Albarn expressed a desire to send the actor some of the band's merchandise as a mark of respect, and said, "I'm sure Clint Eastwood would like. In 2001, Hewlett and Albarn indicated that they had not received any feedback from Clint Eastwood himself over the song. A little shift in perspective and, suddenly, you've got a west London Basement Jaxx, embodying a more interesting – and accurate – vision of England than anything Blur (Albarn's other project) have dared to attempt." Reception Īlex Needham of NME praised the Ed Case Remix, stating that it "hauls down the dancefloor of Twice As Nice, where all the disparate elements fall into place and the jarring culture clash suddenly makes perfect sense. Since Gorillaz' return in 2017, other rappers have performed the track, such as Little Simz and Vince Staples, with others like Kano and Del returning at select shows. Later in the tour, he played the song with new guest rappers like Vic Mensa, while also bringing back rappers who have previously performed the song with Gorillaz like Bashy and Snoop Dogg. ĭuring Gorillaz co-creator Damon Albarn's 2014 solo tour for Everyday Robots, he performed the song live with Dan the Automator and Del the Funky Homosapien for the first time.
During the group's Asian tour dates, a fifth version of the song, featuring all new verses from Lebanese-Syrian rapper Eslam Jawaad, was performed. Snoop Dogg also performed a rap during the group's 2010 Glastonbury performance. During July 2010, when Tempah was unable to make tour performances, a fourth version of the song, featuring Tempah's verses performed by British grime MC's Kano and Bashy, was devised. During the Escape to Plastic Beach Tour, a third version of the track, featuring British rapper Tinie Tempah, was written and performed. This version was released on the CD single of " Dare". For the 2005 Demon Detour Live, a version of the song featuring De La Soul, who have also appeared on " Feel Good Inc." and " Superfast Jellyfish", and Bootie Brown, who has also appeared on " Dirty Harry", was written and recorded. Live versions įor some live performances of the song, alternative rappers are used. Some of the single releases featured an alternative version of the song which featured British hip hop group Phi Life Cypher, who also feature on the group's B-side "The Sounder". The song's instrumental beat originated from the first preset of the Suzuki Omnichord. The drums are provided by a drum machine and the main instrument used in the song is the melodica, which Albarn used to make the basic track as well. According to engineer, Jason Cox, "Damon gave us the OK to set fire to it on stage, but we said 'No, you can't set fire to that! It's a classic!'", and it ended up being used on the song as well as some other tracks on the album. The strings featured in the song are from a string machine, the Solina String Ensemble. A re-recording similar to these demos was recorded into Logic for use as a backing track.
ĭemo versions of "Clint Eastwood" were originally recorded by Damon Albarn on a four-track using a drum machine and guitar. In 2021, Double J ranked it as the 14th best debut single of all time. The magazine also ranked it at number 347 on their list of "The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time". In October 2011, NME placed it at number 141 on its list "150 Best Tracks of the Past 15 Years". Rolling Stone ranked it number 38 on its 100 best songs of the 2000s. The single has sold 600,000 copies in the UK and has been certified platinum by the BPI. "Clint Eastwood" reached number 2 in Germany and charted within the top 10 of 11 countries in total. It also reached number 1 in Iceland and Italy. It peaked at number 4 on the UK Singles Chart and number 57 on the US Billboard Hot 100. The verses are rapped by Del the Funky Homosapien, portrayed as a blue phantom in the video, while the chorus is sung by Damon Albarn ( 2-D in the video). The song is a mix of electronic music, dub, hip hop and rock.
The song is named after the actor of the same name due to its similarity to the theme music of The Good, the Bad and the Ugly. " Clint Eastwood" is a song by English virtual band Gorillaz, released as the first single from their self-titled debut album on 5 March 2001.
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