Doncamatic

Doncamatic is a single by Gorillaz featuring Daley, released in 2010.

The Gorillaz' single "Doncamatic" was first heard on Zane Lowe's Radio I show on October 5th, 2010 and can be found on the Gorillaz YouTube account, which says this about the song:

"Recorded just a few weeks ago, Gorillaz were so excited about this stunning new cut, they wanted to unleash it onto the world as soon as humanly possible! All bouncing beats, deep funk grooves and sumptuous soothing vocals (courtesy of hot new British talent Daley), this track just makes you want to move. And in case you're wondering; inspiration for the track and the title comes from The Donca Matic - the groundbreaking Japanese-designed drum machine which started the Korg Musical Instrument Company in 1963."

The single was released November 22, 2010, and contains the song itself and "Empire Ants (Paul Harris & Paul Rogers Vocal Mix)." On November 5, 2010, the Joker remix of Doncamatic was added to the Gorillaz YouTube page. The song peaked at #37 in the UK Singles Charts.

Also on November 5, 2010, the trailer for the Doncamatic video was added. In the trailer, Daley, operating some sort of submarine, and 2-D on a monitor speaking (he appears to be saying 'talk to me') can be seen.

Content
Band member Murdoc Niccals stated the following about "Doncamatic" in a track-by-track commentary in an artical about The Singles Collection:

"Oh Doncamatic! This was a delightful coda to our Plastic Beach album. I was looking for something to finish it off with a flourish after the thing had been released. I just missed squeezing this on to the original release! The singer you hear is a nice chap from Manchester called Daley. I actually found him washed up on Plastic Beach – covered in oil and singing to a seagull… or was it an albatross? Anyway, I recognise golden pipes when I hear ‘em so I popped a bag over his head, hosed the boy down and chucked him in the studio with Cyborg Noodle and her eight-track. I left them to it while I stepped outside for a Lucky Lung or three, and when I popped back in this is what they’d come up with. Am I a genius or what?"

Track Listing

 * UK CD single
 * 1) "Doncamatic" - 3:22
 * 2) "Doncamatic (Joker Remix)" - 4:45


 * UK 7" picture disc
 * 1) "Doncamatic" - 3:22
 * 2) "Empire Ants (Paul Harris & Paul Rogers Vocal Mix)" - 3:53


 * Digital Download
 * 1) "Doncamatic" - 3:22
 * 2) "Doncamatic (Joker Remix)" - 4:46
 * 3) "Album Mixtape" - 8:29


 * Promotional single
 * 1) "Doncamatic" - 3:19
 * 2) "Doncamatic (instrumental version)" - 3:19

Music Video
The music video premiered worldwide on November 15, 2010 on Myspace. The video features a live-action Daley in a one-man submarine, on his journey to join Gorillaz and the rest of the collaborators on Plastic Beach.
 * Main Article: Doncamatic (Video)

Trivia

 * Despite not being part of the main tracklist of Plastic Beach, it was included as a bonus track on the Plastic Beach Instrumentals album. It was also included on a special French edition of the album, alongside the B-side track "Doncamatic (Joker Remix)".