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Dirty Harry (song)

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"Dirty Harry"
SinglebyGorillazfeaturingBootie Brown
from the albumDemon Days
B-side
  • "Hongkongaton"
  • "All Alone" (live)
Released21 November 2005(2005-11-21)
Genre
Length
  • 3:50(album version)
  • 2:42 (radio edit)
LabelParlophone
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Gorillazsingles chronology
"Dare"
(2005) 		"Dirty Harry"
(2005) 		"Kids with Guns"/"El Mañana"
(2006)
Bootie Brownsingles chronology
"Dirty Harry"
(2005) 		"New Gold"
(2022)
Music video
"Dirty Harry"onYouTube

"Dirty Harry"is a song from Britishalternative rockvirtual bandGorillaz' secondstudio album,Demon Days(2005). "Dirty Harry" peaked at number 6 on theUK Singles Chart,as well as number 15 on the Australian singles chart.

Song history

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"Dirty Harry" was first released as a promotional single oniTunesbefore being released as the thirdsinglefrom the album on 21 November 2005,[3]peaking at number six in the United Kingdom. An early version entitled "I Need a Gun" was included onDamon Albarn's albumDemocrazy.On 8 December 2005, "Dirty Harry" was nominated for aGrammyunder the category "Urban/Alternative Performance", but was beaten byDamian "Jr. Gong" Marley's "Welcome to Jamrock".It became Gorillaz' 3rd consecutive top 10 hit and last song to make it on the top 10 to this date.

Music video

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The video was first released on 25 October 2005, sent to those on the e-mail list on Gorillaz' official website. A thematic follow-up to the band's "Clint Eastwood",it refers tothe film of the same name,Clint Eastwoodbeing the lead actor in the movie. "Dirty Harry" is the first Gorillaz music video to be shot on location; initially, the group intended to utilise a computer-animated desert as background, but discovered that simply flying to a real desert was easier and cheaper.

The video was shot in the Swakopmund Desert inNamibia;it mainly features a shirtless 2-D and an animated version of the San Fernando Valley Youth Chorus stranded in the desert, following what appears to have been a helicopter crash. The survivors keep themselves entertained with the song while awaiting the arrival of rescuers, portrayed by Noodle and Murdoc crewing aWindhoeker MaschinenfabrikWer’wolf MKIImine-proof vehicle driven by Russel.

Both song and video feature a guest appearance byPharcyderapperBootie Brown,who leaps out of a sand dune in militaryfatiguesto perform his verse of the song. The video concludes with Gorillaz, the children, and Bootie Brown departing the crash site in the Wer'wolf, which breaks down a short distance away.

Track listings

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Personnel

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  • Damon Albarn– vocals, synthesizers, guitars, string arrangements
  • Bootie Brown– vocals
  • Jason Cox – mi xing, engineering
  • James Dring – drum programming
  • Al Mobbs – double bass
  • Emma Smith – double bass
  • Amanda Drummond – viola
  • Stella Page– viola
  • Prabjote Osahn – violin
  • Sally Jackson – violin
  • Isabelle Dunn– cello
  • Danger Mouse– sampled loops, percussion, drum programming, mi xing
  • Howie Weinberg– mastering
  • Steve Sedgwick– mi xing assistance
  • The San Fernandez Youth Chorus – additional vocals

Charts

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Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[30] Gold 400,000‡

‡Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

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Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref(s).
United Kingdom 21 November 2005
Parlophone [3][5][7]
Japan 7 December 2005 CD [31]
Australia 16 January 2006 [32]

See also

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References

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  2. ^Cinquemani, Sal (20 May 2005)."Review: Gorillaz, Demon Days".Slant Magazine.Retrieved19 November2019.
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