| Aries | |
| Cover: | Aries single cover.jpg |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Gorillaz featuring Peter Hook and Georgia |
| Recorded: | 2019 |
| Studio: | Studio 13, London |
| Length: | 4:13 |
| Chronology: | Gorillaz |
| Prev Title: | Désolé |
| Prev Year: | 2020 |
| Next Title: | How Far? |
| Next Year: | 2020 |
"Aries" is a song by British virtual band Gorillaz featuring drummer Georgia and bassist Peter Hook of the bands Joy Division and New Order. The track was released on 9 April 2020 as the third single for Gorillaz' seventh studio album, . It is part of the Song Machine project, a web series involving the ongoing release of various Gorillaz singles and music videos featuring different guest musicians over the course of 2020.[1]
The video, directed by Jamie Hewlett and Tim McCourt, features the band members driving vehicles across a highway landscape in Morocco. 2-D and Murdoc are riding together on a motorcycle, followed by Noodle in a dune buggy (where just prior she is texting someone about 2-D's whereabouts and has grown concerned for him) and finally Russel in a golf kart. Near the end of the video all four of them ride up close to one another. As 2-D continues to sing, Murdoc pulls out a syringe and smiles in a sinister fashion.
On 4 September 2020, Gorillaz released an online driving game based on the "Aries" music video on their website.[2]
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| Chart (2020) | Peak position | |
|---|---|---|
| Mexico Ingles Airplay (Billboard)[3] | 12 | |
| New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ)[4] | 29 |