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"El Mañana"
Single byGorillaz
from the albumDemon Days
A-side	"Kids with Guns"
Released	10 April 2006 (2006-04-10)
Genre	Trip hop[1] dub[2]
Length	3:50
Label	Parlophone
Songwriter	Damon Albarn
Producers	Gorillaz Danger Mouse Jason Cox James Dring
Gorillaz singles chronology
"Dirty Harry" (2005) "Kids with Guns" / "El Mañana" (2006) "Stylo" (2010)
Alternate covers
Double A-side cover
Music video
"El Mañana" onYouTube

"El Mañana" (Spanish for "The Tomorrow" or "The Future") is a song by British bandGorillaz. It was released on 10 April 2006 in the United Kingdom as adouble A-side, and the fourth and finalsingles from their albumDemon Days. "El Mañana", along with its other A-side "Kids with Guns", reached number 27 upon its release in the UK.

The song's music video brings back certain elements from the band's music video for "Feel Good Inc.", released the year before.

Theanimatedmusic video for "El Mañana" was released on 11 March 2006 fromPassion Pictures, and directed byJamie Hewlett and Pete Candeland. The video opens toNoodle on the same floating island seen in the music video for "Feel Good Inc."^[3] Two helicopters, similar in design to theRAH-66 Comanche and theBell AH-1Z Viper, intercept the island. The helicopters spot Noodle out in the open, and open fire upon her withrotary cannons, but fail to hit her. Noodle flees into the cover of the windmill, narrowly avoiding the rounds which penetrate the walls. The two helicopters smash into the windmill's sails, destroying them. The helicopters continue tostrafe the floating island, setting fire to the foliage and the windmill. Noodle stumbles outside as the helicopters appear to break off and fly away, but is spotted. The helicopters turn around and strafe Noodle, but she again narrowly escapes the coming fire, taking refuge in the burning windmill. The island, now heavily damaged, plunges into a canyon below. The camera pans up and away as the island crashes into the ground, exploding. Above the crash zone, both helicopters hover. One of the helicopters opens itsbomb bay doors, and drops anunguided bomb into the wreckage. The helicopters disengage, and the video fades to black.

UK CD single

1. "Kids with Guns" – 3:45
2. "El Mañana" – 3:50
3. "Stop the Dams" – 5:39

UK DVD single

1. "El Mañana" (music video) – 4:03
2. "Kids with Guns" (music video) – 3:46
3. "Don't Get Lost in Heaven" (Original Demo Version) – 2:29
4. "El Mañana" (animatic) – 3:57

UK 7-inch single

1. "Kids with Guns" – 3:45
2. "El Mañana" – 3:50

European CD single

1. "Kids with Guns" – 3:45
2. "El Mañana" – 3:50
3. "Stop the Dams" – 5:39
4. "El Mañana" (music video) – 4:03

Japanese CD single

1. "El Mañana" – 3:50
2. "Kids with Guns" – 3:45
3. "Stop the Dams" – 5:39
4. "Don't Get Lost in Heaven" (Original Demo Version) – 2:29
5. "El Mañana" (music video) – 4:03

UK digital single^[4]

1. "Kids with Guns" (Hot Chip Remix) – 7:09

US digital single

1. "El Mañana" – 3:50
2. "Hong Kong" (Live inManchester) – 6:36

US digital E.P.

1. "El Mañana" – 3:50
2. "Stop the Dams" – 5:39
3. "Hong Kong" (Live in Manchester) – 6:36
4. "Kids with Guns" (music video) – 3:46
5. "El Mañana" (Live in Harlem video) – 3:59

• Damon Albarn – vocals, synthesizers, electric guitar, string arrangements
• Simon Tong – acoustic guitar
• Al Mobbs – double bass
• Emma Smith – double bass
• Amanda Drummond – viola
• Stella Page – viola
• Antonia Pagulatos – violin
• Sally Jackson – violin
• Isabelle Dunn – cello
• Danger Mouse – drum programming, mixing
• Jason Cox – mixing, engineering
• Steve Sedgwick – mixing assistance
• James Dring – drum programming
• Howie Weinberg – mastering

• Japanese release page
• MTV interview with Damon Albarn
• Yahoo! Launch Gorillaz video site, including "El Mañana"

• 2005 songs
• 2006 singles
• Dub songs
• Gorillaz songs
• Parlophone singles
• Song recordings produced by Danger Mouse (musician)
• Songs written by Damon Albarn

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