The Human Condition (Jon Bellion album)

The Human Condition
Studio album by Jon Bellion
Released June 10, 2016 (2016-06-10)
Recorded 2014–16
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Length 55:11
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Singles from The Human Condition
  1. "All Time Low"
    Released: May 13, 2016
  2. "Overwhelming"
    Released: April 25, 2017

The Human Condition is the debut studio album by American hip hop recording artist 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 F*ck Up" in 2015 along with the song "Woodstock (Psychedelic Fiction)", which did not feature 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 . 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

Rough drafts of "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]

Commercial performance

In the United States, The Human Condition debuted at number 5 on the Billboard 200, with 40,000 equivalent album units, marking the second highest debut of the week.[5] It was the fourth best-selling album of the week, selling 32,000 copies in its first week.[5] On September 7, 2017, the album was certified 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.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
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"
Moccio3:55
6."Maybe IDK"
  • Bellion
  • Smith
  • Williams
  • Volta
  • busbee[a]
3:53
7."Woke the F*ck Up"
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"
  • Bellion
  • Williams
  • Hayde
  • Bellion
  • Hayde
  • Williams
3:28
13."Guillotine" (featuring Travis Mendes)
  • Bellion
  • Williams
  • Cubina
  • Mendes
  • Bellion
  • Williams
  • Volta
3:28
14."Hand of God" (Outro)
  • Bellion
  • Dan Heath
  • Williams
  • Cubina
  • Bellion
  • Heath
  • Williams[a]
  • Volta[a]
5:37
Total length:55:11

Notes

  • ^[a] signifies an additional producer

Charts

Certifications

Region CertificationCertified units/Sales
United States (RIAA)[18] Gold 500,000double-dagger

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone
double-daggersales+streaming figures based on certification alone

References

  1. ↑ Middleton, Ryan (April 28, 2016). "Jon Bellion Announces New Album 'The Human Condition' Release Date, Tour". Music Times. Retrieved May 15, 2016.
  2. ↑ "An Interview With Jon Bellion: The Secrets He Tells Us, We'll Take To The Grave". The Aquarian Weekly. Retrieved 2017-01-29.
  3. ↑ Mike Wass (October 3, 2016). "Jon Bellion Talks 'All Time Low': Interview - Idolator". Idolator. Retrieved October 13, 2016.
  4. ↑ Brian Cantor (April 5, 2017). "Jon Bellion's 'Overwhelming' Set To Impact Pop Radio On April 25". Headline Planet. Retrieved April 5, 2017.
  5. 1 2 "Nick Jonas Debuts at No. 2 on Billboard 200 Albums Chart, Drake's 'Views' Steady at No. 1". Billboard. June 19, 2016. Retrieved June 19, 2016.
  6. ↑ Ryan, Gavin (June 18, 2016). "ARIA Albums: The Temper Trap 'Thick As Thieves' Is No 1". Noise11. Retrieved June 18, 2016.
  7. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Jon Bellion – The Human Condition" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved June 18, 2016.
  8. ↑ "Hitlisten.NU – Album Top-40 Uge 7, 2017". Hitlisten. Retrieved February 22, 2017.
  9. ↑ "Jon Bellion: The Human Condition" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved February 12, 2017.
  10. ↑ "GFK Chart-Track Albums: Week 24, 2016". Chart-Track. IRMA. Retrieved June 17, 2016.
  11. ↑ "NZ Heatseekers Albums Chart". Recorded Music NZ. June 20, 2016. Retrieved June 17, 2016.
  12. ↑ "VG-lista - Topp 40 Album uke 11, 2017". VG-lista. Retrieved April 1, 2017.
  13. ↑ "Sverigetopplistan - Sveriges Officiella Topplista". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved February 25, 2017. Click on "Veckans albumlista".
  14. ↑ Chart Log UK: "CLUK Update 18.06.2016 (wk24)". UK Albums Chart. Zobbel.de. Retrieved June 24, 2016.
  15. ↑ "Jon Bellion Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved June 19, 2016.
  16. ↑ "Jon Bellion – Chart History: Vinyl Albums". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved June 19, 2016.
  17. ↑ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2017". Billboard. Retrieved December 12, 2017.
  18. ↑ "American album certifications – Jon Bellion – The Human Condition". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH. 
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