The Human Condition (Jon Bellion album)

The Human Condition
The Human Condition
Studio album by Jon Bellion
Released	June 10, 2016
Recorded	2014–16
Genre	Pop; R&B; hip hop;
Length	55:11
Label	Visionary; Capitol;
Producer	Jon Bellion; Stephan Moccio; Mark Williams; Raul Cubina;
Jon Bellion chronology
Singles from The Human Condition
	"All Time Low"; Released: May 13, 2016; "Overwhelming"; Released: April 25, 2017;

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.^[1]

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..".^[2]

Singles

"Guillotine", "80's Films", and "Maybe IDK" were released as promotional singles in early 2016.

"All Time Low" was released to digital retailers on May 13, 2016, and later to Top 40 radio on August 30, 2016, as the lead single from the album.^[3]

"Overwhelming" was announced to be the second official single from the album, and was released to Top 40 radio on April 25, 2017.^[4]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"He Is the Same"	Jonathan Bellion Mark Williams Raul Cubina	Bellion Williams Volta Mylon Hayde^[a]	4:01
2.	"80's Films"	Bellion Williams Michael Busbee	Bellion busbee Williams Ross Golan^[a]	3:36
3.	"All Time Low"	Bellion Travis Mendes Williams Cubina	Bellion Williams^[a] Volta^[a]	3:37
4.	"New York Soul (Part II)"	Bellion Williams Hayde Alec Benjamin Steven Haworth Miller	Bellion Williams Hayde Volta^[a]	4:27
5.	"Fashion"	Bellion Stephan Moccio	Moccio	3:55
6.	"Maybe IDK"	Bellion Williams Cubina Busbee Fraser T. Smith	Bellion Smith Williams Volta busbee^[a]	3:53
7.	"Woke the Fuck Up"	Bellion Rob Knox Williams Hayde	Bellion Knox Williams^[a] Hayde^[a]	3:39
8.	"Overwhelming"	Bellion Williams Cubina Jonathan Simpson	Bellion Williams Simpson^[a] Volta^[a]	2:52
9.	"Weight of the World" (featuring Blaque Keyz)	Bellion Chris DeStefano Williams Ramon Ibanga Jr	Bellion DeStefano Illmind Williams^[a] Volta^[a]	4:29
10.	"The Good in Me"	Bellion Williams Kimberly Perry	Bellion Williams^[a] Volta^[a]	3:43
11.	"Morning in America"	Jason Evigan Sean Douglas Sam Martin Ian Kirkpatrick Bellion	Kirkpatrick Evigan Bellion Williams^[a] Volta^[a]	4:25
12.	"iRobot"	Bellion Williams Hayde	Bellion Hayde Williams	3:28
13.	"Guillotine" (featuring Travis Mendes)	Bellion Williams Cubina Mendes	Bellion Williams Volta	3:28
14.	"Hand of God"	Bellion Dan Heath Williams Cubina	Bellion Heath Williams^[a] Volta^[a]	5:37
Total length:				55:11

Notes

^{^[a]} 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.


