Humanity (Scorpions song)
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| “Humanity” | ||
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| Single by Scorpions from the album Humanity - Hour 1 |
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| Recorded | 2007 | |
| Genre | Hard rock | |
| Length | 5:26 | |
| Label | BMG | |
| Writer(s) | Eric Bazilian, Klaus Meine, Desmond Child, Martin Frederiksen | |
| Producer | James Michael, Desmond Child | |
"Humanity" is a song by Scorpions. It is the first single from their album, Humanity - Hour 1. Scorpions performed their new single, on March 24, 2007 at a special concert to celebrate the 50th anniversary of signing the Roman treaty, which became the basis for foundation of the European Union. [1]
The song's theme is about the decline of humanity itself during the recent years, warning about an upcoming apocalypse and the things that humanity has done. It also says that no one and nothing can change us or save us from ourselves, only ourselves.
It has received good reception and brief, but high airplay on hard rock stations, but has been hampered by the Scorpions' reputation as a "classic rock" band.
The music video fits with the song's theme: the band is seen playing on a stage with a doomsday-like background, there are screens that show human suffering , like the 9/11 attacks, poverty in Africa and scenes from WWII.
In India, an alternative video was made, consisting of images shot by common people. The video was telecast on VH1 channel.
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