A Fistful Of Peanuts

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A Fistful Of Peanuts
Song Credits
Author(s)	Gorillaz
Featured Artist(s)	Earl Sixteen & U Brown
Remix Author(s)	Spacemonkeyz
Songwriter(s)	2-D • Murdoc • Damon Albarn • Earl Sixteen • U Brown
Producer(s)	Gorillaz • Dan The Automator
Additonal Infomation	Flute: Mike Smith Horns: Dennis Rollins • Dominic Glover • Mike Smith Percussion: Jeff Scantlebury Co-producers and engineers: Tom Girling & Jason Cox Pro-tools: Tom Girling
Artwork	Jamie Hewlett • Zombie Flesh Eaters
Overview
Type	Remix/dub reworking
Original Song	Clint Eastwood
Album	Laika Come Home
Phase	1
Released	1 July 2002
Recorded	2000-2002
Studio(s)	Kong Studios, Essex Studio 13, London Geejam Studios, Jamaica Blah Street Studios, Hampshire
Format	CD • Vinyl • Digital Download • Streaming
Genre	Alternative • Downtempo • Dub reggae • Reggae-pop • Trip hop
Length	5:53
Language	English
Track Listing
← Previous	Come Again
Next →	Lil' Dub Chefin'

A Fistful Of Peanuts is a remix and dub reworking by the Spacemonkeyz of the song Clint Eastwood by Gorillaz and the eleventh from the Gorillaz dub reworkings album, Laika Come Home. It features guest vocals by reggae musicians Earl Sixteen and U Brown.

Information

The name for the track comes from one of the actor Clint Eastwood^W's films, 'A Fistful of Dollars^W'. Flute for the song was provided by Mike Smith, melodica by 2-D, percussion by Jeff Scantlebury and horns by musicians Dennis Rollins, Dominic Glover and Mike Smith too.

On Laika Come Home, the ending of the song transitions into the next track of the album, Lil' Dub Chefin'. It was also the fourth and final song played during a BBC Radio 1 session with Damon Albarn, the Spacemonkeyz and other guest musicians on the 8th of July, 2002.

Lyrics

[Earl 16]
Oooh, nanana, [...]
Spacemonkeyz gonna rise up now...

[2D]
(It's coming on, it's coming on, it's coming on, it's coming on...)

[Earl 16]
We must rise up
Rise above [...]

[U Brown]
(Tell the guy!)

[2D]
I ain't happy (happy, happy, happy...)

[Earl 16]
Rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrim bum bah nim bah nim [...]
Oooh, nanana, [...]
Let's be wise
Let's get together and be wise
Let's get together and realize, yeah

[2D]
(It's coming on, it's coming on, it's coming on, it's coming on...)

[U Brown]
[...] Hold him tight, [...]
[...]

[2D]
Sunshine (sunshine, sunshine, sunshine...)

[Earl 16]
Sun is shining, and the moon [...] shine
Come together, cause it's all your night, so be wise
[...] Hey, [...] so be wise
[...]

[2D]
(Future, future, future, future...)

[Earl 16]
Let's be wiser...

[2D]
(Ooh ooh ooh ooh oooh...)

[U Brown]
Spacemonkeyz' gonna rise up (Hey)
And the people gonna wise up
Spacemonkeyz' gonna rise up
Spacemonkeyz' gonna rise up
Let's get together and be wise
Let's get together and realize, yeah

Video

A Fistful of Peanuts

Official Audio

Trivia

• Also on Laika Come Home is present an extended version of the song, titled More Peanuts; the fourteenth and final track from the album.
• The beginning of A Fistful Of Peanuts is heard at the beginning of the music video for the single Feel Good Inc., from the band's second studio album, Demon Days.