Forget what I said about there not being any throwaway efforts. I find it pretty goofy how these Demon Detour tracks are being slowly leaked out on the singles discs. After all, the whole effort is going to feel silly and lopsided once El Manana comes out and we still only have a handful of the Detour tracks at CD quality, the rest in the scratchy, inferior streaming quality from the radio shows. What’s the point, then? Of course, I love All Alone like I’d love a brother. This beautiful, wonderfully designed, wonderfully delivered, wonderfully produced experience of a song has been robbed of its rightful place as the fourth and final single off of Demon Days. Including this alternate version on single format is no kind of consolation, but it’s a treat nevertheless. I heard some fan rumbling that seemed to dislike the Detour version of All Alone, but I personally have no complaints. For such a complicated and many-faceted track, it feels like they pretty much got it dead on. Roots’ rhyme is a bit more sluggish in one continuous take, but he makes it through without any major complaints. Martina has a more earthy, gravely voice in this cut, but I find it to be pretty soulful and expressive. All Alone was, for me, the highlight of the Demon Detour. I’m happy to see it get inclusion on this single. Still, it feels like the whole Detour should’ve gotten some kind of CD pressing. - Wazawaii

Official song credits

Written by Gorillaz / R.Smith / S.Tong
Featuring Roots Manuva
Additonal vocals by Martina Topley-Bird
Keyboards by Mike Smith
Guitar by Simon Tong
Drums by Cass Browne
Bass by Morgan Nicholls
Turntables by Darren Mobbs & Emma Smith
Engineered by John Smith
Additional engineering by Jason Cox & James Dring
Programming by Cox / Dring
Recorded at Sarm Studios, London, on 22nd May 2005

Versions & availibility(Click links for exact discographical details)

All Alone (Live) [3:31] - available on the UK standard CD format, and the Japan CD EP, of the Demon Days single

Live

Studio version performed live at the Manchester Opera House as part of 'Demon Days Live' 1-5 November 2005.