| "Humans Being" | ||||
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| Single by Van Halen | ||||
| from the album Best of Volume I and Twister soundtrack | ||||
| Format | CD, Compilation | |||
| Genre | Hard rock, heavy metal | |||
| Length | 5:14 | |||
| Label | Warner Brothers | |||
| Writer(s) | Anthony, Hagar, A. Van Halen, E. Van Halen | |||
| Producer | Bruce Fairbairn | |||
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"Humans Being" is a song recorded and contributed by the rock band Van Halen for the film, Twister. The song's lyrics proved a major source of contention, as Eddie Van Halen felt compelled to rewrite Sammy Hagar's lyrics, calling them "cheesy". As a result, the song marks the last recording to feature the Sammy Hagar/Michael Anthony/Eddie Van Halen/Alex Van Halen line-up before Hagar's departure from the band in June 1996. The song reached number one on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks chart for two weeks, becoming their eleventh chart-topper.
"Humans Being" was included on both the Twister soundtrack and the band's Best of Volume I compilation, although the version used in the video for the soundtrack release is an edit @ 3:28 of the 5:10 length of the album version, removing several solo sections, a bridge, and shortening the ending.
| Preceded by "Where the River Flows" by Collective Soul |
Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks number-one single May 25, 1996 – June 1, 1996 |
Succeeded by "Until It Sleeps" by Metallica |
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