Human

Label

Virgin Records

Genre

Sophisti-pop

Media Type

45s

Duration

3:48

Composer(s)

James Harris III;Terry Lewis

Entered Chart

Sep 13, 1986

Peak Date

Nov 22, 1986

Released

11 August 1986

Recorded

February 1986

Catalog #

Virgin 2861

"Human" is a song by the English synth-pop band the Human League, released as the lead single from their fifth studio album, Crash (1986). The track, which deals with the subject of infidelity, was written and produced by Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis The song topped the charts of the United States, becoming the band's second single to top the Billboard Hot 100 after their 1981 single "Don't You Want Me". It also went to number one in Canada while reaching number five in Germany and number eight in the band's native United Kingdom.

Come on, baby, dry your eyes
Wipe your tears
Never like to see you cry
Won't you please forgive me?

I wouldn't ever try to hurt you
I just needed someone to hold me
To fill the void while you were gone
To fill this space of emptiness

I'm only human
Of flesh and blood I'm made

Human
Born to make mistakes

So many nights I longed to hold you
So many times I looked and saw your face
Nothing could change the way I feel
No-one else could ever take your place

I'm only human
Of flesh and blood I'm made

Human
Born to make mistakes
(I am just a man)
Human

Human
Please forgive me

(The tears I cry aren't tears of pain)
(They're only to hide my guilt and shame)
(I forgive you now I ask the same of you)
(While we were apart I was human too)

Human

Human

I'm only human
Of flesh and blood I'm made
(I am just a man)
Human
Born to make mistakes

Human

Human