Raw punky track. In 5/4 time, hence the name '5/4'. 2D said that the lyrics were about Lindsay Dawn Mackenzie (UK glamour model) in the Apex Tapes interviews, though this should not be taken seriously (should any Gorillaz interview?).. The song was scheduled as the second single after Clint Eastwood, but for some reason this was changed to 19/2000 and the video was scrapped, although production footage of the video featuers in the DVD Celebrity Take Down. Fan favourite. Features uncredited vocals from Miho Hatori (as revealed by viewing the Pro Tools track breakdown in the old Kong Studios site).

Official song credits

Written by Gorillaz
Performed by Gorillaz
Produced by Dan The Automator and Gorillaz
Co-produced by Tom Girling and Jason Cox
Engineered by Tom Girling and Jason Cox
Pro-Tools by Tom Girling
Assistant engineer: Toby Whelan

Versions & availibility

'5/4' [2:44] - available on the album Gorillaz and the DVD Celebrity Take Down.

Live

Played live at every gig in Phase One. Sometimes featured for a second time in the encore, such as the London Forum show. The images on the screen included some interesting brief animations of the Gorillaz playing their instruments.