Doncamatic

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"Doncamatic"
Gorillaz-Doncamatic art.jpg
Single by Gorillaz featuring Daley
from the album The Singles Collection 2001–2011
Released21 November 2010
RecordedSeptember 2010
Genre
Length3:22
Label Parlophone
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Gorillaz
Gorillazsingles chronology
"On Melancholy Hill"
(2010)		"Doncamatic"
(2010)		"Revolving Doors" / "Amarillo"
(2011)
Daley singles chronology
"Doncamatic"
(2010)		"Those Who Wait"
(2012)
UK CD single [7] [8]
No.TitleWritersLength
1."Doncamatic" Gorillaz, Daley 3:22
2."Doncamatic" (Joker Remix)Gorillaz, Daley4:45
UK 7" picture disc [7]
No.TitleWritersLength
1."Doncamatic"Gorillaz, Daley3:22
2."Empire Ants" (Paul Harris & Paul Rogers Vocal Mix featuring Little Dragon)Gorillaz, Yukimi Nagano 3:53
Digital download [3]
No.TitleWritersLength
1."Doncamatic"Gorillaz, Daley3:22
2."Doncamatic" (Joker Remix)Gorillaz, Daley4:46
3."Album Mixtape"Gorillaz8:29
Promotional single
No.TitleLength
1."Doncamatic"3:22
2."Doncamatic" (instrumental version)3:22

Personnel

Charts

Chart performance for "Doncamatic"
Chart (2010)Peak
position
Australia (ARIA) [9] 60
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders) [10] 25
Netherlands (Single Top 100) [11] 40
UK Singles (OCC) [12] 37

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References

  1. ↑ The following sources call the song R&B:
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    • Hattem, Julian. "Gorillaz: "Doncamatic (All Played Out)" (Joker Remix)". Prefixmag.com. Prefix Magazine. Archived from the original on 24 June 2015. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
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  7. 1 2 "Gorillaz Doncamatic". Archived from the original on 21 November 2010. Retrieved 12 November 2010.
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