The Singles Collection 2001–2011

The Singles Collection 2001–2011 is a compilation album released by British virtual band Gorillaz on 28 November 2011. The album is a collection of the group's singles released between 2001 and 2011, except The Fall. The album is available in four different editions: standard, deluxe, 12" vinyl and 7" single box set.^[12]

The Singles Collection 2001–2011
Compilation album by Gorillaz
Released	28 November 2011
Recorded	1998–2010
Length	56:10
Label	Parlophone
Producer	Gorillaz
Gorillaz album chronology
The Fall (2010) The Singles Collection 2001–2011 (2011) Humanz (2017)
Damon Albarn chronology
Kinshasa One Two (2011) The Singles Collection 2001–2011 (2011) Rocket Juice & the Moon (2012)
Singles from The Singles Collection 2001–2011
"Doncamatic" Released: 21 November 2010

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	76/100[1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
The Boston Phoenix	[3]
Clash	7/10[4]
Drowned in Sound	6/10[5]
MSN Music (Expert Witness)	A−[6]
Pitchfork	7.9/10[7]
Q	[8]
Rolling Stone	[9]
Uncut	[10]
Under the Radar	8/10[11]

Track listing

No.	Title	Originally appears on	Length
1.	"Tomorrow Comes Today"	Gorillaz	3:13
2.	"Clint Eastwood" (featuring Del the Funky Homosapien)	Gorillaz	5:42
3.	"19-2000"	Gorillaz	3:27
4.	"Rock the House" (featuring Del the Funky Homosapien)	Gorillaz	4:09
5.	"Feel Good Inc." (single edit) (featuring De La Soul)	Demon Days	3:42
6.	"Dare" (single edit) (featuring Shaun Ryder)	Demon Days	3:33
7.	"Dirty Harry" (single edit) (featuring Bootie Brown and San Fernando Valley Youth Chorus)	Demon Days	3:50
8.	"Kids with Guns" (featuring Neneh Cherry)	Demon Days	3:46
9.	"El Mañana"	Demon Days	3:51
10.	"Stylo" (radio edit) (featuring Bobby Womack and Mos Def)	Plastic Beach	3:53
11.	"Superfast Jellyfish" (edit) (featuring De La Soul and Gruff Rhys)	Plastic Beach	2:58
12.	"On Melancholy Hill" (radio edit)	Plastic Beach	3:28
13.	"Doncamatic" (featuring Daley)	Single release only	3:20
14.	"Clint Eastwood" (Ed Case/Sweetie Irie Refix) (edit)	B-side to Clint Eastwood single	3:41
15.	"19-2000" (Soulchild remix)	B-side to 19-2000 single	3:29
Total length:			56:10

Japanese edition bonus tracks^[13]

No.	Title	Originally appears on	Length
16.	"Feel Good Inc." (Noodle's Demo)	B-side to Feel Good Inc. single	2:49
17.	"Stylo" (Labrinth SNES Remix)	B-side to Stylo single	4:11
Total length:			63:05

Song origins

• "Tomorrow Comes Today", "Clint Eastwood", "19-2000" and "Rock the House", and also the remixes of "Clint Eastwood" and "19-2000" are from Gorillaz (2001)
• "Feel Good Inc.", "DARE", "Dirty Harry", "Kids with Guns" and "El Mañana" are from Demon Days (2005)
• "Stylo", "Superfast Jellyfish", "On Melancholy Hill" and "Rhinestone Eyes" are from Plastic Beach (2010)
• "Doncamatic" is a non-album single.

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2011–20) Peak position Australian Albums (ARIA)[14] 85 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[15] 54 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[16] 70 Canadian Albums (Billboard)[17] 161 French Albums (SNEP)[18] 111 Greek Albums (IFPI Greece)[19] 20 Irish Albums (IRMA)[20] 21 Italian Albums (FIMI)[21] 75 Japanese Albums (Oricon)[22] 44 Mexican Albums (Top 100 Mexico)[23] 39 New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[24] 32 Portuguese Albums (AFP)[25] 23 Scottish Albums (OCC)[26] 58 Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[27] 38 UK Albums (OCC)[28] 46 US Top Alternative Albums (Billboard)[29] 25 US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[30] 37 US Top Tastemaker Albums (Billboard)[31] 20 US Vinyl Albums (Billboard)[32] 8

Year-end charts Chart (2015) Position Australian Hip Hop/R&B Albums (ARIA)[33] 69 Chart (2016) Position Australian Hip Hop/R&B Albums (ARIA)[34] 66 Chart (2017) Position Australian Hip Hop/R&B Albums (ARIA)[35] 77 Chart (2018) Position Australian Hip Hop/R&B Albums (ARIA)[36] 97 Mexican Albums (Top 100 Mexico)[23] 99

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Poland (ZPAV)[37]	Gold	10,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI)[38]	Platinum	300,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. ‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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