G-Sides

G-Sides
Compilation album by
Gorillaz
Released22 December 2001
Recorded2000–2001
Genre
Length45:48 (Japan / UK)
44:31 (US)
LabelParlophone
Producer
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
SourceRating
Metacritic65/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Blender[3]
Encyclopedia of Popular Music[4]
NME7/10[5]
PopMatters[6]
Q[7]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[8]
Uncut[9]

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.

"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.

  1. ^ "G-Sides by Gorillaz Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
  2. ^ Phares, Heather. "Gorillaz: G-sides". Allmusic. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
  3. ^ "Gorillaz: G-Sides". Blender: 114. April–May 2002.
  4. ^ Larkin, Colin (2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (5th concise ed.). Omnibus Press. ISBN 978-0-85712-595-8.
  5. ^ Pain, Andre (12 September 2005). "Gorillaz : G-Sides". NME. Retrieved 29 August 2017.
  6. ^ Bowden, Marshall (11 April 2002). "Gorillaz: G-Sides". Popmatters. Retrieved 29 August 2017.
  7. ^ "Gorillaz: G-Sides". Q: 114. May 2002.
  8. ^ Sheffield, Rob (2004). "Gorillaz". The Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. pp. 338. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
  9. ^ "Gorillaz: G-Sides". Uncut: 110. June 2002.
  10. ^ "US edition". Discogs.
  11. ^ "Brazilian limited edition". Discogs.
  12. ^ "French limited edition". Discogs.