"Lil' Dub Chefin'" is a
single by
Spacemonkeyz
Spacemonkeyz are a musical group consisting of Darren Galea (DJ D-Zire), Richie Stevens and Gavin Dodds. They came together when Galea created a Dub music, dub remix of the Gorillaz' "Tomorrow Comes Today (song), Tomorrow Comes Today" ("Tomorr ...
vs
Gorillaz
Gorillaz are an English virtual band created by musician Damon Albarn and artist Jamie Hewlett in London, England in 1998. The band primarily consists of four fictional members: (vocals, keyboards), Murdoc Niccals (bass guitar), Noodle (gui ...
, from the 2002 Gorillaz remix album ''
Laika Come Home
''Laika Come Home'' is a remix album by British virtual band Gorillaz, released in July 2002. Unlike a typical remix album, it is done by just one group, Spacemonkeyz. It contains most of the songs from Gorillaz' first album, ''Gorillaz (albu ...
''. It is sung by
Damon Albarn
Damon Albarn (, ; born 23 March 1968) is an English musician, singer, songwriter, and record producer. He is best known as the frontman, main vocalist, and lyricist of the rock band Blur (band), Blur and the co-creator and primary musical con ...
and
Terry Hall of the UK ska band
the Specials
The Specials, also known as the Special AKA, were an English 2 tone and ska revival band formed in 1977 in Coventry. After some early changes, the first stable lineup of the group consisted of Terry Hall and Neville Staple on vocals, J ...
with the song itself being a remix of the Gorillaz song "M1 A1". The song's title is reference to the
UK restaurant chain
Little Chef. The music video features the Spacemonkeyz. On ''
Phase One: Celebrity Take Down'', the video had an alternative intro and credits.
Lil' Dub Chefin'
, Gorillaz Unofficial Videography The single peaked at No. 73 on the UK Singles Chart.
This track was only performed once on the band's first tour, Gorillaz Live, in 2002 with Terry Hall returning to sing it. Later, it was played live regularly during the last leg of The Now Now Tour as an outro to the original song it remixes, "M1 A1".
Track listings
; European and UK CD maxi-single
# "Lil' Dub Chefin'" (Album Version) – 4:41
# "Lil' Dub Chefin'" (Radio Edit) – 3:02
# "Spacemonkeyz
Spacemonkeyz are a musical group consisting of Darren Galea (DJ D-Zire), Richie Stevens and Gavin Dodds. They came together when Galea created a Dub music, dub remix of the Gorillaz' "Tomorrow Comes Today (song), Tomorrow Comes Today" ("Tomorr ...
Theme" – 5:19
# "Lil' Dub Chefin'" (Video) – 3:31
; UK 10-inch vinyl single
# "Lil' Dub Chefin'" (Album Version) – 4:41
# "Lil' Dub Chefin'" (Radio Edit) – 3:02
# "Spacemonkeyz Theme" – 5:19
Personnel
*Damon Albarn
Damon Albarn (, ; born 23 March 1968) is an English musician, singer, songwriter, and record producer. He is best known as the frontman, main vocalist, and lyricist of the rock band Blur (band), Blur and the co-creator and primary musical con ...
– vocals
* Terry Hall – vocals
* Mike Smith – horn, horn arrangement
* Dennis Rollins – horn
*Dominic Glover – horn
*Phil Soul – bass
* Dubversive – keyboards, bass guitar, guitar
* D-Zire – sampled loops, drum programming
* Gavva – drum programming
* Simon Katz – organ
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Biology
* Organ (biology), a group of tissues organized to serve a common function
* Organ system, a collection of organs that function together to carry out specific functions within the body.
Musical instruments
...
*Jeff Scantlebury – percussion
*Jason Cox – engineering
*Tom Girling – engineering, Pro Tools
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Charts
References
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2002 songs
2002 singles
Gorillaz songs
Terry Hall (singer) songs
Parlophone singles
Astralwerks singles
Dub songs
British reggae songs
Songs written by Damon Albarn
Songs written by Jamie Hewlett