Virtual

2D – vocals, keyboards, piano, melodica

Murdoc Niccals – bass

Russel Hobbs – drums

Noodle – guitar, vocals

Del tha Ghost Rapper – raps on "Clint Eastwood" and "Rock the House"

Non-virtual

Damon Albarn – lead vocals, keyboards, guitars, piano, melodica, bass guitar (tracks 2–3, 7, 9), drum programming, flute (track 10)

Jason Cox – drums, drum programming

Junior Dan – Junior Dan – bass guitar (tracks 4, 6, 8–15)

Dan the Automator – sampled loops, drum programming (tracks 2, 8, 12–13), additional synthesizers

Tom Girling – drum programming

Cass Browne – drums, percussion

Kid Koala – turntables/scratchings

Dave Rowntree – drums (tracks 7, 15)

Mike Smith – trumpet (track 12)

Miho Hatori – additional vocals (tracks 1–4, 6, 11–12)

Tina Weymouth – backing vocals and additional percussion on "19-2000"

Chris Frantz – additional percussion on "19-2000"

Ibrahim Ferrer – guest vocals on "Latin Simone (¿Que Pasa Contigo?)"

Del tha Funkee Homosapien – guest vocals on "Clint Eastwood" and "Rock the House"

Jamie Hewlett – artwork
Zombie Flesh Eaters – artwork
Jow – photography
Ed Reeve – photography

Toby Whelan – engineering assistance

Howie Weinberg – mastering

Kid Koala – additional production

Tom Girling – engineering, Pro Tools, co-production

Dan the Automator – co-production (tracks 1–12, 14–15)

Jason Cox – engineering, production

Gorillaz – production

Gorillaz - Gorillaz (2001 Album Category)