Summary
- Daft Punk released a new music video for the title track of their 2005 album Human After All
- The visual utilizes archived footage from the duo’s 2006 science fiction feature film Electroma
- Creative director Cédric Hervet handled the editing for the anniversary-aligned release
Daft Punk has shared a new official music video for “Human After All,” the title track of their polarizing third studio album. Arriving as a surprise archival drop, the visual marks a significant return to the aesthetic era of the mid-2000s, coinciding with the five-year anniversary of Thomas Bangalter and Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo’s official disbandment.
The newly released video is composed of footage originally captured for the duo’s 2006 feature-length film, Daft Punk’s Electroma. While the footage was initially intended for a series of music videos supporting the Human After All album cycle, the project famously expanded into a standalone cinematic narrative. This latest edit, overseen by longtime creative director Cédric Hervet, brings that original intent full circle by pairing the 2005 track with its intended visual language.
Human After All was famously recorded in just six weeks and has long been characterized by its minimalist, guitar-driven, and industrial-leaning sound — a stark departure from the disco-infused maximalism of its predecessor, Discovery. The video reflects this starkness, utilizing the “terrifying” and “tormented” looks at technology depicted in the Electromafootage. The release serves as a tribute to the duo’s legacy and their exploration of the “integral accident” between humanity and progress.
Watch Daft Punk’s “Human After All” visual above.
