Gorillaz (album)

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Gorillaz
Studio album by Gorillaz
Released	26 March 2001, (United Kingdom) 24 April 2001 and 19 June 2001 (United States)
Recorded	1 December 1998–2000
Genre	Alternative rock, alternative hip hop, electronica, trip hop
Length	73:55
Label	Parlophone, Virgin
Producer	Tom Girling, Jason Cox, Dan the Automator, Gorillaz
Professional reviews
Allmusic link Alternative Press [July 2001, p.68] Muzik [May 2001, p.66] Pitchfork Media (7.0/10) 2001 Q [May 2001, p.115] Robert Christgau link Rolling Stone 2001
Gorillaz chronology
Tomorrow Comes Today EP (2000) Gorillaz (2001) G-Sides (2002)

Gorillaz is the self-titled debut album by virtual band, Gorillaz, released in March 2001. It includes the singles "Clint Eastwood", "19-2000", "Rock the House" and "Tomorrow Comes Today". The album reached #3 in the UK, and was an unexpected hit in the U.S., hitting #14 and selling over seven million copies worldwide. Its members include 2D, Murdoc, Russel, and Noodle.

Contents 1 Album information 2 Track listing 3 Singles and EPs 4 Personnel 4.1 Fictional 4.2 Real-life 5 Release history 6 External links

[edit] Album information

Throughout the album the band experiments with many combinations of genres, including hip-hop, rock, Latin, punk and reggae.

Gorillaz was released as an Enhanced CD that includes a short movie and access to Murdoc's Winnebago via a download at murdocswinnebago.com, which is now accessible by simply going on the Kong Studios online tour.

In 2004, the album was packaged with 2002's Laika Come Home in a limited edition box set as part of EMI's "2CD Originals" collection.

The beginning of the song "M1 A1" features a successive sound clip from the movie, Day of the Dead.

The song "Slow Country" features a sample from The Specials' 1981 single "Ghost Town".

A sampled loop from "In the Hall of the Mountain Queen" by Raymond Scott is repeated throughout the song "Man Research (Clapper)." The song's title is a nod to Raymond Scott's Manhattan Research, Inc. [1]

The song "Clint Eastwood (Ed Case remix)" was used in a bump for PBS.

The album has been labeled "Explicit" by iTunes and has a "Parental Advisory" sticker in the UK. A "Clean" Version of the album was released, but only edited the songs "Clint Eastwood" and "Rock the House".

[edit] Track listing

1. "Re-Hash (feat. Miho Hatori)" – 3:38
2. "5/4" – 2:41
3. "Tomorrow Comes Today" – 3:13
4. "New Genious (Brother)" – 3:57
5. "Clint Eastwood (feat.Del tha Funkee Homosapien)" – 5:41
6. "Man Research (Clapper)" – 4:29
7. "Punk" – 1:36
8. "Gravity" – 4:40
9. "Double Bass" – 4:44
10. "Rock the House (feat. Del tha Funkee Homosapien)" – 4:09
11. "19-2000 (feat. Miho Hatori and Tina Weymouth)" – 3:27
12. "Latin Simone (¿Qué Pasa Contigo?) (feat. Ibrahim Ferrer)" – 3:36
13. "Starshine" – 3:31
14. "Slow Country" – 3:35
15. "M1 A1" – 3:55
16. "Clint Eastwood" (Ed Case/Sweetie Irie Refix) (Bonus Track) – 4:29
17. "19-2000" (Soulchild Remix) (Limited Edition Bonus Track) – 3:30
18. "Dracula" (U.S Bonus Track) – 3:42
19. "Left Hand Suzuki Method" (U.S Bonus Track) – 3:09
20. "Rock The House" (Video) (Korean Bonus Track) - 4:09

[edit] Singles and EPs

• "Tomorrow Comes Today" (EP) released before the album was released, a promo video was also released.
• "Clint Eastwood" was the first single from the album. It was released on 4 March 2001, just a few weeks before the album and peaked at #4 in the UK and #57 in the United States.
• "19-2000" was the second single, released in June 2001. Peaked at #6 in the UK charts.
• "Rock the House" was the third single, released in October 2001. Peaked at #18 in the UK charts.
• "Tomorrow Comes Today" was the fourth and final single from the album, released almost a year after the album, in February 2002. It peaked at #33 in the UK charts. A DVD, a white-label and a CD-single were released. Prior to the release of Gorillaz, "Tomorrow Comes Today" had been released as an EP on 27 November 2000.

[edit] Personnel

[edit] Fictional

• Stuart Pot (credited as "2D"; voiced by Damon Albarn)- vocals, keyboard
• Noodle (voiced by Miho Hatori and Tina Weymouth)- vocals, guitar
• Murdoc Niccals (voiced by Phil Cornwell (on occasions only)- bass guitar
• Russel Hobbs- drums, percussion

[edit] Real-life

• Del tha Funkee Homosapien- guest vocals on "Clint Eastwood" and "Rock the House"
• Ibrahim Ferrer- guest vocals on "Latin Simone (¿Qué Pasa Contigo?)"

[edit] Release history

The album was released in various countries in 2001.

Country	Date	Label	Format	Catalog
United Kingdom	26 March. 2001	Parlophone	CD	5311380
			LP	5311381
Japan	11 April 2001	Toshiba-EMI	CD	TOCP 65676
United States	19 June 2001	Virgin Records America	CD	7243 5 33748 0 8

[edit] External links

• Gorillaz at Metacritic

v • d • e Gorillaz 2D · Murdoc Niccals · Noodle · Russel Hobbs Studio albums Gorillaz (2001) · Demon Days (2005) · Plastic Beach (2010) EPs Tomorrow Comes Today Compilations G-Sides · Laika Come Home · D-Sides DVDs Phase One: Celebrity Take Down · Demon Days Live · Phase Two: Slowboat to Hades Singles "Clint Eastwood" · "19-2000" · "Rock the House" · "911" · "Tomorrow Comes Today" · "Lil' Dub Chefin'" · "Feel Good Inc." · "DARE" · "Dirty Harry" · "Kids with Guns" · "El Mañana" Other releases The Apex Tapes · We Are the Dury · Rise of the Ogre · Bananaz Collaborators Damon Albarn · Jamie Hewlett · Dan the Automator · Danger Mouse · Del tha Funkee Homosapien · Ike Turner · Nelson De Freitas · Phil Cornwell · Haruka Kuroda · Shaun Ryder · MF DOOM · Roots Manuva · Spacemonkeyz · Stanley Huang · Passion Pictures Related Articles Discography · Awards and nominations Damon Albarn projects Blur · The Good, the Bad and the Queen · Monkey: Journey to the West