G Sides

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G-Sides
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Compilation album by
Released12 December 2001
Recorded2000–2001
Genre
Length45:48(Japan / UK)
44:31 (US)
Label Parlophone
Producer
Gorillaz chronology
Gorillaz
(2001)
G-Sides
(2001)
Laika Come Home
(2002)
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(2001)
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101 Reykjavík
(2001)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 65/100 [1]
Review scores
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AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [2]
Blender Star full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [3]
Encyclopedia of Popular Music Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [4]
NME 7/10 [5]
Popmatters Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [6]
Q Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [7]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [8]
Uncut Star full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [9]

G-Sides (stylized as G Sides) is a B-sides collection by Gorillaz from their first studio album session, Gorillaz and the Tomorrow Comes Today EP. The compilation was originally released only in Japan on 12 December 2001. The US edition, [10] with a slightly different track listing, followed on 26 February 2002. The European version, released on 11 March 2002, features the original Japanese track listing. The Japanese and US editions are different because the songs "Dracula" and "Left Hand Suzuki Method" are included on the standard US edition of Gorillaz as bonus tracks. The Brazilian limited edition [11] release incorporates all of the tracks from both the Japanese and US versions of the album. Most versions have the same cover, featuring Noodle holding a skeleton doll in her hand, named "Bonesy", although some—notably the Japanese version—have her holding a Godzilla figurine instead. On the top of the sleeve, the title is written in katakana: ジー サイズ (Jī Saizu). G-Sides reached number 65 on the UK Albums Chart and number 84 on the US Billboard 200.

Contents

"The Sounder" first appeared on the French limited edition bonus disc of Gorillaz and is 6:16 in length. On this album and the "Rock the House" single, it is edited to 4:29.

Track listings

All songs are written by Gorillaz.

G-Sides– Japanese / UK edition
No.TitleLength
1."19-2000" (Soulchild remix)3:29
2."Dracula"4:41
3."Rock the House" (radio edit) (featuring Del the Funky Homosapien)3:03
4."The Sounder" (edit) (featuring Phi Life Cypher)4:29
5."Faust"3:51
6."Clint Eastwood" (Phi Life Cypher version)4:52
7."Ghost Train"3:54
8."Hip Albatross"2:42
9."Left Hand Suzuki Method"3:12
10."12D3"3:24
11."Clint Eastwood" (music video)4:28
12."Rock the House" (music video)3:43
Total length:45:48
G-Sides– US edition [10]
No.TitleLength
1."19-2000" (Soulchild remix)3:29
2."Latin Simone"3:38
3."19-2000" (The Wiseguys House of Wisdom remix)7:15
4."The Sounder" (edit) (featuring Phi Life Cypher)4:29
5."Faust"3:51
6."Clint Eastwood" (Phi Life Cypher version)4:52
7."Ghost Train"3:54
8."Hip Albatross"2:42
9."12D3"3:24
10."Tomorrow Comes Today" (music video)3:14
11."Rock the House" (music video)3:43
Total length:44:31
G-Sides– Brazilian limited edition [11]
No.TitleLength
1."19-2000" (Soulchild remix)3:29
2."Latin Simone"3:38
3."19-2000" (The Wiseguys House of Wisdom remix)7:15
4."The Sounder" (edit) (featuring Phi Life Cypher)4:29
5."Faust"3:51
6."Clint Eastwood" (Phi Life Cypher version)4:52
7."Ghost Train"3:54
8."Hip Albatross"2:42
9."12D3"3:24
10."Dracula"4:41
11."Rock the House" (radio edit) (featuring Del the Funky Homosapien)3:03
12."Left Hand Suzuki Method"3:12
13."Clint Eastwood" (music video)4:28
14."Rock the House" (music video)3:43
15."19-2000 (Soulchild remix)" (music video)4:00
16."Noodle Fight" (video game)– –

Song origins

Charts

Release history

CountryDateLabelFormatCatalogue
Japan12 December 2001 Toshiba-EMI CD TOCP-65932
United States26 February 2002 Virgin CD7243 8 11967 2 4
United Kingdom11 March 2002 Parlophone CD7243 5 36942 0 3

Samples

Certifications and sales

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
France94,900 [21] *
United Kingdom (BPI) [22] Silver60,000Double-dagger-14-plain.png

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
Double-dagger-14-plain.png Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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