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How to Solve Our Human Problems
Compilation album by
Belle and Sebastian
Released16 February 2018
Recorded2016–2017
GenreIndie pop
Length69:18
LabelMatador
ProducerVarious
Belle and Sebastian chronology
Girls in Peacetime Want to Dance
(2015) 		How to Solve Our Human Problems
(2018) 		Days of the Bagnold Summer
(2019)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic71/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Rolling Stone[3]

How to Solve Our Human Problems is the collective title of three EPs by the band Belle and Sebastian, released through Matador Records between 2017 and 2018. The EPs were eventually compiled as a compilation album on 16 February 2018.

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Belle and Sebastian except where noted

How to Solve Our Human Problems EP 1
No.TitleProducer(s)Length
1."Sweet Dew Lee"
6:29
2."We Were Beautiful"
5:37
3."Fickle Season"
4:03
4."The Girl Doesn't Get It"
  • Belle and Sebastian
  • Brian McNeill
4:49
5."Everything Is Now"
5:28
How to Solve Our Human Problems EP 2
No.TitleProducer(s)Length
6."Show Me the Sun"Inflo3:53
7."The Same Star"Leo Abrahams3:35
8."I'll Be Your Pilot"
  • Belle and Sebastian
  • Brian McNeill
4:16
9."Cornflakes"
  • Belle and Sebastian
  • Stuart Evans
  • Emily MacLaren
4:26
10."A Plague on Other Boys"Leo Abrahams5:03
How to Solve Our Human Problems EP 3
No.TitleProducer(s)Length
11."Poor Boy"
  • Belle and Sebastian
  • Inflo
4:28
12."Everything Is Now (Part Two)"
  • Belle and Sebastian
  • Paul Savage
5:39
13."Too Many Tears"
  • Belle and Sebastian
  • Brian McNeill
4:27
14."There Is an Everlasting Song"
  • Belle and Sebastian
  • Brian McNeill
3:24
15."Best Friend" (Stuart Murdoch and Carla J. Easton[4])
  • Belle and Sebastian
  • Brian McNeill
3:41

Charts

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Chart performance for How to Solve Our Human Problems
Chart (2018) Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[5] 37
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[6] 129
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[7] 118
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[8] 72
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[9] 27
Portuguese Albums (AFP)[10] 13
Scottish Albums (OCC)[11] 6
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[12] 29
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[13] 27
UK Albums (OCC)[14] 28
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[15] 3

References

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  1. ^ "How to Solve Our Human Problems, Pts. 1-3 by Belle and Sebastian Reviews". Metacritic.com.
  2. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "How to Solve Our Human Problems, Pts. 1-3". AllMusic.
  3. ^ Vozick-Levinson, Simon (15 February 2013). "Review: Belle and Sebastian Deliver Bright Pop Throwbacks, a Few Left-Field Moves". Rolling Stone.
  4. ^ "Belle & Sebastian How to Solve Our Human Problems". Discogs. 14 February 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2019.
  5. ^ "Austriancharts.at – Belle and Sebastian – How to Solve Our Human Problems" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
  6. ^ "Ultratop.be – Belle and Sebastian – How to Solve Our Human Problems" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
  7. ^ "Ultratop.be – Belle and Sebastian – How to Solve Our Human Problems" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
  8. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Belle and Sebastian – How to Solve Our Human Problems" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
  9. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Belle and Sebastian – How to Solve Our Human Problems" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
  10. ^ "Portuguesecharts.com – Belle and Sebastian – How to Solve Our Human Problems". Hung Medien. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
  11. ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
  12. ^ "Spanishcharts.com – Belle and Sebastian – How to Solve Our Human Problems". Hung Medien. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
  13. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Belle and Sebastian – How to Solve Our Human Problems". Hung Medien. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
  14. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
  15. ^ "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
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