Stop the Dams

Stop the Dams

Song infobox
Name = Stop the Dams
Caption =
Type = B-side
Artist = Gorillaz
alt Artist = "Aluminium" by Damon Albarn and Ghostigital
Album = "Kids With Guns" / "El Mañana"
Published = EMI Music Publishing Ltd.
Released = 2006-04-10
track_no = 3
Recorded = Kong Studios and Studios B109, Timi, The 12B Reykjavik
Genre = Rock
Length = 5:41
Writer = Gorillaz
Composer =
Label = Parlophone
Producer = Gorillaz, Jason Cox, James Dring
Chart position =
Tracks =
prev = "El Mañana"
prev_no = 2
next =
next_no =
Misc =

"Stop the Dams" is a song by virtual band Gorillaz, featuring Ghostigital and The Reykjavik West End Brass Band. It was released as a B-side for the Gorillaz fourth single from their second album "Demon Days", "Kids With Guns" / "El Mañana". The song is a protest song against the building of dams in certain areas of Iceland which could flood and pollute the wilderness there. According to the single booklet, more information about this occurrence can be found at [http://www.this.is/nature this website] .

The song is also a rework of the song "Aluminium" performed by Damon Albarn and Ghostigital live at the "Stop the Dams" concert in January, 2006 in Ireland. A video of the performance can be found [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FPZ4X5WJUfI here] . Hong Kong has been reworked and released on Gorillaz MySpace and all D-Sides releases.


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