The Human Condition (Jon Bellion album) 2016 studio album by Jon Bellion
The Human Condition Released June 10, 2016 (2016-06-10 ) Recorded 2014–16 Genre Length 55 :11 Label Producer
"All Time Low " "Overwhelming"
The Human Condition Jon Bellion . The album was released on June 10, 2016, through Visionary Music Group and Capitol Records .[ 1]
It was supported by four promotional singles: "Guillotine", "All Time Low ", "80's Films", and "Maybe IDK". "All Time Low" was later announced as the lead single from the album and was released on May 13, 2016. Bellion released early versions of "All Time Low" and "Woke the Fuck Up" in 2015 along with the song "Woodstock (Psychedelic Fiction)", which was not featured on the record. "Overwhelming" was released as a single on April 25, 2017.
Artwork
The cover art for The Human Condition was created by David Ardinaryas Lojaya and Jacob Caljouw. Additionally, Lojaya and Caljouw created artwork for each of the tracks on the album. The recurrent themes throughout the fourteen pieces are "...young Jon, current Jon, and the old Jon [as well as] a woman who is throughout all the things, and she should be muse..".[ 2]
Singles
"Guillotine", "80's Films", and "Maybe IDK" were released as promotional singles in early 2016.
"All Time Low " was released to digital retailers on May 13, 2016, and later to Top 40 radio on August 30, 2016, as the lead single from the album.[ 3]
"Overwhelming" was announced to be the second official single from the album, and was released to Top 40 radio on April 25, 2017.[ 4]
Track listing
Title Writer(s) Producer(s) 1. "He Is the Same" Bellion Williams Volta Mylon Hayde[a] 4:01 2. "80's Films" 3:36 3. "All Time Low " Bellion Travis Mendes Williams Cubina 3:37 4. "New York Soul (Part II)" Bellion Williams Hayde Volta[a] 4:27 5. "Fashion" Moccio 3:55 6. "Maybe IDK" Bellion Smith Williams Volta busbee[a] 3:53 7. "Woke the Fuck Up" Bellion Knox Williams[a] Hayde[a] 3:39 8. "Overwhelming" Bellion Williams Cubina Jonathan Simpson Bellion Williams Simpson[a] Volta[a] 2:52 9. "Weight of the World" (featuring Blaque Keyz) 4:29 10. "The Good in Me" 3:43 11. "Morning in America" Kirkpatrick Evigan Bellion Williams[a] Volta[a] 4:25 12. "iRobot" 3:28 13. "Guillotine" (featuring Travis Mendes) Bellion Williams Cubina Mendes 3:28 14. "Hand of God" Bellion Dan Heath Williams Cubina Bellion Heath Williams[a] Volta[a] 5:37 Total length: 55:11
Notes
^[a] "New York Soul (Part II)" contains uncredited vocals by Alec Benjamin .
The word “fuck” in the title of “Woke the Fuck Up” is censored as “f*ck” on digital editions of the album.
Personnel
Musicians
Jon Bellion – vocals (all tracks), background vocals (track 1), drum programming (1, 2, 6, 8, 10, 12, 13), keyboards (1, 3, 8–10, 12–14)Mark Williams – drum programming (1, 6, 12, 14), keyboards (1, 2, 6, 9, 11–14), acoustic guitar (2, 13, 14), electric guitar (2, 4, 14), bass guitar (8, 13), piano (8)
Audra Mae – background vocals (1)Travis Mendes – background vocals (1, 3, 13, 14)
Alec Benjamin – background vocals (4)Mylon Hayde – drum programming (4, 12), keyboards (4)
Paul Bushnell – bass guitar (5)
Vanessa Freebairn-Smith – cello (5)Jay Paul Bicknell – drum programming (5)
Stephan Moccio – keyboards, piano (5)Fraser T. Smith – acoustic guitar, keyboards (6)Raul Cubina – drum programming (6, 12)
Chris DeStefano – acoustic guitar, vocals (9)Illmind – drum programming, keyboards (9)Hakim Hardy – vocals (9)
Kimberly Perry – background vocals (10)Samuel Martin – background vocals (11)Sean Douglas – background vocals (11)Ian Kirkpatrick – guitar, keyboards (11)Jason Evigan – guitar, keyboards (11)Alfie Silas Durio – additional vocals (14)Alvin Chea – additional vocals (14)Anjolee Williams – additional vocals (14)
Annette Mata – additional vocals (14)
Bill Cantos – additional vocals (14)
Carmel Echols – additional vocals (14)
Eyvonne Williams – additional vocals (14)
Jamie McCrary – additional vocals (14)
Jason Morales – additional vocals (14)
Kurt Lykes – additional vocals (14)
Linda McCrary – additional vocals (14)
Lisa Stone – additional vocals (14)
Melodye Perry – additional vocals (14)
Michiko Hill – additional vocals (14)
Pattie Howard – additional vocals (14)Perry Morgan – additional vocals (14)
Rick Nelson – additional vocals (14)
Sam McCrary – additional vocals (14)
Terri Ivens – additional vocals (14)
Voncile Faggett – additional vocals (14)
Technical
Manny Marroquin – mixing (1, 6, 8–14)Mark Williams – mixing (2–4, 7), engineering (1, 2, 4, 8–10, 12, 13), mixing assistance (14)
Volta – mixing (2–4), mixing assistance (14)
Sean Tallman – mixing (5)
Jon Bellion – mixing (7), engineering (1–4, 7–10, 12–14)
Raul Cubina – engineering (1, 8–10, 12, 13)
Mylon Hayde – engineering (4)
Jay Paul Bicknell – engineering (5)
Fraser T. Smith – engineering (6)
Matthew Emonson – engineering (6)
Jonathan Simpson – engineering (8)
Bradford Smith – engineering (11)
Chandler Harrod – engineering (14)
Chris Galland – mixing assistance (1, 6, 8–14)
Ike Shultz – mixing assistance (1, 6, 8–14)
Jon Schacter – engineering assistance (11)
The Human Condition Tour
On April 27, 2016, two days after the album was announced, Bellion revealed the dates of Part 1 of The Human Condition Tour. Later, Bellion revealed Part 2 and the European Leg on July 26, 2016 and September 29, 2016, respectively.
