![]() The video was shot in the Swakopmund Desert in Namibia it mainly features a shirtless 2-D and an animated version of the San Fernando Valley Youth Chorus stranded in the desert, following what appears to have been a helicopter crash. "Dirty Harry" is the first Gorillaz music video to be shot on location initially, the group intended to utilise a computer animated desert as background, but discovered that simply flying to a real desert was easier and cheaper. A thematic follow-up to the band's " Clint Eastwood", it refers to the film of the same name, Clint Eastwood being the lead actor in the movie. The video was first released on 25 October 2005, sent to those on the e-mail list on Gorillaz' official website. It became Gorillaz' 3rd consecutive top 10 hit and last song to make it on the top 10 to this date. ![]() ![]() On 8 December 2005, "Dirty Harry" was nominated for a Grammy under the category "Urban/Alternative Performance", but was beaten by Damian "Jr. An early version entitled "I Need a Gun" was included on Damon Albarn's album Democrazy. ![]() "Dirty Harry" was first released as a promotional single on iTunes before being released as the third single from the album on 21 November 2005, peaking at number six in the United Kingdom.
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