DoYaThing

For similarly titled songs, see Do Ya Thang (disambiguation).
"DoYaThing"
From left to right: James Murphy as a monkey in a karate outfit, 2-D in a black utfit wearing a hat, Murdoc Niccals dribbling a basketball at the waist level, and André 3000 wearing a black mask
Single by Gorillaz featuring James Murphy and André 3000
Released23 February 2012 (2012-02-23)
RecordedAutumn 2011 in London[1]
Genre
Length
  • 4:26 (radio edit)
  • 13:04 (full version)
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Gorillaz singles chronology
"Revolving Doors" / "Amarillo"
(2011) 		"DoYaThing"
(2012) 		"Saturnz Barz"
(2017)
James Murphy singles chronology
"DoYaThing"
(2012)
André 3000 singles chronology
"I Do"
(2012) 		"DoYaThing"
(2012) 		"Sorry"
(2012)
Music video
"DoYaThing" on YouTube

"DoYaThing" is a single by British alternative rock virtual band Gorillaz, featuring LCD Soundsystem frontman James Murphy and André 3000 of Outkast. The single was released on 23 February 2012. It was commissioned by Converse as a part of their "Three Artists. One Song" project where three artists collaborate on a track. The song is also the starting point for a limited edition Chuck Taylor All-Stars collection designed by Gorillaz artist Jamie Hewlett. The shoe designs feature artwork from other projects related to Gorillaz.[4] It was released in two different versions: the approximately 4-and-a-half-minute radio edit, and the explicit 13-minute version.[5] The former was released as a free download on Converse's website,[6] while the latter was released for streaming on Gorillaz's website.[5]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference p4k was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ ""DoYaThing" by Gorillaz – The Song of the Week for 2/27/2012". Music Trajectory. 27 February 2012.
  3. ^ Hogan, Marc (24 February 2012). "'DoYaThing' By the Numbers: Dissecting Gorillaz/LCD/Andre 3000's 13-Minute Song". Spin. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
  4. ^ Kyle Anderson (9 February 2012). "Gorillaz team up with Andre 3000 and James Murphy for Converse track 'DoYaThing' – EXCLUSIVE". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 1 March 2012.
  5. ^ a b "Gorillaz + Andre 3000 + James Murphy: Still Just Doing Their Thing". Gorillaz website. Archived from the original on 6 March 2012. Retrieved 4 March 2012.
  6. ^ Cite error: The named reference billboard was invoked but never defined (see the help page).