The Spoils (song)
(Redirected from Come Near Me)
| "The Spoils" | ||||
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| Single by Massive Attack | ||||
| B-side | "Come Near Me" | |||
| Released | 29 July 2016 | |||
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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 title 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 the second song "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]
Track listing
[edit]| 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
[edit]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
[edit]| Chart (2016) |
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| France (SNEP)[5] | 53 |
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Massive Attack Release "Come Near Me" New Video, Plus Hope Sandoval Collaboration". Pitchfork. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
- ^ "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. Archived from the original on 2022-06-18. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
- ^ "Massive Attack feat. Hope Sandoval – The Spoils" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved 14 November 2016.
