Studio Album · No. 4

100th Window Songwriting Credits by Massive Attack

2003 Virgin 9 tracks 73:52

Produced by 3D, Neil Davidge  ·  Engineered by Lee Shephard, Mark "Spike" Stent, Paul Walton

Virgin Trip HopElectronic
100%
Authorship
Complete Artist

Holds writing credit on 9 of 9 tracks

Authorship Breakdown 9 / 9 documented

Who wrote the songs?

Scored across the 9 tracks with documented writers, by whether Massive Attack carries a lyricist or composer credit.

100%
9 trackswritten by Massive Attack 0 tracksoutside writers
Massive Attack's roles on this album

Share of the 9 tracks where a band member is credited, by role.

Lyricist100%
Composer100%
Producer100%
Performer100%

By the Numbers

9
Tracks
3
Lyricists
2
Producers
2003
Released
Data Insight

Del Naja is on all nine tracks and Grant Marshall on none, the only album where either founder is missing entirely. Sinead O'Connor co-writes three. At 74 minutes it is the longest record they have made and the least like a group effort.

100th Window came out on Virgin in February 2003, made by Robert Del Naja and Neil Davidge without the other members, and is certified gold by the BPI. Sinead O'Connor sings three tracks.

Track Listing & Credits 9 tracks

Written by the artist Written by outside writers
#TitleLyricist(s)Composer(s)Producer(s)Performers
1
Future Proof
3DNeil Davidge Robert Del NajaNeil Davidge 3DNeil Davidge Massive Attack (Performer)
2
What Your Soul Sings
3DNeil DavidgeSinead O'Connor Robert Del NajaNeil DavidgeSinead O'Connor 3DNeil Davidge Massive Attack (Performer)
3
Everywhen
3DNeil Davidge Robert Del NajaNeil Davidge 3DNeil Davidge Massive Attack (Performer)
4
Special Cases
3DNeil DavidgeSinead O'Connor Robert Del NajaNeil DavidgeSinead O'Connor 3DNeil Davidge Massive Attack (Performer)
5
Butterfly Caught
3DNeil Davidge Robert Del NajaNeil Davidge 3DNeil Davidge Massive Attack (Performer)
6
A Prayer for England
3DNeil DavidgeSinead O'Connor Robert Del NajaNeil DavidgeSinead O'Connor 3DNeil Davidge Massive Attack (Performer)
7
Small Time Shot Away
3DNeil Davidge Robert Del NajaNeil Davidge 3DNeil Davidge Massive Attack (Performer)
8
Name Taken
3DNeil Davidge Robert Del NajaNeil Davidge 3DNeil Davidge Massive Attack (Performer)
9
Antistar
3DNeil Davidge Robert Del NajaNeil Davidge 3DNeil Davidge Massive Attack (Performer)

Songwriter & Credit Spotlight 5 contributors

3
3D
Writer · Producer
On this album9 written
ND
Neil Davidge
Writer · Producer
On this album9 written
RD
Robert Del Naja
Writer
On this album9 written
SO
Sinead O'Connor
Writer
On this album3 written
MA
Massive Attack
Performer
On this albumGuest

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Frequently Asked Questions 100th Window

Who wrote 100th Window?
Robert Del Naja and Neil Davidge on all nine tracks, with Sinead O'Connor co-writing three of them.
Where is the rest of the group?
Andrew Vowles had left and Grant Marshall took a break. Neither is credited anywhere on it.
Who sings on it?
Sinead O'Connor on three tracks, Horace Andy on others, and Del Naja himself.
How did it sell?
It is certified gold by the BPI. No sales figure is published on the cited pages.
Did any single chart?
No single from the album entered the Billboard Hot 100.
Who engineered it?
Lee Shephard, Mark "Spike" Stent and Paul Walton.
How long is it?
73:52 across nine tracks, the longest album in the catalogue.
Data note: The album article states a blanket writing credit for Robert Del Naja and Neil Davidge, naming Sinead O'Connor as a co-writer on three tracks.

Sources

Wikipedia: 100th Window Wikipedia: Massive Attack discography Cover Art Archive: 100th Window by Massive Attack