Date	City	Country	Venue
Part One
June 20, 2016	Boston	United States	Royale
June 21, 2016	Philadelphia		Trocadero Theatre
June 22, 2016	Cleveland		House of Blues
June 24, 2016	Washington D.C.		9:30 Club
June 25, 2016	Nashville		Exit/In
June 26, 2016	Atlanta		The Loft
June 28, 2016	Ft. Lauderdale		Culture Room
June 29, 2016	Orlando		The Beacham
July 1, 2016	Houston		House of Blues
July 2, 2016	Dallas		House of Blues
July 3, 2016	Albuquerque		Sunshine Theater
July 5, 2016	Tucson		The Rock
July 6, 2016	Phoenix		Crescent Ballroom
July 8, 2016	Los Angeles		The Fonda Theatre
July 9, 2016	San Diego		House of Blues
July 11, 2016	San Francisco		The Fillmore
July 13, 2016	Seattle		Neptune Theatre (Seattle)
July 14, 2016	Portland		Wonder Ballroom
July 18, 2016	Salt Lake City		The Complex
July 19, 2016	Denver		Gothic Theatre
July 21, 2016	Minneapolis		Varsity Theater
July 22, 2016	Milwaukee		The Rave/Eagles Club
July 23, 2016	Chicago		House of Blues
July 24, 2016	Detroit		Saint Andrew's Hall, Detroit
July 26, 2016	Toronto	Canada	The Hoxton
July 27, 2016	Pittsburgh	United States	Altar Bar
July 29, 2016	New York City	United States	Webster Hall
Part Two
October 20, 2016	Columbus	United States	Newport Music Hall
October 23, 2016	Indianapolis		Deluxe
October 25, 2016	Detroit		Fillmoare
October 27, 2016	Toronto	Canada	Phoenix
October 28, 2016	Chicago	United States	Riviera Theatre
October 30, 2016	Minneapolis		Myth
October 31, 2016	Lawrence		Granada
November 2, 2016	Salt Lake City		The Complex
November 3, 2016	Los Angeles		The Wiltern
November 4, 2016	San Francisco		Warfield Theatre
November 6, 2016	Seattle		The Showbox
November 7, 2016	Portland		Roseland Theater
November 9, 2016	Denver		Ogden Theatre
November 11, 2016	Omaha		Slowdown (venue)
November 13, 2016	Austin		Emo's
November 14, 2016	Dallas		House of Blues
November 15, 2016	San Antonio		Alamo City Music Hall
November 17, 2016	Nashville		Marathon Music Works
November 18, 2016	Atlanta		Center Stage (Atlanta)
November 20, 2016	Raleigh		Lincoln Theatre
November 21, 2016	Silver Spring		The Fillmore
November 22, 2016	Philadelphia		Electric Factory
November 23, 2016	New York City		Terminal 5 (venue)
November 27, 2016	Pittsburgh		Stage AE
November 28, 2016	Boston		House of Blues
European Leg
March 18, 2017	Oslo	Norway	Parkteatret
March 19, 2017	Stockholm	Sweden	Debaser Strand
March 21, 2017	Copenhagen	Denmark	Pumpehuset
March 24, 2017	Warsaw	Poland	Proxima
March 25, 2017	Berlin	Germany	Gretchen
March 26, 2017	Cologne		Die Kantine
March 29, 2017	Munch		Muffathhalle
March 30, 2017	Milan	Italy	Fabrique
April 1, 2017	Paris	France	Trabendo
April 3, 2017	Leuven	Belgium	Het Depot
April 5, 2017	Amsterdam	Holland	Paradiso (Amsterdam)
April 6, 2017	London	United Kingdom	Heaven
April 8, 2017	Birmingham		O2 Institute
April 10, 2017	Glasgow		Garage
April 11, 2017	Manchester		Academy 2
April 12, 2017	Dublin	Ireland	The 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.^[5] It was the fourth best-selling album of the week, selling 32,000 copies in its first week.^[5] 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)^[6]	69
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)^[7]	173
Danish Albums (Hitlisten)^[8]	32
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)^[9]	38
Irish Albums (IRMA)^[10]	91
New Zealand Heatseekers Albums (RMNZ)^[11]	4
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)^[12]	31
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)^[13]	60
UK Albums (OCC)^[14]	169
US Billboard 200^[15]	5
US Vinyl Albums (Billboard)^[16]	2

Year-end charts

Chart (2017)	Position
US Billboard 200^[17]	108

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)^[18]	Gold	40,000^‡
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)^[19]	Gold	10,000^‡
United States (RIAA)^[20]	Gold	500,000^‡
^‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

^ Middleton, Ryan (April 28, 2016). "Jon Bellion Announces New Album 'The Human Condition' Release Date, Tour". Music Times. Archived from the original on May 1, 2016. Retrieved May 15, 2016.
^ "An Interview With Jon Bellion: The Secrets He Tells Us, We'll Take To The Grave". The Aquarian Weekly. Archived from the original on 2017-02-02. Retrieved 2017-01-29.
^ Mike Wass (October 3, 2016). "Jon Bellion Talks 'All Time Low': Interview - Idolator". Idolator. Retrieved October 13, 2016.
^ Brian Cantor (April 5, 2017). "Jon Bellion's 'Overwhelming' Set To Impact Pop Radio On April 25". Headline Planet. Archived from the original on April 5, 2017. Retrieved April 5, 2017.
^ ^a ^b "Nick Jonas Debuts at No. 2 on Billboard 200 Albums Chart, Drake's 'Views' Steady at No. 1". Billboard. June 19, 2016. Archived from the original on November 20, 2016. Retrieved June 19, 2016.
^ Ryan, Gavin (June 18, 2016). "ARIA Albums: The Temper Trap 'Thick As Thieves' Is No 1". Noise11. Archived from the original on June 19, 2016. Retrieved June 18, 2016.
^ "Ultratop.be – Jon Bellion – The Human Condition" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved June 18, 2016.
^ "Hitlisten.NU – Album Top-40 Uge 7, 2017". Hitlisten. Retrieved February 22, 2017.
^ "Jon Bellion: The Human Condition" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved February 12, 2017.
^ "GFK Chart-Track Albums: Week 24, 2016". Chart-Track. IRMA. Retrieved June 17, 2016.
^ "NZ Heatseekers Albums Chart". Recorded Music NZ. June 20, 2016. Archived from the original on August 8, 2016. Retrieved June 17, 2016.
^ "VG-lista - Topp 40 Album uke 11, 2017". VG-lista. Retrieved April 1, 2017.
^ "Sverigetopplistan - Sveriges Officiella Topplista". Sverigetopplistan. Archived from the original on June 28, 2009. Retrieved February 25, 2017. Click on "Veckans albumlista".
^ Chart Log UK: "CLUK Update 18.06.2016 (wk24)". UK Albums Chart. Zobbel.de. Retrieved June 24, 2016.
^ "Jon Bellion Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved June 19, 2016.
^ "Jon Bellion – Chart History: Vinyl Albums". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved June 19, 2016.
^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2017". Billboard. Archived from the original on December 24, 2017. Retrieved December 12, 2017.
^ "Canadian album certifications – Jon Bellion – The Human Condition". Music Canada. Retrieved August 18, 2022.
^ "Danish album certifications – Jon Bellion – The Human Condition". IFPI Danmark. Retrieved August 18, 2022.
^ "American album certifications – Jon Bellion – The Human Condition". Recording Industry Association of America.

