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{{Infobox single
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| Name = The Spoils
| Name = The Spoils
| Type = ep
| Artist = [[Massive Attack]]
| Cover = MassiveAttack TheSpoils.jpg
| Cover = MassiveAttack TheSpoils.jpg
| Alt =
| Artist = [[Massive Attack]]
| Released = {{Start date|2016|7|29|df=yes}}
| Released = {{Start date|2016|7|29|df=yes}}
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| Length = {{Duration|m=10|s=41}}
| Length = {{Duration|m=10|s=41}}
| Label = [[Virgin Records|Virgin]]
| Label = [[Virgin Records|Virgin]]
| Last single = ''[[Four Walls / Paradise Circus]]''<br>(2011)
| Producer = [[Massive Attack]]
| Last album = ''[[Ritual Spirit]]''<br>(2016)
| This single = '''''The Spoils'''''<br>(2016)
| This album = '''''The Spoils'''''<br>(2016)
| Next album =
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'''''The Spoils''''' is an [[extended play|EP]] by British group [[Massive Attack]], released on 29 July 2016.<ref name="pitchfork">{{cite web | url=http://pitchfork.com/news/67161-watch-massive-attack-and-ghostpoets-new-video-come-near-me/ | title=Massive Attack Release "Come Near Me" New Video, Plus Hope Sandoval Collaboration | work=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]] | accessdate=29 July 2016}}</ref> The EP consists of two tracks, featuring British musician [[Ghostpoet]] and [[Mazzy Star]] singer [[Hope Sandoval]], in what is her third collaboration with the band, after "Paradise Circus" from the album ''[[Heligoland (album)|Heligoland]]'' (2010),<ref>{{cite web|title=Album review: Massive Attack - 'Heligoland' (Virgin)|url=http://www.nme.com/reviews/massive-attack/11054|website=NME.COM|accessdate=8 February 2016}}</ref> and the non-album single "[[Four Walls / Paradise Circus|Four Walls]]" (2011).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://repertoire.bmi.com/title.asp?blnWriter=True&blnPublisher=True&blnArtist=True&keyID=13901535&ShowNbr=0&ShowSeqNbr=0&querytype=WorkID |title=BMI / Repertoire Search / "Four Walls" |work=[[Broadcast Music, Inc.|BMI]] |accessdate=12 October 2013}}</ref>
'''''The Spoils''''' is a single by British group [[Massive Attack]], released on 29 July 2016.<ref name="pitchfork">{{cite web | url=http://pitchfork.com/news/67161-watch-massive-attack-and-ghostpoets-new-video-come-near-me/ | title=Massive Attack Release "Come Near Me" New Video, Plus Hope Sandoval Collaboration | work=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]] | accessdate=29 July 2016}}</ref> It consists of two tracks, featuring British musician [[Ghostpoet]] and [[Mazzy Star]] singer [[Hope Sandoval]], in what is her third collaboration with the band, after "Paradise Circus" from the album ''[[Heligoland (album)|Heligoland]]'' (2010),<ref>{{cite web|title=Album review: Massive Attack - 'Heligoland' (Virgin)|url=http://www.nme.com/reviews/massive-attack/11054|website=NME.COM|accessdate=8 February 2016}}</ref> and the non-album single "[[Four Walls / Paradise Circus|Four Walls]]" (2011).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://repertoire.bmi.com/title.asp?blnWriter=True&blnPublisher=True&blnArtist=True&keyID=13901535&ShowNbr=0&ShowSeqNbr=0&querytype=WorkID |title=BMI / Repertoire Search / "Four Walls" |work=[[Broadcast Music, Inc.|BMI]] |accessdate=12 October 2013}}</ref>


A music video for "Come Near Me" directed by Ed Morris and featuring Kosovan actress [[Arta Dobroshi]] was released the same day as the EP.<ref name="pitchfork" /> The videoclip for "The Spoils", featuring [[Cate Blanchett]] and directed by Australian director [[John Hillcoat]], was released on 9 August 2016. <ref>{{cite web|title=Cate Blanchett stars in Massive Attack's new music video|url=http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/cate-blanchett-stars-in-massive-attacks-new-music-video-for-the-spoils-a7181016.html|website=[[The Independent]]|accessdate=9 August 2016}}</ref>
A music video for "Come Near Me" directed by Ed Morris and featuring Kosovan actress [[Arta Dobroshi]] was released the same day as the EP.<ref name="pitchfork" /> The videoclip for "The Spoils", featuring [[Cate Blanchett]] and directed by Australian director [[John Hillcoat]], was released on 9 August 2016. <ref>{{cite web|title=Cate Blanchett stars in Massive Attack's new music video|url=http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/cate-blanchett-stars-in-massive-attacks-new-music-video-for-the-spoils-a7181016.html|website=[[The Independent]]|accessdate=9 August 2016}}</ref>

Revision as of 14:40, 10 August 2016

"The Spoils"
Song

The Spoils is a single by British group Massive Attack, released on 29 July 2016.[1] It consists of two tracks, featuring British musician Ghostpoet and Mazzy Star singer 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]

A music video for "Come Near Me" directed by Ed Morris and featuring Kosovan actress Arta Dobroshi was released the same day as the EP.[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

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."The Spoils" (featuring Hope Sandoval)Grant Marshall, Hope Sandoval, Stew Jackson5:46
2."Come Near Me" (featuring Ghostpoet)Grant Marshall, Obaro Ejimiwe, Stew Jackson4:55
Total length:10:41

References

  1. ^ a b "Massive Attack Release "Come Near Me" New Video, Plus Hope Sandoval Collaboration". Pitchfork. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
  2. ^ "Album review: Massive Attack - 'Heligoland' (Virgin)". NME.COM. Retrieved 8 February 2016.
  3. ^ "BMI / Repertoire Search / "Four Walls"". BMI. Retrieved 12 October 2013.
  4. ^ "Cate Blanchett stars in Massive Attack's new music video". The Independent. Retrieved 9 August 2016.