More Human than Human
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{{Infobox Single
| Name = More Human Than Human
| Cover = White Zombie More Human Than Human.jpg
| Artist = [[White Zombie (band)|White Zombie]]
| from Album = [[Astro Creep: 2000 - Songs of Love, Destruction and Other Synthetic Delusions of the Electric Head|Astro-Creep: 2000]]
| B-side = "More Human Than Human (The Jeddak of the Tharks Super Mix)",<br/>"[[Blood, Milk and Sky]]"
| Released = [[1995]]
| Format = [[CD single]],<br/>[[Gramophone record|Vinyl]]
| Recorded = [[1995]] at NRG Studios, [[Los Angeles]]
| Genre = [[Alternative metal]], [[Groove metal|Groove metal]]
| Length = 4:28
| Label = [[Geffen Records|Geffen]]
| Producer = [[Terry Date]]
| Writer = [[Rob Zombie]]<br/>[[White Zombie (band)|White Zombie]]
| Chart position =
* # 10 <small>U.S. Mainstream Rock Tracks </small>
* # 7 <small>U.S. Modern Rock Tracks </small>
* # 51 <small>UK Singles Chart </small>
* # 37 <small>Australian Singles Chart</small>
| Last single = "[[Electric Head Pt. 2 (The Ecstasy)]]"<br/>(1995)
| This single = "'''More Human Than Human'''"<br/>(1995)
| Next single = "[[Real Solution 9|Real Solution #9]]"<br/>(1992)
{{Extra track listing
| Album = [[Astro Creep: 2000 - Songs of Love, Destruction and Other Synthetic Delusions of the Electric Head|Astro-Creep: 2000]]
| Type = single
| Tracks =
# "Electric Head Pt. 1 (The Agony)"
# "[[Super-Charger Heaven]]"
# "[[Real Solution 9|Real Solution #9]]"
# "[[Creature of the Wheel]]"
# "[[Electric Head Pt. 2 (The Ecstasy)]]"
# "[[Grease Paint and Monkey Brains]]"
# "I, Zombie"
# "[[More Human Than Human]]"
# "[[El Phantasmo and the Chicken-Run Blast-O-Rama]]"
# "[[Blur the Technicolor]]"
# "[[Blood, Milk and Sky]]"
}}
|}}
"'''More Human Than Human'''" is the second official single off the ''[[Astro Creep: 2000 - Songs of Love, Destruction and Other Synthetic Delusions of the Electric Head|Astro-Creep: 2000]]'' album by [[White Zombie (band)|White Zombie]]. The title is taken from a line in the film ''[[Blade Runner]]''. The song can also be found on Rob Zombie's ''[[Past, Present & Future]]'', the [[greatest hits album]] ''[[20th Century Masters: Millennium Collection: The Best of Rob Zombie|The Best of Rob Zombie]]'', and a remix can be found on ''[[Supersexy Swingin' Sounds]]''. In addition to [[Tyrell Corporation|its title]], the song bears many references to the cult science fiction film ''[[Blade Runner]]'' throughout. Indeed many quotes and slogans that can be heard in the movie appear in the song. The song quickly became the band's highest-charting and most recognizable single in the entirety of their career. The single earned the band their second [[Grammy]] nomination for [[Best Metal Performance]] in 1995. It has also appeared in a fair number of movies such as ''[[The Cable Guy]]'' in 1996, ''[[Can't Hardly Wait]]'' in 1998, ''[[The Marine]]'' in 2006, and the remix featured in ''[[The Covenant (film)|The Covenant]]'' in 2006.
A notable cover of the song is the [[Richard Cheese]] [[jazz]] version on his ''[[Tuxicity]]'' album released in [[2002]]. An [[electronica]] band called [[Razed in Black]] covered the song featuring [[Thomas Thorn]] as a guest performer for the [[compilation album]] Signal to Noise: Reinforced Industrial Hits in [[2001]]. Also, Metallica performed a live doodle of "More Human Than Human" at [[Donington]] a few months after the release of Astro-Creep: 2000. The song was recorded by Shockwerks for the White Zombie [[tribute album]] ''[[Super-Charger Hell]]'' in [[2000]] and then again by Transient for ''[[The Electro-Industrial Tribute to Rob Zombie]]'' in [[2002]].
