Andrew Smith from
Melody Maker named 'Human Nature' Single of the Week, writing, "The surprise is that this is, in essence, a
house groove fed through the
On-U blender and wrapped raucously round a sample of
Martin Luther King declaring: "''There's something wrong with human nature...''" It's a big, vibrant linear thing, which kicks like a 12-gauge and locks onto its ultimately enthralling climax from the first, like a modern day '
Bolero' (only, of course, much less dull)." Pan-European magazine
Music & Media complimented it as an "outstanding" song from the
Emotional Hooligan album.
James Hamilton from
Music Week called it a "bassily chugging angry roller".
James Brown from
NME described it as "another electrifying club track that brings the old On-U Sound up to date and bullies the social conscience with its words. Boxheads will recognize its staple technique as being the
Snub signature tune, but of course there's more. Comic strip-per
Lana Pellay adds a Bacchanalian chorus call, and
Sherwood and
Oakenfold do the business at the controls. Light, tight, and destined to beat up the charts. The man has presence."
Record Mirror also named it Single of the Week. An editor, Jack Barron, wrote, "With all the momentum of a nailbomb explosion in the privates, Gary Clail spins once more into orbit riding on the back of a stellar keyboard riff, which you'll instantly recognise as the theme tune to
Snub TV". He added, "As a purely physical club experience, 'Human Nature' is like strapping yourself to a roller-coaster that suddenly leaves the rails." ==Legacy==