Daft Punk mark five years since split with retro-futuristic new video for ‘Human After All’

The visuals feature footage from their 2006 sci-fi film 'Electroma' The post Daft Punk mark five years since split with retro-futuristic new video for ‘Human After All’ appeared first on NME. NewsMusic News Daft Punk mark five years since split with retro-futuristic new video for ‘Human After All’ The visuals feature footage from their 2006 sci-fi film 'Electroma' By Poppy Burton 23rd February 2026 Daft Punk's Guy Manuel de Homem Christo and Thomas Bangalter, 2006. CREDIT: Spencer Weiner/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images Daft Punk have marked five years since their split with a new video for their 2005 single ‘Human After All’ – check it out below. READ MORE: Daft Punk’s ‘Random Access Memories’ at 10: how it became the era’s most hyped album Five years ago, the French house icons shared a video announcing they were disbanding. Although the electronic duo – made up of Thomas Bangalter and Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo – is still currently defunct, they have looked back to their time together with new visuals for ‘Human After All’ Advertisement Featuring footage from their 2006 sci-fi film Electroma, the new video sees them driving through the desert and eventually driving through a tranquil town. As they observe people socialising on a sunny day, they eventually spot that each one of them is wearing a helmet. Daft Punk confirmed their break-up after a career spanning over 28 years in 2021. In recent years, both members have touched on the necessity of a breakup, with Bangalter admitting he was “relieved” over the way that the band ended. “The question I ask more myself is why we did end it rather than how it could last for so long,” he said. “It’s a lot like a story or mini saga – sometimes there’s a TV show that has a special place in people’s hearts and it keeps that place, and it runs for one, two, three, four, five, sometimes 10 seasons.” Last autumn, Daft Punk collaborated with Fortnite and also released a collection of ‘Human After All’ remixes on vinyl to celebrate the album’s 20th anniversary. Recommended Among the artists who reworked the songs were Justice, Soulwax, SebastiAN, Basement Jaxx and The Juan Maclean. It was the band’s third full-length LP overall, and wasn’t followed up until nearly a decade later with 2013’s ‘Random Access Memories’ – what would become Daft Punk’s final album ever. More recently, Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo co-wrote a song on Rosalía‘s latest album, ‘LUX’. The musician and producer helped work on ‘Reliquia’, the second song on record’s tracklist, and was credited as a “composer and songwriter” of original material. As for Bangalter, he performed his first solo DJ set in 16 years last year alongside Fred Again.., and founder of the Because Music record label, Emmanuel de Buretel, recently hinted that Guy-Manuel may be working on a solo album (via EDM). Related TopicsDaft PunkElectronic You May Also Like Advertisement TRENDING The NME 100: essential emerging artists for 2026 Leigh-Anne on going independent and her debut solo album: “You’re not going to tell me the kind of artist I should be. I know... Foo Fighters deliver the dopamine on the futureproof rock beast ‘Your Favorite Toy’ ‘Paul McCartney: Man On The Run’ review: the endearing tale of how a Beatle found his Wings Confessions of a GAME employee: “My Mario costume had a funky smell” Advertisement More Stories Music News Blood Orange’s Rally Festival in London reveals stacked line-up Music News Shortparis frontman Nikolai Komyagin has died, age 39 Music News The xx share date for their “first show back in a while” Music News Former Black Midi member Cameron Picton launches new band My New Band Believe with thrilling single ‘Numerology’ Music News UK Eurovision Song Contest 2026 entry revealed as Look Mum No Computer Music News Damon Albarn has a pop at having to play Tottenham Hotspur Stadium as Gorillaz perform on ‘The Graham Norton Show’