Human is the fifth studio album by American singer Brandy. It was released by Epic Records, Knockout Entertainment and Koch Records on December 9, 2008. The album marked her debut Epic Records release, following her split with Atlantic Records in 2005, and her reunion with longtime collaborator and mentor Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins, who executively produced and wrote most of the album with his songwriting collective. Despite being generally well-received by critics, Human debuted at number 15 on the US Billboard 200 with opening week sales of 73,000 copies, becoming Brandy's lowest-charting album since her eponymous debut (1994). As of 2012, Human has sold 214,000 copies in the United States, failing to match the commercial success of predecessors. While leading single "Right Here (Departed)" scored Brandy her biggest chart success since "Full Moon" (2002), the second and final "Long Distance" was not as commercially successful. Human would become the only album Brandy recorded with Epic Records, after departing both the label and Roc Nation in 2009. Initially, the singer would reflect on disliking the album, describing it as too pop and blaming its lackluster performance on a lack of vision from all involved parties. Over a decade after its release, in 2022, Brandy reflected the album helped her daughter Sy'Rai through personal struggles, and would go on to express fondness for the Human album.