El Mañana (song)

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"El Mañana"
Single by Gorillaz
from the album Demon Days
A-side"Kids with Guns"
Released10 April 2006 (2006-04-10)
Genre
Length3:50
LabelParlophone
Songwriter(s)Damon Albarn
Producer(s)
Gorillaz singles chronology
"Dirty Harry"
(2005) 		"Kids with Guns" / "El Mañana"
(2006) 		"Stylo"
(2010)
Alternate covers
Double A-side cover
Music video
"El Mañana" on YouTube

"El Mañana" (Spanish for "The Future"[3]) is a song by British alternative rock band Gorillaz. It was released on 10 April 2006 in the United Kingdom as a double A-side, and the fourth and final singles from their album Demon Days. "El Mañana", along with its other A-side "Kids with Guns", reached number 27 upon its release in the UK.

The song's music video brings back certain elements from the band's music video for "Feel Good Inc.", released the year before.

Music video[edit]

The animated music video for "El Mañana" was released on 11 March 2006 from Passion Pictures, and directed by Jamie Hewlett and Pete Candeland. The video opens to Noodle on the same floating island seen in the music video for "Feel Good Inc.".[4] Two helicopters, similar in design to the RAH-66 Comanche and the Bell AH-1Z Viper, intercept the island. The helicopters spot Noodle out in the open, and open fire upon her with rotary cannons, but fail to hit her. Noodle flees into the cover of the windmill, narrowly avoiding the rounds which penetrate the walls. The two helicopters smash into the windmill's sails, destroying them. The helicopters continue to strafe the floating island, setting fire to the foliage and the windmill. Noodle stumbles outside as the helicopters appear to break off and fly away, but is spotted. The helicopters turn around and strafe Noodle, but she again narrowly escapes the coming fire, taking refuge in the burning windmill. The island, now heavily damaged, plunges into a canyon below. The camera pans up and away as the island crashes into the ground, exploding. Above the crash zone, both helicopters hover. One of the helicopters opens its bomb bay doors, and drops an unguided bomb into the wreckage. The helicopters disengage, and the video fades to black.

Track listings[edit]

UK CD single

  1. "Kids with Guns" – 3:45
  2. "El Mañana" – 3:50
  3. "Stop the Dams" – 5:39

UK DVD single

  1. "El Mañana" (music video) – 4:03
  2. "Kids with Guns" (music video) – 3:46
  3. "Don't Get Lost in Heaven" (Original Demo Version) – 2:29
  4. "El Mañana" (animatic) – 3:57

UK 7-inch single

  1. "Kids with Guns" – 3:45
  2. "El Mañana" – 3:50

European CD single

  1. "Kids with Guns" – 3:45
  2. "El Mañana" – 3:50
  3. "Stop the Dams" – 5:39
  4. "El Mañana" (music video) – 4:03

Japanese CD single

  1. "El Mañana" – 3:50
  2. "Kids with Guns" – 3:45
  3. "Stop the Dams" – 5:39
  4. "Don't Get Lost in Heaven" (Original Demo Version) – 2:29
  5. "El Mañana" (music video) – 4:03

UK digital single[5]

  1. "Kids with Guns" (Hot Chip Remix) – 7:09

US digital single

  1. "El Mañana" – 3:50
  2. "Hong Kong" (Live in Manchester) – 6:36

US digital E.P.

  1. "El Mañana" – 3:50
  2. "Stop the Dams" – 5:39
  3. "Hong Kong" (Live in Manchester) – 6:36
  4. "Kids with Guns" (music video) – 3:46
  5. "El Mañana" (Live in Harlem video) – 3:59

Personnel[edit]

Charts[edit]

Chart (2006) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[6] 31
Germany (Official German Charts)[7] 94
Ireland (IRMA)[8] 39
Italy (FIMI)[9] 33
Scotland (OCC)[10] 17
UK Singles (OCC)[11] 27

Release history[edit]

Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref.
United Kingdom 10 April 2006 (2006-04-10)
  • 7-inch vinyl
  • CD
  • DVD
 Parlophone [12]
Australia 8 May 2006 (2006-05-08) CD [13]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Pollard, Alexandra. "THEY'RE COMING BACK: GORILLAZ' GREATEST TRACKS RANKED". Gigwise.com. Gigwise. Retrieved 2 November 2016.
  2. ^ "Humanz After All: Gorillaz Stun in the Flesh with Guest-Filled Meadows Headlining Set". Billboard. 17 September 2017.
  3. ^ Gorillaz – El Mañana, retrieved 1 December 2023
  4. ^ Browne, Cass (26 October 2006). Gorillaz: Rise of the Ogre. Riverhead Books.
  5. ^ "Archived copy". iTunes. Archived from the original on 28 February 2015. Retrieved 17 March 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. ^ "Gorillaz – El Mañana / Kids with Guns". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
  7. ^ "Gorillaz – El Mañana/Kids with Guns" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
  8. ^ "Irish-charts.com – Discography Gorillaz". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
  9. ^ "Gorillaz – El Mañana / Kids with Guns". Top Digital Download. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
  10. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
  11. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
  12. ^ "Kids with Guns / El Mañana". vblurpage.com. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
  13. ^ "The ARIA Report: New Releases Singles – Week Commencing 8th May 2006" (PDF). ARIA. 8 May 2006. p. 28. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 May 2006. Retrieved 22 October 2021.

External links[edit]

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