Hurts 2B Human
by P!nk
  • Record Label: RCA
  • Release Date: Apr 26, 2019
User Score
7.7

Generally favorable reviews- based on 143 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 100 out of 143
  2. Mixed: 24 out of 143
  3. Negative: 19 out of 143
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  1. Trigueiro
    Apr 29, 2019
    5
    It's more of the same. The magic formula. I like so mucha on the songs (Hey Why) Miss You Sometie and My Attic.
  2. Flawlessasurnot
    Apr 27, 2019
    6
    This album has poor production and the lyrical content doesn't reach the depth and realism of her previous works. She attempts to have a "cooler" essence with no success. The lyrics are about the common topics singers sing about: love, the regret of a lover, the need of another person, and so on. This time Pink has not accomplished to come back as the versatile artist she is (supposed toThis album has poor production and the lyrical content doesn't reach the depth and realism of her previous works. She attempts to have a "cooler" essence with no success. The lyrics are about the common topics singers sing about: love, the regret of a lover, the need of another person, and so on. This time Pink has not accomplished to come back as the versatile artist she is (supposed to be). 59/100… Expand
  3. Hogdion
    Apr 26, 2019
    5
    She let go of her artistry for the sake of commercial success. Beautiful Trauma sounded like an Ed Sheeran album. It's sad that she gave up her own sound to win people over. She's an icon, she doesn't need to strive for success. She made her mark and this is disappointing to say the least.
  4. bluebeardtattoo
    Apr 28, 2019
    6
    Как всегда хорошее звучание и пару не плохих тем. Но все похоже друг на друга и я не могу выделить прям какой-то хит. Все по накатаной.
  5. JaggedLittlePil
    May 19, 2019
    6
    Another delusional album but at least it has some really good tracks which make me think that the real P!nk is still somewhere between all the dull and boring ballads that have no personality at all. The 2nd album in a row in which she failed to express herself as an artist and she just makes simple pop songs. Just barely sufficient.
  6. Jevus
    Jun 25, 2019
    6
    In this album everything sounds old, dance songs are the ones that reveal the "backwardness" in this record. "Beautiful Trauma" was a good album and "The Truth About Love" could be called her best work, but this time all the songs are boring or sound obsolete. The whole album is quite inconsistent because while it has dance songs for very abrupt moments it falls into ballads or romanticIn this album everything sounds old, dance songs are the ones that reveal the "backwardness" in this record. "Beautiful Trauma" was a good album and "The Truth About Love" could be called her best work, but this time all the songs are boring or sound obsolete. The whole album is quite inconsistent because while it has dance songs for very abrupt moments it falls into ballads or romantic songs. This album is quite mediocre for an artist the size of P!nk, the production is quite basic, simple and monotonous, it does not try to innovate or do new things, it just repeats or copies what was popular in other years. I think that on this record she loses that essence of rebellion and flirting with rock. It has 2 good songs and that's saying, "90 Days" and "We Could Have It All". The final part of the album becomes very boring with typical ballads and that makes you want to finish by listening to this album so flat and mediocre.… Expand
  7. NolanLundgaard
    Apr 21, 2020
    6
    Hurts 2B Human by P!nk: 5.34

    Hustle: 0.75 (Hey Why) Miss You Sometime: 0.25 Walk Me Home: 1 :) My Attic: 0.75 90 Days: 0.25 Hurts 2B Human: 0.5 Can We Pretend: 1 :) Courage: 1 Happy: 0.75 We Could Have It All: 1 :) Love Me Anyway: 0.75 Circle Game: 0.75 The Last Song Of Your Life: 0.75 9.5/13 ~ .731 -> 5.34 Hurts 2B Human is P!nk’s eighth album, and though it is    Hurts 2B Human by P!nk: 5.34

    Hustle: 0.75
    (Hey Why) Miss You Sometime: 0.25
    Walk Me Home: 1 :)
    My Attic: 0.75
    90 Days: 0.25
    Hurts 2B Human: 0.5
    Can We Pretend: 1 :)
    Courage: 1
    Happy: 0.75
    We Could Have It All: 1 :)
    Love Me Anyway: 0.75
    Circle Game: 0.75
    The Last Song Of Your Life: 0.75

