"Territory" is Sepultura's fifth official single, and the second of the three to be taken from the album Chaos A.D., released in 1993. Like most of the band's singles, the song is one of the band's best-known songs and remains a concert staple to this day.
"Territory" saw relatively few variations upon its release compared to the other singles from the album. The CD came in a standard slimline jewel case, rather than the usual digipak, and only one version was released.[3] The single was also released as a 12" vinyl record, with only "Polícia" as a B-side.
The video, directed by Paul Rachman, was released to TV stations in October 1993. It won the International Viewer's Choice award for best video (Brazil) at the 1994 MTV Video Music Awards.[8] In 1995 it was released on the VHSThird World Chaos, which was re-released on DVD in 2002 as part of Chaos DVD.
In 2019, Sepultura was denied entry to Lebanon, causing the group to cancel a scheduled performance in Beirut. Their entry was denied by Lebanese General Security, possibly due to the group previously having visited Israel during the production of the "Territory" music video. Under Lebanese visa policy, individuals who have visited Israel may be detained if they enter Lebanon.[9][6] Organizers of the canceled event shared "we were told [by authorities] that the issue is delicate as it relates to insulting Christianity, that the band members are devil worshipers, that they held a concert in Israel, that they filmed a video clip supporting Israel"—accusations the promoter denied.[4][10] In a statement, the band said: "In 35 years of history, it was the first time we had our entry blocked in a country by a false interpretation of our purposes and values since our intention has always been to promote unity and freedom of expression through music, without making any political, racial or religious distinction."[4]
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