"Ascension" is a song by British alternative rock virtual band Gorillaz, featuring Vince Staples. The song was released on 23 March 2017. It was released as the third single from their fifth studio album Humanz.
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| Single by Gorillaz featuring Vince Staples | ||||
| from the album Humanz | ||||
| B-side | "Long Beach" | |||
| Released | 23 March 2017 | |||
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| Length | 2:36 | |||
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| "Ascension" on YouTube | ||||
Background and recording
edit"Ascension" is Gorillaz' third single from their album Humanz and marks the group's first collaboration with American rapper Vince Staples. The song received its premiere on Apple Music's Beats 1 radio station.[2][3][4]
The music video leads into Saturnz Barz. The house from the latter is shown at the end.
Track listing
editDigital release single
- "Ascension" – 2:36
Personnel
edit- Damon Albarn – vocals, synthesizer, keyboards, drums, programming
- The Twilite Tone – synthesizer, drums, additional vocals
- Remi Kabaka Jr. – drum programming
- Stephen Sedgwick – recording engineer, mixing engineer
- John Davis – mastering engineer
- Michael Law Thomas – additional engineering
- Vince Staples – vocals
- Casey Cuyao – assistant
- Samuel Egglenton – assistant
- KT Pipal – assistant
- The Humanz (Rasul A-Salaam, Starr Busby, Melanie J-B Charles, 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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| Ireland (IRMA)[5] | 89 |
| UK Singles (OCC)[6] | 91 |
| US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs (Billboard)[7] | 11 |
References
edit- ^ Lockwood, Andrew (31 May 2017). "Gorillaz | Humanz Album Review". Contactmusic.com. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
- ^ "Gorillaz – Ascension Lyrics | Genius Lyrics". Genius.com. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
- ^ Matthew Strauss and Sam Sodomsky (23 March 2017). "Gorillaz and Vince Staples Team for New Song "Ascension": Listen". Pitchfork. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
- ^ "Listen to 4 New Gorillaz Songs". SPIN. 23 March 2017. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
- ^ "IRMA - Irish Charts". Irish Recorded Music Association. Retrieved 7 April 2017.
- ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 7 April 2017.
- ^ "Gorillaz Chart History (Hot Rock & Alternative Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 7 April 2017.