Lil' Dub Chefin'

{{Short description|2002 single by Spacemonkeyz vs Gorillaz}}

{{Primary sources|date=January 2012}}

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{{Use British English|date=December 2011}}

{{Infobox song

| name = Lil' Dub Chefin'

| cover = gorillaz_lil_dub_chefin.png

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = Spacemonkeyz vs Gorillaz

| album = Laika Come Home

| B-side = Spacemonkeyz Theme

| released = 22 July 2002 (UK)
13 August 2002 (US)

| recorded = 2000–2002

| studio =

| venue =

| genre = {{hlist|Dub|ska|reggae}}

| length = 4:41 (album version)
3:02 (radio edit)

| label = {{hlist|Parlophone|Astralwerks}}

| writer = {{hlist|Damon Albarn|Jamie Hewlett|Darren Galea{{dot}}Richie Stevens{{dot}}Gavin Dodds|John Harrison}}

| producer = {{hlist|Spacemonkeyz|Gorillaz|Dan the Automator|Jason Cox|Tom Girling}}

| chronology = Gorillaz

| prev_title = Tomorrow Comes Today

| prev_year = 2002

| next_title = Feel Good Inc.

| next_year = 2005

| misc = {{External music video|{{Youtube|TlYNbnLpHpg|"Lil' Dub Chefin'" (reupload)}}}}

}}

"Lil' Dub Chefin'" is a single by Spacemonkeyz vs Gorillaz, from the 2002 Gorillaz remix album Laika Come Home. It is sung by Damon Albarn and Terry Hall of the UK ska band the Specials with the song itself being a remix of the Gorillaz song "M1 A1". The song's title is reference to the UK restaurant chain Little Chef.[http://www.gorillaz-unofficial.com/discog/songlildubchefin.htm Lil' Dub Chefin'] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081120175542/http://www.gorillaz-unofficial.com/discog/songlildubchefin.htm |date=20 November 2008 }}, Gorillaz Unofficial Songs The music video features the Spacemonkeyz. On Phase One: Celebrity Take Down, the video had an alternative intro and credits.[http://www.gorillaz-unofficial.com/videography/ldc.htm Lil' Dub Chefin'] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080526155058/http://www.gorillaz-unofficial.com/videography/ldc.htm |date=26 May 2008 }}, Gorillaz Unofficial Videography The single peaked at No. 73 on the UK Singles Chart.

This track was only performed once on the band's first tour, Gorillaz Live, in 2002 with Terry Hall returning to sing it. Later, it was played live regularly during the last leg of The Now Now Tour as an outro to the original song it remixes, "M1 A1".

Track listings

; European and UK CD maxi-single

  1. "Lil' Dub Chefin'" (Album Version) – 4:41
  2. "Lil' Dub Chefin'" (Radio Edit) – 3:02
  3. "Spacemonkeyz Theme" – 5:19
  4. "Lil' Dub Chefin'" (Video) – 3:31

; UK 10-inch vinyl single

  1. "Lil' Dub Chefin'" (Album Version) – 4:41
  2. "Lil' Dub Chefin'" (Radio Edit) – 3:02
  3. "Spacemonkeyz Theme" – 5:19

Personnel

Charts

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|+ Chart performance for "Lil' Dub Chefin'"

! scope="col"| Chart (2002)

! scope="col"| Peak
position

{{single chart|UKsinglesbyname|73|song=Lil' Dub Chefin'|songid=CDR6584|artist=Space Monkeyz vs Gorillaz|date=3 August 2002|access-date=26 March 2025|rowheader=true}}

References