| Human | |
| Type: | EP |
| Artist: | Darren Criss |
| Cover: | Human Darren Criss.jpg |
| Released: | July 20, 2010[1] |
| Genre: | Soul-folk |
| Length: | 19:53 |
| Label: | Self-released |
| Producer: | Chris Lorentz |
| Next Title: | Homework |
| Next Year: | 2017 |
Human is the debut EP released by singer-songwriter Darren Criss.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] Criss independently produced the EP[3] and it was released digitally on July 20, 2010. The EP reached No. 17 on Billboards Top Heatseekers chart.[6] As of April 2013, the EP has sold 27,000 copies in the United States, according to Nielson SoundScan.[7]
Criss describes that he put off making an EP for a long time because he is a perfectionist, which is why he prefers people to see him play live.[3] Criss recorded the EP in his room in about a week with an audio engineer friend of his.[3] Criss states that each of the songs are "old songs", adding that "Human" was the first song he wrote, back when he was 15.[3] The songs "Sami" and "Not Alone" appeared in the StarKid Productions musical A Very Potter Musical, but Criss had written them beforehand.[3] He wrote "Not Alone" while abroad in Italy and wrote "Sami" for the web series Little White Lie that he and other members of StarKid had done in 2007.[3]
Criss finds his music tough to categorize into a certain genre, but stated that he liked the term "soul-folk".[3]