The Human Condition (Jon Bellion album) explained

The Human Condition
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Artist:Jon Bellion
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Recorded:2014–16
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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

Notes

Personnel

Musicians

Technical

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, 2016BostonUnited StatesRoyale
June 21, 2016PhiladelphiaTrocadero Theatre
June 22, 2016ClevelandHouse of Blues
June 24, 2016Washington D.C.
June 25, 2016NashvilleExit/In
June 26, 2016AtlantaThe Loft
June 28, 2016Ft. LauderdaleCulture Room
June 29, 2016OrlandoThe Beacham
July 1, 2016HoustonHouse of Blues
July 2, 2016DallasHouse of Blues
July 3, 2016AlbuquerqueSunshine Theater
July 5, 2016TucsonThe Rock
July 6, 2016PhoenixCrescent Ballroom
July 8, 2016Los AngelesThe Fonda Theatre
July 9, 2016San DiegoHouse of Blues
July 11, 2016San FranciscoThe Fillmore
July 13, 2016SeattleNeptune Theatre (Seattle)
July 14, 2016PortlandWonder Ballroom
July 18, 2016Salt Lake CityThe Complex
July 19, 2016DenverGothic Theatre
July 21, 2016MinneapolisVarsity Theater
July 22, 2016MilwaukeeThe Rave/Eagles Club
July 23, 2016ChicagoHouse of Blues
July 24, 2016DetroitSaint Andrew's Hall, Detroit
July 26, 2016TorontoCanadaThe Hoxton
July 27, 2016PittsburghUnited StatesAltar Bar
July 29, 2016New York CityWebster Hall
Part Two
October 20, 2016ColumbusUnited StatesNewport Music Hall
October 23, 2016IndianapolisDeluxe
October 25, 2016DetroitFillmoare
October 27, 2016TorontoCanadaPhoenix
October 28, 2016ChicagoUnited StatesRiviera Theatre
October 30, 2016MinneapolisMyth
October 31, 2016LawrenceGranada
November 2, 2016Salt Lake CityThe Complex
November 3, 2016Los AngelesThe Wiltern
November 4, 2016San FranciscoWarfield Theatre
November 6, 2016SeattleThe Showbox
November 7, 2016PortlandRoseland Theater
November 9, 2016DenverOgden Theatre
November 11, 2016OmahaSlowdown (venue)
November 13, 2016AustinEmo's
November 14, 2016DallasHouse of Blues
November 15, 2016San AntonioAlamo City Music Hall
November 17, 2016NashvilleMarathon Music Works
November 18, 2016AtlantaCenter Stage (Atlanta)
November 20, 2016RaleighLincoln Theatre
November 21, 2016Silver SpringThe Fillmore
November 22, 2016PhiladelphiaElectric Factory
November 23, 2016New York CityTerminal 5 (venue)
November 27, 2016PittsburghStage AE
November 28, 2016BostonHouse of Blues
European Leg
March 18, 2017OsloNorwayParkteatret
March 19, 2017StockholmSwedenDebaser Strand
March 21, 2017CopenhagenDenmarkPumpehuset
March 24, 2017WarsawPolandProxima
March 25, 2017BerlinGermanyGretchen
March 26, 2017CologneDie Kantine
March 29, 2017MunchMuffathhalle
March 30, 2017MilanItalyFabrique
April 1, 2017ParisFranceTrabendo
April 3, 2017LeuvenBelgiumHet Depot
April 5, 2017AmsterdamHollandParadiso (Amsterdam)
April 6, 2017LondonUnited KingdomHeaven
April 8, 2017BirminghamO2 Institute
April 10, 2017GlasgowGarage
April 11, 2017ManchesterAcademy 2
April 12, 2017DublinIrelandThe 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
New Zealand Heatseekers Albums (RMNZ)[7] 4
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[8] 60
US Vinyl Albums (Billboard)[9] 2

Year-end charts

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Jon Bellion Announces New Album 'The Human Condition' Release Date, Tour . Music Times . April 28, 2016 . May 15, 2016 . Middleton, Ryan . May 1, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160501203331/http://www.musictimes.com/articles/70325/20160428/jon-bellion-new-album-the-human-condition-release-date-tour.htm . live .
  2. Web site: An Interview With Jon Bellion: The Secrets He Tells Us, We’ll Take To The Grave. The Aquarian Weekly. 2017-01-29. 2017-02-02. https://web.archive.org/web/20170202043625/http://www.theaquarian.com/2016/07/27/an-interview-with-jon-bellion-the-secrets-he-tells-us-well-take-to-the-grave/. live.
  3. Web site: Jon Bellion Talks 'All Time Low': Interview - Idolator. Mike Wass. October 13, 2016. October 3, 2016. Idolator.
  4. Web site: Jon Bellion's 'Overwhelming' Set To Impact Pop Radio On April 25. Brian Cantor. April 5, 2017. April 5, 2017. Headline Planet. April 5, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170405205459/http://headlineplanet.com/home/2017/04/05/jon-bellions-overwhelming-set-impact-pop-radio-april-25/. live.
  5. Web site: Nick Jonas Debuts at No. 2 on Billboard 200 Albums Chart, Drake's 'Views' Steady at No. 1. Billboard. June 19, 2016. June 19, 2016. November 20, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161120083336/http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/7408958/nick-jonas-last-year-was-complicated-no-2-billboard-200-albums-chart-drake-views. live.
  6. Web site: ARIA Albums: The Temper Trap 'Thick As Thieves' Is No 1. Noise11. Ryan. Gavin. June 18, 2016. June 18, 2016. June 19, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160619162434/http://www.noise11.com/news/aria-albums-the-temper-trap-thick-as-thieves-is-no-1-20160618. live.
  7. Web site: NZ Heatseekers Albums Chart. Recorded Music NZ. June 20, 2016. June 17, 2016. August 8, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160808023907/http://nztop40.co.nz/chart/albums?chart=4240. live.
  8. Web site: Sverigetopplistan - Sveriges Officiella Topplista. Sverigetopplistan. February 25, 2017. June 28, 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20090628191208/http://www.sverigetopplistan.se/. live. Click on "Veckans albumlista".
  9. Web site: [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=Jon Bellion|chart=Vinyl Albums}} Jon Bellion – Chart History: Vinyl Albums ]. . . June 19, 2016.
  10. Web site: Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2017. Billboard. December 12, 2017. December 24, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171224115207/https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2017/top-billboard-200-albums. live.

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