Song · Gorillaz
“El Manana” by Gorillaz
From the album Demon Days (2005)
“El Manana” by Gorillaz appears on 10 radio countdowns from 3 stations between 2006 and 2014. It was first released in 2005 on the album Demon Days. Its best result is #80 on the WEQX Top 102.7 of 2006. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #332 alternative song of 2006 and #3,945 alternative song of all time.
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On Demon Days, the 2005 Gorillaz album, "El Mañana" moves like a tomorrow nobody is in any hurry to reach; the Spanish title translates as "The Tomorrow" or "The Future". Danger Mouse produced it with Jason Cox, James Dring and the band, and the writing credit goes to Damon Albarn, Brian Burton and Jamie Hewlett. A string section gives it a slow, rueful weight: Sally Jackson and Antonia Pagulatos on violin, Amanda Drummond and Stella Page on viola, Izzi Dunn on cello, Al Mobbs and Emma Smith on double bass, with Simon Tong adding guitar.
In April 2006 it became the album's fourth and last single, sharing a double A-side with "Kids with Guns". Hewlett and Pete Candeland directed the animated video, which returns to the floating island from "Feel Good Inc.": two helicopters open fire, Noodle dives into the windmill, and the choppers wreck its sails.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 84 | WFNX Boston, MA | WFNX Top 100 Songs of 2006 | 100 |
| 2006 | 95 | CD101 Columbus, OH | CD101 Top 101 Songs of 2006 | 101 |
| 2006 | 80 | 102.7 WEQX Southern Vermont and the Capital District of New York (Albany) | WEQX Top 102.7 of 2006 | 103 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 1399 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007) | 2008 |
| 2008 | 1641 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008) | 2009 |
| 2009 | 1664 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009) | 2010 |
| 2010 | 1702 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010) | 2011 |
| 2011 | 1771 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011) | 2011 |
| 2013 | 1802 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013) | 2012 |
| 2014 | 1839 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014) | 2013 |
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