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"Baby Queen"
Single by Gorillaz
from the album Cracker Island
Released	4 November 2022 (2022-11-04)
Genre	Dream pop
Length	3:40
Label	Parlophone Warner
Songwriter(s)	Damon Albarn Greg Kurstin
Producer(s)	Kurstin Gorillaz Remi Kabaka Jr.
Gorillaz singles chronology
"New Gold" (2022) "Baby Queen" (2022) "Skinny Ape" (2022)

"Baby Queen" is a song by British virtual band Gorillaz. The track was officially released on 4 November 2022 as the third single for the band's eighth studio album, Cracker Island. The track was first released on 30 September 2022 as a song in the 2022 video game FIFA 23.

Background

The track was inspired by a dream frontman Damon Albarn had about a 1997 Blur concert. The concert had been attended by a then 14 year old Princess Siribha Chudabhorn. During the track "Song 2" she had gotten off her throne, which was right next to the venues mixing board and stage dived into the crowd. In a Los Angeles Times interview Albarn stated how the song is about the dream he had about the gig, where he revisited the concert as 2-D with a full-grown version of the princess where they then spent time together.

Personnel

Gorillaz

• Damon Albarn – vocals, synthesisers

Additional musicians and personnel

• Greg Kurstin – keyboards, synthesisers, drums, percussion, bass, electric guitars, piano, vibraphone, engineering
• Samuel Egglenton – engineering
• Julian Burg – engineering
• Matt Tuggle – engineering
• Henri Davies – engineering
• Mark "Spike" Stent – mixing
• Matt Wolach – mixing assistant
• Randy Merrill – mastering

Charts

References

1. Attard, Paul (22 February 2023). "Gorillaz Cracker Island Review: The Misfit Toys Take Aim at the Modern World and Misfire". Slant Magazine. Archived from the original on 24 February 2023. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
2. Skinner, Tom (22 September 2022). "EA reveals 'FIFA 23' soundtrack, featuring Gorillaz and Yeah Yeah Yeahs". NME. Archived from the original on 26 October 2022. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
3. Uitti, Jacob (5 November 2022). "Gorillaz Release New Song Inspired by Meeting with Thai Princess, "Baby Queen"". American Songwriter. Archived from the original on 5 November 2022. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
4. ^ Richards, Will (6 November 2022). "Gorillaz share 'Baby Queen', inspired by a stagediving Thai princess". NME. Archived from the original on 1 March 2023. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
5. Jones, Abby (4 November 2022). "Gorillaz Nod to an Unlikely Fan on New Single "Baby Queen": Stream". Consequence. Archived from the original on 29 January 2023. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
6. Wood, Mikael (23 January 2022). "For Damon Albarn, modern life is still pretty much rubbish". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on 22 March 2023. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
7. "Gorillaz Chart History (Hot Rock & Alternative Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 24 March 2023.

• 2022 songs
• 2022 singles
• Gorillaz songs
• Songs written by Damon Albarn
• Songs written by Greg Kurstin
• Song recordings produced by Greg Kurstin
• Parlophone singles
• Warner Records singles
• Dream pop songs