    9.5/13 ~ .731 -> 5.34

    Hurts 2B Human is P!nk’s eighth album, and though it is certainly an improvement from Beautiful Trauma, it doesn’t reach the heights of previous albums like Funhouse or The Truth About Love. To its credit, a lot of the upbeatness that I was missing in Beautiful Trauma was back in Hurts 2B Human, though in this album, P!nk adopts a few music aspects that are rather generic in today’s music, such as electronic drums in a few tracks and autotune in the case of one or two songs. That being said, even if it is at the expense of a few commonalities, Hurts 2B Human manages to recapture the spirit of past P!nk, which I applaud this album for doing. I had so much more to say about this album but I had to cut the individual song "feelings" because of the 5000 character limit (Metacritic, please change it :( ). Overall, I was somewhat happy with this album, though I could’ve used more excitement (especially since I know P!nk is capable of providing this). That being said, this new style isn’t horrible (with the exception of a few songs in this album of course), but it leaves me with a little to be desired. I am also kind of sad because this is the latest P!nk album, so I probably won’t be reviewing any more of her work any time soon, and she is one of my favorite artists. At least this will give me something to look forward to once she releases new material. Most P!nk fans should like this album, especially if they liked the calmer music that made up Beautiful Trauma, but all P!nk fans will like at least a few songs in Hurts 2B Human. Highlights: Walk Me Home, Can We Pretend, Courage, and We Could Have It All.    … Expand
  8. JeremySpears
    May 12, 2021
    6
    P!nk is undeniably an icon. She was one of the biggest artists of the 2000s and gave us amazing pop rock music and she had so much longevity that she still managed to kill it on the charts in the 2010s. However, she kept playing it very safe with each new release in the last decade. Her latest album "Hurts 2B Human" was a disappointment. The album's opening track "Hustle" reminds me a bitP!nk is undeniably an icon. She was one of the biggest artists of the 2000s and gave us amazing pop rock music and she had so much longevity that she still managed to kill it on the charts in the 2010s. However, she kept playing it very safe with each new release in the last decade. Her latest album "Hurts 2B Human" was a disappointment. The album's opening track "Hustle" reminds me a bit P!nk's old material. It's an energetic pop song that features elements of country music. The second track "(Hey Why) Miss You Sometime" is easily the best song on the album in my opinion. It’s an upbeat Pop track that was co-written and produced by pop God Max Martin. I love the autotune usage on this song. "Walk Me Home" is the third song on the album and also served as the album's lead single. It has to be her weakest lead single either. It didn’t leave much of an impression on me the first time I heard it...and it’s still just kinda there. It’s more of a midtempo song that also features elements of country or folk music. Eh I don’t know. "My Attic" is a very cute introspective ballad about storing memories and secrets. The production is nothing new but it’s cute. "90 Days" is probably the most experimental song on the album. It’s a very minimalistic electronica ballad and Wrabel is a perfect duet partner. The vocoder background vocals are great and I also like the lyrics a lot. Definitely a standout song.
    The title track "Hurts 2B Human" with Khalid is okay. Their voices sound so good together but the song itself is just nothing special. "Can We Pretend" is a terribly generic EDM song. It just doesn’t sound like something P!nk would record and I hope she will never ever record an EDM track ever again. The subject matter is nice and relatable though. Then there’s the power ballad "Courage". I like the song but it just sounds like a Sia song (and Sia actually ended up releasing her version of the song as well). "Happy" is a beautiful (and relatable ballad), where P!nk talks about her fear of opening up.
    After that the album ends with four songs that left absolutely no impression on me at all, mostly ballads. "We Could Have It All" is a pop rock song that also reminded me a tiny bit of the old pink. Nice track. "Love Me Anyway" is a cute little country ballad. P!nk and Chris Stapleton sound good together but the song is just cute. "Circle Game" is a very, very beautiful piano ballad where P!nk talks about her relationship to her daughter, motherhood, mortality and her dad. There's a lot to unpack in this song. The album ends with the painfully acoustic ballad "The Last Song of Your Life", meh.

    "Hurts 2B Human" is not a bad album but it’s just there. Parts of the album are either generic or playing it very safe. I feel like it was rushed and P!nk probably had no real vision for this project. She actually said that this was supposed to be just an EP and it shows. Overall it’s a very quiet album, mostly ballads and midtempo tracks. It does showcase a more vulnerable side of P!nk though (lyrically) I'll give it that.

    Favorite songs: (Hey Why) Miss You Sometime, Happy, Circle Game & 90 Days    … Expand

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Generally favorable reviews - based on 9 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 9
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 9
  3. Negative: 0 out of 9
  1. Clash Music
    May 7, 2019
    70
    As a whole Hurts 2B Human is not perfect. It is full of emotion and passion in certain parts, and yet devoid of it in others.
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  2. The Quietus
    May 2, 2019
    60
    There are flourishes that hint the singer is still capable of reaching those heights in pop that few ever reach, moments when she still sounds like she’s actually having a good time recording the songs. Unfortunately, these moments are all too fleeting. When Hurts 2B Human works, its great. It reminds you why Pink is such a big star. When it doesn’t, it hurts.
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  3. Slant Magazine
    Apr 29, 2019
    50
    Pink’s eighth album, Hurts 2B Human, finds the singer peddling the same boilerplate pop-rock songs about self-empowerment and existential angst that have defined her career for almost 20 years.
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