The Spoils (song)

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

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]

  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. Archived from the original on 12 October 2013. Retrieved 12 October 2013.
  4. ^ "Cate Blanchett stars in Massive Attack's new music video". The Independent. Archived from the original on 2022-06-18. Retrieved 9 August 2016.