The second official single from the acclaimed Plastic Beach album was released in July 2010 marking another first - the first Gorillaz single to be released complete with videos, mixes and more as a special 'iTunes LP'.

From the album: Plastic Beach

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1. On Melancholy Hill
2. On Melancholy Hill (Japanese Popstars Remix)
3. On Melancholy Hill (She Is Danger Remix)
4. Stylo (Labrinth SNES Remix feat. Tinie Tempah)
5. On Melancholy Hill (Video)
6. On Melancholy Hill (Animatic Video)
7. Welcome to the World of the Plastic Beach (Live Visuals)

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The sophomore single from Plastic Beach is one of the few tracks on the album containing no credited featured artists, and is perhaps one of the finer pure pop singles the band has released over the course of their 10 year tenure in the pop charts. The video, which debuted exclusively on iTunes, is a part sequel to the Stylo video from earlier in the year and also gives the first glimpses of Noodle and Russel since they were last seen in the Demon Days era. One of Gorillaz' most accomplished promos to date, it chronicles each member's journey (as well as many of the album's guest collaborators) to the Plastic Beach.

Click here to view the On Melancholy Hill video.

What They Said

"The Melancholy Hill - it's that feeling, that place, that you get in your soul sometimes, like someone's let your tyres down. It's nice to break up the album with something a little lighter. It's good to have something that's a genuine pop moment on every album. And this is one of those." - Murdoc Niccals

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