The Human Condition (Jon Bellion album)

The Human Condition
Studio album by Jon Bellion
Released June 10, 2016 (2016-06-10)
Recorded 2014–16
Genre
Length 55:11
Label
Producer
Jon Bellion chronology
The Definition
(2014)The Definition2014		 The Human Condition
(2016)
Singles from The Human Condition
  1. "Guillotine"
    Released: 2016
  2. "80's Films"
    Released: 2016
  3. "Maybe IDK"
    Released: 2016
  4. "All Time Low"
    Released: May 13, 2016
  5. "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 Fuck 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 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 the muse..".[2]

Singles

"Guillotine", "80's Films", and "Maybe IDK" were released as the album's first three singles in 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 fifth 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]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."He Is the Same"
  • Jon Bellion
  • Mark Williams
  • Raul Cubina
  • Bellion
  • Williams
  • Cubina
4:01
2."80's Films"
  • Bellion
  • Williams
3:36
3."All Time Low"
  • Bellion
  • Travis Mendes
  • Williams
  • Cubina
Bellion3:37
4."New York Soul (Part II)"
  • Bellion
  • Williams
  • Mylon Hayde
  • Alec Benjamin
  • Bellion
  • Williams
  • Cubina
4:27
5."Fashion"
Stephan Moccio3:55
6."Maybe IDK"
  • Bellion
  • Williams
  • Cubina
  • Fraser T Smith
3:53
7."Woke the Fuck Up"
  • Bellion
  • Williams
  • Rob Knox
  • Hayde
Bellion3:39
8."Overwhelming"
  • Bellion
  • Williams
  • Cubina
  • Jonathan Simpson
  • Bellion
  • Williams
  • Cubina
2:52
9."Weight of the World" (featuring Blaque Keyz)
  • Bellion
  • Williams
4:29
10."The Good in Me"
  • Bellion
  • Williams
3:43
11."Morning in America"
  • Bellion
  • Evigan
  • Kirkpatrick
4:25
12."iRobot"
  • Bellion
  • Williams
  • Hayde
  • Bellion
  • Williams
3:28
13."Guillotine" (featuring Travis Mendes)
  • Bellion
  • Mendes
  • Williams
  • Cubina
  • Bellion
  • Williams
  • Cubina
3:28
14."Hand of God" (Outro featuring Sheldon Ray)
  • Bellion
  • Williams
  • Cubina
  • Dan Heath
  • Bellion
  • Williams
  • Cubina
5:37
Total length:55:11

Charts

Chart (2016–17) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[6] 69
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[7] 173
Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[8] 32
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[9] 38
Irish Albums (IRMA)[10] 91
New Zealand Heatseekers Albums (RMNZ)[11] 4
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[12] 31
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[13] 60
UK Albums (OCC)[14] 169
US Billboard 200[15] 5
US Vinyl Albums (Billboard)[16] 2

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 for Jon Bellion. Retrieved June 19, 2016.
  16. ↑ "Jon Bellion – Chart History: Vinyl Albums". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved June 19, 2016.
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