen Invasion |access-date=20 January 2019 |date=18 May 2013 |quote=The low budget and slightly creepy music video for 'Prime Time Of Your Life' is directed by Tony Gardner. |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190121010821/http://screeninvasion.com/2013/05/daft-punk-prime-time-of-your-life-music-video-review/ |archive-date=21 January 2019 |url-status=usurped}}</ref><ref name=Cardew /> Daft Punk intended to make a video for the song "[[Human After All (song)|Human After All]]" as well, but the footage they shot for it was expanded to create the film ''Daft Punk's Electroma'' instead.<ref name="Hurteau">{{cite web |last1=Deahl |first1=Dani |author-link1=Dani Deahl |title=Interview with ''Electroma'' actor Peter Hurteau |url=http://www.danideahl.com/wordpress/2007/12/07/interview-with-electroma-actor-peter-hurteau/ |website=danideahl.com |access-date=4 February 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080204220538/http://www.danideahl.com/wordpress/2007/12/07/interview-with-electroma-actor-peter-hurteau/ |archive-date=4 February 2008 |date=7 December 2007}}</ref> In 2025, a music video for the song "Television Rules the Nation" filmed during the album's promotion was released on Daft Punk's official YouTube channel, after the video allegedly leaked in poor quality in the 2000s.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=StACmxSQKY8 | title=Daft Punk – Television Rules the Nation (Official Video) | website=[[YouTube]] }}</ref> Songs from ''Human After All'' also appear in the Daft Punk compilation ''[[Musique Vol. 1 1993–2005]]''<ref>{{AllMusic|class=album|id=mw0000401576|title=Musique, Vol. 1|access-date=4 February 2019}}</ref> and the live album ''[[Alive 2007]]''.<ref>{{AllMusic|class=album|id=mw0000750377|title=Alive 2007|access-date=4 February 2019}}</ref>

The cover image of ''Human After All'' features the Daft Punk logo displayed on a television screen. Each single from the album features a cover with a different image on a similar screen. Bangalter cited the novel ''[[Nineteen Eighty-Four]]'' by [[George Orwell]] as an inspiration for the record.<ref name="Telerama" />

==Sales==
The album topped the [[Dance/Electronic Albums|''Billboard'' Top Dance/Electronic Albums]] chart<ref name="BillboardDE"/> and peaked at number 98 on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]].<ref name="Billboard200"/> It reached number three in France<ref name="SNEPChart"/> and received a double gold certification from the [[Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique]] (SNEP) one month after its release.<ref name="SNEPCert"/> It also received a silver certification from the [[British Phonographic Industry]] (BPI) in the United Kingdom,<ref name="UKCert"/> where it peaked at number 10.<ref name="UKChart"/> As of May 2013, the album has sold 127,000 copies in the US<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Caulfield|first=Keith|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1562828/daft-punks-random-access-memories-heading-for-big-sales-aiming-for-no-1|title=Daft Punk's 'Random Access Memories' Heading For Big Sales, Aiming For No. 1|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|date=17 May 2013|access-date=5 February 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160318052656/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1562828/daft-punks-random-access-memories-heading-for-big-sales-aiming-for-no-1|archive-date=18 March 2016}}</ref> and 80,838 copies in the UK.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.musicweek.com/businessanalysis/read/official-charts-analysis-daft-punk-lp-sells-165k-to-hit-no-1/054839|title=Official Charts Analysis: Daft Punk LP sells 165k to hit No.1|last=Jones|first=Alan|date=27 May 2013|work=[[Music Week]]|publisher=Intent Media|access-date=4 February 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303233840/http://www.musicweek.com/businessanalysis/read/official-charts-analysis-daft-punk-lp-sells-165k-to-hit-no-1/054839|archive-date=3 March 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> The first single from the album, "Robot Rock", received moderate attention, reaching number 32 in the UK and number 15 on the [[Dance Club Songs|''Billboard'' Hot Dance Club Songs]] chart, but was not a major hit.<ref>[http://www.officialcharts.com/charts/singles-chart/20050417/7501/ "Archive Chart"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171016174409/http://www.officialcharts.com/charts/singles-chart/20050417/7501/ |date=2017-10-16 }} [[UK Singles Chart]]. Retrieved 16 October 2017.</ref><ref>[https://www.billboard.com/artist/daft-punk/chart-history/dsi/ "Daft Punk Chart History"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220111161617/https://www.billboard.com/artist/daft-punk/chart-history/dsi/ |date=2022-01-11 }} [[Dance Club Songs|''Billboard'' Hot Dance Club Songs]] for Daft Punk. Retrieved 16 October 2017.</ref> The second single, "Technologic", reached number 40 in the UK but did considerably better in airplay<ref>[http://www.officialcharts.com/charts/singles-chart/20050710/7501/ "10 July 2005 / Archive Chart"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171016175139/http://www.officialcharts.com/charts/singles-chart/20050710/7501/ |date=16 October 2017 }}. [[UK Singles Chart]]. Retrieved 16 October 2017.</ref> and was featured in an [[iPod]] commercial.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Barbee |first1=Brie |title=The best songs from Apple commercials |url=https://www.digitaltrends.com/music/best-apple-commercial-songs/ |website=[[Digital Trends]] |access-date=27 November 2018 |date=22 January 2018 |archive-date=27 November 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181127234409/https://www.digitaltrends.com/music/best-apple-commercial-songs/ |url-status=live }}</ref> "Human After All" reached number 93 in France.<ref name="Les">[http://www.lescharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Daft+Punk&titel=Human+After+All&cat=s "Lescharts.com – Daft Punk – Human After All"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191202052919/http://www.lescharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Daft+Punk&titel=Human+After+All&cat=s |date=2019-12-02 }}. Hung Medien. Retrieved 22 May 2012.</ref>

