D-Sides
Encyclopedia
D-Sides is a 2007 compilation album
by Gorillaz
. The album contains B-sides
and remix
es from singles
and bonus tracks for the band's second studio album
Demon Days
. It was released on 19 November 2007 in the UK
and on 20 November in the United States
and is available in standard and deluxe editions. The Japanese deluxe edition includes three extra tracks, plus the video for 'Rock It'. The creature on the album cover is Pazuzu
. D-Sides performed similarly to its 2002 predecessor, G Sides, reaching #63 on the UK Albums Chart
, while it reached #166 on the US Billboard 200
chart.
, band members were asked if a new remix album would be produced for Demon Days
as there was for Gorillaz
. They answered that it was a possibility and that might involve the Spacemonkeyz
again. In the same interview, they were asked if there might also be another G Sides. Again, their answer was that it might be possible. In January 2007, websites began listing a March release date for a Phase 2 B-sides album. One of the websites, musictap.net, later pushed this back to 3 April. According to Gorillaz-Unofficial, the reaction of official parties behind Gorillaz is that the release date is just a rumour for now. On 29 August, musictap.net reported that the B-side album would be titled D-Sides and would be released on 20 November. On 18 September 2007, the official Gorillaz fansite confirmed the release of the album, as well as unveiling the album artwork and track listing. D-Sides was released on 19 November 2007 in the UK and on 20 November 2007 in the U.S. The song "Rock It", like many songs on the album, was intended for inclusion on the Demon Days album, though was later pulled from the tracklisting. "People" appears to be an early demo version of "DARE
", which doesn't contain as many instruments, and does not include Shaun Ryder
on the track. The "Dirty Harry
" remix appears in the 2010 film the Karate Kid
featuring Jaden Smith
. Also, "Stop the Dams" was featured on a 2011 Google+
commercial.
Disc one
Disc two
Compilation album
A compilation album is an album featuring tracks from one or more performers, often culled from a variety of sources The tracks are usually collected according to a common characteristic, such as popularity, genre, source or subject matter...
by Gorillaz
Gorillaz
Gorillaz is an English musical project created in 1998 by Damon Albarn and Jamie Hewlett. This project consists of Gorillaz music itself and an extensive fictional universe depicting a "virtual band" of cartoon characters...
. The album contains B-sides
A-side and B-side
A-side and B-side originally referred to the two sides of gramophone records on which singles were released beginning in the 1950s. The terms have come to refer to the types of song conventionally placed on each side of the record, with the A-side being the featured song , while the B-side, or...
and remix
Remix
A remix is an alternative version of a recorded song, made from an original version. This term is also used for any alterations of media other than song ....
es from singles
Single (music)
In music, a single or record single is a type of release, typically a recording of fewer tracks than an LP or a CD. This can be released for sale to the public in a variety of different formats. In most cases, the single is a song that is released separately from an album, but it can still appear...
and bonus tracks for the band's second studio album
Studio album
A studio album is an album made up of tracks recorded in the controlled environment of a recording studio. A studio album contains newly written and recorded or previously unreleased or remixed material, distinguishing itself from a compilation or reissue album of previously recorded material, or...
Demon Days
Demon Days
Demon Days is the second studio album by British virtual band Gorillaz, released in May 2005. The album features contributions from De La Soul, Neneh Cherry, Martina Topley-Bird, Roots Manuva, MF DOOM, Ike Turner, Bootie Brown of the Pharcyde, Shaun Ryder, Dennis Hopper, the London Community Gospel...
. It was released on 19 November 2007 in the UK
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
and on 20 November in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
and is available in standard and deluxe editions. The Japanese deluxe edition includes three extra tracks, plus the video for 'Rock It'. The creature on the album cover is Pazuzu
Pazuzu
In Assyrian and Babylonian mythology, Pazuzu was the king of the demons of the wind, and son of the god Hanbi. He also represented the southwestern wind, the bearer of storms and drought.- Iconography :...
