Humongous (song)
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| "Humongous" | ||||
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| Single by Declan McKenna | ||||
| from the album What Do You Think About the Car? | ||||
| Released | 9 June 2017 | |||
| Length | 5:12 | |||
| Label | Columbia Records | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Declan McKenna | |||
| Producer(s) | James Ford | |||
| Declan McKenna singles chronology | ||||
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"Humongous" is a song by English singer, songwriter, and musician Declan McKenna. It was released as the sixth single from McKenna's debut studio album, What Do You Think About the Car? on 9 June 2017 through Columbia Records.[1][2] The song was written by Declan McKenna and produced by James Ford.
Background[edit]
Talking about the song, McKenna said, "I love big powerful choruses that you can just scream, and I wanted this to be one of those. I remember writing it just sat home alone with my sister’s guitar in complete euphoria with only a chorus written and nothing else, just shouting the words which are super vague but just summed up all the confusion and frustration I’ve had the last two years."[3]
Live performances[edit]
On 11 April 2017, McKenna performed the song live on live on the late-night talk show Conan, which was shown on TBS.[4][5]
Music video[edit]
A music video to accompany the release of "Humongous" was first released onto YouTube on 9 June 2017.[6]
Personnel[edit]
Credits adapted from Tidal.[7]
- James Ford – producer, drums
- Declan McKenna – composer, lyricist, associated performer, vocal
- Max Prior – assistant engineer
- Jimmy Robertson – engineer
- Barry Grint – mastering engineer
- Craig Silvey – mixing engineer
Charts[edit]
| Chart (2017) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Mexico (Billboard Ingles Airplay)[8] | 44 |
Release history[edit]
| Region | Date | Format | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| Various | 9 June 2017 | Digital download | Columbia Records |
References[edit]
- ^ "Humongous - Single by Declan McKenna on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
- ^ "Declan McKenna's New Track Will Make You Feel 'Humongous'". out.com. 9 June 2017. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
- ^ "Declan McKenna's latest single is 'Humongous'". Dork. 9 June 2017. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
- ^ "Watch Declan McKenna and Declan McKenna's Big Sunglasses do 'Humongous' on Conan". Dork. 13 April 2017. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
- ^ "Declan McKenna "Humongous" 04/11/18 - CONAN on TBS". YouTube. 12 April 2017. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
- ^ "Declan McKenna - Humongous (Official Video)". YouTube. 9 June 2017. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
- ^ "Credits / Humongous (Single Version) / Declan McKenna – TIDAL". Tidal. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
- ^ "Declan McKenna – Mexico Ingles Airplay". Billboard. Billboard. Retrieved 8 April 2020.