[1] Middleton, Ryan (April 28, 2016). "Jon Bellion Announces New Album 'The Human Condition' Release Date, Tour". Music Times. Archived from the original on May 1, 2016. Retrieved May 15, 2016.

[:0-2] "An Interview With Jon Bellion: The Secrets He Tells Us, We'll Take To The Grave". The Aquarian Weekly. Archived from the original on 2017-02-02. Retrieved 2017-01-29.

[Idolator-3] Mike Wass (October 3, 2016). "Jon Bellion Talks 'All Time Low': Interview - Idolator". Idolator. Retrieved October 13, 2016.

[Headline_Planet-4] Brian Cantor (April 5, 2017). "Jon Bellion's 'Overwhelming' Set To Impact Pop Radio On April 25". Headline Planet. Archived from the original on April 5, 2017. Retrieved April 5, 2017.

[week1-5] "Nick Jonas Debuts at No. 2 on Billboard 200 Albums Chart, Drake's 'Views' Steady at No. 1". Billboard. June 19, 2016. Archived from the original on November 20, 2016. Retrieved June 19, 2016.

[6] Ryan, Gavin (June 18, 2016). "ARIA Albums: The Temper Trap 'Thick As Thieves' Is No 1". Noise11. Archived from the original on June 19, 2016. Retrieved June 18, 2016.

[ac_Flanders_Jon_Bellion-7] "Ultratop.be – Jon Bellion – The Human Condition" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved June 18, 2016.

[8] "Hitlisten.NU – Album Top-40 Uge 7, 2017". Hitlisten. Retrieved February 22, 2017.

[ac_Finland_Jon_Bellion-9] "Jon Bellion: The Human Condition" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved February 12, 2017.

[ac_Ireland_-10] "GFK Chart-Track Albums: Week 24, 2016". Chart-Track. IRMA. Retrieved June 17, 2016.

[11] "NZ Heatseekers Albums Chart". Recorded Music NZ. June 20, 2016. Archived from the original on August 8, 2016. Retrieved June 17, 2016.

[12] "VG-lista - Topp 40 Album uke 11, 2017". VG-lista. Retrieved April 1, 2017.

[13] "Sverigetopplistan - Sveriges Officiella Topplista". Sverigetopplistan. Archived from the original on June 28, 2009. Retrieved February 25, 2017. Click on "Veckans albumlista".

[ac_UKZobbel_-14] Chart Log UK: "CLUK Update 18.06.2016 (wk24)". UK Albums Chart. Zobbel.de. Retrieved June 24, 2016.

[ac_Billboard200_Jon_Bellion-15] "Jon Bellion Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved June 19, 2016.

[16] "Jon Bellion – Chart History: Vinyl Albums". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved June 19, 2016.

[17] "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2017". Billboard. Archived from the original on December 24, 2017. Retrieved December 12, 2017.

[CanadaJon_BellionThe_Human_ConditionalbumCertRef-18] "Canadian album certifications – Jon Bellion – The Human Condition". Music Canada. Retrieved August 18, 2022.

[DenmarkJon_BellionThe_Human_ConditionalbumCertRef-19] "Danish album certifications – Jon Bellion – The Human Condition". IFPI Danmark. Retrieved August 18, 2022.

[United_StatesJon_BellionThe_Human_ConditionalbumCertRef-20] "American album certifications – Jon Bellion – The Human Condition". Recording Industry Association of America.

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