Hallelujah Money
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B-side | "Phoenix on the Hill" |
"Hallelujah Money" is a song by alternative rock virtual band Gorillaz, featuring Benjamin Clementine. The song was released on 19 January 2017, the day before the inauguration of Donald Trump as the 45th President of the United States. The song marks the group's musical comeback, and their first musical release since 2012's "DoYaThing". "Hallelujah Money" is a political song with gospel-style vocals on top of avant garde/electronic music. The song features English artist and musician Benjamin Clementine, marking Clementine's first collaboration with Gorillaz.[1][2][3][4][5]
Music video
The music video was uploaded to the UPROXX official YouTube channel on 19 January 2017. The video features a cameo from Gorillaz lead singer 2D, who appears in puppet form at various points through the song.[6] The video ends abruptly with a clip from the episode "Karate Choppers" of the TV series SpongeBob SquarePants[7] (this is not present on the album version).
Personnel
- Damon Albarn – vocals, keyboards, programming, production
- Benjamin Clementine – vocals
- The Humanz Choir – Rasul Al-Salaam, Starr Busby, Melanie J-B Charles, Drea D'Nur, Giovanni James, Marcus Anthony Johnson, Janelle Kroll, Brandon Markell-Holmes, Imani Vonshà – choir
References
- ^ Strauss, Matthew (19 January 2017). "Gorillaz Return With New Anti-Trump Song and Video "Hallelujah Money": Watch - Pitchfork". Pitchfork. Retrieved 19 January 2017.
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(help) - ^ Smith, Thomas (2017-01-19). "New Gorillaz song: 'Hallelujah Money' track review". Nme.com. Retrieved 2017-06-22.
- ^ Tim Jonze. "Gorillaz release Hallelujah Money | Music". The Guardian. Retrieved 2017-06-22.
- ^ Joe Muggs. "Gorillaz v Kendrick Lamar – who won the battle of the surprise drops? | Music". The Guardian. Retrieved 2017-06-22.
- ^ "Album Review:". 4 June 2017.
- ^ Rife, Katie (19 January 2017). "Gorillaz return with their first new song in 6 years, "Hallelujah Money"". The A.V. Club. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
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(help) - ^ Geffen, Sasha (19 January 2017). "Gorillaz Break Their Six-Year Silence To Protest Donald Trump's Inauguration". MTV. Retrieved 19 January 2017.