Humanoid (Tokio Hotel album)
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| Studio album by Tokio Hotel | ||||
| Released | October 2, 2009 | |||
| Recorded | 2008-2009 | |||
| Genre | Pop rock, alternative rock, electronic rock | |||
| Length | 45:12 (Standard edition) 58:38 (Deluxe editions) |
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| Language | German, English | |||
| Label | Cherrytree, Island | |||
| Producer | Tom Kaulitz, Bill Kaulitz, David Roth, Patrick Benzner, David Jost, Peter Hoffmann | |||
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| Allmusic |   |
| Billboard | 70/100 |
| Entertainment Weekly | C |
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| The Tune | 2.6/5 link |
Humanoid is the third German studio album and the second English studio album by German band Tokio Hotel. Released through Island Records and Cherrytree Records, the album was recorded in both German and English with both versions set for a simultaneous worldwide release bearing the same title, Humanoid. The German version of the album was released on October 2, 2009 in Germany and other European countries, while the English version was released in the United States on October 6, 2009. Unlike their previous English-language album, Scream, Humanoid had no UK release in 2009.Humanoid was digitally released on UK iTunes on January 27, 2014.
The first single, "Automatisch" was released on September 18, 2009, and "Automatic" was released on September 22, 2009 in the US.
The song "Human Connect To Human" was featured in a Verizon Wireless commercial promoting Motorola's Droid phone. "Humanoid" is included on the set list for rhythm game Rock Band 3.
After the North American mini-tours in 2008, the band returned to their studio in Hamburg to record the album. The band worked with many different producers in the process including The Matrix,Guy Chambers and Desmond Child (who worked on an album with the same theme for Scorpions). In total, 25 songs were recorded for the album with originally 13 making the final track listing. But when the track listing for both versions were released, it was found that 12 tracks would be on the standard versions while 16 tracks would be on the deluxe versions.
The album title, Humanoid, is a word derived from science fiction which means 'human like'. Producer David Jost had explained the reasoning behind the album title to an interview with MTV:
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