Hollywood (Gorillaz song)

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"Hollywood"
Single by Gorillaz featuring Snoop Dogg and Jamie Principle
from the album The Now Now
Released21 June 2018 (2018-06-21)
Recorded2017-2018
Studio
  • Studio 13
    , London
  • The Compound, Los Angeles, CA
  • Mondrian Hotel, West Hollywood, CA
Warner Bros.
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Gorillaz singles chronology
"Fire Flies"
(2018) 		"Hollywood"
(2018) 		"Tranz"
(2018)
Snoop Dogg singles chronology
"Lil' Bit"
(2018) 		"Hollywood"
(2018) 		"Smile Bitch"
(2018)
Jamie Principle singles chronology
"Touch Your Body"
(2016) 		"Hollywood"
(2018)
Audio sample
  • YouTube

"Hollywood" is a song by British virtual band Gorillaz featuring American rapper Snoop Dogg and American house musician Jamie Principle. It was released on 21 June 2018, as the fifth single from their sixth studio album, The Now Now.

Pre-release

The original demo for the song was recorded in late 2017 at the Mondrian Hotel in West Hollywood, California, while the band was on the Humanz Tour, with additional recording occurring at The Compound in Los Angeles and Studio 13 in London.[4][5] Its existence was first made public during an October 2017 interview with Gorillaz creator Damon Albarn, where he stated that it had been rehearsed for a potential live performance, and the band played it during their soundcheck in Atlanta, but that he and the Gorillaz live band did not believe it was ready.[6] Due to this, the song did not make its début until March of the following year, when it was performed at a concert in Santiago, Chile.[7] Snoop Dogg was not present; his vocals were provided through a backing track.[7]

Visualiser

The modified Hollywood sign seen at the end of the video

The visualiser for the song begins with a spinning visual depicting the virtual members of Gorillaz against a moving spiral background, a feature used in visualisers for other songs on the album. However, unlike these, the video's visuals have their own unique red-green color scheme. During Jamie Principle's section of the song, the center of the spinning visual flashes select words from his lyrics. During the chorus sections, an animation of fictional Gorillaz frontman

Hollywood sign
reading "GORILLAZ" is shown.

Personnel

Charts

Chart (2018) Peak
position
US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs (Billboard)[8] 26

References

  1. ^ Blistein, Jon (4 July 2018). "Hear Gorillaz, Snoop Dogg Deliver Dark Funk on 'Hollywood'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
  2. ^ Laws, Mike (9 July 2018). "Gorillaz' Off-Kilter World". The Nation.
  3. ^ Howells, Jonah (4 July 2018). "Gorillaz's new album 'The Now Now' lacks spirit". The Breeze. Retrieved 25 September 2018.
  4. Warner Bros. 2018.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link
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  5. ^ Aubrey, Elizabeth (21 June 2018). "Gorillaz share new track – 'Hollywood'". NME. Retrieved 31 August 2018. 'Hollywood' was recorded as a demo in a West Hollywood hotel room whilst the band were on tour last year.
  6. ^ Albarn, Damon (13 October 2017). "'I Don't Understand That Potato Reference': A Bizarre Conversation With Damon Albarn About Gorillaz and America". Billboard (Interview). Interviewed by Kat Bein. Miami, Florida. I've done quite a lot [of writing]... Another song called 'Hollywood' which I recorded in Hollywood, which we rehearsed (for tonight), but we didn't feel that it was ready.
  7. ^ a b Nifras, Jeremy (29 March 2018). "Gorillaz debut new track "Hollywood" ft. Snoop Dogg in Chile". BrooklynVegan. Retrieved 19 September 2018.
  8. ^ "Gorillaz Chart History (Hot Rock & Alternative Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
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