The Human Condition is the debut studio album by American singer-songwriter Jon Bellion. The album was released on June 10, 2016, through Visionary Music Group and Capitol Records.
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..".
Singles "Guillotine", "80's Films", and "Maybe IDK" were released as promotional singles in early 2016.
"All Time Low" was released to digital retailers initially in 2015 alongside “Woke The F*ck Up”, with an updated mix being released on May 13, 2016, and later to Top 40 radio on August 30, 2016, as the lead single from the album.
"Overwhelming" was announced to be the second official single from the album, and was released to Top 40 radio on April 25, 2017.
Track listing
Notes signifies an additional (non-primary) producer "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. +DateCityCountryVenuePart OneJune 20, 2016BostonUnited StatesRoyaleJune 21, 2016PhiladelphiaTrocadero TheatreJune 22, 2016ClevelandHouse of BluesJune 24, 2016Washington D.C.9:30 ClubJune 25, 2016NashvilleExit/InJune 26, 2016AtlantaThe LoftJune 28, 2016Ft. LauderdaleCulture RoomJune 29, 2016OrlandoThe BeachamJuly 1, 2016HoustonHouse of BluesJuly 2, 2016DallasHouse of BluesJuly 3, 2016AlbuquerqueSunshine TheaterJuly 5, 2016TucsonThe RockJuly 6, 2016PhoenixCrescent BallroomJuly 8, 2016Los AngelesThe Fonda TheatreJuly 9, 2016San DiegoHouse of BluesJuly 11, 2016San FranciscoThe FillmoreJuly 13, 2016SeattleNeptune Theatre (Seattle)July 14, 2016PortlandWonder BallroomJuly 18, 2016Salt Lake CityThe ComplexJuly 19, 2016DenverGothic TheatreJuly 21, 2016MinneapolisVarsity TheaterJuly 22, 2016MilwaukeeThe Rave/Eagles ClubJuly 23, 2016ChicagoHouse of BluesJuly 24, 2016DetroitSaint Andrew's Hall, DetroitJuly 26, 2016TorontoCanadaThe HoxtonJuly 27, 2016PittsburghUnited StatesAltar BarJuly 29, 2016New York CityWebster HallPart TwoOctober 20, 2016ColumbusUnited StatesNewport Music HallOctober 23, 2016IndianapolisDeluxeOctober 25, 2016DetroitFillmoareOctober 27, 2016TorontoCanadaPhoenixOctober 28, 2016ChicagoUnited StatesRiviera TheatreOctober 30, 2016MinneapolisMythOctober 31, 2016LawrenceGranadaNovember 2, 2016Salt Lake CityThe ComplexNovember 3, 2016Los AngelesThe WilternNovember 4, 2016San FranciscoWarfield TheatreNovember 6, 2016SeattleThe ShowboxNovember 7, 2016PortlandRoseland TheaterNovember 9, 2016DenverOgden TheatreNovember 11, 2016OmahaSlowdown (venue)November 13, 2016AustinEmo'sNovember 14, 2016DallasHouse of BluesNovember 15, 2016San AntonioAlamo City Music HallNovember 17, 2016NashvilleMarathon Music WorksNovember 18, 2016AtlantaCenter Stage (Atlanta)November 20, 2016RaleighLincoln TheatreNovember 21, 2016Silver SpringThe FillmoreNovember 22, 2016PhiladelphiaElectric FactoryNovember 23, 2016New York CityTerminal 5 (venue)November 27, 2016PittsburghStage AENovember 28, 2016BostonHouse of BluesEuropean LegMarch 18, 2017OsloNorwayParkteatretMarch 19, 2017StockholmSwedenDebaser StrandMarch 21, 2017CopenhagenDenmarkPumpehusetMarch 24, 2017WarsawPolandProximaMarch 25, 2017BerlinGermanyGretchenMarch 26, 2017CologneDie KantineMarch 29, 2017MunchMuffathhalleMarch 30, 2017MilanItalyFabriqueApril 1, 2017ParisFranceTrabendoApril 3, 2017LeuvenBelgiumHet DepotApril 5, 2017AmsterdamHollandParadiso (Amsterdam)April 6, 2017LondonUnited KingdomHeavenApril 8, 2017BirminghamO2 InstituteApril 10, 2017GlasgowGarageApril 11, 2017ManchesterAcademy 2April 12, 2017DublinIrelandThe Olympia Theatre
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. It was the fourth best-selling album of the week, selling 32,000 copies in its first week. 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. "Woke the F*ck Up" was certified gold, also by the RIAA, in December 2018.
Charts
Weekly charts Chart (2016–17) Peak position Australian Albums (ARIA) 69 New Zealand Heatseekers Albums (RMNZ) 4 Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) Click on "Veckans albumlista". 60
Year-end charts Chart (2017) Position US Billboard 200 108
Certifications
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