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词条 More Human than Human
释义

  1. Music and lyrics

  2. Reception

  3. Music video

  4. Cover versions

  5. Appearances

  6. Track listings

      First single    Second single    Third single    Fourth single  

  7. Charts

  8. See also

  9. References

{{Use mdy dates|date=October 2011}}{{Infobox song
| name = More Human than Human
| cover = White Zombie More Human Than Human.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = White Zombie
| album = Astro-Creep: 2000
| B-side = {{ubl|"More Human than Human (The Jeddak of the Tharks Super Mix)",|"Blood, Milk and Sky"}}
| released = 1995
| format = CD single,
Vinyl
| recorded = 1994 at NRG Studios, Los Angeles
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = {{flatlist|
  • Alternative metal[1][2]
  • {{nowrap|industrial rock[3]}}

}}
| length = 4:28
| label = Geffen
| writer = {{flatlist|
  • Sean Yseult
  • Jay Yuenger
  • Rob Zombie

}}
| producer = Terry Date
| prev_title = Black Sunshine
| prev_year = 1993
| next_title = Electric Head Pt. 2 (The Ecstasy)
| next_year = 1995
}}

"More Human than Human" is the first official single from the Astro-Creep: 2000 album by metal band White Zombie. The song can also be found on Rob Zombie's Past, Present & Future, the greatest hits album The Best of Rob Zombie, and a remix is included on Supersexy Swingin' Sounds.

Music and lyrics

The title and lyrics reference the novel Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick, adapted in film as Blade Runner. The title was the slogan of the Tyrell Corporation, manufacturers of the very humaniform biological androids, or "replicants" that are the focal point of the story.[4] "I want more life, fucker" (quoted in the lyrics) is one of the last things his creator hears when the replicant designed to be the perfect – and disposable – soldier (Rutger Hauer) finds him and is denied a reprieve from the programmed 4 year life span.

The moaning in the intro to the song was sampled from a post-apocalyptic porn movie called Café Flesh directed by Stephen Sayadian.[5]

The song is also notable for featuring slide guitar.

Reception

"More Human than Human" quickly became the band's highest-charting and most recognizable single in the entirety of their career. The song earned them their second Grammy nomination for Best Metal Performance in 1995. The song was named the 68th best hard rock song of all time by VH1.[6]

The song was listed as number 4 on PopMatters' "The 10 Best Alternative Metal Singles of the 1990s" list.[2]

Music video

The music video of "More Human than Human," the first video made for Astro-Creep: 2000, features White Zombie 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. Part of the video was also shot in the halls of Framingham High School, Framingham, Massachusetts as well as on the streets of Hollywood Boulevard.[7] It was the first video that had been completely directed by Rob alone. In 1995, he won the MTV Video Music Award for Hard Rock Video for this music video. At the time, it was Rob's favorite White Zombie music video.[8]

Cover versions

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 Park 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.

The song was remixed in 2004 by The X-Ecutioners on their album Revolutions, and was titled "(Even) More Human than Human."

The 2018 show Altered Carbon (episode 06 season 01) features a cover of the song by Sune Rose Wagner.

Appearances

  • It is featured in several video games, films and TV shows, including: The Cable Guy, Can't Hardly Wait, The Marine, The Bigs, Tony Hawk's Downhill Jam,[9] Millennium, Dirty Drivin' by Specular Interactive,[10] Psych and Hindsight.
  • It was featured in trailers for Turbulence, Soldier and Firestorm.
  • A remix version appears in The Covenant.
  • An instrumental version appears in the trailer for the Cars spin-off Planes.
  • It is featured on a TV commercial for the first season of True Blood.
  • Quick sound bite is featured in a trailer for the movie My Bloody Valentine 3D.
  • It is featured in the level 'North Pole' of PlayStation game Twisted Metal III and in the 2012 reboot simply titled Twisted Metal.
  • The Master recording of the song appears as a downloadable track for the Rock Band video game series.
  • An instrumental version is featured in an early teaser trailer for the video game Deadly Alliance.