==Music video==
The [[music video]] of "More Human Than Human", the first music video made for a song off the album, features the band playing the track in a room and short clips of old home video footage of Rob, his brother, Michael Cummings (better known as [[Spider One]] of the band [[Powerman 5000]]), and a cousin at a young age. It was the first music video that had been completely directed by Rob alone. In 1995, [[Rob Zombie]] won the [[MTV Video Music Award]] for [[MTV Video Music Award for Best Rock Video|Hard Rock Video]] for the music video which he had directed himself. At the time, it was Rob's favorite White Zombie music video.
==First single track listing (1995)==
# "More Human Than Human (LP Version)" - 4:28
# "More Human Than Human (The Jeddak of the Tharks Super-Mix)" - 4:17
# "Blood, Milk and Sky (Kerokerokeroppi and the Smooth Operator Mix)" - 4:20
==Second single track listing (1995)==
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# "More Human Than Human" (LP Version) 4 :28
# "More Human Than Human" (The Jeddak Of The Tharks Super-Mix) - 4:17
# "Blood, Milk and Sky (Kerokerokeroppi and the Smooth Operator Mix)" - 4:20
==Third single track listing (1995)==
# "More Human Than Human (Clean Edit)" - 3:59
# "More Human Than Human (LP Version)" - 4:29
==Fourth single track listing (1995)==
# "More Human Than Human (LP Version)" - 4:29
==Trivia==
*The song was played prominently in the opening "teaser" segment of the critically-acclaimed pilot episode of [[Chris Carter]]'s landmark television series ''[[Millennium (TV series)|Millennium]]''. The song is heard playing (presumably in the background) of a racy strip joint in [[Seattle]] where girls are seen dancing provocatively in [[lingerie]].
*An edited version of this song was used as the intro song of the [[Toronto Maple Leafs]] for the '05-'06 and '06-'07 seasons.
*The song was used in the movie ''[[The Marine]]'' as one of the action themes.
*Part of the video was taped in the halls of Framingham High School, Framingham, MA
*This song was playing in the background in the beginning of The Covenant (film).
==Personnel==
*[[Charlie Clouser]] - programing, keyboards
*[[Terry Date]] - producer, mixing
*[[Lamont Hyde]] - recording and mixing assistant
*[[Ted Jensen]] - mastering
*[[Wade Norton]] - recording and mixing assistant
*[[John Tempesta]] - drums
*[[Ulrich Wild]] - recording
*[[Jay Noel Yuenger|J.]] - guitar
*[[Sean Yseult]] - bass, art direction
*[[Rob Zombie]] - vocals, lyricist, art direction, illustrations
==Single chart position==
{| class="wikitable" border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=2 width="550"
!align="left" valign="top"|Year
!align="left" valign="top"|Single
!align="left" valign="top"|Chart
!align="left" valign="top"|Position
|-
|align="left" valign="top"|1995
|align="left" valign="top"|"More Human Than Human"
|align="left" valign="top"|Modern Rock Tracks
|align="left" valign="top"|7
|-
|align="left" valign="top"|1995
|align="left" valign="top"|"More Human Than Human"
|align="left" valign="top"|Mainstream Rock Tracks
|align="left" valign="top"|10
|-
|align="left" valign="top"|1995
|align="left" valign="top"|"More Human Than Human"
|align="left" valign="top"|UK Singles
|align="left" valign="top"|51
|-
|align="left" valign="top"|1995
|align="left" valign="top"|"More Human Than Human"
|align="left" valign="top"|Australian Singles
|align="left" valign="top"|37
|-
|}
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