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Ascension (Gorillaz song)
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Wikipedia article
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| type = single
| artist = Gorillaz featuring Vince Staples
| album = Humanz
| B-side = Long Beach
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| length = 2:36
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| chronology = Gorillaz
| prev_title = We Got the Power
| prev_year = 2017
| next_title = Andromeda
| next_year = 2017
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"'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'.
Background and recording
"Ascension" is Gorillaz' third single from their album 'Humanz' and marks the group's first collaboration with American rapper Vince Staples. The song received its premiere on Apple Music's Beats 1 radio station.
The music video leads into Saturnz Barz. The house from the latter is shown at the end.
Track listing
'Digital release single'
# "Ascension" 2:36
Personnel
*Damon Albarn vocals, synthesizer, keyboards, drums, programming
*The Twilite Tone synthesizer, drums, additional vocals
*Remi Kabaka Jr. drum programming
*Stephen Sedgwick recording engineer, mixing engineer
*John Davis mastering engineer
*Michael Law Thomas additional engineering
*Vince Staples vocals
*Casey Cuyao assistant
*Samuel Egglenton assistant
*KT Pipal assistant
*The Humanz (Rasul A-Salaam, Starr Busby, Melanie J-B Charles, Drea D'Nur, Giovanni James, Marcus Anthony Johnson, Janelle Kroll, Brandon Markell Holmes, Imani Vonsh) additional vocals
Charts
References
Category:2017 songs
Category:2017 singles
Category:Gorillaz songs
Category:Songs written by Damon Albarn
Category:Vince Staples songs
Category:Songs written by Vince Staples
Category:Parlophone singles
Category:Warner Records singles
Category:Grime music songs
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