“Dirty Harry”
Single by Gorillaz featuring Booty Brown from the album Demon Days
Released	November 21, 2005 (UK) December 6, 2005 (US)
Format	12", CD, Maxi-CD, DVD
Recorded	2004
Genre	Alternative
Length	3:49
Label	Parlophone Records
Producer	Gorillaz, Danger Mouse
Gorillaz featuring Booty Brown singles chronology
"DARE" (2005) "Dirty Harry" (2005) "Kids With Guns" / "El Mañana" (2006)

"Dirty Harry" is a song from Gorillaz' second album Demon Days. It was the third single from the album, released 21 November 2005. It peaked at #6 in the UK. It was also released as a promo and onto iTunes earlier that year. An early version of "Dirty Harry" titled "I Need A Gun" was included on Damon Albarn's album Democrazy. On 8 December 2005 it was announced that "Dirty Harry" had been nominated for a Grammy under the category "Urban/Alternative Performance", but was beaten by Damian "Jr. Gong" Marley's "Welcome To Jamrock". Image File history File links Gorillaz_Dirty_Harry. ... A collection of various CD singles In music, a single is a short recording of one or more separate tracks. ... For the Gorillazs self-titled debut album, see Gorillaz (album). ... Bootie Brown (born Romye Robinson in 1970) is a West Coast rapper who was one of the founding members of the innovative hip hop group The Pharcyde. ... 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One of the song's noted^{[attribution needed]} lyrics is the line "The war is over so says the speaker with the flight suit on", apparently referring to George W. Bush's televised speech of May 1, 2003. George Walker Bush (born July 6, 1946) is the forty-third and current President of the United States of America, originally inaugurated on January 20, 2001. ... President George W. Bush addresses sailors during the Mission Accomplished speech, May 1, 2003. ...

Dirty Harry is also a 1971 film directed by Don Siegel. One of Gorillaz's earlier singles is also the name of this movie's actor, Clint Eastwood. For other uses, see Dirty Harry (disambiguation). ... The character voiced by Del in the Clint Eastwood video, note that this is the only time he appears with some of his teeth missing. ... For other uses, see Clint Eastwood (disambiguation). ...

Track listing

UK releases

• 12" promotional single (KONG01) released 20 January 2005

1. "Dirty Harry" - 3:49
2. "Dirty Harry" (instrumental) - 3:49
3. "Dirty Harry" (a cappella) - 3:49

• Single released 21 November 2005 by Parlophone
• Maxi-CD CDR6676

1. "Dirty Harry" - 3:49
2. "All Alone" (live) - 3:39
   • From the summer 2005 Demon Detour radio program

• CD CDRS6676

1. "Dirty Harry" - 3:49
2. "Hongkongaton" - 3:34
3. "Dirty Harry" (Chopper remix) - 3:39
4. "Dirty Harry" (video) - 3:49
5. "Dirty Harry" (animatic with "Dirty Harry" instrumental)

• DVD DVDR6676

1. "Dirty Harry" (video) - 3:49
2. "Murdoc Is God" - 2:25
3. "Dirty Harry" (animatic with "Dirty Harry" instrumental)

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Japan release

• EP TOCP 61108 released 7 December 2005 by Toshiba-EMI

1. "Dirty Harry" - 3:49
2. "All Alone" (live) - 3:39
   • From the summer 2005 Demon Detour radio program.
3. "Dirty Harry (Chopper remix)" - 3:39
4. "Hongkongaton" - 3:34
5. "Dirty Harry" (video)

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Australia release

• CD 3437780 released 16 January 2006 by Capitol Records

1. "Dirty Harry" - 3:49
2. "Dirty Harry (Chopper remix)" - 3:39
3. "Hongkongaton" - 3:34
4. "Dirty Harry" (video)
5. "Dirty Harry" (animatic with "Dirty Harry" instrumental)

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US iTunes EP

• Released 21 November 2006

1. "Dirty Harry" (video)
2. "Dirty Harry" (Demon Days Live in Harlem - video)
3. "Highway (Under Construction)" (audio)
4. "Hongkongaton" (audio)

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Music video

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Like the Gorillaz video Clint Eastwood, Dirty Harry is a reference to the Clint Eastwood movie of the same name. The character voiced by Del in the Clint Eastwood video, note that this is the only time he appears with some of his teeth missing. ...

Dirty Harry is the only Gorillaz music video to be filmed on-location. The band was going to use a computer animated desert, but it turned out simply flying the crew and band to the desert was cheaper and easier. Most of the video features shirtless 2-D and an animated version of the Children's Choir San Fernandez stranded in the middle of a desert, following what appears to have been a helicopter crash (which may be a relation to El Mañana, but most likely isn't, as Noodle is completely unharmed in the video and El Manana was created after Dirty Harry). The survivors keep themselves entertained with the song while awaiting the arrival of rescuers, portrayed by Noodle and Murdoc crewing a South African Defence Force Casspir mine-proof vehicle driven by Russel (who has grown a Fu Manchu). The song and video feature a guest appearance by Pharcyde rapper Bootie Brown, who leaps out of a sand dune in WW2 military fatigues to perform his verse of the song. The South African Defence Force (SADF) were the South African armed forces from 1957 until 1994. ... The Casspir, a combat-proven, landmine-protected personnel carrier (APC), has been in use in South Africa for over 20 years. ... “Minefield” redirects here. ... Fu Manchu, with eponymous moustache, actor Nicolas Cage. ... The Pharcyde is one of the most celebrated underground West Coast alternative hip hop acts. ... Bootie Brown (real name Romye Robinson) is a West Coast Rapper who was one of the founding members of the innovative rap group, The Pharcyde. ... This page describes uniform in the sense of clothing. ...

In the end of the video the Gorillaz, the children and Bootie Brown depart the crash site in the military vehicle, which unfortunately breaks down meters away. The video also features a reference to the film Napoleon Dynamite (a film 2-D claims to admire) where 2-D makes his hands resembling a bird flying. This article is about the movie. ...

The themes in the single, as well as the themes in the entire album are all based on Damon Albarn's observations on the state that the world is in today[1]. Damon Albarn, (born March 23, 1968 in Leytonstone, London), is an English singer-songwriter who gained fame as the lead singer and keyboard player of rock band Blur. ...

The helmet which appears on the single cover and the poster for the video (seen in the cinema section of the Gorillaz website) is reminiscent of the Full Metal Jacket movie poster, hinting that the album follows a story much like the movie. This song is the part in the story while the soldier (Bootie Brown) is being sent off to war unjustly, now separated from his lover at home. For the type of ammunition, see Full metal jacket bullet. ...

Cover images

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Trivia

• In an interview, 2D had stated that the keyboard collaboration was something that he had picked up from watching Sesame Street.
• This is the first and only music video of Gorillaz to be filmed on location.
• This is the second music video to feature Gorillaz in the real world, the first being Tomorrow Comes Today.
• The cover is similar to the Full Metal Jacket (film) poster.
• The beat for Dirty Harry has been used by Lupe Fiasco and Wale (rapper) on songs of their own
• Australian producer Paul Mac remixed the track, which became the preferred version for radio play across many networks.

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External links

• Official fansite
• Gorillaz "Unofficial" webpage for Dirty Harry promo
• Rolling Stone article
• MTV news article with confirmation
• The "Dirty Harry" video