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| Format = [[Music download|Digital download]]
| Format = [[Music download|Digital download]]
| Recorded = 2009
| Recorded = 2009
| Genre = [[Alternative dance]]<br />[[Trip hop]]<br />[[New Wave music|New Wave]]<br />[[Trip rock]]
| Genre = [[Alternative dance]]<br />[[Trip hop]]<br />[[New Wave music|New Wave]]<br />[[Trip rock]]<br />[[Nu disco]]
| Length = 4:33
| Length = 4:33
| Label = [[Parlophone]]
| Label = [[Parlophone]]

Revision as of 17:37, 2 March 2010

"Stylo"
Song

"Stylo" is a song from the Gorillaz's third album Plastic Beach. It features Bobby Womack and Mos Def. The song was the first single from the album, released digitally on 26 January 2010.

Production

Bobby Womack knew nothing about Gorillaz and was initially unsure about the collaboration, however, his daughter liked the Gorillaz and convinced him to do it.[1] Womack was told to sing whatever was on his mind during the recording of "Stylo". "I was in there for an hour going crazy about love and politics, getting it off my chest", said Womack.[2] After an hour of recording, Womack, a diabetic, started to pass out. He was sat down and given a banana, before waking up minutes later.[2]

Release

A demo form of the track, then just a rough beat, was premiered on the Zane Lowe show on 14 January 2009, along with "Electric Shock" and "Broken".[3]

About a week before the premiere, Parlophone president Miles Leonard described the song as "a dark, twisted track that sounds like the 'Saturday Night Fever' soundtrack on MDMA".[4] The song premiered on NME radio on 20 January 2010[5] and later on the Gorillaz official website.

On 16 January 2010, Stylo was released for digital download from iTunes, then in physical format on 1 March 2010.

Music video

On 14 December 2009, California-based newspaper Desert Dispatch reported that a Gorillaz video shoot had taken place on 12 December in Calico Ghost Town, California. A representative from the production company said the video had a Mad Max theme.[6]

The first preview of the video was a set of animated storyboards that were shown in a press-only Plastic Beach exhibition in London.[7]

On 15 February 2010, Murdoc made a series of posts in Twitter about the upcoming video before releasing a trailer for it. The posts described him, Noodle and 2D being chased through a Californian desert by an antagonist referred to only as "HIM".[8] A second trailer was released on 27 February, revealing the animation style to be 3D CGI, a first for the band.[9]

Babelgum was expected to premiere the video on 27 February[10], however they postponed their release to 4 March.[11] The official premiere took place on 1 March on the official Gorillaz YouTube page.

The music video depicts a fast-paced car chase on a desert road. Murdoc, 2D, and an android Noodle (with a bullet hole in her head) are speeding down the road in a bullet-ridden, smoking '69 Chevrolet Camaro with the word "Stylo" on the front grille. They encounter an inept police officer who then engages the band in a hot pursuit. Noodle manages to shoot and injure the officer causing him to go off road. Bruce Willis chases down and shoots at the Gorillaz, as the sky turns black with a spectral fog causing the Noodle android to malfunction and collapse. As Bruce and the Gorillaz race across the desert, a dark shadowy figure appears out of thin air and envelops the stunned policeman in black fog (similar to that in the sky). The video ends with the Stylo car running off of the side of the road and into the ocean, as Bruce looks on contently. The car, submerged underwater, transforms into a fish-like craft and swims out of view.

During the video, the "officer" crashes through and wrecks a billboard poster of Superfast Jellyfish, the rumored second single from Plastic Beach.

Track listing

  • Promo CD single
  1. "Stylo" (Radio Edit)
  2. "Stylo" (Album Version)
  3. "Stylo" (Instrumental)
  • Digital download single
  1. "Stylo" (feat. Mos Def & Bobby Womack) – 4:33

Chart performance

Chart (2010) Peak
position
US Billboard Alternative Songs 25
Austria Singles Top 75 [12] 59
Belgium Singles Top 50 [13] 45
Dutch Tipparade (Bubbling Under)[14] 11
Japan Hot 100 49
German Singles Chart [15] 63
Swiss Singles Top 75 [16] 57

References

  1. ^ Greene, Andy (9 April 2009). "Gorillaz Attempt to Draft Bobby Womack For Upcoming Album". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 22 January 2010. Retrieved 22 January 2010.
  2. ^ a b Davis, Johnny (2010). "Yo Ho Ho". Q (284). Bauer Media Group: 44–52. {{cite journal}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help); Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)
  3. ^ Cochrane, Greg (15 January 2009). "Gorillaz tracks debuted by Damon". Newsbeat. BBC Radio 1. Retrieved 17 January 2009.
  4. ^ Sutherland, Mark (12 January 2010). "Gorillaz "Plastic Beach" Album Preview". Billboard. Retrieved 17 January 2009.
  5. ^ http://www.nme.com/news/gorillaz/49341
  6. ^ "Gorillaz film at Calico". Desert Dispatch. 14 December 2009. Archived from the original on 21 January 2010. Retrieved 21 January 2010.
  7. ^ http://blogs.lesoir.be/festivals/2010/01/30/gorillaz-plastic-beach/
  8. ^ http://gorillaz-news.livejournal.com/287307.html
  9. ^ http://gorillaz-news.livejournal.com/299783.html
  10. ^ http://gorillaz-news.livejournal.com/286447.html
  11. ^ http://www.babelgum.com/gorillazgobananaz
  12. ^ http://acharts.us/song/53331
  13. ^ http://acharts.us/song/53331
  14. ^ Megacharts. "NL Tipparade". Megacharts.
  15. ^ http://www.mtv.de/charts/germany
  16. ^ http://acharts.us/song/53331


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