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. 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. “Dirty Harry” is one of the few Gorillaz music videos to be filmed on-location, the others being “Stylo” and “DoYaThing”. Like the video for “Clint Eastwood”, the video for “Dirty Harry” references the Clint Eastwood film of the same name. The video was first released on 25 October 2005 to subscribers of the Gorillaz website mailing list.
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The single cover is similar to that of the film Full Metal Jacket. One of Gorillaz’s earlier singles is the name of the actor who played this film’s title character, Clint Eastwood. Dirty Harry is also a 1971 film directed by Don Siegel. Bush’s “Mission Accomplished” televised speech. The song’s lyrics contain the line “The war is over so says the speaker with the flight suit on”, a reference to George W. 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. An early version of “Dirty Harry” titled “I Need a Gun” was included on Damon Albarn’s album Democrazy. Earlier that year, the song released as a promotional single on iTunes.
“Dirty Harry” is a song from British alternative band Gorillaz’ second studio album Demon Days, released as the third single from the album on 21 November 2005.
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