==Critical reception==
{{Music ratings
| MC = 57/100<ref name="MC">{{cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/human-after-all/daft-punk|title=Human After All Reviews|publisher=[[Metacritic]]. [[CBS Interactive]]|access-date=20 May 2012|archive-date=30 April 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130430072540/https://www.metacritic.com/music/human-after-all/daft-punk|url-status=live}}</ref>
| rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
| rev1Score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref name="Phares"/>
| rev2 = ''[[Blender (magazine)|Blender]]''
| rev2Score = {{Rating|2.5|5}}<ref name="Reynolds"/>
| rev3 = ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]''
| rev3Score = C<ref name="Dombal">{{cite web|last=Browne|first=David|author-link=David Browne (journalist)|url=http://www.cnn.com/2005/SHOWBIZ/Music/03/14/ew.mus.rebirth/|access-date=20 May 2013|title=EW Review: J. Lo's 'Rebirth' falls flat|publisher=[[CNN]]|date=15 March 2005|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171016175206/http://www.cnn.com/2005/SHOWBIZ/Music/03/14/ew.mus.rebirth/|archive-date=16 October 2017|url-status=live}}</ref>
| rev4 = ''[[The Guardian]]''
| rev4Score = {{Rating|2|5}}<ref name="Lynskey"/>
| rev5 = ''[[Mojo (magazine)|Mojo]]''
| rev5Score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref name="Mojo"/>
| rev6 = ''[[NME]]''
| rev6Score = 7/10<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Jam |first1=James |title=Daft Punk : Human After All |url=https://www.nme.com/reviews/reviews-nme-7641-303996 |magazine=[[NME]] |date=12 September 2005 |access-date=5 February 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190205144230/https://www.nme.com/reviews/album/reviews-nme-7641 |archive-date=5 February 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref>
| rev7 = ''[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]''
| rev7Score = 4.9/10<ref name="pitchfork">{{cite web |last1=Pytlik |first1=Mark |title=Human After All |url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/2137-human-after-all/ |website=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]] |date=14 March 2005 |access-date=5 February 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181203110835/https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/2137-human-after-all/ |archive-date=3 December 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref>
| rev8 = ''[[Q magazine|Q]]''
| rev8Score = {{Rating|2|5}}<ref name="Qmag"/>
| rev9 = ''[[Rolling Stone]]''
| rev9Score = {{Rating|2.5|5}}<ref name="Walters"/>
| rev10 = ''[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]''
| rev10Score = C−<ref name="Day">{{cite journal|last=Day|first=Adrienne|page=105|date=April 2005|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3ftHVmAonmoC&pg=PA106|title=Reviews|journal=[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]|location=New York|access-date=20 May 2013}}</ref>
}}

