Only Time Makes It Human

"Only Time Makes It Human" is a song by American singer-songwriter King Princess, released on October 16, 2020. The song sees Straus delving into the dance-pop genre, and described as "a 21st century take on Kylie Minogue's '00s club mainstay "Can't Get You Out of My Head".^[2] It is a break-up song about unrequited love and the "healing power of time".^[3] The song's official music video features Straus as a "crying 3D avatar of herself" that Billboard called "trippy" and "far from anything you would have expected from her."^[1]

"Only Time Makes It Human"
Single by King Princess
Released	October 16, 2020 (2020-10-16)
Genre	Dance-pop[1] new wave[2]
Length	3:24
Label	Zelig
Songwriter(s)	Mikaela Straus Nick Long
Producer(s)	King Princess Mike Malchikoff
King Princess singles chronology
"Ohio" (2020) "Only Time Makes It Human" (2020) "Pain" (2020)
Music video
"Only Time Makes It Human" on YouTube

Critical reception

"Only Time Makes It Human" was included on Billboard's list of the best LGBTQ songs of 2020.^[4]

Music video

The music video and the single were both released on October 16, 2020. The video was directed by Quinn Wilson. As of December 2023, it has over 1 million views on YouTube.^[5]

Track listing

Digital download

1. "Only Time Makes It Human" – 3:24

Digital download – remix EP^[6]

1. "Only Time Makes It Human" (Kitty Cash remix) – 3:08
2. "Only Time Makes It Human" (Yoseppi remix) – 3:42
3. "Only Time Makes It Human" (The Blessed Madonna remix) – 3:43

Personnel

Credits adapted from Tidal.^[7]

• King Princess – lead and background vocals, songwriting, production, guitar, synthesizer
• Nick Long – songwriting
• Mike Malchicoff – production, synthesizer, recording engineer
• Mark Ronson – co-production, guitar, recording engineer
• Jonah Feingold – guitar
• Chris Athens – mastering engineer
• Josh Gudwin – mixing engineer
• "Diamond" Dave Huffman – assistant engineer

Charts

Chart (2020)	Peak position
New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ)[8]	33