Dirty Harry (song)

"Dirty Harry" was first released as a promotional single on iTunes before being released as the third single from the album on 21 November 2005,^[3] peaking at number six in the United Kingdom. An early version entitled "I Need a Gun" was included on Damon Albarn's album Democrazy.^[4][5] In 2006, the song was nominated for "Best Urban/Alternative Performance" at the 48th Annual Grammy Awards.^[6][7] It became Gorillaz' 3rd consecutive top 10 hit and last song to make it on the top 10 to this date.

The video was released on 25 October 2005, sent to those on the e-mail list on Gorillaz' official website. A thematic follow-up to the band's "Clint Eastwood", it refers to the film of the same name, Clint Eastwood being the lead actor in the movie. "Dirty Harry" was the first Gorillaz music video to be shot on location, with filming taking place in the Namib Desert in Namibia.^[8] The group had initially planned to use a computer-animated desert, but found it more practical and cost-effective to film in a real one.

The video mainly features 2-D and an animated version of the San Fernando Valley Youth Chorus stranded in the desert,^[9] following what appears to have been a helicopter crash. The survivors keep themselves entertained with the song while awaiting the arrival of rescuers, portrayed by Noodle and Murdoc crewing a Windhoeker Maschinenfabrik Wer’wolf MKII mine-proof vehicle driven by Russel. Bootie Brown appears in the video, leaping out of a sand dune in military fatigues to perform his verse of the song.^[10] The video concludes with Gorillaz, the children, and Bootie Brown departing the crash site in the Wer'wolf, which breaks down a short distance away.

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