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"Désolé"
Single by Gorillaz featuring Fatoumata Diawara
from the album Song Machine, Season One: Strange Timez
Language
Released27 February 2020 (2020-02-27)
Recorded2019
Genre
Length
  • 3:56 (single version)
  • 5:33 (album version)
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Gorillaz singles chronology
"Momentary Bliss"
(2020) 		"Désolé"
(2020) 		"Aries"
(2020)
Fatoumata Diawara singles chronology
"Cameroon"
(2019) 		"Désolé"
(2020) 		"Douha (Mali Mali)"
(2020)
Music video
"Désolé" on YouTube

"Désolé" (English: "Sorry") is a song by British virtual band Gorillaz featuring Malian singer Fatoumata Diawara. The track was released on 27 February 2020 as the second single for Gorillaz' seventh studio album, Song Machine, Season One: Strange Timez. The song is part of the Song Machine project, which is a web series involving the ongoing release of various Gorillaz tracks featuring different guest musicians over the course of 2020.[4]

Music video

2-D as seen in the video

The video, directed by Jamie Hewlett, Tim McCourt, and Max Taylor, was filmed at Lake Como in Italy and mainly features band members 2-D, Noodle and Russel Hobbs boating with Diawara and Gorillaz co-creator Damon Albarn after having been transported to the lake via a portal inside Kong Studios, the band's fictional headquarters.[5] Throughout the video, virtual bassist Murdoc Niccals can be seen inside Kong Studios, attempting and failing to cross the portal.[6]

Release

In a press release, fictional band member Russel said of the song's recording: "Making 'Désolé' with Fatou was a real moment for me, you know. She's an African Queen. This lady made the song what it is, beautiful, like life. What can I say about 'Désolé'? They say sorry is the hardest word, but that's not true... Try saying antidisestablishmentarianism with a mouth full of gluten-free cronuts on a speed boat without licking your lips."[6]

Tracklist

No.TitleWriter(s)ProducersLength
1."Machine Bitez #4" (with 2-D and Murdoc)  0:35
2."Désolé" (featuring Fatoumata Diawara)
3:56
3."Machine Bitez #5" (with 2-D and Fatoumata Diawara)  0:45
Total length:5:16

Personnel

Gorillaz

Additional musicians & personnel

  • Fatoumata Diawara – vocals
  • Voice Messengers[a] – backing vocals
  • James Ford – keyboards, percussion, balafon, drums, zither
  • Davide Rossi – strings, string arranger
  • Alice Pratley – violin
  • Ciara Ismail – violin
  • Izzi Dunn – cello
  • Nicola Hicks – viola
  • Sébastien Blanchon – horn
  • Adrien Libmann – engineering
  • Andrea Fognini – engineering
  • Davide Lasala – engineering
  • John Davis – mastering engineer
  • Nora Fedrigo – engineering
  • Samuel Egglenton – engineering
  • Stephen Sedgwick – mixing engineer, engineering
  • Sylvain Mercier – engineering

Charts

Chart (2020) Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders)[7] 34
US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs (Billboard)[8] 16

Notes

  1. ^ The "Voice Messengers" consist of Sylvain Bellegarde, Emmanuel Laniece, Augustin Ledieu, Vanina de Franco, and Neima Naouri

References

  1. ^ a b Leas, Ryan (27 February 2020). "Gorillaz – "Désolé" (Feat. Fatoumata Diawara)". Stereogum. Retrieved 27 February 2020. [T]he song is sung in three languages altogether — English, French, and Bambara.
  2. ^ "Gorillaz Continue to Exude Colorful Chemistry on Song Machine, Season One: Strange Timez: Review". 20 October 2020.
  3. ^ Kaufman, Gil (27 February 2020). "Gorillaz Get Mellow With Fatoumata Diawara on 'Désolé': Watch". Billboard. Retrieved 27 February 2020.
  4. ^ Blistein, Jon (29 January 2020). "Gorillaz Detail New Music, Video Series 'Song Machine'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 27 February 2020.
  5. ^ Tan, Emily (27 February 2020). "Gorillaz Drop Latest Song Machine Episode". Spin. Retrieved 27 February 2020.
  6. ^ a b Blistein, Jon (27 February 2020). "Gorillaz Team With Malian Star Fatoumata Diawara for New Song 'Désolé'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 27 February 2020.
  7. ^ "Gorillaz feat. Fatoumata Diawara – Désolé" (in Dutch). Ultratip. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
  8. ^ "Gorillaz Chart History (Hot Rock & Alternative Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D%C3%A9sol%C3%A9_(Gorillaz_song)

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