Sabali

Albarn, Doumbia and Moreau wrote it and Albarn produced. Amadou told the AV Club that Albarn played on "Ce n'est pas bon" and later brought in a piece of music that became "Sabali". It opens with what sounds like an old field recording of African singing, then switches abruptly to synthesizer chords and Mariam's processed vocal; Amadou said it was intentional and announced the album, a sign of new colors. The Line of Best Fit said it is more Pet Shop Boys than Parklife. Lyric sites translate the title as patience, Mother Jones as wisdom, and we found no statement from the duo.

It reached 40 in Flanders, 20 in Wallonia and 60 in France. Pitchfork ranked it 15th among the best tracks of 2008 and 249th among the 2000s. OkayAfrica says countless musicians have sampled or remixed it, naming Miike Snow, Paul Epworth and a Nas and Damian Marley track, which we could not verify. Setlist.fm shows it in 34 setlists, their sixth most played song, and our upload is the album version.