Hollywood (Gorillaz song)

The original demo for the song was recorded in late 2017 at the Mondrian Hotel in West Hollywood, California, while the band was on the Humanz Tour, with additional recording occurring at The Compound in Los Angeles and Studio 13 in London.

[4][5] Its existence was first made public during an October 2017 interview with Gorillaz creator Damon Albarn, where he stated that it had been rehearsed for a potential live performance, and the band played it during their soundcheck in Atlanta, but that he and the Gorillaz live band did not believe it was ready.

[6] Due to this, the song did not make its début until March of the following year, when it was performed at a concert in Santiago, Chile.

During Jamie Principle's section of the song, the center of the spinning visual flashes select words from his lyrics.

However, during Snoop Dogg's section, he is shown rapping in live-action form (albeit in black and white like 2-D) against the same cityscape footage.