Gorillaz (album)

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Gorillaz
Gorillaz cover
Studio album by Gorillaz
Released March 26, 2001
Recorded Gee Jam Studios, Jamaica
Genre Rock, Pop, Hip Hop
Length 56:58
Label Parlophone
Producer(s) Tom Girling, Jason Cox, Dan the Automator, Gorillaz
Professional reviews
Gorillaz chronology
Tomorrow Comes Today EP
(2000)		 Gorillaz
(2001)		 G-Sides
(2002)


Gorillaz is the self-titled debut album by Gorillaz, the virtual group masterminded by Blur frontman Damon Albarn and was first released in March 2001 (see 2001 in British music). It includes the singles "Clint Eastwood", "19-2000", "Rock the House" and "Tomorrow Comes Today". It reached #3 UK and was an unexpected hit in the U.S., hitting #14 and selling over a million and a half copies. The album is available in both edited and unedited versions.

The album was released as an Enhanced CD that include a short movie and access to Murdoc's Winnebago via a download at murdocswinnebago.com, which is now accessible by just 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.

Contents

[edit] Track listing

  1. "Re-Hash"– 3:38
  2. "5/4" – 2:40
  3. "Tomorrow Comes Today"– 3:12
  4. "New Genious (Brother)" – 3:57
  5. "Clint Eastwood" – 5:42
  6. "Man Research (Clapper)" – 4:29
  7. "Punk" – 1:36
  8. "Sound Check (Gravity)" – 4:40
  9. "Double Bass" – 4:44
  10. "Rock the House" – 4:09
  11. "19-2000"– 3:27
  12. "Latin Simone (Que Pasa Contigo)" – 3:36
  13. "Starshine" – 3:31
  14. "Slow Country" – 3:35
  15. "M1 A1" – 3:54

[edit] Bonus tracks

  • "Clint Eastwood (Ed Case Refix)" – 4:28 — bonus unindexed track on nearly all releases
  • "Dracula" – 3:41 — bonus track on U.S. release
  • "Left Hand Suzuki Method" – 3:08 — bonus track on U.S. release
  • "19-2000 (Soulchild Remix)" – 3:29 — bonus track on European re-release

[edit] Bonus AVCD (Malaysia)

  1. "12D3" (Gorillaz) – 3:27
  2. "Dracula" (Gorillaz) – 4:25
  3. "Left Hand Suzuki Method" (Gorillaz) – 3:10
  4. "Hip Albatross" (Gorillaz) – 2:43
  5. "Tomorrow Comes Today" (video)
  6. "Clint Eastwood" (video)
  7. "19-2000" (video)

[edit] Bonus Cd (France)

  1. "The Sounder (Gorillaz)

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[edit] Singles and EPs

  • "Clint Eastwood" was the first single from the album. It was released a few weeks before the album and peaked at #3 in the UK and #57 in the United States.
  • "19-2000" was the second single, released in June 2001 it peaked at #6 in the UK charts.
  • "Rock the House" was the third single, released in October 2001 it 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 November 27, 2000.

[edit] Release

The album was released in various countries in 2001.

Country Date Label Format Catalog
United Kingdom 26 March 2001 Parlophone CD 5311380
LP 5311381
CD digipak 5320930
7 July 2001 #reissue CD 5344880
Japan 11 April 2001 Toshiba-EMI CD TOCP 65676
United States 19 June 2001 Parlophone, Virgin Records CD 7243 5 33748 0 8
Australia 24 September 2001 Capitol Records CD 5344880
Malaysia  ? Parlophone, EMI 2CD 7243 538704 0 9
Gorillaz
2D | Murdoc Niccals | Noodle | Russel Hobbs
Gorillaz discography
Albums and EPs: Tomorrow Comes Today | Gorillaz | G-Sides | Laika Come Home | Demon Days
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
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