11 Facts About Demon Days

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Demon Days is the second studio album by British virtual band Gorillaz.

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Demon Days prominently makes use of string sections, which were organized under the lead of Isabelle Dunn, who formed Demon Strings for the album and its later live performances.

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3.

Demon Days was first mentioned in articles detailing the reopening of Gorillaz' website in early December 2004.

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Demon Days' lead single "Feel Good Inc " became Gorillaz' biggest hit at the time, while the album's second single, "Dare" featuring Shaun Ryder, was a big hit as well and gave the band their first No 1 single in the UK.

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5.

Since its release, Demon Days has been certified double platinum in the US and 6× platinum in the UK.

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6.

At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, Demon Days received an average score of 82, indicating "universal acclaim".

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7.

Demon Days won the accolade for Best International Album at 2006 Danish Music Awards and made the band win the accolade for Best Group at 2005 MTV Europe Music Awards.

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8.

Multiple writers have noted how Demon Days' commentary was prescient for outlining social and environmental issues in the following years of the 21st century.

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9.

The world is not better than it was, and this is precisely why listening to Demon Days today is even more interesting than in 2005 – these are the true Demon Days.

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10.

Demon Days remains as one of the most politically charged pieces of the era.

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11.

Demon Days was the first album I bought, so getting to meet up and actually work with him was crazy.

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