Garage Palace
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{{Infobox song
| name = Garage Palace
| cover = Garage Palace Gorillaz.jpg
| type = single
| artist = Gorillaz featuring Little Simz
| album = Humanz (Super Deluxe Edition)
| released = 31 October 2017
| genre = {{Hlist|Bassline house{{Cite web |date=2017-11-01 |title=Gorillaz and Little Simz unleash 'Garage Palace': Watch |url=https://djmag.com/news/gorillaz-and-little-simz-unleash-garage-palace-watch |access-date=2023-04-10 |website=DJMag.com}}|grime|hip hop{{Cite web |title=Gorillaz - Garage Palace (Ft. Little Simz) |url=https://www.indieshuffle.com/gorillaz-garage-palace-ft-little-simz/ |access-date=2023-04-11 |website=Indie Shuffle |language=en}}|UK funky}}
| length = 2:31
| label = {{Hlist|Parlophone|Warner|}}
| writer = {{Hlist|Gorillaz|Simbiatu Ajikawo|}}
| producer = * Gorillaz
| chronology = Gorillaz
| prev_title = Strobelite
| prev_year = 2017
| next_title = Andromeda (D.R.A.M Special)
| next_year = 2017
| misc = {{Extra chronology
| artist = Little Simz
| type = singles
| prev_title = The Book
| prev_year = 2017
| title = Garage Palace
| year = 2017
| next_title = Bombo Fabrika Remix
| next_year = 2017
}}
{{External music video|header=Visualiser|{{YouTube|qoAxRICB9j8|"Garage Palace"}}}}
}}
"Garage Palace" is a song by English virtual band Gorillaz featuring British rapper Little Simz, who had been touring with the band and played at the first Demon Dayz Festival with the band where they performed the track and "Clint Eastwood".{{Cite web |title=Watch Little Simz' electrifying Demon Dayz set |url=https://www.redbull.com/gb-en/little-simz-demon-dayz-watch |access-date=2023-04-10 |website=Red Bull}} It was released on 31 October 2017 as a single from the Super Deluxe edition of the band's fifth studio album Humanz alongside a music video.{{Cite web |title=Gorillaz shares "Garage Palace" featuring Little Simz |url=https://www.thefader.com/2017/10/31/garage-palace-gorillaz-little-simz |access-date=2023-04-10 |website=The FADER|date=31 October 2017 }} It is one of the 14 outtakes from the Humanz sessions that didn't make it to the final album.{{Cite web |title=Gorillaz: "Garage Palace" [ft. Little Simz] |url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/tracks/gorillaz-garage-palace-ft-little-simz/ |access-date=2023-04-10 |website=Pitchfork}}{{Cite magazine |last=Blistein |first=Jon |date=2017-11-01 |title=Watch Gorillaz, Little Simz Slay Foes in 'Garage Palace' Video |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/watch-gorillaz-little-simz-slay-foes-in-garage-palace-video-123842/ |access-date=2023-04-10 |magazine=Rolling Stone}}
Promotion
The song was first premiered by Damon Albarn on the Zane Lowe's Beats 1 radio show where he would also tease the track "Hollywood".{{Cite web |last=Gaca |first=Anna |title=Gorillaz – "Garage Palace" (Ft. Little Simz) |url=https://www.spin.com/2017/10/gorilla-garage-palace-little-simz-stream/ |access-date=2023-04-10 |website=Spin.com |publication-date=2017-10-31}} 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."{{Cite web |date=2017-11-01 |title=Little Simz Slays in Stunning Visualiser For Gorillaz' Garage Palace |url=https://versus.uk.com/2017/11/little-simz-slays-stunning-visualiser-gorillaz-garage-palace/ |access-date=2023-04-10 |website=VERSUS}}
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 Little Simz in a 16-bit{{Cite web |last=Promonews |title=Gorillaz ft Little Simz 'Garage Palace' (Visualiser) by Noah Harris {{!}} Videos |url=https://www.promonews.tv/videos/2017/11/03/gorillaz-ft-little-simz-garage-palace-visualiser-noah-harris/50313 |access-date=2023-04-10 |website=Promonewstv}} video game fighting enemies and reaching checkpoints. At the end of the song, they take to the sky where they reach the final boss.{{Citation |title=Gorillaz - Garage Palace (Visualiser) | date=31 October 2017 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qoAxRICB9j8 |access-date=2023-04-10}}
Charts
It charted as an "extra tip" on the Ultratip charts.{{Cite web |title=Gorillaz feat. Little Simz - Garage Palace - ultratop.be |url=https://www.ultratop.be/nl/song/1a0652/Gorillaz-feat.-Little-Simz-Garage-Palace |access-date=2023-04-10 |website=www.ultratop.be}}
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! scope="col" |Chart (2017) ! scope="col" |Peak position |
| scope="row" |US Hot Dance/Electronic Songs (Billboard){{Cite magazine |title=Gorillaz |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/gorillaz/ |access-date=2023-04-10 |magazine=Billboard}}
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Personnel
- Damon Albarn – production, vocals, synthesizers, drums, keyboards, programming, guitar
- Remi Kabaka Jr. – production, drum programming, percussion, drums
- Little Simz – vocals
- Stephen Sedgwick – mixing, engineering
- John Davis – mastering