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Wikipedia article
{{Infobox song
| name = Doncamatic
| cover = Gorillaz-Doncamatic_art.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Gorillaz featuring Daley
| album = The Singles Collection 20012011
| released = 21 November 2010
| recorded = September 2010
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| length =
| label = Parlophone
| writer =
| producer = Gorillaz
| chronology = Gorillaz
| prev_title = On Melancholy Hill
| prev_year = 2010
| next_title = Revolving Doors
| next_title2 = Amarillo
| next_year = 2011
| misc =
}}
"'Doncamatic'" is a single by British alternative band Gorillaz. The track features British singer Daley.[http://gorillaz.com/news/news/breaking-news-brand-new-gorillaz-single-to-be-played-on-zane-lowe-show-youtube-tonight News - BREAKING NEWS! Brand new Gorillaz single to be played on Zane Lowe show & Youtube tonight!] . Gorillaz.com (5 October 2010). Retrieved on 16 November 2010. The single was released on 21 November 2010 via digital download,[https://itunes.apple.com/gb/preorder/doncamatic-feat-daley-ep/id401059444 iTunes Store]. itunes.apple.com. Retrieved on 16 November 2010. with a physical release following the next day. It charted at No.37 in the UK Charts and as of 2022, remains their last UK Top 40 hit.
The track's title refers to Korg's Disc Rotary Electric Auto Rhythm Machine Donca Matic DA-20. Released in 1963, it was the first rhythm machine manufactured by Korg. A later version of this machine can be seen built onto the right side of the contraption behind Daley in the music video.
Music video
The music video premiered worldwide on 15 November 2010 on Myspace. The video features a live-action Daley in a one-man submarine, on his journey to join Gorillaz and the rest of the collaborators on Plastic Beach.[http://gorillaz.com/news/news/world-premiere-of-the-new-gorillaz-video-doncamatic-on-myspace News - World premiere of the NEW GORILLAZ VIDEO Doncamatic on MySpace] . Gorillaz.com. Retrieved on 16 November 2010. 2-D, dressed as a sailor, can be seen on a small screen inside the submarine whenever "talk to me" is sung in the song, as if he is trying to contact Daley. Daley travels all around the ocean to find Plastic Beach, seeing different kinds of fish, such as the Superfast Jellyfish seen in the "On Melancholy Hill", "Stylo", and "Superfast Jellyfish" music videos. He also finds the wreckage of the M. Harriet. At the end of the video, he travels around the island underwater and rises up on the surface, finally arriving at Plastic Beach.
Track listing
Personnel
*Daley vocals
*Damon Albarn vocals, synthesizers, drum programming, sampled loops
*Geoff Pesche mastering engineer
*Jason Cox mixing engineer
*Stephen Sedgwick engineering, programming
Charts
References
Category:Gorillaz songs
Category:2010 singles
Category:2010 songs
Category:Parlophone singles
Category:Songs written by Damon Albarn
Category:Daley (musician) songs
Category:British dance-pop songs
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