On the fifth anniversary of announcing the end of Daft Punk, the duo have shared a new official music video for “Human After All”. The track comes from the 2005 album Human After All, while the clip is edited from footage taken from Daft Punk’s Electroma (2006). The edit was handled by Cédric Hervet, a long-time collaborator of the project.
The video guides viewers through images fans associate with one of the duo’s most austere chapters: desert shots, a drive through quiet suburbs, and that trademark contrast between everyday normality and a “robotic” mise-en-scene. This isn’t a hint at a return to the stage, but rather an added footnote to a closed story – precisely in the spirit of a band that spent years controlling not only its sound, but its own myth.
Five years since “Epilogue”
Daft Punk announced their split on February 22, 2021, by publishing the “Epilogue” video. It was symbolic and restrained: an image instead of a statement, a frame and dates instead of explanations. Five years later, the new “Human After All” clip closes that bracket directly, reaching once again for film imagery tied to Electroma.
Industry coverage has been consistent about the anniversary context. As Nina Corcoran put it in 2026: “Five years ago today, Daft Punk posted a video announcing they were breaking up.”
A brief Daft Punk history and discography
Daft Punk were formed by Thomas Bangalter and Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo. They began in the 1990s, with their global breakthrough arriving via the 1997 debut Homework, closely associated with the French house wave and the era’s club minimalism.
In 2001, the duo shifted toward a more pop-leaning, melodic narrative on Discovery, while the robot helmets became a fully-fledged brand language. Their third studio album, Human After All (2005), was rougher and more mechanical – often read today as a deliberate turn toward repetition and an “industrial” pulse that Daft Punk could turn into a signature.
Their legacy also includes major live peaks: Alive 2007 is widely regarded as one of the most influential live recordings in electronic music, and the TRON: Legacy score (2010) positioned the duo as film composers. Their final studio album remains Random Access Memories (2013), celebrated and heavily discussed as a tribute to the analog warmth of disco and funk.
The biggest songs that built the legend
The staples most often cited include “Around the World” and “Da Funk” from the Homework era, “One More Time” and “Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger” from Discovery, the title track “Human After All” from 2005, and “Get Lucky” from Random Access Memories. In the background are also collaborations that pushed the duo beyond the strictly club world.
Against that backdrop, this new video reads like a measured gesture: a reminder that even after calling it a day, Daft Punk can still set imaginations in motion with a single move – no tour, no campaign, no lead-up.
