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{{Short description|2005 studio album by Gorillaz}} {{Use British English|date=December 2010}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2021}} {{Redirect-multi|2|Last Living Souls|Don't Get Lost in Heaven|the webtoon storylines|Live with Yourself!#Plot{{!}}''Live with Yourself!''}} {{Infobox album | name = Demon Days | type = Studio | artist = [[Gorillaz]] | cover = Gorillaz Demon Days.PNG | alt = The members of Gorillaz. From top left to bottom right, Murdoc, 2D, Noodle and Russel. | released = {{start date|2005|05|11|df=y}} | recorded = | studio = [[Studio 13]], London, UK | genre = {{flatlist| * [[Alternative rock]] * [[hip-hop|hip hop]] * {{nowrap|[[trip hop]]}} * [[pop music|pop]] * [[art rock]] }} | length = 50:47 | label = {{flatlist| * [[Parlophone]] * [[Virgin Records|Virgin]] }} | producer = {{flatlist| * Gorillaz * [[Danger Mouse (musician)|Danger Mouse]] * Jason Cox * James Dring }} | chronology = [[Gorillaz]] album | prev_title = [[Laika Come Home]] | prev_year = 2002 | next_title = [[D-Sides]] | next_year = 2007 | misc = {{Extra chronology | artist = [[Damon Albarn]] | type = studio | prev_title = [[Democrazy]] | prev_year = 2003 | title = Demon Days | year = 2005 | next_title = [[The Good, the Bad & the Queen (album)|The Good, the Bad & the Queen]] | next_year = 2007 }} {{Singles | name = Demon Days | type = studio | single1 = [[Feel Good Inc.]] | single1date = 9 May 2005 | single2 = [[Dare (song)|Dare]] | single2date = 29 August 2005 | single3 = [[Dirty Harry (song)|Dirty Harry]] | single3date = 21 November 2005 | single4 = [[Kids with Guns]]" / "[[El Mañana (song)|El Mañana]] | single4date = 10 April 2006 }}}} '''''Demon Days''''' is the second studio album by the British [[virtual band]] [[Gorillaz]]. It was released on 11 May 2005 in Japan,<ref>{{cite web |date=12 April 2005 |title=Gorillaz、新作『Demon Days』世界同時発売へ |url=https://www.barks.jp/news/?id=1000007426 |access-date=2 April 2025 |publisher=BARKS}}</ref> 23 May 2005 in the United Kingdom by [[Parlophone]], and 24 May 2005 in the United States by [[Virgin Records]]. The album continues the band's musical approach of incorporating a wide variety of genres and styles, including [[alternative rock]], [[trip hop]], [[alternative hip-hop]] and [[art pop]]. Its lyrics and tone are darker than those of the band's [[Gorillaz (album)|eponymous debut album]] (2001),<ref name="Vice Media">{{cite web|url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/gorillaz-demon-days-retrospective/|title=Reflections on 'Demon Days': How Gorillaz Turned Global Turmoil into a British Pop Masterpiece|first=Angus|last=Harrison|publisher=[[Vice Media]]|date=26 August 2016|access-date=10 November 2023}}</ref> addressing [[Apocalyptic and post-apocalyptic fiction|apocalyptic]] and [[post-9/11]] political themes. Gorillaz frontman and co-creator [[Damon Albarn]] has described it as a loose [[concept album]] exploring "the world in a state of night",<ref>{{cite book |last=Hewlett |first=Jamie |title=Gorillaz: Rise of the Ogre |author2=Damon Albarn |publisher=Penguin Books |year=2006 |isbn=978-0-1410-2620-1}}</ref> citing as inspiration a trip he took through impoverished areas of rural [[China]]. Produced by Gorillaz and [[Danger Mouse (musician)|Danger Mouse]], the album features guest appearances from [[De La Soul]], [[Neneh Cherry]], [[Martina Topley-Bird]], [[Roots Manuva]], [[MF DOOM]], [[Ike Turner]], Bootie Brown of [[The Pharcyde]], [[Shaun Ryder]], and [[Dennis Hopper]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/gorillaz-135-1355558|title=All-star line-up for new Gorillaz album|publisher=NME|date=8 March 2005|access-date=10 November 2023}}</ref> As with the band's previous album, the release of ''Demon Days'' was promoted across various multimedia, including interactive websites, animated music videos, and [[animatics]] created by Gorillaz co-creator [[Jamie Hewlett]] and his production company Zombie Flesh Eaters. The album produced four singles: "[[Feel Good Inc.]]", "[[Dare (song)|Dare]]", "[[Dirty Harry (song)|Dirty Harry]]", and the [[A-side and B-side#Double A-side|double A-side]] "[[El Mañana (song)|El Mañana]]"/"[[Kids with Guns]]". ''Demon Days'' was a major commercial success, debuting at number one on the [[UK Albums Chart]] and number six on the [[Billboard 200|US ''Billboard'' 200]].