Starshine

Starshine is the thirteenth track on Gorillaz' 2001 album "Gorillaz". It features vocals by 2-D with quiet ambient noises and lots of instrumental, which were usually expanded when the song was played live.

The hip hop group Phi-Life Cypher, which worked with Gorillaz on various songs during Phase 1, originally provided raps for the song, dating back to early 2001 recording sessions.undefined However, this version was later discarded and never released, until it was uploaded to the official Phi-Life Cypher Soundcloud on March 3, 2011,undefined named "Starshine ft Gorillaz". This opened space for more instrumental-only moments on the track, alongside with a new verse not included on the original version.

Trivia

 * On the Gorillaz book Rise of the Ogre, 2-D states that he really enjoyed making the song, because he didn't spend too much time on it, nor did he write any lyrics, he just got up and did it.
 * This can be seen on the lyric variations between its different performances, where sometimes he sings "never gonna find me" and at others it's "when you gonna find me".
 * It is one of the songs from the debut album to have different lyrics most times when played live, even during Phase 1, alongside 5/4 and Slow Country.
 * The Spacemonkeyz Remix Is Dub Ø9