The Pink Phantom

The Pink Phantom  is a song from Gorillaz' seventh studio album Song Machine, Season One: Strange Timez and a part of Gorillaz' 2020 web series Song Machine. It premiered on the Gorillaz YouTube channel on October 1, 2020 as Episode Seven.undefined undefined undefined The song features Elton John and 6LACK.

Production
The Pink Phantom is one of the tracks made during the Covid-19 pandemic lockdown in 2020. Damon Albarn said that he had arranged a few weeks long stay in Atlanta, Georgia to meet and collaborate with a few people, including Elton John, EarthGang, 6LACK and Mike Will Made It. It was cancelled at the last minute due to new pandemic travel restrictions.undefined The rest of the work was done remotely and through this process two songs, one with Elton John and second with 6LACK, merged into one, creating The Pink Phantom.

Trivia

 * According to 2-D, Elton John sent the band a gift of Danish pastries. undefined
 * According to Noodle, she was not featured in The Pink Phantom music video because she was behind the scenes keeping Elton John "well watered."
 * The Pink Phantom is also included in Elton John's collaboration studio album The Lockdown Sessions.