He begins to rap, leaving the other band members dumbfounded, and the backdrop slowly develops dark clouds in the sky, and enormous tombstones start to burst out of the ground, and the scene becomes that of a cemetery, as a shower of rain and thunderstorm begins. Russel's cap then begins to mysteriously rise on its own, and the ghost of Del appears to be emerging from under it. 2-D is seen wearing a T-Virus shirt most likely referencing Resident Evil.
The band is seen playing their music against a completely white backdrop. The notes that the melodica plays are also based on the yell. An interpolation of the yell from the film's theme song, in particular that film's protagonist Tuco's leitmotif, can be heard at the beginning of the video, followed by sinister laughter from Murdoc. The video and song name is a reference to the famous western starring actor Clint Eastwood, The Good, the Bad and the Ugly. This phrase was deemed offensive in some countries and a censored version was produced that omits this intro. The people it kills, get up and kill" in Japanese then in English. It starts with the Gorillaz logo in red against a black screen, and the following quote from the 1978 film Dawn of the Dead: "Every dead body that is not exterminated, gets up and kills. The animated music video was directed by Jamie Hewlett and Pete Candeland. The Gorillaz's first hit single Clint Eastwood was released on March 5th 2001 on their self-titled album.