Human the Death Dance

Human the Death Dance
Studio album by Sage Francis
Released	May 8, 2007
Genre	Hip hop
Length	54:42
Label	Epitaph Records
Producer	Odd Nosdam, Mr. Cooper, Buck 65, Mark Isham, Alias, Sixtoo, Ant, Big Cats!, Kurtis SP, Miles Bonny, Reanimator, Tom Inhaler
Sage Francis chronology
A Healthy Distrust (2005) Human the Death Dance (2007) Li(f)e (2010)

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	77/100[1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
Drowned in Sound	7/10[3]
Pitchfork Media	7.9/10[4]
PopMatters	[5]
SF Weekly	favorable[6]
The Skinny	[7]
Spin	mixed[8]
Tiny Mix Tapes	[9]
XLR8R	favorable[10]

Human the Death Dance is the third studio album by American rapper Sage Francis.^[3] It was released on Epitaph Records on May 8, 2007.^[5]

Reception

At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, Human the Death Dance received an average score of 77% based on 16 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".^[1]

Track listing

No.	Title	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Growing Pains Intro"		0:37
2.	"Underground for Dummies"	Odd Nosdam	4:13
3.	"Civil Obedience" (featuring Reanimator on scratches)	Mr. Cooper	4:19
4.	"Got Up This Morning" (featuring Jolie Holland on fiddle and vocals and Nathan Harrop on harmonica)	Buck 65	3:11
5.	"Good Fashion"	Mark Isham	1:34
6.	"Clickety Clack" (featuring Christopher Sneddon on synthesizer)	Alias	3:59
7.	"Midgets and Giants"	Alias	3:54
8.	"Broccilude" (featuring B. Dolan on vocals)	Sixtoo	1:14
9.	"High Step" (featuring B. Dolan on vocals)	Ant	1:53
10.	"Keep Moving" (featuring Buddy Wakefield on vocals)	Alias	4:36
11.	"Waterline"	Mark Isham	2:02
12.	"Black Out on White Night" (featuring Jolie Holland on fiddle and vocals and Buddy Wakefield on vocals)	Big Cats!	4:36
13.	"Hell of a Year" (featuring Buddy Wakefield on vocals)	Kurtis SP	4:11
14.	"Call Me Francois" (featuring DJ Orator on scratches)	Miles Bonny	3:11
15.	"Hoofprints in the Sand"	Reanimator	5:01
16.	"Going Back to Rehab" (featuring Laura Escudé on violin and Scott Begin on drums)	Tom Inhaler	6:11

Charts

Chart	Peak position
Billboard 200[11]	97
Independent Albums[12]	8
Tastemaker Albums[13]	7

References

1. "Human The Death Dance - Sage Francis". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved March 6, 2015.
2. Jeffries, David. "Human the Death Dance - Sage Francis". AllMusic. Retrieved March 6, 2015.
3. Diver, Mike (June 6, 2007). "Sage Francis - Human The Death Dance". Drowned in Sound. Retrieved April 8, 2016.
4. Strew, Roque (May 11, 2007). "Sage Francis: Human the Death Dance". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved April 8, 2016.
5. Schiller, Mike (May 9, 2007). "Sage Francis: Human the Death Dance". PopMatters. Retrieved April 8, 2016.
6. Stroud, Matt; D'Andrea, Niki (June 18, 2007). "CD Review: Sage Francis' Human the Death Dance". SF Weekly. Retrieved April 8, 2016.
7. Maloney, Ali (June 10, 2007). "Sage Francis - Human the Death Dance". The Skinny. Retrieved April 8, 2016.
8. Matos, Michaelangelo (January 18, 2008). "Sage Francis, 'Human the Death Dance' (Anti-/ Epitaph)". Spin. Retrieved April 8, 2016.
9. Ranta, Alan (February 2, 2007). "Sage Francis - Human The Death Dance". Tiny Mix Tapes. Retrieved April 8, 2016.
10. Siwek, Daniel (January 22, 2007). "Sage Francis Human the Death Dance". XLR8R. Retrieved April 8, 2016.
11. "Sage Francis - Chart history - Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved April 8, 2016.
12. "Sage Francis - Chart history - Independent Albums". Billboard. Retrieved April 8, 2016.
13. "Sage Francis - Chart history - Tastemaker Albums". Billboard. Retrieved April 8, 2016.

External links

• Human the Death Dance at Discogs (list of releases)