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How to Solve Our Human Problems is the collective title of three EPs by the band Belle and Sebastian, released through Matador Records between 2017 and 2018. The EPs were eventually compiled as a compilation album on 16 February 2018.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Belle and Sebastian, except "Best Friend" by Stuart Murdoch and Carla Easton

How to Solve Our Human Problems EP 1
No.TitleProducer(s)Length
1."Sweet Dew Lee" (Stevie Jackson and Murdoch on vocals)Belle and SebastianStuart EvansEmily MacLaren6:29
2."We Were Beautiful"Belle and SebastianBrian McNeill5:37
3."Fickle Season" (Sarah Martin on vocals)Belle and SebastianLeo Abrahams4:03
4."The Girl Doesn't Get It" (Murdoch and S. Martin on vocals)Belle and SebastianBrian McNeill4:49
5."Everything Is Now"Belle and SebastianPaul Savage5:28
How to Solve Our Human Problems EP 2
No.TitleProducer(s)Length
6."Show Me the Sun" (Murdoch and S. Martin on vocals)Inflo3:53
7."The Same Star" (S. Martin on vocals)Leo Abrahams3:35
8."I'll Be Your Pilot"Belle and SebastianBrian McNeill4:16
9."Cornflakes" (Jackson on vocals)Belle and SebastianStuart EvansEmily MacLaren4:26
10."A Plague on Other Boys"Leo Abrahams5:03
How to Solve Our Human Problems EP 3
No.TitleProducer(s)Length
11."Poor Boy" (S. Martin and Murdoch on vocals)Belle and SebastianInflo4:28
12."Everything Is Now (Part Two)"Belle and SebastianPaul Savage5:39
13."Too Many Tears" (Celia Garcia, Therese Martin, Anna Miles and Murdoch on vocals)Belle and SebastianBrian McNeill4:27
14."There Is an Everlasting Song"Belle and SebastianBrian McNeill3:24
15."Best Friend" (Carla Easton on vocals)Belle and SebastianBrian McNeill3:41

Charts

Chart performance for How to Solve Our Human Problems
Chart (2018)Peak position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)37
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)129
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)118
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)72
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)27
Portuguese Albums (AFP)13
Scottish Albums (OCC)6
Spanish Albums (Promusicae)29
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)27
UK Albums (OCC)28
UK Independent Albums (OCC)3