Ascension (Gorillaz song)

"Ascension"
Single by Gorillaz featuring Vince Staples
from the album Humanz
B-side	"Long Beach"
Released	23 March 2017 (2017-03-23)
Genre	Hip hop grime[1]
Length	2:36
Label	Parlophone Warner Bros.
Songwriter(s)	Damon Albarn Vincent Staples Anthony Khan
Producer(s)	Gorillaz Remi Kabaka Jr. Khan
Gorillaz singles chronology
"We Got the Power" (2017) "Ascension" (2017) "Andromeda" (2017)
Vince Staples singles chronology
"BagBak" (2017) "Ascension" (2017) "Big Fish" (2017)
Audio
"Ascension" on YouTube

"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.^[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, 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 Vonshà) – additional vocals

Charts

Chart (2017)	Peak position
Ireland (IRMA)[5]	89
UK Singles (OCC)[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 7 July 2017.
3. Matthew Strauss and Sam Sodomsky (23 March 2017). "Gorillaz and Vince Staples Team for New Song "Ascension": Listen". Pitchfork. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
4. "Listen to 4 New Gorillaz Songs". SPIN. 23 March 2017. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
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.