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Rag'n'Bone Man Rory Charles Graham (born 29 January 1985), better known as Rag'n'Bone Man, is an English singer and songwriter. He is known for his deep baritone voice. His first hit single, "Human", was released in 2016, and his debut album of the same nam ...

. The song was released as a digital download on 26 January 2017 through Columbia Records as the third single from his debut studio album ''

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'' (2017). The song was written by Rory Graham (Rag'n'Bone Man),

Jonny Coffer Jonathan Coffer (born 8 March 1989) is a multiple Grammy-nominated songwriter and record producer from London. He has written and produced for artists including Beyoncé, Kendrick Lamar, Lykke Li, FKA twigs, Naughty Boy, Emeli Sandé, Fall Out ...

Jamie Scott Jamie Scott (born James Christopher Needle; 12 February 1984) is an Ivor Novello Award winning English singer, songwriter and producer. Career Songwriting As a writer and producer Scott has sold over 100 million albums, 50 million singles, has ...

Mike Needle Mike Needle is an English songwriter, producer and singer. He has co-written songs for artists such as One Direction, Rita Ora, Tom Grennan, Niall Horan, Rag'n'Bone Man, Alan Walker (music producer), Alan Walker, James TW & JP Cooper, and has vo ...

, and

Dan Bryer Daniel Bryer is an English songwriter, producer and multi-instrumentalist. He has written and produced songs for artists such as Westlife, One Direction, Alan Walker, Niall Horan, JP Cooper, Rag'n'Bone Man & James TW. Notable songs written by ...

Background and conception

The song's inspiration came from Graham when he was watching a '' Game of Thrones'' episode involving the relationship between Jon Snow and

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Music video

On 25 March 2017, the

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was uploaded to the Rag'n'Bone Man

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channel. It was directed by Greg Davenport. It features a young boy walking through an abandoned village, seeking shelter.

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{{Rag'n'Bone Man 2016 songs 2017 singles Rag'n'Bone Man songs Songs written by Jamie Scott Songs written by Jonny Coffer Songs written by Rag'n'Bone Man Songs written by Dan Bryer Songs written by Mike Needle