. D-Sides performed similarly to its 2002 predecessor, G Sides, reaching #63 on the UK Albums Chart
UK Albums Chart
The UK Albums Chart is a list of albums ranked by physical and digital sales in the United Kingdom. It is compiled every week by The Official Charts Company and broadcast on a Sunday on BBC Radio 1 , and published in Music Week magazine and on the OCC website .To qualify for the UK albums chart...
, while it reached #166 on the US Billboard 200
Billboard 200
The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...
chart.
Background
In a 2006 interview with Verbicide MagazineVerbicide Magazine
Verbicide is an independent entertainment website based jointly out of Las Vegas, Nevada and Brooklyn, New York. It is co-published via Scissor Press by founding editor Jackson Ellis and creative director Nathaniel Pollard....
, band members were asked if a new remix album would be produced for Demon Days
Demon Days
Demon Days is the second studio album by British virtual band Gorillaz, released in May 2005. The album features contributions from De La Soul, Neneh Cherry, Martina Topley-Bird, Roots Manuva, MF DOOM, Ike Turner, Bootie Brown of the Pharcyde, Shaun Ryder, Dennis Hopper, the London Community Gospel...
as there was for Gorillaz
Gorillaz (album)
Gorillaz is the debut album by the British virtual band Gorillaz, released in March 2001. It includes the singles "Clint Eastwood", "19-2000", "Rock the House" and "Tomorrow Comes Today"...
. They answered that it was a possibility and that might involve the Spacemonkeyz
Spacemonkeyz
Spacemonkeyz were a musical group consisting of Darren Galea, Richie Stevens and Gavin Dodds. They came together when Galea created a dub remix of the Gorillaz' "Tomorrow Comes Today" , which Gorillaz founder Damon Albarn liked so much that he asked Galea to remix the...
again. In the same interview, they were asked if there might also be another G Sides. Again, their answer was that it might be possible. In January 2007, websites began listing a March release date for a Phase 2 B-sides album. One of the websites, musictap.net, later pushed this back to 3 April. According to Gorillaz-Unofficial, the reaction of official parties behind Gorillaz is that the release date is just a rumour for now. On 29 August, musictap.net reported that the B-side album would be titled D-Sides and would be released on 20 November. On 18 September 2007, the official Gorillaz fansite confirmed the release of the album, as well as unveiling the album artwork and track listing. D-Sides was released on 19 November 2007 in the UK and on 20 November 2007 in the U.S. The song "Rock It", like many songs on the album, was intended for inclusion on the Demon Days album, though was later pulled from the tracklisting. "People" appears to be an early demo version of "DARE
DARE (song)
"DARE" is a song by Gorillaz and is featured on their 2005 album Demon Days. It was released 29 August 2005 as the second single from the album and became the first Gorillaz single to hit number one on the UK Singles Chart. On online music stores such as iTunes, the radio edit of the song was...
", which doesn't contain as many instruments, and does not include Shaun Ryder
Shaun Ryder
Shaun William Ryder, aka X, is an English musician, occasional newspaper columnist, actor, author, singer-songwriter and television personality, best known as lead singer for Happy Mondays and Black Grape – and more recently as the runner-up of the 2010 version of the British TV Show I'm a...
on the track. The "Dirty Harry
Dirty Harry (song)
"Dirty Harry" is a song from Gorillaz' second album Demon Days. It was the third single from the album, released 21 November 2005. It peaked at #6 in the UK. It was also released as a promo and onto iTunes earlier that year. An early version of "Dirty Harry" titled "I Need a Gun" was included on...
" remix appears in the 2010 film the Karate Kid
The Karate Kid (2010 film)
The Karate Kid is a 2010 American martial arts film and remake of the 1984 film of the same name. Directed by Harald Zwart, produced by Will and Jada Pinkett Smith, the film stars Jaden Smith and Jackie Chan...
featuring Jaden Smith
Jaden Smith
Jaden Christopher Syre Smith is an American child actor, rapper, songwriter, dancer, and the son of Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith. He is the elder brother of singer Willow Smith...
