Cracker Island

For the album's title track, see Cracker Island (song).

Cracker Island
Studio album by
Gorillaz
Released24 February 2023 (2023-02-24)
Recorded2020 – May 2022
Studio
  • Greg Kurstin's studio (Los Angeles)
  • Studio 13 (London)
Genre
Length37:26
Label
Producer
Gorillaz chronology
Meanwhile EP
(2021) 		Cracker Island
(2023)
Damon Albarn chronology
The Nearer the Fountain, More Pure the Stream Flows
(2021) 		Cracker Island
(2023) 		The Ballad of Darren
(2023)
Singles from Cracker Island
  1. "Cracker Island"
    Released: 22 June 2022
  2. "New Gold"
    Released: 31 August 2022
  3. "Baby Queen"
    Released: 4 November 2022
  4. "Skinny Ape"
    Released: 8 December 2022
  5. "Silent Running"
    Released: 27 January 2023

Cracker Island is the eighth studio album by the British virtual band Gorillaz. It was released on 24 February 2023 via Parlophone and Warner Records. It features collaborations with Stevie Nicks, Adeleye Omotayo, Thundercat, Tame Impala, Bad Bunny, Bootie Brown and Beck. A deluxe edition was released with additional tracks featuring De La Soul, MC Bin Laden, Del the Funky Homosapien and Dawn Penn.

Cracker Island received mostly positive reviews. It debuted at number one on the UK Albums Chart and number three on the US Billboard 200, making it the first Gorillaz album to reach number one in the UK since Demon Days (2005). It reached the top 10 in 19 countries.

The album was also nominated for Best Alternative Music Album at the 66th Annual Grammy Awards, but lost to boygenius's The Record.

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