How to Be Human
2025 studio album by Cat Burns
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How To Be Human is the second studio album by British singer-songwriter Cat Burns, released on 31 October 2025 through Since '93 and RCA Records. The album was preceded by the singles "Please Don't Hate Me", "All This Love" and "GIRLS!",[1] and received generally positive reviews from critics.[2] Several of the tracks on the album relate to grief and loss after Burns' "first heartbreak" and the death of her father and grandfather.[3][4]
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| Released | 31 October 2025 | |||
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| Length | 48:22 | |||
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Critical reception
| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Album of the Year | 65/100[2] |
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| Source | Rating |
| Stereoboard |   [5] |
| Beats Per Minute | 78/100[6] |
| DIY |  [7] |
| MusicOMH | [8] |
| The Arts Desk | [9] |
The album was generally well-received by critics.[2] Mary Chiney, writing for Beats Per Minute, praised the album's "honesty", saying Burns "tells her truth, and trusts that's enough."[6] Rolling Stone UK wrote that the album was "rich with humanity" and a "perfect portrait of processing grief".[10] Otis Robinson, writing for DIY, rated the album 3½ stars and said that while the album "colours grief in no new strokes, its profundity and earnestness is no less admirable".[7]
Joe Muggs, writing for The Arts Desk, said the album was "heavily over-engineered" and that "it feels like there's something that's far more her waiting to get out."[9]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Come Home" |
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| 3:01 |
| 2. | "Can Time Move Faster" |
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| 3:09 |
| 3. | "I Hope It's Me" |
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| 3:50 |
| 4. | "Small Talk" |
| 3:26 | |
| 5. | "Sad Forever" |
| Milton | 3:07 |
| 6. | "All This Love" |
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| 3:26 |
| 7. | "I Love You, But" |
| Watson | 3:06 |
| 8. | "Today" |
| Watson | 2:33 |
| 9. | "Gemini" |
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| 2:35 |
| 10. | "GIRLS!" |
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| 2:22 |
| 11. | "There's Just Something About Her" |
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| 3:12 |
| 12. | "Lavender" |
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| 3:06 |
| 13. | "Please Don't Hate Me" |
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| 3:34 |
| 14. | "I Wish You Well" |
| Milton | 2:30 |
| 15. | "When I'm With You" |
| Watson | 2:45 |
| 16. | "How To Be Human" |
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| 2:40 |
| Total length: | 48:22 | |||
- ^[a] signifies an additional producer