"Fans of the 1975 were left puzzled this week by the disappearance from streaming services of "Human Too," an album track from 2022's Being Funny in a Foreign Language. Now, Matthew Healy has taken to Reddit to explain its absence: "'Human Too' was removed from the album so the album is more how I want it to be," he wrote."
"While it is now commonplace for artists to tweak albums post-release-typically for reasons to do with sample clearance or perfectionism -retroactively wiping a song, three years after the fact, is more of a novelty. Healy notes in his comment, presumably for those unfamiliar with the mechanics of physical media, that "Human Too" still appears on prior physical releases of the album."
Matthew Healy removed "Human Too" from streaming services to make the album Being Funny in a Foreign Language align with his preferred version. Most remaining tracks on the album remain available because Healy is generally satisfied with them, though "What Should I Say" from Notes on a Conditional Form may also be removed. Physical copies of the album still include "Human Too," so the change affects streaming platforms rather than prior physical releases. Post-release tweaks for sample clearance or perfectionism are common, but permanently removing a song three years after release is unusual.
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