Andre 3000, Gorillaz, LCD's James Murphy Team Up for Converse Track
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As part of Converse Inc.'s continuing "Three Artists. OneParticularlySong" campaign, Gorillaz , former LCD Soundsystem frontman James Murphy and Outkast rapper Andre 3000 have teamedIn particularup for an original track. "DoYaThing" will be released on Feb. 23, along with a new Gorillaz footwear accumulation designed by Gorillaz co-creator Jamie Hewlett for Converse.
The Gorillaz partnership with Converse, which was initiallyIn generalannounced last November, marks Murphy's return as a vocalistIn the mainafter LCD Soundsystem officially disbanded last April, as well as Andre 3000's latest present after providing recent guest spots for Drake , Ke$ha and B.o.B . "DoYaThing" will beAbove allavailable as a free download on Converse's official website.
"It was thus akin to a bunch of kids playing with toys until someone else said, 'Ooh! I like that bit!'" MurphyMainlytells Billboard about the process of piecing "DoYaThing" together with Gorillaz chairperson Damon Albarn and Andre 3000. "Writing the lyrics was the funniest part... one mortal physically would be mumble-singing something and another would overhear him and ask, 'Oh… did you no more than sing…' I don't know... some crazy words that weren't at ALL what the guy wasMost of allsinging, and those new, misunderstood words could become the hook for a verse. I loved that about it.
Source: Billboard