Clint Eastwood (song)

"Clint Eastwood"
Single by Gorillaz
from the album Gorillaz
B-side"Dracula"
Released5 March 2001 (2001-03-05)
Studio
  • Studio 13, London
  • Geejam, Jamaica
  • The Glue Factory, San Francisco
Genre
Length
  • 5:41 (album version)
  • 5:54 (single version)
  • 3:44 (original mix edit)
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Gorillaz singles chronology
"Clint Eastwood"
(2001)
"19-2000"
(2001)
Del the Funky Homosapien singles chronology
"If You Must"
(2000)
"Clint Eastwood"
(2001)
"Rock the House"
(2001)
Music video
"Clint Eastwood" on YouTube

"Clint Eastwood" is a song by English virtual band Gorillaz, released as the first single from their self-titled debut album on 5 March 2001. The song is named after the actor of the same name due to its similarity to the theme music of The Good, the Bad and the Ugly.[5] The song is a mix of electronic music, dub, hip hop and rock. The verses are rapped by Del the Funky Homosapien, portrayed as a blue phantom in the video, while the chorus is sung by Damon Albarn (2-D in the video).

"Clint Eastwood" reached the top ten in ten countries. It peaked at number four on the UK Singles Chart and number 57 on the US Billboard Hot 100. "Clint Eastwood" also reached number one in Italy, number two in Germany. The single has sold 1,200,000 copies in the UK and has been certified double platinum by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI). Rolling Stone ranked it at number 38 on its 100 best songs of the 2000s.[6] In October 2011, NME placed it at number 141 on its list "150 Best Tracks of the Past 15 Years".[7] The magazine also ranked it at number 347 on their list of "The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time".[8] In 2021, Double J ranked it as the 14th best debut single of all time.[9]

  1. ^ Nelson, Alex (30 November 2011). "Gorillaz // Singles 2001-2011". Rhythm Circus. Archived from the original on 3 December 2011. Retrieved 24 June 2013.
  2. ^ Morneau, Blake (20 November 2013). "Deltron 3030 Alix Goolden Music Hall, Victoria BC, November 19". Exclaim!. Retrieved 9 January 2014.
  3. ^ The following sources cite the song as alternative rock:
  4. ^ Walters, Barry (29 May 2001). "Gorillaz – Gorillaz". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 7 December 2008.
  5. ^ "Welcome to the Monkey House". Entertainment Weekly. 25 November 2005. Archived from the original on 3 November 2014. Retrieved 16 July 2014.
  6. ^ "100 Best Songs of the 2000s: 38 – Gorillaz, 'Clint Eastwood'". Rolling Stone. 17 June 2011. Retrieved 16 July 2014.
  7. ^ "150 Best Tracks of the Past 15 Years: 141 – Gorillaz – Clint Eastwood". NME. October 2011. Archived from the original on 4 March 2012. Retrieved 16 July 2014.
  8. ^ "The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time – 400-301". NME. 31 January 2014. Retrieved 15 July 2015.
  9. ^ "The 50 Best Debut Singles". Double J. 18 September 2021. Retrieved 18 December 2021.

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