In 2010, a vote by listeners to UK radio station XFM polled the song at #97 in its poll of the Top 1,000 Songs of All Time. Brightside'.' Chris Williams of Billboard gave a positive review, echoing The Observer's description of 'merging a Boss-like melody over a New Order-injected rave-up.' He also praised the song for 'stretching the soundscape of alternative rock, which has increasingly become difficult to differentiate between mainstream rock.' Music Radar complimented the song in their review of Day & Age, saying 'A gentle, phased, clicky guitar riff opens this gorgeous nod to the gentle side of '80s new wave.' Caryn Ganz with Rolling Stone gave the tune three-and-a-half stars, calling it 'delicious.' 'Human' was voted the Best Song of 2008 by the readers of Rolling Stone. An interview in The Observer newspaper stated that the track 'is a cross between New Order and Bruce Springsteen - that should please fans of ' Mr. The song received positive reviews from contemporary critics. The earliest digital release of the song was missing a hi-hat section at the beginning of the song.

The cover art for the single is a portrait of the band's guitarist Dave Keuning, and is one of the four portraits drawn by Paul Normansell for the album. He confessed to not putting it on Sawdust as 'it was too good'. Flowers stated that the song was created with Stuart Price during their work with him on the Sawdust album, and has changed very little since then. In an interview with Rolling Stone magazine's Smoking Section, Brandon Flowers described 'Human' as ' Johnny Cash meets the Pet Shop Boys'. The song was released on a seven-inch picture disc throughout the world on various dates in November 2008, with a B-side entitled 'A Crippling Blow'. It was their first top-10 hit in the Netherlands (peaking at number 2). It became the third song by the band to enter the top 5 of the UK Singles Chart.

'Human' has received generally positive feedback from music critics, praising the composition, the musical influences and the production. Written by and produced by the band members and co-produced by Stuart Price, it was released as the first single from their third studio album Day & Age (2008).

' Human' is a song by American rock band the Killers.

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