"Strobelite" is a single by British virtual band Gorillaz, released on their fifth studio album Humanz. It features guest vocals by Peven Everett. The single was released on 4 August 2017,[4] with an accompanying music video released three days later.
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| Single by Gorillaz featuring Peven Everett | ||||
| from the album Humanz | ||||
| B-side | "Colombians" | |||
| Released | 4 August 2017 | |||
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| Length | 4:32 | |||
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| "Strobelite" on YouTube | ||||
Music video
editThe music video to "Strobelite" was released on 7 August 2017.[5] It was created by Passion Pictures.
The video is set in a dance club, featuring animated band members 2-D and Noodle dancing center stage amongst a crowd of clubgoers as collaborator Peven Everett sings from the sidelines. A combination of live-action and 3D CGI shots were used to create the video, much like the music video for Gorillaz' 2010 single "Stylo". Motion capture was utilized to animate the virtual band members.[6] The video features cameos by several Gorillaz collaborators, including Vince Staples, Posdnous of De La Soul, Savages' Jehnny Beth, Phil Cornwell, the voice of Gorillaz band member Murdoc Niccals, and Jamie Hewlett, the co-creator of Gorillaz.[5][7]
Personnel
edit- Damon Albarn – vocals, synthesizer
- Peven Everett – vocals, additional keyboards
- The Twilite Tone – additional vocals, synthesizer, drums, bass guitar
- Remi Kabaka Jr. – drum programming
- Stephen Sedgwick – sampled loops, additional drum programming, engineering, mixing engineer, recording engineer
- John Davis – mastering engineer
- KT Pipal – assistant
- Samuel Egglenton – assistant
- The Humanz (Rasul A-Salaam, Starr Busby, Melanie J-B Charles, Drea D'Nur, Giovanni James, Marcus Anthony Johnson, Janelle Kroll, Brandon Markell Holmes, Imani Vonshà) – additional vocals
Charts
edit| Chart (2017) | Peak position |
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| Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders)[8] | 24 |
| Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Wallonia)[9] | 35 |
| US Hot Rock Songs (Billboard)[10] | 22 |
References
edit- ^ Gorillaz - 'Humanz' Review - NME
- ^ Gorillaz at the O2 Arena, London, review: Damon Albarn brings a conveyer (sic) belt of guest artists |The Independent
- ^ a b Album reviews: Gorillaz – Humanz, Sufjan Stevens – Carrie & Lowell Live, Feist – Pleasure, and more |The Independent
- ^ "Strobelite (feat. Peven Everett) [Radio Edit] – Single". iTunes. 4 August 2017. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
- ^ a b Kreps, Daniel (8 August 2017). "Watch Gorillaz Tear Up Dance Floor in 'Strobelite' Video". rollingstone.com. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
- ^ Farr, Kristin. "GORILLAZ - THE HUMANZ CONDITION". juxtapoz.com. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
- ^ Rossignol, Derrick (8 August 2017). "You Can Find Gorillaz In The Club With Vince Staples And Savages' Jehnny Beth In Their 'Strobelite' Video". uproxx.com. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
- ^ "Gorillaz feat. Peven Everett – Strobelite" (in Dutch). Ultratip. Retrieved 2 September 2017.
- ^ "Gorillaz feat. Peven Everett – Strobelite" (in French). Ultratip. Retrieved 2 September 2017.
- ^ "Gorillaz Strobelite Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved 12 March 2018.