Date
City
Country
Venue
Part One
June 20, 2016
Boston
United States
Royale
June 21, 2016
Philadelphia
Trocadero Theatre
June 22, 2016
Cleveland
House of Blues
June 24, 2016
Washington D.C.
9:30 Club
June 25, 2016
Nashville
Exit/In
June 26, 2016
Atlanta
The Loft
June 28, 2016
Ft. Lauderdale
Culture Room
June 29, 2016
Orlando
The Beacham
July 1, 2016
Houston
House of Blues
July 2, 2016
Dallas
House of Blues
July 3, 2016
Albuquerque
Sunshine Theater
July 5, 2016
Tucson
The Rock
July 6, 2016
Phoenix
Crescent Ballroom
July 8, 2016
Los Angeles
The Fonda Theatre
July 9, 2016
San Diego
House of Blues
July 11, 2016
San Francisco
The Fillmore
July 13, 2016
Seattle
Neptune Theatre (Seattle)
July 14, 2016
Portland
Wonder Ballroom
July 18, 2016
Salt Lake City
The Complex
July 19, 2016
Denver
Gothic Theatre
July 21, 2016
Minneapolis
Varsity Theater
July 22, 2016
Milwaukee
The Rave/Eagles Club
July 23, 2016
Chicago
House of Blues
July 24, 2016
Detroit
Saint Andrew's Hall, Detroit
July 26, 2016
Toronto
Canada
The Hoxton
July 27, 2016
Pittsburgh
United States
Altar Bar
July 29, 2016
New York City
Webster Hall
Part Two
October 20, 2016
Columbus
United States
Newport Music Hall
October 23, 2016
Indianapolis
Deluxe
October 25, 2016
Detroit
Fillmoare
October 27, 2016
Toronto
Canada
Phoenix
October 28, 2016
Chicago
United States
Riviera Theatre
October 30, 2016
Minneapolis
Myth
October 31, 2016
Lawrence
Granada
November 2, 2016
Salt Lake City
The Complex
November 3, 2016
Los Angeles
The Wiltern
November 4, 2016
San Francisco
Warfield Theatre
November 6, 2016
Seattle
The Showbox
November 7, 2016
Portland
Roseland Theater
November 9, 2016
Denver
Ogden Theatre
November 11, 2016
Omaha
Slowdown (venue)
November 13, 2016
Austin
Emo's
November 14, 2016
Dallas
House of Blues
November 15, 2016
San Antonio
Alamo City Music Hall
November 17, 2016
Nashville
Marathon Music Works
November 18, 2016
Atlanta
Center Stage (Atlanta)
November 20, 2016
Raleigh
Lincoln Theatre
November 21, 2016
Silver Spring
The Fillmore
November 22, 2016
Philadelphia
Electric Factory
November 23, 2016
New York City
Terminal 5 (venue)
November 27, 2016
Pittsburgh
Stage AE
November 28, 2016
Boston
House of Blues
European Leg
March 18, 2017
Oslo
Norway
Parkteatret
March 19, 2017
Stockholm
Sweden
Debaser Strand
March 21, 2017
Copenhagen
Denmark
Pumpehuset
March 24, 2017
Warsaw
Poland
Proxima
March 25, 2017
Berlin
Germany
Gretchen
March 26, 2017
Cologne
Die Kantine
March 29, 2017
Munch
Muffathhalle
March 30, 2017
Milan
Italy
Fabrique
April 1, 2017
Paris
France
Trabendo
April 3, 2017
Leuven
Belgium
Het Depot
April 5, 2017
Amsterdam
Holland
Paradiso (Amsterdam)
April 6, 2017
London
United Kingdom
Heaven
April 8, 2017
Birmingham
O2 Institute
April 10, 2017
Glasgow
Garage
April 11, 2017
Manchester
Academy 2
April 12, 2017
Dublin
Ireland
The Olympia Theatre
In the United States, The Human Condition debuted at number 5 on the Billboard 200equivalent album units , marking the second highest debut of the week.[ 5] [ 5] gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for combined sales and album-equivalent units of over 500,000 units in the United States. "Woke the F*ck Up" was certified gold, also by the RIAA, in December 2018.
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications
References
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