1. Orchestral Intro Written by Gorillaz. Orchestra: Sinfonia ViVA. Conductor: André de Ridder. Orchestral arrangements: André de Ridder & James Redwood. Seagulls recorded at Veolia Environmental Services Pitsea Landfill Site & a Beach in Devon. 2. Welcome to the World of the Plastic Beach Written & Performed by Gorillaz & Snoop Dogg. Additional Drums: Gabriel Manuals Wallace. Additional Brass: Hypnotic Brass Ensemble. 3. White Flag Written & Performed by Gorillaz, Bashy & Kano. Orchestra: National Orchestra for Arabic Music. Conductor & Orchestral Arrangement by Essam Rafea. Inspiration: Wissam Khodur. 4. Rhinestone Eyes Written & Performed by Gorillaz. Additional Drums: Gabriel Manuals Wallace. Additional Vocals: Field recording at The Shrine, Lagos, Nigeria (2008). 5. Stylo Written & Performed by Gorillaz & Mos Def. Featuring vocals by Bobby Womack. Additional words adapted from Michael Horovitz's picture-poem 'A Postcard from Ireland' in 'Wordsounds & Sightlines' (2001). 6. Superfast Jellyfish Written & Performed by Gorillaz , De La Soul & Gruff Rhys. Additional Guitar: Gruff Rhys. Additional Drums: Gabriel Manuals Wallace. Sample of Sir David Attenborough from BBC Natural World series (1996). Sperm Whales: Back from the Abyss. (C) 2009 BBC. Used under license. All rights reserved. Contains a sample from the Swanson® advertisement for frozen breakfasts sandwiches & is used with the permission of Pinnacle Foods Group LLC. All rights reserved. 7. Empire Ants Written & Performed by Gorillaz & Yukimi Nagano (Little Dragon). Additional Keyboards: Hakan Wirenstrand & Fredrik Wallin (Little Dragon). Additional Guitars: Simon Tong. 8. Glitter Freeze Written & Performed by Gorillaz & Mark E. Smith. Additional Guitar: Simon Tong. 9. Some Kind of Nature Written & Performed by Gorillaz & Lou Reed. Additional Drums: Gabriel Manuals Wallace. Additional Guitar: Lou Reed. Choir: The Purple, The People, The Plastic Eating People: Wayne Hernandez / Janet Ramus / Wendi Rose / John Gibbon / Ladonna Harley-Peters / Sharlene Hector / Lucy Randell / Marion Powell / The Bullits / Yvonne Stevens aka Taka Boom / Gruff Rhys. 10. On Melancholy Hill Written & Performed by Gorillaz. 11. Broken Written & Performed by Gorillaz.
12. Sweepstakes Written & Performed by Gorillaz & Mos Def. Additional Brass: Hypnotic Brass Ensemble. Additional Drums: Gabriel Manuals Wallace. 13. Plastic Beach Written & Performed by Gorillaz. Additional Guitar: Mick Jones. Additional Bass: Paul Simonon. 14. To Binge Written & Performed by Gorillaz & Yukimi Nagano (Little Dragon). Additional Keyboards: Hakan Wirenstrand & Fredrik Wallin (Little Dragon). 15. Cloud of Unknowing Written & Performed by Gorillaz & Bobby Womack. Additional Guitar: Simon Tong. Orchestra: Sinfonia ViVA. Conductor: André de Ridder. Orchestral arrangements: André de Ridder & James Redwood. Seagulls recorded at Veolia Environmental Services Pitsea landfill site & a Beach in Devon. 16. Pirate Jet Written & Performed by Gorillaz. Additional Drums: Gabriel Manuals Wallace. Additional Jews Harp: David Coulter. Choir: The Purple, The People, The Plastic Eating People: Wayne Hernandez / Janet Ramus / Wendi Rose / John Gibbon / Ladonna Harley-Peters / Sharlene Hector / Lucy Randell / Marion Powell / The Bullits / Yvonne Stevens aka Taka Boom / Gruff Rhys. Snoop Dogg appears Courtesy of Capitol / Priority Records. Kano appears courtesy of Bigger Picture Music. Bashy appears courtesy of Bashy Holdings Ltd. Little Dragon appear courtesy of Peacefrog. All tracks published by EMI Music Publishing Ltd. EXCEPT Track 2: Published by EMI Music Publishing Ltd / My Own Chit Music / EMI Blackwood Music, Inc. (BMI) NYC. Track 3: Published by EMI Music Publishing Ltd / Blue Mountain Music (Because Music) / Bashy Holdings Ltd. Track 5: Published by EMI Music Publishing Ltd / Medina Sound Music. Track 6: Published by EMI Music Publishing Ltd / 80’s Kid Music & Kricketspitpub / BMI Music / Manett Publishing. Track 7 & 14: Published by EMI Music Publishing Ltd / WAVE Music Publishing / Kobalt Music Publishing. Track 8: Published by EMI Music Publishing Ltd / Minder Music Ltd. Track 9: Published by EMI Music Publishing Ltd / Lou Reed Music administered through Spirit Music & EMI Music Publishing Ltd. Track 12: EMI Music Publishing Ltd / Medina Sound Music. Track 15: EMI Music Publishing Ltd. All tracks produced by Gorillaz. All tracks recorded by Jason Cox & Stephen Sedgwick. EXCEPT: Track 2: Recorded by Jason Cox, Stephen Sedgwick, Josh Shultz, Chris Jackson & Ted Chung. Tracks 5, 9 & 12 recording assisted by Michael Makowski at Chung King Studios. Programmed by Stephen Sedgwick at Studio 13. Mixed by Jason Cox at Studio 13. Mastered by Howie Weinberg at Masterdisk NYC. All tracks recorded at Studio 13. EXCEPT Track 1: Recorded at Rolls Royce Factory Derby UK & Studio 13. Seagulls recorded at Veolia Environmental Services Pitsea Landfill Site & a Beach in Devon. Track 2: Recorded at Studio 13, Capitol Studios, Hollywood CA & Chung King Studios New York. Track 3: Recorded at Al Assad for Culture & Arts, Damascus, Syria & Studio 13. Track 4: Recorded at Studio 13 & The Shrine, Lagos, Nigeria (2008). Tracks 5, 9 & 12: Recorded at Chung King Studios New York & Studio 13. Track 13: Recorded at Rolls Royce Factory Derby UK & Studio 13. Seagulls recorded at Veolia Environmental Services Pitsea Landfill Site & a Beach in Devon. Track 15: Recorded at Chung King Studios New York, Studio 13, Rolls Royce Factory Derby UK, Veolia Environmental Services Pitsea landfill site & a Beach in Devon. Artwork & Design by J. C. Hewlett & Zombie Flesh Eaters.
SPECIAL THANKS: Bobby Womack, Mos Def, Snoop Dogg, Lou Reed, Mark E. Smith, Paul Simonon, Mick Jones, Little Dragon, Kano, Bashy, Hypnotic Brass Ensemble, Gabriel Manuals Wallace, Gruff Rhys, De La Soul, Simon Tong, Bruce Willis, David Bowie, The Purple, The People, The Plastic Eating People which consists of: Wayne Hernandez, Janet Ramus, Wendi Rose, John Gibbon, Ladonna Harley-Peters, Sharlene Hector, Lucy Randell, Marion Powell, The Bullits, Yvonne Stevens aka Taka Boom. Chris Morrison, Steve Heaver, Jody Hammersley, Tanyel Vahdettin and all at CMO Management. Cass Browne. Charly Hutchings, Stephen Sedgwick and Jason Cox at Studio 13. Cara Speller, Kersti Bergstrom, Mike Robinson, Seb Monk, Kate McLauchlan, James Coore, Tim Watkins, Anthony Dillon, Glyn Dillon, Benjamin Sims, John Cotterell, David Pickstone, Elio Leoni-Sceti, Nick Gatfield, Miles Leonard, Mandy Plumb, Andria Vidler, Rob Owen, Kevin McCabe, Matt Osborne, Dan Duncombe, Stefan Demetriou, James Mullan, Elaine Crowther, Jayne Griffiths and everyone at Parlophone and EMI Records.
Guy Moot, Austin Wilde, Jo Smith, Anthony Bebawi and all at EMI Music Publishing. Regine Moylett, Frances McCahon, Brídín Murphy Mitchell and all at RMP London. Suzi Winstanley, Richard Russell, Remi Kabaka, Nelson De Freitas, Phil Cornwell, Jeymes Samuel and Tony Tagoe, Naheem Kassam, Craig Duffy, Stuart Lowbridge, Smoggy, Mike Smith, Matt Butcher, Jesse Hackett, Ted Chung and Justin Li, David Morgan, Smiles, Jayrobbz, Cousin Tom, Jose Carretas, Declan, Howie Weinberg, Matt Agoglia, Richard Bray, Mark Krais, Niamh Byrne and Hannah Claxton. Wissam Khodur, Amani Jeri, Al Assad for Culture and Arts, Essam Rafea and everyone at National Orchestra for Arabic Music. André de Ridder, James Redwood, Peter Helps, Matthew Lax and everyone at Sinfonia ViVA. Mark Ward and Asylum FX. Pete Candeland, Robert Valley, Neil Riley and all at Passion Pictures. Tristan Oliver. Painting Practice. Black Island Studios. Nicola Doring and HSI Productions. Everyone at Veolia Environmental Services Pitsea.