Aries is the third song in Gorillaz' continuous 2020 song rollout known as Song Machine: Season 1.

The song features a light and synth-heavy instrumental with 2-D singing very lackadaisically about feeling high, fitting with the track’s music video where Murdoc injects him with an unknown substance that fans believe to be truth serum. Even Murdoc Niccals' [twitter page] (

) says that it is a truth serum. The injection can also be seen in the cover art for the track.

On March 29, 2020, the track’s title, cover art, and release date were revealed to some users on the streaming app Spotify. The track was first officially teased by the band on April 2, 2020, with a clip of the track’s music video and instrumental posted to their official Twitter. The track eventually released alongside its music video on April 9, 2020.