Ascension (Gorillaz song)

"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.

"Ascension"
Single by Gorillaz featuring Vince Staples
from the album Humanz
B-side"Long Beach"
Released23 March 2017 (2017-03-23)
Genre
Length2:36
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Albarn
  • Remi Kabaka Jr
  • The Twilite Tone
Gorillaz singles chronology
"We Got the Power"
(2017)		 "Ascension"
(2017)		 "Andromeda"
(2017)
Vince Staples singles chronology
"BagBak"
(2017)		 "Ascension"
(2017)		 "Big Fish"
(2017)

Background and recording

"Ascension" is Gorillaz' third single from their album Humanz and marks the group's first collaboration with US rapper Vince Staples. The song received its premiere on Apple Music's Beats 1 radio station.[2][3][4]

The music video leads into Saturnz Barz. The house from the latter is shown at the end.

Track listing

Digital release single

  1. "Ascension" – 2:36

Personnel
  • Damon Albarn – vocals, songwriter, synthesizer, keyboards, drums, programming, production
  • Anthony Khan – synthesizer, drums, additional vocals
  • Remi Kabaka - drum programming
  • Stephen Sedgwick – recording engineer, mixer
  • John Davis – mastering engineer
  • Michael Thomas – engineer
  • Vince Staples – vocals, songwriter
  • The Humanz Choir – (Rasul Al-Salaam, Starr Busby, Melanie J-B Charles, Drea D'Nur, Giovanni James, Marcus Anthony Johnson, Janelle Kroll, Brandon Markell-Holmes, Imani Vonshà) – additional vocals

Charts
Chart (2017) Peak
position
Ireland (IRMA)[5] 89
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[6] 91
US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs (Billboard)[7] 11

References
  1. Lockwood, Andrew (31 May 2017). "Gorillaz | Humanz Album Review". Contactmusic.com. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
  2. "Gorillaz – Ascension Lyrics | Genius Lyrics". Genius.com. Retrieved 2017-07-07.
  3. Matthew Strauss and Sam Sodomsky (2017-03-23). "Gorillaz and Vince Staples Team for New Song "Ascension": Listen". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2017-07-07.
  4. "Listen to 4 New Gorillaz Songs". SPIN. 2017-03-23. Retrieved 2017-07-07.
  5. "IRMA - Irish Charts". Irish Recorded Music Association. Retrieved 7 April 2017.
  6. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 7 April 2017.
  7. "Gorillaz Chart History (Hot Rock & Alternative Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 7 April 2017.
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