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"Aries" is a song by British virtual band Gorillaz featuring drummer Georgia and bassist Peter Hook of the bands Joy Division and New Order. The track was released on 9 April 2020 as the third single for Gorillaz' seventh studio album, Song Machine, Season One: Strange Timez. It is part of the Song Machine project, a web series involving the ongoing release of various Gorillaz singles and music videos featuring different guest musicians over the course of 2020.[5]

Music video

The video, directed by Jamie Hewlett and Tim McCourt, features the band members driving vehicles across a highway landscape in Morocco. 2-D and Murdoc are riding together on a motorcycle, followed by Noodle in a dune buggy (where just prior she is texting someone about 2-D's whereabouts and has grown concerned for him) and finally Russel in a golf kart. Near the end of the video all four of them ride up close to one another. As 2-D continues to sing, Murdoc pulls out a syringe and smiles in a sinister fashion.

On 4 September 2020, Gorillaz released an online driving game based on the "Aries" music video on their website.[6]

Tracklist

No.TitleWriter(s)ProducersLength
1."Machine Bitez #6" (with 2-D, Murdoc and Russel)  0:54
2."Aries" (featuring Peter Hook and Georgia)
4:13
3."Machine Bitez #7" (with 2-D, Noodle, Murdoc and Russel)  0:35
Total length:5:42

Personnel

Gorillaz

Additional musicians and personnel

  • Peter Hook – bass
  • Georgia – drums, percussion
  • John Davis – mastering engineer
  • P2J – drum programming
  • James Ford – synthesizers, live drums, percussion, drum programming
  • Stephen Sedgwick – mixing engineer, engineering
  • Samuel Egglenton – engineering

Charts

Chart (2020) Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders)[7] 42
Mexico Ingles Airplay (Billboard)[8] 12
New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ)[9] 29

References

  1. ^ Coffman, Tim (21 September 2021). "15 artists who completely reinvented their sound from album to album". Alternative Press. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
  2. ^ Leas, Ryan (9 April 2020). "Gorillaz – "Aries" (Feat. Peter Hook & Georgia)". StereoGum. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
  3. ^ Schatz, Lake (9 April 2020). "Gorillaz and Peter Hook Go for a Ride on New Single "Aries": Stream". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
  4. ^ Beamish, Ben (16 April 2020). "Gorillaz Enlist Peter Hook And Georgia For New Cut "Aries"". Cultr. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
  5. ^ Blistein, Jon (29 January 2020). "Gorillaz Detail New Music, Video Series 'Song Machine'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 27 February 2020.
  6. ^ "Aries driving game by Gorillaz". 4 December 2020.
  7. ^ "Gorillaz – Aries" (in Dutch). Ultratip. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
  8. ^ "Gorillaz Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
  9. ^ "NZ Hot Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. 20 April 2020. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
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