Humanz
Covers for different versions
Release: 24 February 2023
Highest UK Chart Position: 1
Record labels:
UK: Parlophone / Warner Music
US: Warner Bros. Records / Warner Music
Japan: Warner Music Japan
Taiwan: Warner Music Taiwan
Australia: Warner Music Australia
Tracklist:
01. Intro: I Switched My Robot Off
02. Ascension
03. Strobelite
04. Saturnz Barz
05. Momentz
06. Interlude: The Non-Conformist Oath
07. Submission
08. Charger
09. Interlude: Elevator Going Up
10. Andromeda
11. Busted And Blue
12. Interlude: Talk Radio
13. Carnival
14. Let Me Out
15. Interlude: Penthouse
16. Sex Murder Party
17. She's My Collar
18. Interlude: The Elephant
19. Hallelujah Money
20. We Got The Power
"Deluxe" edition bonus tracks
(CD and download/stream only):
21. Interlude: New World
22. The Apprentice
23. Halfway To The Halfway House
24. Out Of Body
25. Ticker Tape
26. Circle Of Friendz
Formats:
UK/Europe
CD Cat. No. 0190295851200
Ltd Double CD "Deluxe" 0190295851170
Double Vinyl 0190295851194
Ltd Double Vinyl "Deluxe" 0190295851187
Ltd 14LP Box Set "Super Deluxe"
0190295818845
US
US CD 560256-2
US Ltd Double CD "Deluxe" 560257-2
US Ltd RSD Black Friday Double Vinyl
563488-1
Asian Countries
Japanese Ltd Double CD "Deluxe"
WPCR-17835-6
Taiwanese Ltd Double CD "Deluxe"
0190295851170
Other Countries & Formats
Australian CD "Deluxe" 9029585117
Download/Stream
Download/Stream "Deluxe"
Download available in HD and standard quality.
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Extra tracks in the Japanese version: "Andromeda (D.R.A.M. Special)" and "Busted And Blue (Faia Younan Special)".
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"Deluxe" and "Super Deluxe" vinyl editions come with a 54-page hardback book featuring art by Jamie Hewlett.
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Priced at £275, "Super Deluxe" vinyl box set includes 14 bonus tracks. Early copies sold through the official Gorillaz webstore were signed by Jamie Hewlett and Damon Albarn. The bonus tracks are:
Long Beach
Colombians
Duetz
Midnite Float
Grilling With His Face
Charger (Alternative Version)
Andromeda (D.R.A.M. Special)
Busted And Blue (Faia Younan Special)
Carnival (2D Special)
Five Whales In A Dream
Garage Palace
She's My Collar (Kali Uchis Spanish Special)
Phoenix On The Hill
Tranzformer
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Standard and "Deluxe" vinyl editions include a download code for the standard version of the album. "Super Deluxe" vinyl edition also contains its bonus tracks as a download.
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Record Store Day's Black Friday vinyl is limited to 4,900 copies.
Liner notes:
Produced by Gorillaz, The Twilite Tone of D/\P and Remi Kabaka. Production consultant Fraser T Smith.
Mixed by Stephen Sedgwick at Studio 13.
Mastered by John Davis at Metropolis.
Engineered by Stephen Sedgwick. Assisted by Samuel Egglenton at Studio 13 - 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 10, 11, 13, 14, 16, 17, 19, 20, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26. Assisted by KT Pipal at Mission Sound, Brooklyn - 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 17, 19, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26. Assisted by Casey Cuyao at 4220 Feng Shui Studios, Hollywood, CA - 2. Assisted by Alex Baez and Jonathan Lackey at Chicago Recording Company - 14. Assisted by Manon Grandjean at Matrix Studios - 22.
Artwork and design by J.C. Hewlett with assistance from LuckyMe Studios.
Trivia:
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Humanz is Gorillaz' "party record" set in a fictional post-Trump America. When recording the album [in 2015-16, before the presidential elections], the question in the studio was, "How would we feel if Trump had just won the elections? How would we party on that night?".
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Jamie Hewlett explained the title Humanz in June's issue of Q: "Humanz is not a political statement about Trump - it's about a world in which he could get elected. Where are we as a race? Why haven't we grown out of this? Putting the Z on the end is not a hip-hop statement, it's more like an android Z. Are we human beings or just humanz? What the fuck is wrong with us?".
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The first official previews for Humanz were released in October 2016 when the 'Books' for each Gorillaz member appeared on the band's social media pages. The 'Books' tell how 2D, Murdoc, Noodle and Russel ended up recording the album in London after their escape from Plastic Beach.
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During the album's writing process and close to its release, Veikko's Blur Page gathered comments from the people who were involved in the project.
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The album was premiered on 21-23rd April 2017 at Humanz House Party, the largest ever geo-specific listening event (accessible only via Gorillaz App).
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Although not credited as featured artists, Noel Gallagher provides backing vocals and Jean-Michel Jarre synthesizers on "We Got The Power". Graham Coxon was also to play guitar on the track, but according to Damon Albarn the collaboration turned out to be "too rocky" for the album. Instead, Graham is playing on "Submission".
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Guest artists whose contributions didn't end up on Humanz include Liam Bailey, Raury and Vic Mensa. Morrissey, Sade and Dionne Warwick passed up the opportunity to feature on the record.
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"Andromeda" is dedicated to the memory of Ethel, the late mother of Damon's partner Suzi Winstanley. The song also pays a little tribute to Bobby Womack with a lyric line "It was Bobby gracing".
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Leaks: The album's track titles were leaked on 17th March 2017 as they were found to be registered in the PPL database. A couple of days later, nearly finished versions of "Andromeda", "Busted And Blue", "Charger", "Saturnz Barz" and "Submission" were found on Vimeo (uploaded as private videos, but hacked quite quickly with the password "2017"). The full album was leaked on 20th April with the source being the accidentally sold vinyl from a Canadian record store.
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Total running time (standard ver.): 49:37