Track listings

First single

  1. "More Human than Human (LP Version)" – 4:28
  2. "More Human than Human (The Jeddak of the Tharks Super-Mix)" – 4:17
  3. "Blood, Milk and Sky (Kerokerokeroppi and the Smooth Operator Mix)" – 4:20

Second single

  1. "More Human than Human" (LP Version) 4 :28
  2. "More Human than Human" (The Jeddak Of The Tharks Super-Mix) – 4:17
  3. "Blood, Milk and Sky (Kerokerokeroppi and the Smooth Operator Mix)" – 4:20

Third single

  1. "More Human than Human (Clean Edit)" – 3:59
  2. "More Human than Human (LP Version)" – 4:29

Fourth single

  1. "More Human than Human (LP Version)" – 4:29

Charts

Chart (1995)Peak
Peak
Australian Singles Chart[11]37
Canadian RPM Alternative 30[12]1
UK Singles Chart[13]51
Radio Songs[14]53
Alternative Songs[15]7
Mainstream Rock Songs[16]10

See also

  • List of RPM Rock/Alternative number-one singles (Canada)

References

1. ^{{Cite news|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/white-zombie-revive-early-noise-rock-material-for-massive-box-set-68490/|title=White Zombie Revive Early Material for Massive Box Set|last=Reed|first=Ryan|date=February 17, 2016|work=Rolling Stone|access-date=October 25, 2018|language=en-US}}
2. ^1 {{cite web | url=http://www.popmatters.com/post/145291-the-ten-best-alternative-metal-singles-of-the-1990s/P1/ | title=The 10 Best Alternative Metal Singles of the 1990s | work=PopMatters | date=August 3, 2011 | accessdate=June 21, 2015 | author=Ramirez, AJ}}
3. ^{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=t9eocwUfoSoC&pg=PA871&dq=%22more+human+than+human%22+%22white+zombie%22&hl=tr&sa=X&ved=0CCQQ6AEwAjgKahUKEwis6K7F_5HJAhUCFCwKHVvgDtA#v=onepage&q=%22more%20human%20than%20human%22%20%22white%20zombie%22&f=false | title=The New Rolling Stone Album Guide | publisher=Simon and Schuster | author=Brackett, Nathan and Christian David Hoard | year=2004 | pages=871 | isbn=0743201698}}
4. ^{{cite web|url=http://videosift.com/video/White-Zombie-More-Human-Than-Human |title=White Zombie - More Human Than Human • VideoSift: Online Video *Quality Control |publisher=Videosift.com |date= |accessdate=2012-09-29}}
5. ^Café Flesh (1982), Event Occurs 44:11 - 44:24
6. ^{{cite web|title=spreadit.org music|url=http://music.spreadit.org/vh1-top-100-hard-rock-songs/|accessdate=February 5, 2009}}
7. ^[https://web.archive.org/web/20000229082600/http://www.rocknet.com/archives/w_zombie.html RockNet Interviews Rob Zombie], cited September 25, 2009
8. ^Miller, Gerri. "White Zombie Live & Backstage". Metal Edge Magazine. March, 1996. cited October 30, 2008
9. ^{{cite web|url=http://planettonyhawk.gamespy.com/View.php?view=thdj_gameinfo.Detail&id=4|title=THDJ Soundtrack Listing|work=GameSpy|accessdate=2013-01-13|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714194800/http://planettonyhawk.gamespy.com/View.php?view=thdj_gameinfo.Detail&id=4|archivedate=July 14, 2014|df=mdy-all}}
10. ^{{cite web|url=http://arcadeheroes.com/dirty-drivin-by-specular-interactiveraw-thrills/ |title=Arcade Heroes – REVIEW: Dirty Drivin’ by Specular Interactive/Raw Thrills |publisher=Arcadeheroes.com |date= |accessdate=2012-09-29}}
11. ^australian-charts.com, charts for White Zombie
12. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?brws_s=1&file_num=nlc008388.9238&type=1&interval=24&PHPSESSID=c6btf3r8hs459qqt5ln3o3dcv5|title=Rock/Alternative – Volume 61, No. 19, June 11, 1995|work=RPM|accessdate=July 5, 2011 }}
13. ^everyhit.co.uk, an archive containing all UK top 40 charts
14. ^{{cite web |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/white-zombie/chart-history/radio-songs |title=White Zombie Chart History (Radio Songs) |work=Billboard |accessdate=September 11, 2018}}
15. ^{{cite web |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/white-zombie/chart-history/alternative-songs |title=White Zombie Chart History (Alternative Songs) |work=Billboard |accessdate=September 11, 2018}}
16. ^{{cite web |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/white-zombie/chart-history/hot-mainstream-rock-tracks |title=White Zombie Chart History (Mainstream Rock Songs) |work=Billboard |accessdate=September 11, 2018}}
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