Collected (Massive Attack album)

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Collected
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Greatest hits album by
Massive Attack
Released27 March 2006
Genre Trip hop, electronica
Length130:00(CD audio)
86:17 (DVD video)
Label Virgin
Producer Massive Attack, Jonny Dollar, Cameron McVey, Nellee Hooper, The Insects, Neil Davidge
Massive Attack chronology
Danny the Dog
(2004)		Collected
(2006)		 Heligoland
(2010)
Singles from Collected
  1. "Live with Me"
    Released: 13 March 2006
  2. "False Flags / United Snakes"
    Released: June 2006
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [1]
BBC Music favourable [2]
Pitchfork 8.3/10 [3]
Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [4]

Collected is a compilation album by British trip hop collective Massive Attack, released on 27 March 2006. The album was preceded by the release of the single "Live with Me" on 13 March. It collects most of the band's singles up until this point.

Contents

Track listing

Disc 1
No.TitleWriter(s)FeaturingLength
1."Safe from Harm" Cobham, Del Naja, Marshall, Nelson, Vowles Shara Nelson 5:19
2."Karmacoma"Del Naja, Locke, [5] Marshall, Norfolk, [6] Thaws, Vowles Tricky 5:14
3."Angel"Del Naja, Hinds, Marshall, Vowles Horace Andy 6:14
4."Teardrop"Del Naja, Fraser, Marshall, Vowles Elizabeth Fraser 5:28
5."Inertia Creeps"Del Naja, Marshall, Vowles 5:54
6."Protection"Del Naja, Marshall, Thorn, Vowles Tracey Thorn 7:45
7."Butterfly Caught" Davidge, Del Naja 5:08
8."Unfinished Sympathy"Del Naja, Marshall, Nelson, Sharp, Vowles Shara Nelson 5:12
9."Risingson"Del Naja, Marshall, Reed, Seeger, Vowles 4:57
10."What Your Soul Sings"Davidge, Del Naja, O'Connor Sinéad O'Connor 6:37
11."Future Proof"Davidge, Del Naja 5:42
12."Five Man Army"Del Naja, Marshall, Thaws, Vowles, Williams [7] Willie Wee, Tricky and Horace Andy5:21
13."Sly"Del Naja, Goldman, Hooper, Marshall, Suwoton, Vowles Nicolette 4:56
14."Live with Me"Callier, Davidge, Del Naja Terry Callier 4:51
Total length:78:45

Strings arranged by Craig Pruess (track 7), Wil Malone (track 8), Neil Davidge (track 10), Craig Armstrong (track 13), and Michael Jennings (track 14).

Disc two

Some editions of the album come with a bonus Dual Disc. The CD layer features rare material, while the DVD layer comprises all the band's music videos to date. Some editions of this special version, such as the Japanese and Argentinian issues, include, instead of the DualDisc, a second, standard audio CD with the rarities' content of the CD layer of the DualDisc, along with a separate DVD containing the music videos. [8] The Argentinian version DVD (catalogue number 50999 5082759 6, distributed by EMI Odeon) contains the Eleven Promos DVD from 2002 (which corresponds to the first 11 videos of the DVD layer on the DualDisc distributed with other versions).

Disc 2, CD layer
No.TitleWriter(s)FeaturingLength
1."False Flags"Davidge, Del Naja 5:40
2."Incantations"Davidge, Del Naja, MarshallHorace Andy3:19
3."Silent Spring"Davidge, Del Naja, FraserElizabeth Fraser3:07
4."Bullet Boy"Davidge, Del Naja 4:04
5."Black Melt"Del Naja, Fraser, Marshall, VowlesElizabeth Fraser5:12
6."Joy Luck Club"Clare, Davidge, Del NajaDebbie Clare4:58
7."Small Time Shoot 'Em Up"Davidge, Del Naja, Marshall 2D 6:44
8."I Against I"Davidge, Del Naja, Marshall, Smith Mos Def 5:42
9."I Want You" Ross, Ware Madonna 6:21
10."Danny the Dog"Davidge, Del Naja Lorna Marshall 6:02
Total length:51:15

Credits:

Disc 2, DVD layer
No.TitleWriter(s)DirectorLength
1."Daydreaming" (featuring Shara Nelson) Badarou, Del Naja, Marshall, Thaws, Vowles Baillie Walsh  
2."Unfinished Sympathy" (featuring Shara Nelson)Del Naja, Marshall, Nelson, Sharp, VowlesBaillie Walsh 
3."Safe From Harm" (featuring Shara Nelson)Cobham, Del Naja, Marshall, Nelson, VowlesBaillie Walsh 
4."Be Thankful for What You've Got" (featuring Tony Bryan) DeVaughn [9] Baillie Walsh 
5."Sly" (featuring Nicolette)Del Naja, Goldman, Hooper, Marshall, Suwoton, Vowles Stéphane Sednaoui  
6."Protection" (featuring Tracey Thorn)Del Naja, Marshall, Thorn, Vowles Michel Gondry  
7."Karmacoma" (featuring Tricky)Del Naja, Locke, Marshall, Norfolk, Thaws, Vowles Jonathan Glazer  
8."Risingson"Del Naja, Marshall, Reed, Seeger, Vowles Walter Stern  
9."Teardrop" (featuring Elizabeth Fraser)Del Naja, Fraser, Marshall, VowlesWalter Stern 
10."Angel" (featuring Horace Andy)Del Naja, Hinds, Marshall, VowlesWalter Stern 
11."Inertia Creeps"Del Naja, Marshall, Vowles Wiz  
12."Special Cases" (featuring Sinéad O'Connor)Davidge, Del Naja, O'Connor H5  
13."Butterfly Caught"Davidge, Del NajaDaniel Levi [10] [11]  
14."Live With Me" (featuring Terry Callier)Callier, Davidge, Del NajaJonathan Glazer 
15."Live With Me (alternative version)" (featuring Terry Callier)Callier, Davidge, Del NajaJonathan Glazer 
16."False Flags"Davidge, Del NajaPaul Gore 
Total length:86:17

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Belgium (BEA) [38] Gold25,000*
France (SNEP) [39] Gold75,000*
Greece (IFPI Greece) [40] Gold7,500^
Ireland (IRMA) [41] Platinum15,000^
Italy (FIMI) [42]
sales since 2009 		Gold25,000*
New Zealand (RMNZ) [43] Gold7,500^
Portugal (AFP) [44] Gold10,000^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland) [45] Gold15,000^
United Kingdom (BPI) [46] 2× Platinum692,608 [47]
Summaries
Europe (IFPI) [48] Platinum1,000,000*

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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