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Humongous (song)

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"Humongous"
Single by Declan McKenna
from the album What Do You Think About the Car?
Released9 June 2017
Length5:12
LabelColumbia Records
Songwriter(s)Declan McKenna
Producer(s)James Ford
Declan McKenna singles chronology
"The Kids Don't Wanna Come Home"
(2017)
"Humongous"
(2017)
"Why Do You Feel So Down"
(2017)

"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

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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

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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

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A music video to accompany the release of "Humongous" was first released onto YouTube on 9 June 2017.[6]

Personnel

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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

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Chart (2017) Peak
position
Mexico (Billboard Ingles Airplay)[8] 44

Release history

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Region Date Format Label
Various 9 June 2017 Digital download Columbia Records

References

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  1. ^ "Humongous - Single by Declan McKenna on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
  2. ^ "Declan McKenna's New Track Will Make You Feel 'Humongous'". out.com. 9 June 2017. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
  3. ^ "Declan McKenna's latest single is 'Humongous'". Dork. 9 June 2017. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
  4. ^ "Watch Declan McKenna and Declan McKenna's Big Sunglasses do 'Humongous' on Conan". Dork. 13 April 2017. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
  5. ^ "Declan McKenna "Humongous" 04/11/18 - CONAN on TBS". YouTube. 12 April 2017. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
  6. ^ "Declan McKenna - Humongous (Official Video)". YouTube. 9 June 2017. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
  7. ^ "Credits / Humongous (Single Version) / Declan McKenna – TIDAL". Tidal. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
  8. ^ "Declan McKenna – Mexico Ingles Airplay". Billboard. Billboard. Retrieved 8 April 2020.