The Spoils (song)

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"The Spoils"
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Single by Massive Attack
B-side "Come Near Me"
Released29 July 2016 (2016-07-29)
Genre
Length5:46
Label Virgin EMI
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Grant Marshall
  • Stew Jackson
Massive Attack singles chronology
""Four Walls" / "Paradise Circus""
(2011)
"The Spoils"
(2016)
"Dear Friend"
(2016)

"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.

Contents

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

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."The Spoils" (featuring Hope Sandoval)
  • Marshall
  • Jackson
5:46
2."Come Near Me" (featuring Ghostpoet)
  • Marshall
  • Jackson
4:55
Total length:10:41

Personnel

Musicians

Technical

Charts

Chart (2016)
  • Peak
  • position
France (SNEP) [5] 53

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