Ascension (Gorillaz song) explained
| Ascension |
| Cover: | AscensionSingleCover.jpg |
| Border: | yes |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Gorillaz featuring Vince Staples |
| Album: | Humanz |
| B-Side: | Long Beach |
| Length: | 2:36 |
| Chronology: | Gorillaz |
| Prev Title: | We Got the Power |
| Prev Year: | 2017 |
| Next Title: | Andromeda |
| Next Year: | 2017 |
"Ascension" is a song by British alternative rock virtual band Gorillaz, featuring Vince Staples. The song was released on 23 March 2017. It was released as the third single from their fifth studio album Humanz.
Background and recording
"Ascension" is Gorillaz' third single from their album Humanz and marks the group's first collaboration with American rapper Vince Staples. The song received its premiere on Apple Music's Beats 1 radio station.[1] [2] [3]
The music video leads into Saturnz Barz. The house from the latter is shown at the end.
Track listing
Digital release single
- "Ascension" – 2:36
Personnel
- Damon Albarn – vocals, synthesizer, keyboards, drums, programming
- The Twilite Tone – synthesizer, drums, additional vocals
- Remi Kabaka Jr. – drum programming
- Stephen Sedgwick – recording engineer, mixing engineer
- John Davis – mastering engineer
- Michael Law Thomas – additional engineering
- Vince Staples – vocals
- Casey Cuyao – assistant
- Samuel Egglenton – assistant
- KT Pipal – assistant
- The Humanz (Rasul A-Salaam, Starr Busby, Melanie J-B Charles, Drea D'Nur, Giovanni James, Marcus Anthony Johnson, Janelle Kroll, Brandon Markell Holmes, Imani Vonshà) – additional vocals
Notes and References
- Web site: Gorillaz – Ascension Lyrics | Genius Lyrics . Genius.com . 7 July 2017.
- Web site: Matthew Strauss and Sam Sodomsky . Gorillaz and Vince Staples Team for New Song "Ascension": Listen . Pitchfork . 23 March 2017. 7 July 2017.
- Web site: Listen to 4 New Gorillaz Songs . SPIN . 23 March 2017. 7 July 2017.
- Web site: IRMA - Irish Charts. Irish Recorded Music Association. 7 April 2017.
