The Spoils (song)
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Single by Massive Attack | ||||
| B-side | "Come Near Me" | |||
| Released | 29 July 2016 (2016-07-29) | |||
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| Length | 5:46 | |||
| Label | Virgin EMI | |||
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"The Spoils" is a single by British group Massive Attack, released on 29 July 2016.[1] The song features Mazzy Star singer-songwriter Hope Sandoval, in what is her third collaboration with the band, after "Paradise Circus" from the album Heligoland (2010),[2] and the non-album single "Four Walls" (2011).[3] The b-side, "Come Near Me," features British musician Ghostpoet.
A music video for "Come Near Me" directed by Ed Morris and featuring Kosovan actress Arta Dobroshi was released the same day as the single.[1] The videoclip for "The Spoils", featuring Cate Blanchett and directed by Australian director John Hillcoat, was released on 9 August 2016.[4]
Contents
1 Track listing
2 Personnel
3 Charts
4 External links
5 References
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "The Spoils" (featuring Hope Sandoval) |
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| 5:46 |
| 2. | "Come Near Me" (featuring Ghostpoet) |
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| 4:55 |
| Total length: | 10:41 | |||
Personnel
Musicians
Grant Marshall – composition, production, programming, recording engineer
- Stew Jackson – composition, production, programming, recording engineer, electric and bass guitars, keyboards, synthesizer
Hope Sandoval – lyricist, vocalist (track 1)
Ghostpoet – lyricist, vocalist (track 2)
- Elijah Ford – guitar, organ (track 1)
Dan Jones – composition, string arranger and conductor (track 1)
- Louis Lewis-Smith – banjo (track 2)
- Andy Lowe – double bass (track 1)
Technical
- Iván Bello – assistant recording engineer
- Bruno Ellingham – mixing
- Roberto Morlán Gómez – orchestral recording engineer
- Victor Vazquez – assistant recording engineer
- Tim Young – mastering engineer
Charts
| Chart (2016) |
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| France (SNEP)[5] | 53 |
External links
- "The Spoils" videoclip on YouTube
- "Come Near Me" videoclip on YouTube
References
^ ab "Massive Attack Release "Come Near Me" New Video, Plus Hope Sandoval Collaboration". Pitchfork. Retrieved 29 July 2016..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}
^ "Album review: Massive Attack - 'Heligoland' (Virgin)". NME.COM. Retrieved 8 February 2016.
^ "BMI / Repertoire Search / "Four Walls"". BMI. Archived from the original on 12 October 2013. Retrieved 12 October 2013.
^ "Cate Blanchett stars in Massive Attack's new music video". The Independent. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
^ "Lescharts.com – Massive Attack feat. Hope Sandoval – The Spoils" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved 14 November 2016.
