"Let Me Out" is a song by British alternative rock virtual band Gorillaz, featuring Pusha T and Mavis Staples. The song was released on 6 April 2017. It was released as the fifth single from their fifth studio album Humanz.
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| Single by Gorillaz featuring Pusha T and Mavis Staples | ||||
| from the album Humanz | ||||
| B-side | "Five Whales in a Dream" | |||
| Released | 6 April 2017 | |||
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| Length | 2:56 | |||
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| "Let Me Out" on YouTube | ||||
Background and recording
edit"Let Me Out" is the fifth single from the band's album Humanz and was produced by Damon Albarn, Remi Kabaka and the album's executive producer The Twilite Tone. The song features guest vocals from gospel singer Mavis Staples and rapper Pusha T. The song was written by Albarn, on a train journey, when conceptualising the album, Pusha T wrote his verse upon meeting Albarn and Gorillaz co-collaborator Jamie Hewlett in London. When speaking to Zane Lowe, who premiered the song on his Apple Music Beats 1 radio show, Pusha said "When I get over there, Damon begins to tell me to conceptualize the album as a party for the end of the world, like if Trump were to win. … I didn’t want to think about it, but that did give me a very colorful backdrop … I wrote from the perspective of this day … from the perspective of a Trump win."[3][4][5]
Track listing
editDigital release single
- "Let Me Out" – 2:56
Personnel
edit- Damon Albarn – vocals, synthesizer
- Pusha T – vocals
- Mavis Staples – vocals
- The Twilite Tone – synthesizer, additional vocals
- Remi Kabaka Jr. – drum programming
- John Davis – mastering engineer, engineering
- Jonathan Lackey – assistant
- Alex Baez – assistant
- Samuel Egglenton – assistant
- Stephen Sedgwick – engineering
- Paul Bailey – additional engineering
- The Humanz (Rasul A-Salaam, Starr Busby, Drea D'Nur, Giovanni James, Marcus Anthony Johnson, Janelle Kroll, Brandon Markell-Holmes, Imani Vonshà) – additional vocals
Charts
edit| Chart (2017) | Peak position |
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| France (SNEP)[6] | 155 |
| New Zealand Heatseekers (RMNZ)[7] | 6 |
| Scotland (OCC)[8] | 75 |
| UK Singles Downloads (OCC)[9] | 78 |
| US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles (Billboard)[10] | 15 |
| US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs (Billboard)[11] | 7 |
References
edit- ^ "Gorillaz Continue the Humanz Onslaught with 'Let Me Out'". Ball State Daily. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
- ^ Partridge, Kenneth (28 April 2017). "Paste Review of the Day: Gorillaz - Humanz". pastemagazine.com. Retrieved 15 June 2017.
- ^ "Gorillaz – Let Me Out Lyrics | Genius Lyrics". Genius.com. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
- ^ Amy Phillips and Amanda Wicks (6 April 2017). "Gorillaz, Mavis Staples, Pusha T Team on New Song "Let Me Out": Listen". Pitchfork. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
- ^ Young, Alex (6 April 2017). "Gorillaz bring together Mavis Staples and Pusha T on "Let Me Out" — listen". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
- ^ "Le Top de la semaine : Top Singles Téléchargés – SNEP (Week 15, 2017)" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 15 April 2017.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "NZ Heatseekers Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. 17 April 2017. Retrieved 14 April 2017.
- ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
- ^ "Official Singles Downloads Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
- ^ "Gorillaz Chart History (Bubbling Under Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 19 April 2017.
- ^ "Gorillaz Chart History (Hot Rock & Alternative Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 19 April 2017.