How Far?

"How Far?" is a song by British virtual band Gorillaz, featuring Tony Allen and Skepta. The track was released on 2 May 2020 without any prior announcement as the fourth single for Gorillaz' seventh studio album, Song Machine, Season One: Strange Timez. It is part of the Song Machine project, a web series involving the ongoing release of various Gorillaz singles and music videos featuring different guest musicians over the course of 2020, though it is not considered an official episode of the series. The single marks the first posthumously released material featuring Tony Allen (which was released two days after Allen's death), as well as the final song to be recorded during Allen's lifetime.

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Background

"How Far?" was written and recorded in the weeks prior to lockdown as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.^[3] It was the last song from the album to be recorded in studio before lockdown was ordered.^[4]

On 30 April 2020, Tony Allen, an afrobeat drummer featured on the song, died of abdominal aortic aneurysm at the age of 79.^[5] Allen had previously worked with Gorillaz founder, Damon Albarn, through a band called The Good, the Bad & the Queen, where both participated as members of through the 2000s.^[6]

Without any prior announcement, "How Far?" released a few days later on 2 May 2020, as a standalone audio with no accompanying video or episodic EP like other Song Machine releases. According to a press release, the song was released as an official tribute to Allen.^[7]

Tracklist

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producers	Length
1.	"How Far?" (featuring Tony Allen and Skepta)	Damon Albarn Remi Kabaka Jr. Allen Joseph Adenuga	Gorillaz Kabaka	2:46
Total length:				2:46

Personnel

Gorillaz

Damon Albarn – instrumentation, director, keyboards, guitar, melodica
Jamie Hewlett – artwork, character design, video direction
Stephen Sedgwick – mixing engineer, engineering
Remi Kabaka Jr. – percussion
John Davis – mastering engineer
Samuel Egglenton – engineering

Additional musicians

Tony Allen – vocals, drums
Skepta – vocals
Kotono Sato – violin
Stella Page – viola
Ciara Ismail – violin
Izzi Dunn – cello

Additional artwork

Bernard Benant – photography

References

^ "Gorillaz Continue to Exude Colorful Chemistry on Song Machine, Season One: Strange Timez: Review". Consequence Of Sound. 20 October 2020.
^ "Gorillaz, Tony Allen, Skepta – How Far?". Euphoria. 10 May 2020.
^ "Gorillaz Pay Tribute to Tony Allen With New Song 'How Far?'". Rolling Stone. 2 May 2020. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
^ "Damon Albarn breaks down Gorillaz 'Song Machine' track by track X-Posure Radio X". YouTube. 3 November 2020.
^ Daniel Kreps; Elias Leight (30 April 2020). "Tony Allen, Pioneering Afrobeat Drummer, Dead at 79". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
^ "Damon Albarn forms new band". NME. 28 July 2006. Retrieved 28 July 2006.
^ "Gorillaz Share New Song "How Far?" With Tony Allen and Skepta: Listen". Pitchfork. 2 May 2020. Retrieved 14 June 2020.

Song Machine

Episodes

Season 1	"Momentary Bliss" "Désolé" "Aries" "Friday 13th" "Pac-Man" "Strange Timez" "The Pink Phantom" "The Valley of the Pagans" "The Lost Chord"
Special	"How Far?"

Characters

v t e Gorillaz
Damon Albarn Jamie Hewlett
Studio albums	Gorillaz Demon Days Plastic Beach The Fall Humanz The Now Now Song Machine, Season One: Strange Timez Cracker Island
Compilations	G-Sides D-Sides The Singles Collection 2001–2011
Extended plays	Tomorrow Comes Today Feel Good Inc. EP Dare El Mañana / Kids with Guns iTunes Session Meanwhile EP
Video albums	Celebrity Take Down Demon Days Live Slowboat to Hades
Remix albums	Laika Come Home
Singles	"Clint Eastwood" "19-2000" "Rock the House" "911" "Tomorrow Comes Today" "Lil' Dub Chefin'" "Feel Good Inc." "Dare" "Dirty Harry" "El Mañana" / "Kids with Guns" "Stylo" "Superfast Jellyfish" "On Melancholy Hill" "Doncamatic" "Revolving Doors" / "Amarillo" "DoYaThing" "Saturnz Barz" "We Got the Power" "Ascension" "Andromeda" "Let Me Out" "Sleeping Powder" "Strobelite" "Garage Palace" "Humility" "Hollywood" "Tranz" "Momentary Bliss" "Désolé" "Aries" "How Far?" "Friday 13th" "Pac-Man" "Strange Timez" "The Pink Phantom" "The Valley of the Pagans" "Cracker Island" "New Gold" "Baby Queen"
Other songs	"5/4" "Rhinestone Eyes" "Empire Ants" "Phoner to Arizona" "Hallelujah Money" "Charger"
Tours	Gorillaz Live Demon Days Live Escape to Plastic Beach Tour Humanz Tour The Now Now Tour
Touring members	Damon Albarn Mike Smith Jeff Wootton Seye Adelekan Remi Kabaka Jr.
All contributors	Stephen Sedgwick Dan the Automator Kid Koala Miho Hatori Cass Browne Simon Tong Howie Weinberg Danger Mouse Mick Jones Paul Simonon Ben Mendelsohn The Twilite Tone Jean-Michel Jarre James Ford Simon Katz Simon Jones Morgan Nicholls Roberto Occhipinti Demon Strings
Related articles	Discography Awards and nominations Rise of the Ogre Bananaz Song Machine Spacemonkeyz Monkey: Journey to the West "On Your Own" Blur The Good, the Bad & the Queen Tank Girl De La Soul Del the Funky Homosapien
Category

v t e Skepta
Discography
Studio albums	Greatest Hits (2007) Microphone Champion (2009) Doin' It Again (2011) Konnichiwa (2016) Ignorance Is Bliss (2019) Insomnia (2020)
Singles	"Rolex Sweep" "Sunglasses At Night" "Too Many Man" "Bad Boy" "Rescue Me" "Cross My Heart" "So Alive" "Amnesia" "Hold On" "Make Peace Not War" "That's Not Me" "Shutdown" "Ladies Hit Squad" "Man" "Ding-a-Ling" "Pure Water" "Energy (Stay Far Away)" "Bullet from a Gun" "Greaze Mode" "Love Me Not" "Papi Chulo" "Waze"
Featured singles	"Hello Good Morning" (remix) "Can You Hear Me? (Ayayaya)" "50 Grand" "Praise the Lord (Da Shine)" "Money Right" "Bet" "Back to Basics" "Welcome to the Party" (remix) "How Far?"
Promotional singles	"It Ain't Safe"
Other songs	"What Do You Mean?" "Little Demon" "Show Out"
Associated acts	Jme Frisco Jammer Wiley Roll Deep

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