. Also, "Stop the Dams" was featured on a 2011 Google+
Google+
Google+ is a social networking and identity service, operated by Google Inc.The service was launched on June 28, 2011, in an invite-only "field testing" phase. The following day, existing users were allowed to invite friends who were over 18 years of age to the service to create their own accounts....
commercial.
Track listing
All tracks by GorillazGorillaz
Gorillaz is an English musical project created in 1998 by Damon Albarn and Jamie Hewlett. This project consists of Gorillaz music itself and an extensive fictional universe depicting a "virtual band" of cartoon characters...
Disc one
- "68 State" – 4:48
- "People" – 3:27
- "Hongkongaton" – 3:33
- "We Are Happy Landfill" – 3:39
- "Hong Kong" – 7:15
- "Highway (Under Construction)" – 4:20
- "Rock It" – 3:33
- "Bill Murray" – 3:52
- "The Swagga" – 4:57
- "Murdoc Is God" – 2:26
- "Spitting Out The Demons" – 5:10
- "Don't Get Lost In Heaven (Original Demo Version)" – 2:29
- "Stop The Dams" – 5:38
- Japanese Deluxe Bonus Tracks
- 14. "Samba At 13" – 6:23
- 15. "Film Trailer Music" – 1:44
- 16. "Rock It" – 3:46
Disc two
- "DAREDARE (song)"DARE" is a song by Gorillaz and is featured on their 2005 album Demon Days. It was released 29 August 2005 as the second single from the album and became the first Gorillaz single to hit number one on the UK Singles Chart. On online music stores such as iTunes, the radio edit of the song was...
" (DFADFADFA may refer to:* Directory of Financial Advisers, DFA a private directory of Financial Advisers in New Zealand-Computing:* Data-flow analysis, a technique for gathering information about the possible set of values calculated at various points in a computer program* Deterministic finite automaton,...
Remix) – 12:14 - "Feel Good Inc.Feel Good Inc."Feel Good Inc." is a song by Gorillaz, on their album Demon Days, featuring De La Soul. The song was released as the lead single from the album on 9 May 2005 in the United Kingdom . "Feel Good Inc." peaked at #2 in the United Kingdom and #14 in the United States, at the time the band's highest...
" (Stanton WarriorsStanton WarriorsStanton Warriors are the breakbeat duo Dominic Butler and Mark Yardley. They are a DJ and producer team. Originally from the West Country, the pair now play sets at nightclubs such as Fabric and Ciros in the UK, and travel the globe with international work in Europe, Canada, America and Australia...
Remix) – 7:24 - "Kids with Guns" (Jamie TJamie TJamie Alexander Treays , known by his stage name Jamie T, is an English singer/songwriter from Wimbledon, South London.-Early life:Jamie Alexander Treays, was born in Wimbledon, South-West London...
's Turns to Monsters Mix) – 4:22 - "DARE" (SoulwaxSoulwaxSoulwax, headed by David and Stephen Dewaele, are an alternative rock/electronic band from Ghent, Belgium. Next to the Dewaele brothers, Soulwax consists of bassist Stefaan Van Leuven and drummer Steve Slingeneyer. They were first noticed after the release of their album Much Against Everyone's...
Remix) – 5:42 - "El Mañana" (MetronomyMetronomyMetronomy are an electronic music group formed by Joseph Mount in Totnes, Devon, England in 1999. The current band consists of Joseph Mount , Anna Prior , Oscar Cash and Gbenga Adelekan...
Remix) – 5:44 - "DARE" (Junior SanchezJunior SanchezJunior Sanchez is a record producer, DJ, artist, and remixer. His remixing and production skills are in demand by artists, including Madonna, Gorrilaz, Daft Punk, Placebo, Shakira, Les Rythmes Digitales, and Róisín Murphy. Junior Sanchez has produced albums and tracks for Katy Perry, Ima Robot,...
