Studio Album · No. 2
Protection Songwriting Credits by Massive Attack
Produced by Nellee Hooper, Massive Attack · Engineered by Mark "Spike" Stent, Jim Abbiss
Wild Bunch / Circa
Trip HopDowntempo
90%
Authorship
Holds writing credit on 9 of 10 tracks
Authorship Breakdown 9 / 10 documented
Who wrote the songs?
Scored across the 10 tracks with documented writers, by whether Massive Attack carries a lyricist or composer credit.
9 trackswritten by Massive Attack
1 trackoutside writers
Massive Attack's roles on this album
Share of the 10 tracks where a band member is credited, by role.
Lyricist90%
Composer90%
Producer100%
Performer100%
By the Numbers
10
Tracks
20
Lyricists
2
Producers
1994
Released
Data Insight
Nine of the ten tracks carry members and not one is written entirely inside the group. Tricky is on two and leaves after this. Nellee Hooper produced it, and the album is the last with the original four names anywhere in the credits.
Protection came out on Wild Bunch and Circa in September 1994 and is certified 2x platinum by the BPI. Tracey Thorn of Everything but the Girl sings the title track.
Track Listing & Credits 10 tracks
Written by the artist
Written by outside writers
| # | Title | Lyricist(s) | Composer(s) | Producer(s) | Performers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Protection
|
Mushroom3DDaddy GTracey Thorn | Andrew VowlesRobert Del NajaGrant MarshallTracey Thorn | Nellee HooperMassive Attack | Massive Attack (Performer) |
| 2 |
Karmacoma
|
Mushroom3DDaddy GTrickyTim NorfolkBob Locke | Andrew VowlesRobert Del NajaGrant MarshallAdrian ThawsTim NorfolkBob Locke | Nellee HooperMassive Attack | Massive Attack (Performer) |
| 3 |
Three
|
Mushroom3DDaddy GNellee HooperNicolette | Andrew VowlesRobert Del NajaGrant MarshallNellee HooperNicolette Suwoton | Nellee HooperMassive Attack | Massive Attack (Performer) |
| 4 |
Weather Storm
|
Mushroom3DDaddy GNellee HooperCraig ArmstrongCurtis HarmonCedric NapoleonJames LloydCameron Murray | Andrew VowlesRobert Del NajaGrant MarshallNellee HooperCraig ArmstrongCurtis HarmonCedric NapoleonJames LloydCameron Murray | Nellee HooperMassive Attack | Massive Attack (Performer) |
| 5 |
Spying Glass
|
Mushroom3DDaddy GNellee HooperHorace Andy | Andrew VowlesRobert Del NajaGrant MarshallNellee HooperHorace Andy | Nellee HooperMassive Attack | Massive Attack (Performer) |
| 6 |
Better Things
|
Mushroom3DDaddy GTracey ThornBen WattJames Brown | Andrew VowlesRobert Del NajaGrant MarshallTracey ThornBen WattJames Brown | Nellee HooperMassive Attack | Massive Attack (Performer) |
| 7 |
Eurochild
|
Mushroom3DDaddy GTrickyTim NorfolkBob Locke | Andrew VowlesRobert Del NajaGrant MarshallAdrian ThawsTim NorfolkBob Locke | Nellee HooperMassive Attack | Massive Attack (Performer) |
| 8 |
Sly
|
Mushroom3DDaddy GNellee HooperNicoletteVivien Goldman | Andrew VowlesRobert Del NajaGrant MarshallNellee HooperNicolette SuwotonVivien Goldman | Nellee HooperMassive Attack | Massive Attack (Performer) |
| 9 |
Heat Miser
|
Mushroom3DDaddy GNellee HooperMarius de Vries | Andrew VowlesRobert Del NajaGrant MarshallNellee HooperMarius de Vries | Nellee HooperMassive Attack | Massive Attack (Performer) |
| 10 |
Light My Fire
|
The Doors | The Doors | Nellee HooperMassive Attack | Massive Attack (Performer) |
Songwriter & Credit Spotlight 26 contributors
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Frequently Asked Questions Protection
Who wrote Protection?
Members are credited on nine of the ten tracks, always with the guest singers. Tricky is on two of them.
Who sings on it?
Tracey Thorn, Nicolette, Horace Andy and Tricky, alongside the group.
How did it sell?
It is certified 2x platinum 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?
Mark "Spike" Stent and Jim Abbiss, with Nellee Hooper producing.
Is this Tricky's last album with them?
Yes. He left in 1994 and released Maxinquaye the following year.
How long is the album?
48:00 across ten tracks.