A Symptom of Being Human
| "A Symptom of Being Human" | ||||
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 Cover art for the 2024 live single release | ||||
| SinglebyShinedown | ||||
| from the albumPlanet Zero | ||||
| Released | February 22, 2023 | |||
| Recorded | 2021 | |||
| Studio | Big Animal Studio (Charleston, South Carolina) | |||
| Length | 4:08 | |||
| Label | Atlantic | |||
| Songwriter(s) | ||||
| Producer(s) | Eric Bass | |||
| Shinedownsingles chronology | ||||
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| Music video | ||||
| "A Symptom of Being Human"onYouTube | ||||
"A Symptom of Being Human"is a song by AmericanrockbandShinedown.It was released on February 22, 2023, as the fourth single from their seventh studio albumPlanet Zero(2022).
The song was asleeper hit,reaching theMainstream Top 40and topping theMainstream Rock Songschart in early 2024.
Background
[edit]Unlike all of Shinedown's previous singles, "A Symptom of Being Human" was initially not released toMainstream Rockradio due to its much softer sound, and instead was released toHot Adult Contemporaryradio.[1]On June 23, a "Pop Remix" was released, which turns the song into an upbeat song in the style of modern top-40 hits.[2]In January 2024, the song became the band's nineteenth to top theBillboardMainstream Rock Songschart, extending their record for the most number ones in the chart's history.[3]The song also entered theBillboardPop Airplaychart on the week of March 2, 2024, becoming Shinedown's fourth song on the chart, and the first one since "If You Only Knew"in 2009–2010.[4]
Lyrics and composition
[edit]FrontmanBrent Smithstated that "A Symptom of Being Human" is written about his struggles withmental illnessand the social stigma surrounding it he endured throughout his life.[5]Joseph Hudak ofRolling Stonedescribed the song as a "mid-tempo piano ballad about self-doubt, anxiety, and anything that threatens our mental health".[6]
Charts
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References
[edit]- ^"Shinedown Adult Pop Airplay Chart History".Billboard.Retrieved2023-06-26.
- ^Despres, Tricia (June 23, 2023)."Shinedown Score a Mainstream Hit with 'A Symptom of Being Human': 'It's a Song About Taking a Breath' (Exclusive)".People.RetrievedJanuary 13,2024.
- ^Rutherford, Kevin (January 12, 2024)."Shinedown Adds to Mainstream Rock Airplay No. 1 Record With 'A Symptom of Being Human'".Billboard.RetrievedJanuary 13,2024.
- ^ab"Shinedown Chart History (Pop Songs)".Billboard.Retrieved June 17, 2024.
- ^"What Brent Smith Understands About Being Human | Psychology Today".www.psychologytoday.com.Retrieved2023-06-26.
- ^"Shinedown Are Outgrowing Hard Rock With an Unexpected Pop Hit".Rolling Stone.January 23, 2024.RetrievedFebruary 2,2024.
- ^"Shinedown Chart History (Canada Rock)".Billboard.Retrieved April 6, 2024.
- ^"Shinedown Chart History (Adult Contemporary)".Billboard.Retrieved August 6, 2024.
- ^"Shinedown Chart History (Adult Pop Songs)".Billboard.Retrieved July 29, 2023.
- ^"Shinedown Chart History (Hot Rock & Alternative Songs)".Billboard.Retrieved May 14, 2024.
- ^"Shinedown Chart History (Rock Airplay)".Billboard.Retrieved January 28, 2024.
- ^"Shinedown Chart History (Radio Songs)".Billboard.Retrieved May 25, 2024.
- ^"Adult Pop Airplay Songs – Year-End 2023".Billboard.RetrievedNovember 22,2023.
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