''D-Sides'' is a 2007

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by the British virtual band

Gorillaz Gorillaz are an English virtual band formed in 1998 by musician Damon Albarn and artist Jamie Hewlett, from London. The band primarily consists of four fictional members: 2-D (vocals, keyboards), Murdoc Niccals (bass guitar), Noodle (guitar, ...

. The album contains

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and

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es from

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and

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for the band's second studio album ''

Demon Days ''Demon Days'' is the second studio album by British virtual band Gorillaz. It was first released on 11 May 2005 in Japan and on 23 May 2005 in the United Kingdom by Parlophone and in the United States by Virgin Records. Produced by the band, ...

'', as well as previously unreleased tracks recorded during the same sessions. 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 'Rockit'. ''D-Sides'' performed similarly to its 2002 predecessor, '' G Sides'', reaching No. 63 on the

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, while it reached No. 166 on the US ''Billboard'' 200 chart.

Background

In an interview with ''Verbicide Magazine'', band members were asked if a new remix album would be produced for ''

'' as there was for ''

''. They answered that it was a possibility and that might involve the

Spacemonkeyz Spacemonkeyz are 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" ("Tomorrow Dub", which was released as a B-side on the "T ...

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 fan site 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.

Track listing

All songs are written by

Song origins

* "68 State", "Bill Murray", "Murdoc Is God" (only in Japan), and "Spitting out the Demons" are

of "Feel Good Inc.". * "People", "Highway (Under Construction)", "Samba at 13", and "Dare" (Soulwax Remix) are B-sides of "Dare". * "Hongkongaton" and "Murdoc Is God" are B-sides of "Dirty Harry". * "We Are Happy Landfill" was made available as an additional downloadable track on the limited edition of ''

''. * "Hong Kong" was originally released as part of '' Help: A Day in the Life'' compilation, but re-recorded for ''D-Sides''. * "Rockit", "Dare" (DFA Remix), "Feel Good Inc." (Stanton Warriors Remix), "Kids with Guns" (Jamie T's Turns to Monsters Mix), "Kids with Guns" (Hot Chip Remix), "El Mañana" (Metronomy Remix), "Dare" (Junior Sanchez Remix), "Dirty Harry" (Schtung Chinese New Year Remix), and "Kids with Guns" (Quiet Village Remix) were made available for promotion of ''Demon Days''. * "The Swagga" is found on the limited edition ''Demon Days'' DVD. * "Don't Get Lost in Heaven" (Original Demo Version) and "Stop the Dams" are B-sides of "El Mañana" / "Kids with Guns". * "Hong Kong" (Live at Manchester Opera House) is found on the Japanese premium edition of ''Demon Days''. * "Feel Good Inc." (Sarm Studios Session) is a live session, recorded for ''Demon Detour Live''.

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

References

External links

* {{Authority control Albums produced by Damon Albarn Albums produced by Danger Mouse (musician) Albums recorded at Studio 13 Gorillaz albums B-side compilation albums 2007 remix albums 2007 compilation albums EMI Records remix albums EMI Records compilation albums Parlophone remix albums Parlophone compilation albums Virgin Records remix albums Virgin Records compilation albums