Demon Days is the second studio album by British virtual band Gorillaz. It was first released on May 11, 2005 in Japan and on May 23, 2005 in the United Kingdom by Parlophone and in the United States by Virgin Records. Produced by the band, Danger Mouse, Jason Cox, and James Dring, 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, and Dennis Hopper. As with the band’s eponymous 2001 debut, the release of Demon Days and its respective live performances were both accompanied by various multimedia, including interactive features on the Gorillaz website, a total of four animated music videos, and animatics for select videos. Almost all visuals associated with the album were designed by Gorillaz co-creator Jamie Hewlett, under his design company Zombie Flesh Eaters.
Upon its release, Demon Days was a chart success reaching the top 10 in 22 countries. The album reached number one on the UK Albums Chart and number 6 on the US Billboard 200, and was later certified six times platinum in the UK and double platinum in the US. Outperforming their debut, the album has sold eight million copies worldwide. The album spawned the singles “Feel Good Inc.”, “Dare”, “Dirty Harry”, “Kids with Guns”, and “El Mañana”. Spin ranked Demon Days as the fourth-best album of 2005, while Mojo ranked it at number eighteen on their year-end list and hailed the album as a “genre-busting, contemporary pop milestone”. The NME placed the album at number 98 on their list of 100 greatest albums of the decade, and Uncut placed it at number 75 on their list of top 150 albums of the decade. Complex included it on their list of 100 Best Albums of the Complex Decade, placing it at number 43, and Spin later included it in their list of “The 300 Best Albums of 1985–2014”.
- “Intro” 1:03
- “Last Living Souls” 3:10
- “Kids with Guns” 3:46
- “O Green World” 4:32
- “Dirty Harry” (featuring Bootie Brown) 3:44
- “Feel Good Inc.” (featuring De La Soul) 3:41
- “El Mañana” 3:50
- “Every Planet We Reach Is Dead” 4:53
- “November Has Come” (featuring MF Doom) 2:41
- “All Alone” (featuring Roots Manuva) 3:30
- “White Light” 2:08
- “Dare” (featuring Shaun Ryder) 4:04
- “Fire Coming out of the Monkey’s Head” 3:16
- “Don’t Get Lost in Heaven” 2:00
- “Demon Days” 4:29
Damon Albarn – lead vocals, keyboards, acoustic guitar, synthesizers, melodica
Danger Mouse – percussion, drum programming, sampled loops
Jason Cox – drums, drum programming
James Dring – drums, drum programming
Cass Browne – drums
Simon Tong – additional guitar (tracks 2, 4, 6–7, 10)
Morgan Nicholls – bass guitar
Sally Jackson – violin (tracks 2, 5, 7–8, 10, 15)
Stella Page – viola (tracks 2, 5, 7–8, 10, 15)
Amanda Drummond – viola (tracks 2, 5, 7–8, 10, 15)
Isabelle Dunn – cello (tracks 2, 5, 7–8, 10, 15)
Al Mobbs – double bass (tracks 2, 5, 7–8, 10, 15)
Emma Smith – double bass (tracks 2, 5, 7–8, 10, 15)
Prabjote Osahn – violin (tracks 2, 5, 8, 10, 15)
Neneh Cherry – additional vocals (track 3)
Bootie Brown – vocals (track 5)
The San Fernandez Youth Chorus – choir (track 5)
De La Soul – vocals (track 6)
Antonia Pagulatos – violin (track 7)
Ike Turner – piano (track 8)
MF Doom – vocals (track 9)
Roots Manuva – vocals (track 10)
Martina Topley-Bird – vocals (track 10)
Shaun Ryder – vocals (track 12)
Rosie Wilson – vocals (track 12)
Dennis Hopper – vocals (track 13)
London Community Gospel Choir – choir (tracks 14–15)
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