At [[Metacritic]], which assigns a [[standard score|normalized]] rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, ''Human After All'' received an [[Weighted arithmetic mean|average]] score of 57, indicating "mixed or average reviews", based on 28 reviews.<ref name="MC"/> In his review for ''[[Blender (magazine)|Blender]]'' magazine, [[Simon Reynolds]] said that ''Discovery''{{'}}s blissful and "open-hearted" music had been replaced by "an archly ironic [[dance-rock]] that feels desultory and numb – verging on [[Autism|autistic]]".<ref name="Reynolds">{{cite journal|last=Reynolds|first=Simon|author-link=Simon Reynolds|date=April 2005| page=116|title=Review: Human After All|journal=[[Blender (magazine)|Blender]]| location=New York}}</ref> ''[[Q (magazine)|Q]]'' felt that it lacked the "fun" of Daft Punk's previous work.<ref name="Qmag">{{cite journal|title=Review: Human After All|journal=[[Q (magazine)|Q]]| location=London|page=118|date=April 2005}}</ref> Barry Walters of ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' said that the duo generally "repeats rather than elaborates its riffs", and that they "exaggerate their band's own robotic tendencies here, much to the detriment of its grooves".<ref name= "Walters">{{cite magazine|last= Walters |first=Barry |date=7 April 2005 |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/album/7072263/human_after_all |title=Human After All : Daft Punk |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |location=New York |access-date=20 May 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080316123813/http://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/album/7072263/human_after_all |archive-date=16 March 2008 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Dorian Lynskey of ''[[The Guardian]]'' called the album "a joyless collection of average ideas stretched desperately thin".<ref name= "Lynskey">{{cite news|last= Lynskey| first=Dorian|date=10 March 2005|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2005/mar/11/popandrock.shopping3|title=CD: Daft Punk, Human After All| newspaper=[[The Guardian]] |location= London|access-date=20 May 2013| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170917171703/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2005/mar/11/popandrock.shopping3|archive-date=17 September 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Robert Christgau]] from ''[[The Village Voice]]'' graded the album a "dud",<ref>{{cite news| last= Christgau |first=Robert |author-link= Robert Christgau |date=3 May 2005 |url=http://www.villagevoice.com/2005-05-03/music/beguilement-and-rage/full/ |title=Beguilement and Rage |newspaper=[[The Village Voice]] |location=New York |access-date=20 May 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140309184552/http://www.villagevoice.com/2005-05-03/music/beguilement-and-rage/full/ |archive-date=9 March 2014 |url-status=live}}</ref> indicating "a bad record whose details rarely merit further thought".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.robertchristgau.com/xg/bk-cg90/grades-90s.php |first=Robert |last=Christgau |title=Key to Grades |publisher=Robert Christgau |website=robertchristgau.com |access-date=20 May 2013 |archive-date=30 November 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121130180649/http://www.robertchristgau.com/xg/bk-cg90/grades-90s.php |url-status=live }}</ref> ''[[Mixmag]]'' wrote that ''Human After All'' sounded "as if Bangalter took a holiday and let his four year-old son ... loose in the studio with a toy sound machine".<ref name="Cybermen" />