<ref name="charts.us">{{cite web |title=Gorillaz – Demon Days – Music Charts |url=http://acharts.us/album/13902 |access-date=7 December 2008 |publisher=αCharts.us}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |url = https://ew.com/article/2005/06/13/gorillaz-are-nonchalant-about-their-success/ |title = Gorillaz in Our Midst |access-date = 7 December 2008 |author = Raftery, Brian M. |date = 13 June 2005 |magazine = [[Entertainment Weekly]] |archive-date = 6 March 2014 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140306144858/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,1070631,00.html |url-status = live }}</ref> The album has sold eight million copies worldwide,<ref name="Vice Media" /><ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/958929/gorillaz-scores-third-euro-chart-no-1|title=Gorillaz Scores Third Euro Chart No. 1|magazine=Billboard|access-date=20 May 2018}}</ref> surpassing sales of the band's debut album. It was later certified six times platinum in the UK and double platinum in the US.<ref name="Vice Media" /> Lead single "Feel Good Inc." topped the US ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' [[Hot Modern Rock Tracks|Modern Rock Tracks]] chart for eight consecutive weeks and won the band its sole [[Grammy Award]] in [[48th Annual Grammy Awards|2006]] for [[Grammy Award for Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals|Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals]]. Forgoing a traditional tour, the band promoted the album with concert residencies in [[Manchester]] and [[New York City]] in 2005 and 2006 billed as [[Demon Days Live]], performing the album in full across five shows in each city. During these performances, which featured almost all of the guest artists on the album, Albarn and the band performed on stage in [[silhouette]] alongside a screen displaying Hewlett's visuals.<ref>{{cite web |date=5 October 2005 |title=Gorillaz 'Demon Days' to be played live |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/gorillaz-114-1364598 |access-date=2 April 2025 |publisher=NME}}</ref> As with the band's first album, [[B-sides]] and outtakes from the album's sessions were later released as a compilation album, ''[[D-Sides]]'' (2007), while the album's music videos and assorted multimedia were compiled into the video album ''[[Phase Two: Slowboat to Hades]]'' (2006). ''Demon Days'' received positive reviews upon release, with reviewers noting that the album established Gorillaz as a serious musical project as opposed to a one-off side effort for Albarn. It has since garnered further acclaim as one of the best Gorillaz albums and one of the greatest albums of the 21st century, with particular praise for its eclectic genre-bending musical style, prescient [[postmodern]] themes and dark, haunting atmosphere.<ref name="NME.com">{{cite journal|title= The 100 greatest albums of the decade |journal= NME|url= https://www.nme.com/list/albums-of-the-decade/158049 |date= 18 November 2009 |access-date= 9 August 2015}}</ref><ref name="uncut.co.uk">{{cite journal|title= Uncut's 150 albums of the decade: part two! |journal= Uncut|url= http://www.uncut.co.uk/features/uncut-s-150-albums-of-the-decade-part-two-37249 |date= 30 November 2009 |access-date= 9 August 2015}}</ref><ref name="complex.com">{{cite journal|title= The 100 best albums of the complex decade |journal= Complex |url= http://www.complex.com/music/2012/04/the-100-best-albums-of-the-complex-era/gorillaz-demon-days#! |date= 2 April 2012 |access-date= 9 August 2015}}</ref><ref name="spin.com">{{cite journal|title= The 300 best albums of the past 30 years (1985-2014) |journal= Spin |url= http://www.spin.com/2015/05/the-300-best-albums-of-the-past-30-years-1985-2014/ |date= 11 May 2015 |access-date= 9 August 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://stacker.com/stories/4750/100-best-albums-21st-century|title=100 Best Albums of the 21st Century|website=Stacker|date=23 October 2020|access-date=21 June 2021}}</ref> In 2023, ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' ranked ''Demon Days'' number 437 on its list of the [[Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time|500 Greatest Albums of All Time]].<ref>{{Cite magazine |date=31 December 2023 |title=The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/best-albums-of-all-time-1062063/ |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |access-date=6 January 2024}}</ref>
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