Doncamatic

"Doncamatic"
Single by Gorillaz featuring Daley
from the album Plastic Beach
Released 21 November 2010
Recorded September 2010
Genre Electronic, synthpop
Length 3:22
Label Parlophone
Writer(s) Gorillaz, Daley
Producer Gorillaz
Gorillaz singles chronology
"Rhinestone Eyes"
(2010)		 "Doncamatic"
(2010)		 "Revolving Doors"/"Amarillo"
(2011)
Daley singles chronology
"Rainy Day"
(2010)		 "Doncamatic"
(2010)

"Doncamatic" is a single by British alternative band Gorillaz. The track features British singer Daley.[1] The single was released on 21 November 2010 via digital download,[2] with a physical release following the next day. It was added to a re-release of the album Plastic Beach.[3]

Contents

Music video

The music video premiered worldwide on 15 November 2010 on Myspace.[4] The video features a live-action Daley in a one-man submarine, on his journey to join Gorillaz and the rest of the collaborators on Plastic Beach.[5] 2D can be seen on a small screen inside the submarine during the "talk to me" portions of the song, as if he is trying to contact Daley. Daley travels all around the ocean to find Plastic Beach, seeing different kinds of fish, even the Superfast Jellyfish like in the "On Melancholy Hill" music video. Also he finds a sunken ship resembling the ship Noodle was on in the beginning of the "On Melancholy Hill" music video. At the end of the video, he travels around the island underwater and rises up on the surface, finally arriving at Plastic Beach. The tracks title refers to the Korg Disc Rotary Electric Auto Rhythm Machine Donca Matic DA-20. It was the very first rhythm machine manufactured by Korg. A later version of this machine can be seen built onto the right side of the contraption behind Daley.

Track listing

UK CD Single[6][7]
No. Title Length
1. "Doncamatic"   3:22
2. "Doncamatic" (Joker Remix) 4:45
UK 7" Picture Disc[6]
No. Title Length
1. "Doncamatic"   3:22
2. "Empire Ants" (Paul Harris & Paul Rogers Vocal Mix - Feat. Little Dragon) 3:53
Digital Download[2]
No. Title Length
1. "Doncamatic"   3:22
2. "Doncamatic" (Joker Remix) 4:46
3. "Album Mixtape"   8:29
Promotional Single
No. Title Length
1. "Doncamatic"   3:22
2. "Doncamatic" (Instrumental Version) 3:22

Chart performance

Chart (2010) Peak
position
Netherlands (Mega Single Top 100)[8] 40
UK Singles (The Official Charts Company)[9] 37
Australia (ARIA)[10] 45

References

  1. ^ News - BREAKING NEWS! Brand new Gorillaz single to be played on Zane Lowe show & Youtube tonight!. Gorillaz.com (2010-10-05). Retrieved on 2010-11-16.
  2. ^ a b iTunes Store. itunes.apple.com. Retrieved on 2010-11-16.
  3. ^ http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B004B7FUS0
  4. ^ "Gorillaz Doncamatic (Feat. Daley)". http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=107026564. Retrieved 2010-11-15. 
  5. ^ News - World premiere of the NEW GORILLAZ VIDEO Doncamatic on MySpace. Gorillaz.com. Retrieved on 2010-11-16.
  6. ^ a b "Gorillaz Doncamatic". http://gorillaz.com/doncamatic. Retrieved 2010-11-12. 
  7. ^ Doncamatic (feat. Daley): Gorillaz Featuring Daley: Amazon.co.uk: MP3 Downloads. Amazon.co.uk (1970-01-01). Retrieved on 2010-11-16.
  8. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Gorillaz feat. Daley – Doncamatic (All Played Out)" (in Dutch). Mega Single Top 100. Hung Medien / hitparade.ch.
  9. ^ "Archive Chart" UK Singles Chart. The Official Charts Company.
  10. ^ (PDF) The ARIA Report: Week Commencing 29 November 2010. Pandora Archive. 29 November 2010. http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20110121-0000/Issue1083.pdf. Retrieved 17 February 2011. 
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