"Human Error" is a song by Danish singer-songwriter

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, taken from her fifth studio album ''

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'' (2019). It was released as the album's

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on 4 January 2019. It was written by the singer, Thomas Bartlett, and Adnan Zukanovic, with Bartlett serving as producer. The song was first revealed in December 2018 when she uploaded an acoustic version of the song to her

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account.

Background and release

's then-untitled fifth studio album was scheduled for release in 2018, according to the singer. The release date was then pushed back to 2019, which was revealed in an interview with ''

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'' magazine. During the time period leading up to the release, Oh Land worked on several side projects, such as producing the soundtrack album ''

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'' (2018) and recording "", Denmark's national anthem. Oh Land first uploaded a live acoustic performance of "Human Error" onto her official

account on 8 December 2018. The song was later released to various online music retailers via digital download on 4 January 2019 as the

from her fifth album, ''

''.

Composition and lyrics

"Human Error" was written by Oh Land, Thomas Bartlett, and Adnan Zukanovic. Production was also handled by Bartlett.

Critical reception

Madeleine Fernando from ''

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'' named "Human Error", in addition to the second single "

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" a standout song from ''Family Tree'' for displaying "Oh Land's beautiful lyricism and quiet strength".

References

External links

* {{authority control 2019 singles 2019 songs Oh Land songs Song recordings produced by Doveman Songs about heartache Songs written by Adnan Zukanovic Songs written by Doveman Songs written by Oh Land