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featuring British rapper

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, who had been touring with the band and played at the first Demon Dayz Festival with the band where they performed the track and "

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". It was released on 31 October 2017 as a single from the Super Deluxe edition of the band's fifth studio album ''

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'' alongside a music video. It is one of the 14 outtakes from the ''Humanz'' sessions that didn't make it to the final album.

Promotion

The song was first premiered by

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's Beats 1 radio show where he would also tease the track "

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". During this, he also talked a bit about the collaboration stating, "I just was really struck by her kind of individualism, she's just not part of a scene, and I think that's great for her."

Music video

A music video was released alongside the release of the single on 31 October 2017. It was directed by Noah Harris, and features the band and

in a

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video game fighting enemies and reaching checkpoints. At the end of the song, they take to the sky where they reach the final boss.

Charts

It charted as an "extra tip" on the Ultratip charts.

Personnel

– production, vocals, synthesizers, drums, keyboards, programming, guitar * Remi Kabaka Jr. – production, drum programming, percussion, drums *

– vocals * Stephen Sedgwick – mixing, engineering * John Davis – mastering

References

{{Gorillaz 2017 songs 2017 singles Gorillaz songs Little Simz songs Songs written by Damon Albarn Songs written by Little Simz Parlophone singles Warner Records singles English house music songs Grime music songs