In a positive review, Matthew Weiner of ''[[Stylus Magazine]]'' wrote: "It's the same story, track after track, willfully mistaking alternation for variation, intensification for development and dynamics. In other words, a shining example of pop songcraft in the 21st century."<ref name="Weiner">{{cite magazine |last1=Weiner |first1=Matthew |title=Daft Punk – Human After All |url=http://www.stylusmagazine.com/reviews/daft-punk/human-after-all.htm |magazine=Stylus Magazine |date=14 March 2005 |access-date=4 February 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303171031/http://www.stylusmagazine.com/reviews/daft-punk/human-after-all.htm |archive-date=3 March 2016 |url-status= dead}}</ref> ''[[Mojo (magazine)|Mojo]]'' magazine said that it "strips out the most flamboyant frills to create a more incisive sound".<ref name="Mojo">{{cite journal| title= Review: Human After All|journal=[[Mojo (magazine)|Mojo]]|location=London|page=89|date=April 2005}}</ref> ''Human After All'' was nominated for the 2006 [[Grammy Award for Best Electronic/Dance Album]], but lost to [[the Chemical Brothers]] album ''[[Push the Button (The Chemical Brothers album)|Push the Button]]''.<ref>{{cite web|access-date=17 October 2008 |url=http://www.rockonthenet.com/archive/2006/grammys.htm| title= 48th Grammy Awards – 2006 |website = rockonthenet.com |publisher= Rock on the Net |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180811112328/http://www.rockonthenet.com/archive/2006/grammys.htm |archive-date=11 August 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref>

== Legacy ==
Many reassessed ''Human After All'' after Daft Punk's [[Alive 2006/2007]] tour.<ref name="Pitchfork2007">{{cite web |last1=Pytlik |first1=Mark |date=2 October 2007 |title=Interview: Daft Punk |url=https://pitchfork.com/features/interview/6701-daft-punk/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110821182753/http://pitchfork.com/features/interviews/6701-daft-punk/ |archive-date=21 August 2011 |access-date=4 February 2019 |website=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]}}</ref><ref name="PitchforkAlive">{{cite web |last1=Dombal |first1=Ryan |title=Daft Punk: Alive 2007 |url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/10925-alive-2007/ |website=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]] |access-date=5 February 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181203110839/https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/10925-alive-2007/ |archive-date=3 December 2018 |date=20 November 2007 |url-status=live}}</ref> [[Pedro Winter]], Daft Punk's manager at the time, said: "Everyone shut their mouths... People even apologized, like, 'How could we have misjudged Daft Punk?' The live show changed everything. Even if I'm part of it, I like to step back and admire it. Me, I cried."<ref name="HAA2007">{{cite magazine |last1=Durbin |first1=Jonathan |title=Human After All |url=http://www.papermag.com/human-after-all-1425349946.html |magazine=[[Paper (magazine)|Paper]] |access-date=4 February 2019 |date=2 November 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190204182507/http://www.papermag.com/human-after-all-1425349946.html |archive-date=4 February 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref> Bangalter said: "''Human After All'' was the music we wanted to make at the time we did it. We have always strongly felt there was a logical connection between our three albums, and it's great to see that people seem to realize that when they listen now to the live show."<ref name="Pitchfork2007" />

Elements from ''Human After All'' would later appear in records from other artists. Daft Punk produced the [[Teriyaki Boyz]] song "[[HeartBreaker]]", which features elements of the song "Human After All".<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.discogs.com/Teriyaki-Boyz-Beef-Or-Chicken/release/575898 | title=Teriyaki Boyz – Beef Or Chicken (CD, Album) | publisher=[[Discogs]] | access-date=3 March 2016}}</ref> "Technologic" was [[Sampling (music)|sampled]] in the [[Busta Rhymes]] single "[[Touch It (Busta Rhymes song)|Touch It]]", produced by [[Swizz Beatz]]. Subsequently, elements of both "Technologic" and "Touch It" were featured in Daft Punk's live album ''[[Alive 2007]]''.<ref name="LinerNotes">''Alive 2007'' ([[liner notes]]). [[Daft Punk]]. [[Virgin Records]], a division of [[EMI|EMI Music France]]. 2007.</ref> A portion of the vocals were also altered for the [[Hannah Wants]] single "Rhymes", which reached number 13 on the [[UK Singles Chart]] in 2015. "Technologic" was later interpolated in the 2024 single "[[Guess (song)|Guess]]" by [[Charli XCX]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Corcoran |first=Nina |date=10 June 2024 |title=Charli XCX Releases Deluxe Edition of Brat: Listen |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/charli-xcx-releases-deluxe-edition-of-brat-listen/ |access-date=1 August 2024 |website=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]}}</ref>

