G-Sides

G-Sides (sometimes spelled as G Sides) is a B-sides collection by Gorillaz from their first studio album session, Gorillaz and the Tomorrow Comes Today EP. The compilation was originally released only in Japan on 22 December 2001. The US edition,^[10] with a slightly different track listing, followed on 26 February 2002. The European version, released on 11 March 2002, features the original Japanese track listing. The Japanese and US editions are different because the songs "Dracula" and "Left Hand Suzuki Method" are included on the standard US edition of Gorillaz as bonus tracks. The Brazilian limited edition^[11] release incorporates all of the tracks from both the Japanese and US versions of the album. Most versions have the same cover, featuring Noodle holding a skeleton doll in her hand, named "Bonesy", although some—notably the Japanese version—have her holding a Godzilla figurine instead. On the top of the sleeve, the title is written in katakana: ジー サイズ (Jī Saizu). G-Sides reached number 65 on the UK Albums Chart and number 84 on the US Billboard 200.

G-Sides
Compilation album by Gorillaz
Released	22 December 2001
Recorded	2000–2001
Genre	Hip hop dub alternative rock
Length	45:48 (Japan / UK) 44:31 (US)
Label	Parlophone
Producer	Gorillaz Dan the Automator
Gorillaz chronology
Gorillaz (2001) G-Sides (2001) Laika Come Home (2002)
Damon Albarn chronology
101 Reykjavík (2001) G-Sides (2001) Mali Music (2002)

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	65/100[1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
Blender	[3]
Encyclopedia of Popular Music	[4]
NME	7/10[5]
PopMatters	[6]
Q	[7]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	[8]
Uncut	[9]

"The Sounder" first appeared on the French limited edition bonus disc of Gorillaz and is 6:16 in length.^[12] On this album and the "Rock the House" single, it is edited to 4:29.

Track listings

All songs are written by Gorillaz.

G-Sides – Japanese / UK edition

No.	Title	Length
1.	"19-2000" (Soulchild Remix)	3:29
2.	"Dracula"	4:41
3.	"Rock the House" (radio edit) (featuring Del the Funky Homosapien)	3:03
4.	"The Sounder" (edit) (featuring Phi Life Cypher)	4:29
5.	"Faust"	3:51
6.	"Clint Eastwood" (Phi Life Cypher Version)	4:52
7.	"Ghost Train"	3:54
8.	"Hip Albatross"	2:42
9.	"Left Hand Suzuki Method"	3:12
10.	"12D3"	3:24
11.	"Clint Eastwood" (music video)	4:28
12.	"Rock the House" (music video)	3:43
Total length:		45:48

G-Sides – US edition^[10]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"19-2000" (Soulchild Remix)	3:29
2.	"Latin Simone"	3:38
3.	"19-2000" (The Wiseguys House of Wisdom Remix)	7:15
4.	"The Sounder" (edit) (featuring Phi Life Cypher)	4:29
5.	"Faust"	3:51
6.	"Clint Eastwood" (Phi Life Cypher Version)	4:52
7.	"Ghost Train"	3:54
8.	"Hip Albatross"	2:42
9.	"12D3"	3:24
10.	"Tomorrow Comes Today" (music video)	3:14
11.	"Rock the House" (music video)	3:43
Total length:		44:31

G-Sides – Brazilian limited edition^[11]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"19-2000" (Soulchild Remix)	3:29
2.	"Latin Simone"	3:38
3.	"19-2000" (The Wiseguys House of Wisdom Remix)	7:15
4.	"The Sounder" (edit) (featuring Phi Life Cypher)	4:29
5.	"Faust"	3:51
6.	"Clint Eastwood" (Phi Life Cypher Version)	4:52
7.	"Ghost Train"	3:54
8.	"Hip Albatross"	2:42
9.	"12D3"	3:24
10.	"Dracula"	4:41
11.	"Rock the House" (radio edit) (featuring Del the Funky Homosapien)	3:03
12.	"Left Hand Suzuki Method"	3:12
13.	"Clint Eastwood" (music video)	4:28
14.	"Rock the House" (music video)	3:43
15.	"19-2000" (music video)	4:00
16.	"Noodle Fight" (video game)	– –

Song origins

• "19-2000" (Soulchild Remix), "19-2000" (The Wiseguys House of Wisdom Remix), "Hip Albatross", and "Left Hand Suzuki Method" are B-sides of "19-2000".
• "Dracula" and "Clint Eastwood" (Phi Life Cypher Version) are B-sides of "Clint Eastwood".
• "Rock the House" (radio edit), "The Sounder", "Faust", and "Ghost Train" are B-sides of "Rock the House".
• "Latin Simone" and "12D3" are B-sides of the Tomorrow Comes Today 2000 EP.

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2002-2020) Peak position Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[13] 24 Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ)[14] 26 New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[15] 28 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[16] 95 UK Albums (OCC)[17] 65 US Billboard 200[18] 84 US Top Alternative Albums (Billboard)[19] 11 US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[20] 13

Year-end charts Chart (2002) Position Canadian Alternative Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)[21] 190 French Albums (SNEP)[22] 141

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[23]	Silver	60,000‡
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Country	Date	Label	Format	Catalogue
Japan	22 December 2001	Toshiba-EMI	CD	TOCP-65932
United States	26 February 2002	Virgin	CD	7243 8 11967 2 4
United Kingdom	11 March 2002	Parlophone	CD	7243 5 36942 0 3

Samples

• The song "Hip Albatross" features sound clips from George A. Romero's horror films Dawn of the Dead (1978) and Day of the Dead (1985).
• "Left Hand Suzuki Method" features a sample from "Mannish Boy" by Muddy Waters.
• "Ghost Train" contains a sample from The Human League's song "Sound of the Crowd".
• The song "Dracula" uses sound clips from the Bugs Bunny (Merrie Melodies) cartoon Transylvania 6-5000.

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