![]() ![]() B-side Dracula was probably the best of the off cuts from the 'Gorillaz' sessions and became the most popular b-side track from Phase One as well. In the UK, the Ed Case Refix, made by DJ Ed Case featuring reggae singer Sweetie Irie, actually got far more airplay than the regular verson due to the popularity of UK Garage at the time, resulting in the inclusion of said remix on the debut LP. Bigger than Damon Albarn's previous smash, Song 2 (with Blur), this song remains one of Damon's biggest hits to date (with its long standing popularity only later beaten by Feel Good Inc.). Slightly later in 2001 the song would also become a massive radio hit in the US and Central & South America. ![]() A huge smash initially in the UK, where it remained in the charts for months and in the Top 10 for weeks.Īt around the same time radio in Europe also went mad for the song. On the Gorillaz autobiography Rise of the Ogre, the song is claimed as the band's big signature tune. 5.10 12" 33 ⅓ RPM US 'Clean Versions' Promo Vinyl.Later on, when the band had finished the track, she mentioned that she and Danger Mouse felt the track to be empty, so they invited De La Soul, and that Maseo laughing in the song was an accident that was left in the recording. Her way of getting Danger Mouse in the project was similar to the way Damon did, by hearing his Grey Album. She also mentioned that the lyrics pertaining to windmills is a reference to a child-like innocence. Despite Noodle, or the band, really touching on the songs making process, Noodle did mention that Feel Good Inc. ![]() It was during one of her lonely sessions that Feel Good Inc. Where she started work on what was going to be Demon Days. It was also one of the songs covered by Kidz Bop for the ninth album, and the only Gorillaz song covered by the group, although it was controversial among fans.Īfter Noodle left Japan to find out about her forgotten past, she returned to Kong Studios, England. "Feel Good Inc." makes an appearance in Dance Dance Revolution Hottest Party 3 on Wii, Sing Star Pop! on PlayStation 2 and Grand Theft Auto 5 on Xbox One, PlayStation 4 and PC Versions, Guitar Hero 5 on Xbox 360, the 2006 movie Alex Rider: Operation Stormbreaker, and was part of Weird Al Yankovic's "Polkarama". The feel of the B-sides was more free and experimental than that of those that had appeared on 'Demon Days' - showcasing another side to the Gorillaz sound. In the UK, due to a loophole in the chart rules, "Feel Good Inc." was able to enter the charts before its official release because the record company released 300 copies of the 7-inch single format, meaning that legal downloads would count towards a chart placing for the single (this was because, according to UK chart rules at that time, download sales contributed to charting placements, but only if a physical format was also available).Ī total of 4 new and original songs were available across formats, although the song " Murdoc is God" was only included on the Japanese CD, where it was released as an EP instead of as a single, similar to other songs from Phase 2. In the US, aided by an iPod commercial featuring the song, and presence on the latest successful "Now" compilation, "Feel Good Inc." took Gorillaz to a whole new level - the track peaked just outside the top 10 in the Billboard Top 100, and it was also top of the Modern Rock charts for a 3-week spell. "Feel Good Inc." charted high in most European countries (including an at-the-time career best of #2 in England, accompanied by a chart run to rival Clint Eastwood's 4 years before). ![]()
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