==Track listing==
{{track listing
| all_writing = [[Thomas Bangalter]] and [[Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo]], except where noted.
| headline = 
| title1 = [[Human After All (song)|Human After All]]
| length1 = 5:20
| title2 = [[The Prime Time of Your Life]]
| length2 = 4:23
| title3 = [[Robot Rock (song)|Robot Rock]]
| length3 = 4:48
| title4 = Steam Machine
| length4 = 5:21
| title5 = Make Love
| length5 = 4:50
| title6 = The Brainwasher
| length6 = 4:08
| title7 = On/Off
| length7 = 0:19
| title8 = Television Rules the Nation
| length8 = 4:48
| title9 = [[Technologic]]
| length9 = 4:44
| title10 = Emotion
| length10 = 6:57
| total_length = 45:38
| writer3 = Bangalter, de Homem-Christo, Kae Williams
}}

*"Robot Rock" contains a [[sampling (music)|sample]] of "Release the Beast" performed by [[Breakwater (band)|Breakwater]].<ref name="Liner notes"/>

==Personnel==
Adapted from the ''Human After All'' liner notes.<ref name="Liner notes"/>

* Daft Punk&nbsp;– vocals, guitars, drum machines, synthesizers, piano, bass guitar, vocoder, programming, production
* Cédric Hervet&nbsp;– production coordination
* Gildas Loaëc&nbsp;– production coordination
* Nilesh Patel&nbsp;– mastering

==Remix album==
{{Infobox album
| name         = Human After All: Remixes
| type         = remix
| artist       = [[Daft Punk]]
| cover        = Daft Punk - Human After All Remixes cover cleaned up.jpg
| released     = 29 March 2006
| length       = {{plainlist|
* 56:42 (original)
* 84:34 (re-releases)
}}
| label        =
* [[Toshiba EMI]] (original)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.amazon.co.jp/HUMAN-AFTER-ALL~%E5%8E%9F%E7%82%B9%E5%9B%9E%E5%B8%B0-REMIXES-%E3%83%80%E3%83%95%E3%83%88%E3%83%BB%E3%83%91%E3%83%B3%E3%82%AF/dp/B000E6G6EE | title=Human After All – 原点回帰 – Remixes | publisher=[[Amazon.com|Amazon.co.jp]] | access-date=24 January 2019 | language=ja | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303221726/http://www.amazon.co.jp/HUMAN-AFTER-ALL~%E5%8E%9F%E7%82%B9%E5%9B%9E%E5%B8%B0-REMIXES-%E3%83%80%E3%83%95%E3%83%88%E3%83%BB%E3%83%91%E3%83%B3%E3%82%AF/dp/B000E6G6EE | archive-date=3 March 2016 | url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[Warner Music France]] (re-releases)<ref name="itunes">{{cite web | url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/human-after-all-remixes/900206202 | title=Human After All (Remixes) by Daft Punk | work=[[iTunes Store]] | date=29 March 2006 | access-date=24 January 2019 | archive-date=25 January 2019 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190125020347/https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/human-after-all-remixes/id900206202 | url-status=live }}</ref>
| producer     = Various
| prev_title   = [[#top|Human After All]]
| prev_year    = 2005
| year         = 2006
| next_title   = [[Musique Vol. 1 1993–2005]]
| next_year    = 2006
}}

'''''Human After All: Remixes''''' is an album consisting of various remixes of songs from ''Human After All'' by musicians such as [[Soulwax]] and [[Justice (band)|Justice]]. It was originally released on 29 March 2006<ref name="itunes"/> exclusively in Japan.<ref name=verge-humanafterall>{{cite web|last=Opam|first=Kwame|title=Daft Punk gives elusive 'Human After All' remix album worldwide release after 8 years|url=https://www.theverge.com/2014/8/9/5985881/daft-punk-gives-elusive-human-after-all-remix-album-worldwide-release|date=9 August 2014|website=[[The Verge]]|access-date=9 August 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181209123723/https://www.theverge.com/2014/8/9/5985881/daft-punk-gives-elusive-human-after-all-remix-album-worldwide-release|archive-date=9 December 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> On 17 June 2014, a reissue of the album was released, also exclusive to Japan. The new edition featured four additional bonus tracks.<ref name=gigwise-haareissue>{{cite web|title=Daft Punk' Human After All remix album gets vinyl reissue – but only in Japan|url=http://www.gigwise.com/news/91881/daft-punk-human-after-all-remix-album-gets-vinyl-reissue---but-only-in-japan|last=Keeble|first=Ed|date=18 June 2014|website=[[Gigwise]]|access-date=9 August 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190119174741/https://www.gigwise.com/news/91881/daft-punk-human-after-all-remix-album-gets-vinyl-reissue---but-only-in-japan|archive-date=19 January 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> On 9 August 2014, this version of the album was silently released internationally for the first time, containing an additional remix of "Technologic" by [[Le Knight Club]].<ref name=verge-humanafterall/>

