Sly (Massive Attack song)

"Sly"
Single by Massive Attack
from the album Protection
Released17 October 1994 (1994-10-17)[1]
GenreTrip hop
Length
  • 5:25 (album version)
  • 4:56 (single edit)
Label
  • Wild Bunch
  • Circa
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Andrew Vowles
  • Robert Del Naja
  • Grant Marshall
  • Nellee Hooper
Massive Attack singles chronology
"Massive Attack (EP)"
(1992) 		"Sly"
(1994) 		"Protection"
(1995)
Music video
"Sly" on YouTube

"Sly" is a song by British trip hop collective Massive Attack. It was released as a first single from their second album, Protection (1994), on 17 October 1994[1] by Wild Bunch and Circa. Vocals on the track are performed by Scottish singer-songwriter Nicolette. "Sly" reached number 24 in the United Kingdom, becoming Massive Attack's fourth top-40 single there.

  1. ^ a b "Single Releases" (PDF). Music Week. 15 October 1994. p. 27. Retrieved 24 June 2021.