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Van Halen - Humans Being

Music Video | 1996
ArtistVan Halen
SongHumans Being
AlbumBalance
DirectorRocky Schenck
IntroNo
OutroNo
Sound MixStereo
Technical Specificationscolour - format unknown
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Synopsis

Van Halen performs "Humans Being" on a dark, storm-like soundstage while footage from the disaster film "Twister" cuts into the performance. Lightning, roiling clouds, tornado imagery, and rapidly changing close-ups give the video an ominous, cinematic atmosphere. Rather than following a separate storyline, the clip presents the band as part of the film's turbulent world, matching the song's heavy sound with images of nature, danger, and human vulnerability.

Factoids & Trivia

  • The video was created to promote "Humans Being" as part of the soundtrack to the 1996 disaster film "Twister."
  • The clip combines newly filmed band-performance footage with scenes from "Twister," making it more of a soundtrack tie-in than a standalone narrative video.
  • The soundtrack and promotional video use an edited version of the song. At approximately 3:28, it removes several solo passages, shortens the bridge, and trims the ending compared with the roughly 5:10 album version.
  • "Humans Being" was the final Van Halen recording to feature Sammy Hagar before he left the band in June 1996.
  • The track was released as a radio single in the United States and reached No. 1 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks chart for two weeks in 1996.
  • The song also appeared on Van Halen's "Best Of - Volume I," alongside the instrumental "Respect the Wind," another contribution to the "Twister" soundtrack.
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