Humility (song)

From Infogalactic: the planetary knowledge core
Jump to: navigation, search
"Humility"
File:Gorillaz Humility remixes.png
Remixes cover art
Single by Gorillaz featuring George Benson
from the album The Now Now
Released 31 May 2018 (2018-05-31)
Genre
Length 3:17
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Gorillaz singles chronology
"Andromeda (D.R.A.M. Special)"
(2017)		 "Humility"
(2018)		 "Lake Zurich"
(2018)
{{{This album}}}
Audio sample
Music video
"Humility" on YouTube

"Humility" is a single by British virtual band Gorillaz featuring American jazz guitarist George Benson. It was released on 31 May 2018 along with "Lake Zurich" as the first single from their sixth studio album, The Now Now. On 12 July 2018, two remixes of the song by Superorganism and DJ Koze were released. It charted in a total of 8 countries reaching number 85 on the US Billboard Hot 100, with its highest position in any chart being number 7 in Billboard's Hot Rock Songs.

Promotion and release

The song was first announced on 30 May 2018 when Zane Lowe confirmed The Now Now's release and stated that Damon Albarn would be debuting the song on the Beats 1 program the following day.[5] The next day, the song debuted with a music video featuring Jack Black and was digitally released along with another single, "Lake Zurich".[6] On 13 May 2022, the music video was re-uploaded to the Gorillaz YouTube channel with commentary from virtual band member Murdoc Niccals.

Music video

File:Gorillaz Humility thumbnail.jpg
2-D and Black as seen in the video.

The music video for the song was filmed in Venice Beach, Los Angeles, California and features Jack Black.[7]

It begins with footage of 2-D roller-skating around Venice Beach interspersed with shots of Black playing a guitar.[8] This sequence appears multiple times throughout the video, mainly in between the appearances of the different Gorillaz members. After the opening sequence, Noodle is shown checkmating Remi Kabaka, one of the producers for The Now Now and the voice actor of Russel, during a round of chess.[8] Ace Copular (who replaced Murdoc while the latter was incarcerated) is then seen observing two men play basketball in front of a mural of George Benson. When the ball lands in his hands after a successful dunk by one of the players, he deflates it using a pocket knife, making it impossible for the game to continue.[8] After this, various video clips of local residents are shown. Near the end of the video, Russel can be seen standing on the side of the boardwalk. When 2-D skates in his direction, he extends his leg and trips him.[8] When 2-D recovers, his white eyes turn black, and he attempts to skate again, only to end up falling.

The video was produced by The Line in collaboration with Blinkink and Ruffian, with rotoscoping by Trace VFX. It was directed by Gorillaz co-creator Jamie Hewlett and co-directed by Tim McCourt, Max Taylor, and Evan Silver.[9]

Remixes

On 12 July 2018, a single containing two remixes of the song by British indie pop band Superorganism and German EDM producer DJ Koze was released. The Superorganism remix adds lead singer Orono Noguchi's voice to the song along with a snippet of rap lyrics from another Gorillaz song, Clint Eastwood, while the DJ Koze remix is mostly instrumental.[10]

Personnel

  • Damon Albarn – vocals, synthesizer, guitar, additional drum programming
  • George Benson – guitar, additional vocals
  • James Ford – bass guitar, synthesizer, drums
  • Remi Kabaka Jr. – percussion, drum programming
  • John Davis – mastering engineer
  • Mark DeCozio – additional engineering
  • Samuel Egglenton – engineering assistant
  • Stephen Sedgwick – mixing engineer, recording engineer, engineering

Charts

References

  1. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  2. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  3. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  4. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  5. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  6. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  7. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  9. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  10. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  11. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  12. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Gorillaz feat. George Benson – Humility" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
  13. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Gorillaz feat. George Benson – Humility" (in French). Ultratip.
  14. ↑ "Gorillaz – Chart history" Canadian Hot 100 for Gorillaz.
  15. ↑ "Lescharts.com – Gorillaz feat. George Benson – Humility" (in French). Les classement single.
  16. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  17. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  18. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  19. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  20. ↑ "Archive Chart: 20180608" UK Singles Chart.
  21. ↑ "Gorillaz – Chart history" Billboard Hot 100 for Gorillaz.
  22. ↑ "Gorillaz – Chart history" Billboard Adult Alternative Songs for Gorillaz.
  23. ↑ "Gorillaz – Chart history" Billboard Hot Rock Songs for Gorillaz.
  24. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Retrieved from "https://infogalactic.com/w/index.php?title=Humility_(song)&oldid=727186837"