| “ | This is a phoner to Arizona | „ |
Phoner to Arizona is the opening track on Gorillaz' fourth studio album, The Fall. This song also transitions into the next track, Revolving Doors.
Background[]
Phoner to Arizona was recorded on the 3rd of October in Montreal, Canada.
Band member 2-D spoke about his inspiration of this track on Murdoc's radio show, Pirate Radio:
| “ | This track, okay, is called, Phoner To Arizona, and it’s got a, uh, well- it’s like a train journey or a soundtrack to a train journey. It’s a horror train actually, uh, going from stop- one station into, a sun-scorched horrible descent into darkness, night time, trouble and mayhem. As the tour progressed and got messier and messier, uh, this relentless train is still hurdlin’ through the night, er, like, you know, smashing its ghostly way from town to town and city to city, an unstoppable juggernaut of hedonism, chaos and mayhem. | „ |
| ~ 2-D, Pirate Radio: 5, The Fall |
Phoner to Arizona was released as a minor single[1] alongside a music video on December 22, 2010 as a way to advertise the upcoming album, The Fall.
Lyrics[]
[Instrumental]
[Automated Speech]
This is a phoner to Arizona
You know what to do
We finally found a way forward
But it wasn't with you
With you
With you
With you
With you
With you
With you
With you
With you
(?)
With you, with you
(?)
With you, with you
(?)
With you, with you
With you, you
You know exactly what to do
With you
With you
With you
With you
With you
With you
With you
With you
With you
(?)
With you, with you
(?)
With you, with you
(?)
With you, with you
With you, you
You know exactly what to do
Music Video[]
Trivia[]
- This track is the only song from The Fall to have a music video.
- The name of the track is most likely referencing the moment at the Escape To Plastic Beach World Tour when Damon was booking the gig for Phoenix, Arizona, which was the fourteenth location of the tour, while he was in Montreal.
- The song was played for the first ever time live on September 2nd 2025 at the third of the Copper Box Arena Shows.
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Gorillaz - The Fall: Revolving Doors - YouTube" (February 12, 2015). Phoner to Arizona is listed among Revolving Doors and Amarillo as a single in the descriptions of the YouTube uploads of The Fall tracks, however, it was never released as a proper single, meaning that the track is considered a minor single.