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Baby Queen (song)

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"Baby Queen"
Single by Gorillaz
from the album Cracker Island
Released4 November 2022 (2022-11-04)
GenreDream pop[1]
Length3:40
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Gorillaz singles chronology
"New Gold"
(2022) 		"Baby Queen"
(2022) 		"Skinny Ape"
(2022)

"Baby Queen" is a song by British virtual band Gorillaz. The track was officially released on 4 November 2022 as the third single for the band's eighth studio album, Cracker Island. The track was first released on 30 September 2022 as a song in the 2022 video game FIFA 23.[2]

Background

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The track was inspired by a dream frontman Damon Albarn had about a 1997 Blur concert.[3] The concert had been attended by a then 14 year old Princess Siribha Chudabhorn.[4] During the track "Song 2" she had gotten off her throne, which was right next to the venues mixing board and stage dived into the crowd. In a Los Angeles Times interview Albarn stated how the song is about the dream he had about the gig, where he revisited the concert as 2-D[5] with a full-grown version of the princess where they then spent time together.[4][6]

Personnel

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Gorillaz

Additional musicians and personnel

  • Greg Kurstin – keyboards, synthesisers, drums, percussion, bass, electric guitars, piano, vibraphone, engineering
  • Samuel Egglenton – engineering
  • Julian Burg – engineering
  • Matt Tuggle – engineering
  • Henri Davies – engineering
  • Mark "Spike" Stent – mixing
  • Matt Wolach – mixing assistant
  • Randy Merrill – mastering

Charts

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Chart (2022) Peak
position
US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs (Billboard)[7] 47

References

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  1. ^ Attard, Paul (22 February 2023). "Gorillaz Cracker Island Review: The Misfit Toys Take Aim at the Modern World and Misfire". Slant Magazine. Archived from the original on 24 February 2023. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
  2. ^ Skinner, Tom (22 September 2022). "EA reveals 'FIFA 23' soundtrack, featuring Gorillaz and Yeah Yeah Yeahs". NME. Archived from the original on 26 October 2022. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
  3. ^ Uitti, Jacob (5 November 2022). "Gorillaz Release New Song Inspired by Meeting with Thai Princess, "Baby Queen"". American Songwriter. Archived from the original on 5 November 2022. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
  4. ^ a b Richards, Will (6 November 2022). "Gorillaz share 'Baby Queen', inspired by a stagediving Thai princess". NME. Archived from the original on 1 March 2023. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
  5. ^ Jones, Abby (4 November 2022). "Gorillaz Nod to an Unlikely Fan on New Single "Baby Queen": Stream". Consequence. Archived from the original on 29 January 2023. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
  6. ^ Wood, Mikael (23 January 2022). "For Damon Albarn, modern life is still pretty much rubbish". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on 22 March 2023. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
  7. ^ "Gorillaz Chart History (Hot Rock & Alternative Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
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