Remix) – 5:26 - "Dirty HarryDirty Harry (song)"Dirty Harry" is a song from Gorillaz' second album Demon Days. It was the third single from the album, released 21 November 2005. It peaked at #6 in the UK. It was also released as a promo and onto iTunes earlier that year. An early version of "Dirty Harry" titled "I Need a Gun" was included on...
" (Schtung Chinese New Year Remix) – 3:53 - "Kids with Guns" (Quiet VillageQuiet Village"Quiet Village" is an exotica instrumental that was originally written and performed by Les Baxter in 1952. In the liner notes to his album, Ritual of the Savage , Baxter described the themes he was conveying in the work: Seven years later, in 1959, Martin Denny added exotic sounds to the song,...
Remix) – 10:08 - "Kids with Guns" (Hot ChipHot ChipHot Chip are an English electronic indie band. They have released four studio albums—Coming on Strong, The Warning, Made in the Dark and One Life Stand.-Formation:...
Remix) – 7:09- Japanese Deluxe Bonus Tracks
- 10. "Hong Kong" (Live From Manchester Opera House) - 6:38
Chart positions
| Chart (2007) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Billboard 200 Billboard 200 The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists... |
166 |
| UK Albums Chart UK Albums Chart The UK Albums Chart is a list of albums ranked by physical and digital sales in the United Kingdom. It is compiled every week by The Official Charts Company and broadcast on a Sunday on BBC Radio 1 , and published in Music Week magazine and on the OCC website .To qualify for the UK albums chart... |
63 |
Personnel
- Áshildur Ákadóttir – performer
- Magnús Andersen – performer
- Ólafur Bielawski – performer
- Hörður Bjarkason – performer
- Eric Broucek – assistant
- Wei Man Chen – zitherZitherThe zither is a musical string instrument, most commonly found in Slovenia, Austria, Hungary citera, northwestern Croatia, the southern regions of Germany, alpine Europe and East Asian cultures, including China...
- Neneh Cherry – vocals
- Hou Shih Chieh – erhuErhuThe erhu is a two-stringed bowed musical instrument, more specifically a spike fiddle, which may also be called a "southern fiddle", and sometimes known in the Western world as the "Chinese violin" or a "Chinese two-stringed fiddle". It is used as a solo instrument as well as in small ensembles...
- Jason Cox – producer, engineer, mixing
- The DFA – remixing
- James Dring – programming, producer
- Izzi Dunn – cello
- Hans Ebert – executive producer
- Matt Edwards – producer
- Hrafnkell Flóki Einarsson – performer
- Jacqueline Fu – choir, chorus
- Gorillaz – producer, mixing
- Lárus Halldór Grímsson – performer
- Hugi Peyr Gunnarson – performer
- J.C. Hewlett – artwork
- Jamie Hewlett – sound effects
- Kaktus – performer
- Sato Kotono – violin
- Charles Lam – assistant engineer
- Oliver Langford – violin
- Joel Martin – producer
- MC Yan – rap
- Kate McLauchlan – design
- Al Mobbs – double bass
- Joseph Mount – producer, instrumentation
- Einar Örn – performer
- Emma Owens – viola
- Stella Page – viola
- Antonia Pagulatos – violin
- Einar Pálmadóttir – performer
- Katrin Pálmadóttir – performer
- Geoff Pesche – mastering
- Haraldur Prastarson – performer
- Alice Pratley – violin
- Quiet Village – remixing
- Junior Sanchez – producer, remixing
- Steve Sedgewick – engineer
- Stanton Warriors – remixing
- Jamie T. – remixing
- Tung Tang – percussion, programming, producer, mixing
- Óskar Völundarson – performer
- Morton Wilson – executive producer, guzhengGuzhengThe guzheng or "gu zheng", also called zheng is a Chinese plucked zither. It has 18-23 or more strings and movable bridges....
- Rossiere "Shadow" Wilson – background vocals
- Mazy Yap – choir, chorus
- Ann Yeung – producer
- Johnny Yim – keyboards