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"Animal"
Single by Aurora
from the album A Different Kind of Human (Step 2)
Released24 January 2019 (2019-01-24)
Genre
Length3:35
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Aurora singles chronology
"Forgotten Love"
(2018) 		"Animal"
(2019) 		"The Seed"
(2019)
Music video
"Animal" on YouTube

"Animal" is a song by Norwegian singer-songwriter Aurora for her third studio album, A Different Kind of Human (Step 2) (2019). It was released on 24 January 2019, through Decca and Glassnote, as the lead single from the album. "Animal" is an upbeat electropop and dark pop song, produced by Tim Bran and Roy Kerr (My Riot), Magnus Skylstad, and Aurora.

Lyrically, it explores human nature and desire. Andrew Trendell of NME described the song as an arena anthem driven by instinct. The music video, directed by Tim Mattia, reflects Aurora's unique artistic vision. She performed the song on Skavlan on 22 March 2019.

Background

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"Animal" was produced by Tim Bran and Roy Kerr (My Riot), Magnus Skylstad, and Aurora herself. Musically, it was described as an upbeat electropop and dark pop song.[1][2][3] With a "crystal-clear" vocal performance from Aurora,[4] the song is driven by dynamic, urging dance-floor synthesizers and brooding percussive beats. Lyrically, "Animal" explores human nature and desire, depicting people as "animals hunting for animals." Aurora described it as a reflection on humanity’s constant pursuit of love, success, power, and material pleasures, calling it both "grotesque and beautiful."[5][6][7]

Critical reception

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Andrew Trendell of NME defined "Animal" as an arena anthem "that asks the listener to lose themselves to instinct".[8]

Music video

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The song was accompanied by a music video directed by Tim Mattia, who praised Aurora's unique artistic vision and described the collaboration as a highly immersive and creative experience.[5]

Live performances

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Aurora performed "Animal" at the Norwegian-Swedish talk show Skavlan on 22 March 2019.[9]

Charts

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Chart performance for "Animal"
Chart (2019) Peak
position
Norwegian Artist Singles (IFPI Norge)[10] 21

References

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  1. ^ Bray, Elisa (6 June 2019). "Album reviews: Aurora – A Different Kind of Human, and Perry Farrell – Kind Heaven". The Independent. Archived from the original on 7 June 2019. Retrieved 17 March 2019.
  2. ^ Anger, Georgia (15 June 2019). "Album Review: AURORA – "A Different Kind of Human (Step 2)"". The Young Folks. Archived from the original on 17 June 2019. Retrieved 17 March 2025.
  3. ^ Ward, Sean (25 January 2019). "AURORA delights with racing, primal pop on new single 'Animal'". The 405. Archived from the original on 26 January 2019. Retrieved 17 March 2025.
  4. ^ Padin, Malvika (14 June 2019). "Aurora - A Different Kind Of Human". Clash. Retrieved 17 March 2025.
  5. ^ a b Bound, Chris (25 January 2019). "AURORA unveils new single 'Animal'". Mystic Sons. Retrieved 23 February 2025.
  6. ^ Cerys, Chris (25 January 2019). "AURORA races through the wild on huge new single "Animal"". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 24 February 2025.
  7. ^ "AURORA releases new track 'Animal': "It's grotesque. It's beautiful. We are animals hunting for animals."". Women in Pop. Retrieved 24 February 2025.
  8. ^ Trendell, Andrew (13 June 2019). "Aurora – 'A Different Kind Of Human (Step 2)' review". NME. Retrieved 17 March 2025.
  9. ^ "21. Intervju med Aurora og fremførelse av låten "Animal"" [21. Interview with Aurora and performance of the song "Animal"]. TV 2 Play (in Norwegian). 22 March 2019. Retrieved 17 March 2025.
  10. ^ "Norsk Singel 2019 uke 05". Topplista. Retrieved 1 March 2025.
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