The Now Now

The Now Now
Studio album by Gorillaz
Released	29 June 2018 (2018-06-29)
Recorded	Late 2017 – February 2018
Studio	Studio 13 (London) Various additional Brick Road (Scottsdale) [a] The Compound (London) [b] Mondrian Hotel (West Hollywood) [c] Raphael Hotel (Kansas City) [d] Knob Hill Inn (Ketchum) [e] Marriott Hotel (Zürich) [f] Delano South Beach (Florida) [g]
Genre	Synth-pop funk psychedelic pop
Length	40:42
Label	Parlophone Warner Bros.
Producer	Gorillaz James Ford Remi Kabaka
Gorillaz chronology
Humanz (2017) The Now Now (2018) Song Machine, Season One: Strange Timez (2020)
Damon Albarn chronology
Humanz (2017) The Now Now (2018) Merrie Land (2018)

The Now Now- Standard edition

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Humility" (featuring George Benson)	3:17
2.	"Tranz"	2:42
3.	"Hollywood" (featuring Snoop Dogg and Jamie Principle)	4:53
4.	"Kansas"	4:08
5.	"Sorcererz"	3:00
6.	"Idaho"	3:42
7.	"Lake Zurich"	4:13
8.	"Magic City"	4:00
9.	"Fire Flies"	3:53
10.	"One Percent"	2:20
11.	"Souk Eye"	4:34
Total length:		40:42

Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes. ^[12]

Gorillaz Damon Albarn – vocals, instrumentation, production (all tracks) Jamie Hewlett – artwork, design, video direction Junior Dan – bass (track 5) Stephen Sedgwick – mixing, engineering, recording Karl Vanden Bossche – percussion (track 3) Remi Kabaka Jr. – production, percussion, drum programming (track 7) John Davis – mastering Samuel Egglenton – engineering assistance James Ford – production (all tracks), drums, bass guitar (tracks 1–3, 5, 8–11), synthesiser (tracks 1, 4–7)

Additional musicians George Benson – guitar (track 1) Snoop Dogg – vocals (track 3) Jamie Principle – vocals (track 3) Abra – additional vocals (track 5) Graham Coxon – additional guitar (track 8) Additional technical Mark DeCozio – additional engineering (track 1) Stuart Lowbridge – live music co-ordination Additional artwork Stars Redmond – assistance Siobhan Battye – assistance

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2018) Peak position Australian Albums (ARIA) [50] 4 Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [51] 8 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [52] 5 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) [53] 2 Canadian Albums (Billboard) [54] 4 Croatian Albums (HDU) [55] 2 Danish Albums (Hitlisten) [56] 27 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [57] 5 Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista) [58] 17 French Albums (SNEP) [59] 6 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [60] 10 Greek Albums (IFPI) [61] 28 Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ) [62] 7 Irish Albums (IRMA) [63] 4 Italian Albums (FIMI) [64] 17 Japan Hot Albums ( Billboard Japan ) [65] 41 Japanese Albums (Oricon) [66] 39 Mexican Albums (Top 100 Mexico) [67] 3 New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) [68] 9 Norwegian Albums (VG-lista) [69] 7 Polish Albums (ZPAV) [70] 27 Portuguese Albums (AFP) [71] 8 Scottish Albums (OCC) [72] 4 Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE) [73] 11 Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) [74] 18 Swiss Albums (Romandie) [75] 1 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [76] 3 UK Albums (OCC) [77] 5 US Billboard 200 [49] 4 US Top Alternative Albums (Billboard) [78] 2 US Top Rock Albums (Billboard) [79] 2 US Indie Store Album Sales (Billboard) [80] 1 US Vinyl Albums (Billboard) [81] 1

Year-end charts Chart (2018) Position Australian Vinyl Albums (ARIA) [82] 65 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [83] 70 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) [84] 137 Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ) [85] 82 Mexican Albums (Top 100 Mexico) [67] 72 US Tastemakers Albums (Billboard) [86] 4 US Top Alternative Albums (Billboard) [87] 30 US Top Rock Albums (Billboard) [88] 57

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI) [89]	Silver	60,000‡
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Notes

1. Additional recording on track 1
2. Additional recording on track 3
3. Demos for tracks 3 and 11
4. Demo for track 4
5. Demo for track 6
6. Demos for tracks 7 and 10
7. Demo for track 8
8. The following is a list of the visualisers from the album that were uploaded to YouTube:
   • Gorillaz (21 June 2018). "Gorillaz – Hollywood feat. Snoop Dogg & Jamie Principle (Visualiser)". YouTube. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
   • Gorillaz (29 June 2018). "Gorillaz – Kansas (Visualiser)". YouTube. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
   • Gorillaz (7 June 2018). "Gorillaz – Sorcererz (Visualiser)". YouTube. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
   • Gorillaz (29 June 2018). "Gorillaz – Idaho (Visualiser)". YouTube. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
   • Gorillaz (31 May 2018). "Gorillaz – Lake Zurich (Visualiser)". YouTube. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
   • Gorillaz (29 June 2018). "Gorillaz – Magic City (Visualiser)". YouTube. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
   • Gorillaz (14 June 2018). "Gorillaz – Fire Flies (Visualiser)". YouTube. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
   • Gorillaz (29 June 2018). "Gorillaz – One Percent (Visualiser)". YouTube. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
   • Gorillaz (30 June 2018). "Gorillaz – Souk Eye (Visualiser)". YouTube. Retrieved 8 May 2020.

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