===Track listing===
{{Track listing
| headline = ''Human After All: Remixes'' {{nobold|(original release)}}
| title1 = [[Robot Rock (song)|Robot Rock]]
| note1 = [[Soulwax]] remix
| length1 = 6:31
| title2 = [[Human After All (song)|Human After All]]
| note2 = [[Sebastian (French musician)|SebastiAn]] remix
| length2 = 4:47
| title3 = [[Technologic]]
| note3 = [[Peaches (musician)|Peaches]] No Logic remix
| length3 = 4:37
| title4 = The Brainwasher
| note4 = [[Erol Alkan]]’s Horrorhouse dub
| length4 = 6:05
| title5 = [[The Prime Time of Your Life]]
| note5 = [[Para One]] remix
| length5 = 3:51
| title6 = Human After All
| note6 = "Guy-Man After All" [[Justice (band)|Justice]] remix
| length6 = 4:00
| title7 = Technologic
| note7 = [[Digitalism (band)|Digitalism]]’s Highway to Paris remix
| length7 = 6:00
| title8 = Human After All
| note8 = [[Alter Ego (German band)|Alter Ego]] remix
| length8 = 9:25
| title9 = Technologic
| note9 = [[Vitalic]] remix
| length9 = 5:26
| title10 = Robot Rock
| note10 = Daft Punk Maximum Overdrive mix
| length10 = 5:57
| total_length = 56:42
}}

{{Track listing
| headline      = ''Human After All: Remixes'' {{nobold|(2014 additional tracks)}}
| title11       = Technologic
| note11        = Liquid Twins remix
| length11      = 4:10
| title12       = Technologic
| note12        = [[Basement Jaxx]] Kontrol Mixx
| length12      = 5:30
| title13       = Human After All
| note13        = [[The Juan MacLean]] remix
| length13      = 6:41
| title14       = Human After All
| note14        = Emperor Machine version
| length14      = 6:03
| total_length  = 1:19:06
}}

{{Track listing
| headline = ''Human After All: Remixes'' {{nobold|(2014 additional digital tracks)}}
| title15 = Technologic
| note15 = [[Le Knight Club]] remix
| length15 = 5:28
| all_writing = 
| total_length = 1:24:34
}}

