Momentary Bliss

"Momentary Bliss"
Single by Gorillaz featuring Slowthai and Slaves
from the album Song Machine, Season One: Strange Timez
Released	30 January 2020 (2020-01-30)
Recorded	November 2019
Studio	Studio 13, London, UK
Genre	Punk rock [1] [2] pop-punk [3] electronic [4] reggae rock [5]
Length	3:41
Label	Parlophone Warner
Songwriter(s)	Damon Albarn Tyron Frampton Isaac Holman ·Laurie Vincent Remi Kabaka Jr. Mike Dean [6]
Producer(s)	Gorillaz Dean Kabaka
Gorillaz singles chronology
"Tranz" (2018) "Momentary Bliss" (2020) "Désolé" (2020)
Slowthai singles chronology
"Deal Wiv It" (2019) "Momentary Bliss" (2020) "Enemy" (2020)

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producers	Length
1.	"Machine Bitez #1" (with 2-D, Murdoc and Russel)			0:43
2.	"Momentary Bliss" (featuring Slowthai and Slaves)	Damon Albarn Remi Kabaka Jr. Tyron Frampton Laurie Vincent ·Isaac Holman Mike Dean	Gorillaz Dean Kabaka	3:41
3.	"Machine Bitez #2" (with 2-D and Slaves)			0:56
4.	"Machine Bitez #3" (with 2-D and Slowthai)			1:01
Total length:				6:21

Personnel

Gorillaz

• Damon Albarn – vocals, instrumentation, director, guitar
• Jamie Hewlett – artwork, character design, video direction
• Remi Kabaka Jr. – drum programming

Additional musicians and personnel

• Slowthai – vocals
• Laurie Vincent – guitar, vocals
• Isaac Holman – drums, vocals
• Mike Dean – drum programming
• Stephen Sedgwick – mixing engineer, engineering
• Samuel Egglenton – engineering
• John Davis – mastering engineer

Charts

Chart (2020)	Peak position
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders) [21]	29
Ireland (IRMA) [22]	74
New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ) [23]	17
UK Singles (OCC) [24]	58
US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs ( Billboard ) [25]	3

References

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15. Beaumont, Mark (22 October 2020). "Gorillaz review, Song Machine, Season One: Strange Timez - the finest Gorillaz album in a decade". The Independent. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
16. Smith, Thomas (22 October 2020). "Gorillaz - 'Song Machine: Season One - Strange Times' review: bingeable brilliance from the pop oddballs". NME. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
17. Black, Noah (10 February 2020). "Gorillaz Track Deprives Listeners of "Momentary Bliss"". Agora.
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20. "WATCH: Gorillaz Jam with slowthai and Slaves in "Momentary Bliss" Video". FLOOD.
21. "Gorillaz feat. Slowthai & Slaves – Momentary Bliss" (in Dutch). Ultratip. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
22. "IRMA – Irish Charts". Irish Recorded Music Association . Retrieved 8 February 2020.
23. "NZ Hot Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. 10 February 2020. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
24. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
25. "Gorillaz Chart History (Hot Rock & Alternative Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 11 February 2020.