| "Superfast Jellyfish" | ||||
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| Single by Gorillaz featuring Gruff Rhys and De La Soul | ||||
| from the album Plastic Beach | ||||
| Released | 9 May 2010 | |||
| Recorded | 2009 | |||
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| Length | 2:54 | |||
| Label | Parlophone | |||
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| Producer(s) | Gorillaz | |||
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| "Superfast Jellyfish" - a visual accompaniment on YouTube | ||||
"Superfast Jellyfish" is the second single released from British alternative band Gorillaz' third studio album, Plastic Beach . The single was released on 9 May 2010.
The song features vocals from Gruff Rhys,lead singer of Super Furry Animals,and from De La Soul,who were previously featured on "Feel Good Inc.". The song contains samples from a 1986 commercial for Swanson's microwave "Great Starts Breakfasts" and an episode of Natural World ,"Sperm Whales:Back from the Abyss",narrated by David Attenborough. [4] [5]
The track premiered on BBC Radio 1's Zane Lowe show on 25 February 2010. About an hour later,it was uploaded to the official Gorillaz YouTube channel. [6] The first official remix of the track,by Unicorn Kid, [7] was premiered on BBC Radio 1's Zane Lowe show on 12 April 2010. [8] On 27 April 2010,the group performed the song live on "Later... with Jools Holland."
The official music video for "Superfast Jellyfish" was uploaded to YouTube by Jamie Hewlett [ citation needed ] on 8 March 2010. The video shows a man waking up at the sound of an alarm,going downstairs,and cooking a box of Superfast Jellyfish in his microwave. Once ready,he begins to eat one of the jellyfish,however,he is sent into a trance in which the jellyfish perform a dance around his head. The song received over two million views on Gorillaz' official YouTube channel before the release of the official video. [9] [ dubious – discuss ]
| Chart (2010) | Peak position |
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| Australian ARIA Urban Singles Chart [12] | 33 |
| Danish Dance Chart | 50 |
| Japan (Japan Hot 100) [13] | 90 |
| Mexico Ingles Airplay ( Billboard ) [14] | 17 |
| UK Dance Chart | 28 |