Gorillaz (album)

Gorillaz
Studio album by Gorillaz
Released	26 March 2001
Recorded	1 December 1998 – 7 May 2000 at Studio 13 in London, England and Geejam Studios in Portland, Jamaica
Genre	Alternative hip hop, alternative rock, rap rock
Length	53:33
Label	Parlophone
Producer	Tom Girling, Jason Cox, Dan the Automator, Gorillaz
Professional reviews
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Gorillaz chronology
Gorillaz (2001) Demon Days (2005)

Gorillaz is the debut album by the British 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 ten million copies worldwide.

Album information

Throughout the album the band experiments with many combinations of genres, including hip-hop, rock, Latin, punk, dub, acid, and reggae. 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. It was recently revealed that the track "Starshine" has an alternate version, which features Luton-based rap group Phi Life Cypher.

This version is not available on any releases, but it is available on the Phi Life Cypher SoundCloud channel and also on the video-sharing website YouTube. All editions of the Gorillaz album feature an enhanced section that included screen savers, wallpaper and an autoplay, featuring a short movie which opens the user's internet browser to a special section of the Gorillaz website, http://murdocswinnebago.com, which gives the user full access to Murdoc's winnebago. 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.

Reception

Gorillaz received generally positive reviews from critics, with the exception of Robert Christgau and Rolling Stone. It was ranked #6 in Spin's Albums of the Year 2001, ranked #96 in Slant Magazine's best of the 2000s list, and included in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die.

Tracklisting

1. "Re-Hash" – 3:37
2. "5/4" – 2:39
3. "Tomorrow Comes Today" – 3:12
4. "New Genious (Brother)" – 3:57
5. "Clint Eastwood" (Feat. Del tha Funkee Homosapien) – 5:39
6. "Man Research (Clapper)" – 4:31
7. "Punk" – 1:36
8. "Sound Check (Gravity)" – 4:40
9. "Double Bass" – 4:44
10. "Rock The House" (Feat. Del tha Funkee Homosapien) – 4:08
11. "19-2000" – 3:27
12. "Latin Simone (¿Que Pasa Contigo?)" (Feat. Ibrahim Ferrer) – 3:36
13. "Starshine" – 3:31
14. "Slow Country" – 3:35
15. "M1 A1" – 3:50
16. "Clint Eastwood" (Ed Case Refix) (Hidden Track) - 4:29

UK Re-Issue Bonus Tracks

16. "Clint Eastwood" (Ed Case Sweetie Irie Refix Edit) - 3:42

17. "19-2000" (Soulchild Remix) - 3:33

US Bonus Tracks

16. "Dracula" - 4:44

17. "Left Hand Suzuki Method" - 3:11

US Re-Issue Bonus Tracks

18. "19-2000" (Soulchild Remix) - 3:33

19. "Clint Eastwood" (Ed Case Refix) - 4:29

Limited Edition French Digipak Bonus Disc

1. "Dracula" - 4:44
2. "Hip Albatross" - 3:43
3. "Left Hand Suzuki Method" - 3:10
4. "The Sounder" - 4:29

Limited Edition Malayasian Bonus AVCD

1. "12D3" - 3:25
2. "Dracula" - 4:44
3. "Left Hand Suzuki Method" - 3:10
4. "Hip Albatross" - 3:43
5. "Tomorrow Comes Today" (Video)
6. "Clint Eastwood" (Video)
7. "19-2000" (Video)

Chart positions

Chart (2001)	Peak position
US Billboard 200	14
Canadian Billboard Albums	13
UK Albums Chart	3

Singles

• "Tomorrow Comes Today" was released as an EP before the album was released. A video for the song was also released.
• "Clint Eastwood" was the first single from the album on 4 March 2001. The single peaked at #4 in the UK Singles Chart, #57 in the Billboard Hot 100 and #3 in the Billboard Hot Modern Rock Tracks.
• "19-2000" was the second single from the album, released in June 2001. The single peaked at #6 in the UK Singles Chart and #23 in Billboard Hot Modern Rock Tracks.
• "Rock the House" was the third single from the album, released in October 2001. The single peaked at #8 in the UK Singles Chart.
• "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 #3 in the UK Singles Chart.
• "5/4" was repeatedly considered for a single but was edged out by "19-2000" and "Rock the House". A video was produced for this song, but never got passed the storyboarding stage.

Personnel

Virtual

• 2D – vocals, keyboards, piano
• Noodle – guitar, vocals
• Murdoc Niccals – bass guitar
• Russel Hobbs – drums, percussion

Non-Virtual

• Damon Albarn – vocals
• Del tha Funkee Homosapien – guest vocals on "Clint Eastwood" and "Rock the House"
• Ibrahim Ferrer – guest vocals on "Latin Simone (Que pasa contigo)"
• Miho Hatori – vocals, guitar

References

External links

• Gorillaz at Metacritic