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Protection (Massive Attack song)

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Released
  
9 January 1995

Recorded
  
1994

Label
  
Virgin Records

Format
  
CD, 12"

Genre
  
Trip hop

Length
  
7:51 (album version) 4:53 (single edit)

"Protection" is a collaboration between Massive Attack and Everything But the Girl singer Tracey Thorn, that appeared on Massive Attack's second album Protection on CD and 12" in 1994 as a second single. It reached number 14 on the UK Singles Chart, staying there for four weeks. The song was also included on Everything But the Girl's compilations The Best of and Like the Deserts Miss the Rain.

The song contains samples taken from "The Payback" by James Brown, namely the hi-hat/bass figure that drives the beat and the recurrent wah-wah guitar chord.

Michel Gondry directed the music video for the song.

Track listings

UK CD single #1
  1. "Protection" (7" edit)
  2. "Protection" (The Eno Mix)
  3. "Protection" (Radiation for the Nation Mix)
  4. "Protection" (J Sw!ft Mix)
UK CD single #2
  1. "Protection"
  2. "Protection" (Underdog's Angel Dust Mix)
  3. "Three" (Dom T's House of Fortune Mix)
UK 12" single
  1. "Protection" (Underdog's Angel Dust Mix)
  2. "Protection" (Radiation for the Nation Mix)
  3. "Protection" (The Eno Mix)
  4. "Protection" (J Sw!ft Mix)
  5. "Protection" (album version)
UK 2×12" single
  1. "Protection" (The Eno Mix)
  2. "Protection" (The Eno Instrumental)
  3. "Protection" (Underdog's Angel Dust Mix)
  4. "Protection" (Angel Dust Instrumental)
  5. "Three" (Dom T's House of Fortune Mix)
  6. "Protection" (Radiation for the Nation Mix)
  7. "Protection" (album version)
  8. "Protection" (J Sw!ft Mix)
US CD single
  1. "Protection" (album version) – 7:51
  2. "Protection" (single edit) – 4:53
  3. "Protection" (The Eno Mix) – 9:10
  4. "Protection" (J Sw!ft Mix) – 7:12
  5. "Three" (Dom T's House of Fortune Mix) – 7:16

References

Protection (Massive Attack song) Wikipedia
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