==Charts==
{{col-begin}}
{{col-2}}

===Weekly charts===
{|→ class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
|-
!align="left"|Chart (2005)
!align="left"|Peak<br />position
|-
{{album chart|Australia|36|artist=Daft Punk|album=Human After All|access-date=30 May 2012|rowheader=true}}
|-
{{album chart|Austria|23|artist=Daft Punk|album=Human After All|access-date=30 May 2012|rowheader=true}}
|-
{{album chart|Flanders|8|artist=Daft Punk|album=Human After All|access-date=30 May 2012|rowheader=true}}
|-
{{album chart|Wallonia|11|artist=Daft Punk|album=Human After All|access-date=30 May 2012|rowheader=true}}
|-
!scope="row"|Canadian Albums ([[Nielsen BDS]])<ref>{{cite web|url=http://jam.canoe.ca/Music/Charts/ALBUMS.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20050330031148/http://jam.canoe.ca/Music/Charts/ALBUMS.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2005-03-30|title=ALBUMS : Top 100}}</ref>
|align="center"|38
|-
{{album chart|Netherlands|40|artist=Daft Punk|album=Human After All|access-date=15 November 2020|rowheader=true}}
|-
{{album chart|France|3|artist=Daft Punk|refname=SNEPChart|album=Human After All|access-date=30 May 2012|rowheader=true}}
|-
{{album chart|Germany4|38|id=5403|artist=Daft Punk|album=Human After All|access-date=15 November 2020|rowheader=true}}
|-
!scope="row"|Greek Albums ([[IFPI Greece|IFPI]])<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ifpi.gr/chart01.htm|title=Top 50 Ξένων Άλμπουμ - Εβδομάδα 10-16/4|publisher=[[IFPI Greece]]|language=el|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050419024012/http://www.ifpi.gr/chart01.htm|archive-date=19 April 2005|access-date=17 November 2020}}</ref>
|align="center"|6
|-
{{album chart|Ireland2|10|artist=Daft Punk|access-date=13 December 2020|rowheader=true}}
|-
{{album chart|Italy|19|artist=Daft Punk|album=Human After All|access-date=30 May 2012|rowheader=true}}
|-
{{album chart|Norway|36|artist=Daft Punk|album=Human After All|access-date=30 May 2012|rowheader=true}}
|-
{{album chart|Spain|87|artist=Daft Punk|album=Human After All|access-date=30 May 2012|rowheader=true}}
|-
{{album chart|Sweden|30|artist=Daft Punk|album=Human After All|access-date=30 May 2012|rowheader=true}}
|-
{{album chart|Switzerland|8|artist=Daft Punk|album=Human After All|access-date=30 May 2012|rowheader=true}}
|-
{{album chart|UK2|10|date=20050320|refname=UKChart|access-date=16 October 2017|rowheader=true}}
|-
{{album chart|Billboard200|98|artist=Daft Punk|refname=Billboard200|access-date=30 May 2012|rowheader=true}}
|-
{{album chart|BillboardDanceElectronic|1|artist=Daft Punk|refname=BillboardDE|access-date=30 May 2012|rowheader=true}}
|}
{|→ class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
|-
!Chart (2021)
!Peak<br/>position
|-
! scope="row"| Croatian International Albums ([[Top of the Shops|HDU]])<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.top-lista.hr/www/lista-prodaje-strano-10-tjedan-2021/|title=Lista prodaje 10. tjedan 2021. (01.03.2021. - 07.03.2021.)|date=14 March 2021 |publisher=Top Lista HR|language=hr|access-date=27 June 2021}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"| 12
|}
{{col-2}}

===Year-end charts===
{|→ class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
|-
!align="left"|Chart (2005)
!align="left"|Position
|-
!scope="row"|French Albums (SNEP)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://snepmusique.com/les-tops/le-top-de-lannee/top-albums-annee/?annee=2005|title=Tops de l'Année - Top Albums 2005|publisher=Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique|language=fr|access-date=2020-12-20|archive-date=2020-07-15|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200715105250/https://snepmusique.com/les-tops/le-top-de-lannee/top-albums-annee/?annee=2005|url-status=live}}</ref>
|style="text-align:center;"|92
|-
!scope="row"|US Electronic Albums (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/charts/yearendcharts/2005/elptitl.jsp|title=2005 Year-End Charts - Top Electronic Albums|magazine=Billboard|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121008124504/http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/charts/yearendcharts/2005/elptitl.jsp|archive-date=8 October 2012}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"|16
|-
|}
{{col-end}}

==Certifications==
{{Certification Table Top}}
{{Certification Table Entry|type=album|region=France|artist=Daft Punk|title=Human After All|award=Gold|number=2|certyear=2005|relyear=2005|refname=SNEPCert|access-date=4 February 2019}}
{{Certification Table Entry|type=album|region=United Kingdom|artist=Daft Punk|title=Human After All|award=Gold|certyear=2024|relyear=2005|id=3039-1040-2|refname=UKCert|access-date=9 February 2024}}
{{Certification Table Bottom|streaming=true|noshipments=true}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{Discogs master|type=album|26833}}
* {{Discogs master|type=album|240742|name=Human After All: Remixes}}

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