Massive Attack discography
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The discography of British trip hop band Massive Attack consists of five studio albums, three compilations, five remix albums, one soundtrack, five EPs, eighteen singles, and twenty-seven music videos. The group was founded in 1988 by musicians Robert "3D" Del Naja, Adrian "Tricky" Thaws, Grantley "Daddy G" Marshall, and Andrew "Mushroom" Vowles in Bristol, England. Prior to this, all four were members of British sound system the Wild Bunch.
Studio albums5
EPs6
Soundtrack albums1
Compilation albums3
| Massive Attack discography | |
|---|---|
Massive Attack live at Mediolanum Forum in Assago on 6 February 2019, during their Mezzanine XXI tour | |
| Studio albums | 5 |
| EPs | 6 |
| Soundtrack albums | 1 |
| Compilation albums | 3 |
| Singles | 18 |
| Music videos | 27 |
| Remix albums | 5 |
Massive Attack's debut album, Blue Lines, was released in 1991 and was a pioneering force in the forming of the fusion genre dubbed trip hop.[1] Blue Lines peaked at number 13 on the UK Albums Chart and was certified Double Platinum in the United Kingdom. The album spawned four singles, three of which charted in the top 100 of the UK Singles Chart. In 1994, Massive Attack released their second album, Protection, which peaked at number 4 in the UK. In 1998, the group issued their third album, Mezzanine, which peaked at number 1 in the UK and Australia and was the group's first release to chart in the United States. 100th Window was released in 2003, peaking at number 1 in the UK and three other countries.
In 2006, Massive Attack released Collected, a compilation of the group's singles and music videos. It charted in seven countries and was certified Platinum in the UK. Their fifth studio album, Heligoland, was released in 2010. It peaked at number 6 in the UK and was certified Gold.
Albums
Studio albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [2] |
AUS [3] |
AUT [4] |
BEL [5][A] |
FRA [7] |
GER [8] |
NLD [9] |
NZ [10] |
SWI [11] |
US [12] | ||||
| Blue Lines | 13 | 69 | 5 | 81 | 31 | 31 | 39 | 26 | 26 | — | |||
| Protection |
|
4 | 15 | 21 | 47 | 24 | 63 | 76 | 9 | 29 | —[B] | ||
| Mezzanine |
|
1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 1 | 6 | 60 | ||
| 100th Window |
|
1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 69 | ||
| Heligoland |
|
6 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 46 | ||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||||||
Compilations
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [2] |
AUS [3] |
AUT [4] |
BEL [5] |
GER [8] |
NLD [9] |
NZ [10] |
SWI [11] |
US [12] | |||||
| Singles 90/98 | 118 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| Collected | 2 | 19 | 13 | 1 | 24 | 19 | 3 | 4 | 198 | ||||
| Selected | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||||||
Remix albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| UK [2] |
NZ [10] | ||
| No Protection (with Mad Professor) |
|
10 | 29 |
| Blue Lines – The Remixes |
|
— | — |
| Protection – The Remixes |
|
— | — |
| Mezzanine – The Remixes |
|
— | — |
| 100th Window – The Remixes |
|
— | — |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||
Soundtrack albums
EPs
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [40] |
AUS [3] |
SWI [11] | ||
| Massive Attack EP | 27 | 49 | 35 | |
| Bite Size Massive Attack |
|
— | — | — |
| Splitting the Atom |
|
64 | — | 68 |
| Atlas Air |
|
— | — | — |
| Ritual Spirit |
|
— | — | — |
| Eutopia |
|
— | — | — |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||
Singles
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [46] |
AUS [3] |
AUT [4] |
BEL [5] |
CAN [47] |
GER [48] |
NLD [9] |
NZ [10] |
SWI [11] |
US Bub. [49] | ||||||
| "Any Love"[50] | 1988 | 168 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | |||
| "Daydreaming" | 1990 | 81 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Blue Lines | |||
| "Unfinished Sympathy" | 1991 | 13 | 95 | — | 15 | — | 17 | 2 | 48 | 9 | — | ||||
| "Safe from Harm" | 25 | 132 | 23 | — | — | 33 | 28 | — | 15 | — | |||||
| "Sly" | 1994 | 24 | 98 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Protection | |||
| "Protection" | 1995 | 14 | 91 | — | — | — | — | — | 27 | — | — | ||||
| "Karmacoma" | 28 | 114 | — | — | — | — | — | 19 | — | — | |||||
| "Risingson" | 1997 | 11 | — | — | 43 | — | — | — | 30 | — | — | Mezzanine | |||
| "Teardrop" | 1998 | 10 | 16 | — | —[C] | — | 52 | 64 | 19 | 75 | 10 | ||||
| "Angel" | 30 | 129 | — | — | — | — | — | 33 | — | — |
| ||||
| "Inertia Creeps" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | — | — | |||||
| "Special Cases" | 2003 | 15 | — | — | — | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | 100th Window | |||
| "Butterfly Caught" | —[D] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| "Live with Me" | 2006 | 17 | — | 58 | —[E] | — | 74 | — | — | 64 | — | Collected | |||
| "False Flags" / "United Snakes" | 158 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| "Psyche" | 2009 | — | — | — | —[F] | — | — | — | — | — | — | Heligoland | |||
| "Paradise Circus" | 2010 | 117 | — | — | 33 | — | — | — | — | 41 | — |
| |||
| "Four Walls"[53] (with Burial) |
2011 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | |||
| "The Spoils" | 2016 | —[G] | — | — | —[H] | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Dear Friend" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| "Boots on the Ground" (featuring Tom Waits) |
2026 | —[I] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||||||||
Other charted songs
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [54] |
UK Dance [46] |
FRA [7] |
MEX Air. [55] |
SCO [56] | ||||||||||
| "Girl I Love You" | 2010 | — | — | — | 35 | — | Heligoland | |||||||
| "Ritual Spirit" (with Azekel) |
2016 | — | — | 30 | — | — | Ritual Spirit | |||||||
| "Dead Editors" (with Roots Manuva) |
164 | 38 | — | — | 83 | |||||||||
| "The Spoils" (featuring Hope Sandoval) |
— | — | 53 | — | — | The Spoils | ||||||||
| "Come Near Me" (with Ghostpoet) |
— | — | 110 | — | — | |||||||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||||
Other songs
- "The Hunter Gets Captured by the Game" with Tracey Thorn – Batman Forever soundtrack (1995)
- "I Want You" with Madonna – Inner City Blues: The Music of Marvin Gaye (1995) and Something to Remember (1995)
- "Nature Boy" with David Bowie – Moulin Rouge! Music from Baz Luhrmann's Film (2001)
- "I Against I" with Mos Def – Blade II soundtrack (2002)
Remixes
| Year | Artist | Release | Song(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Neneh Cherry | "Manchild" 12"-single[57][58] | "Manchild (Massive Attack Remix)" "Manchild (Massive Attack Bonus Beats)" |
| 1990 | Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan | Mustt Mustt album[59] | "Mustt Mustt (Massive Attack Remix)" |
| "Mustt Mustt" single[60] | "Mustt Mustt (Duck Pond Dub Mix)" "Mustt Mustt (7 Inch Edit)" | ||
| Lisa Stansfield | "Live Together" | "Live Together (Big Beats Mix)"[61] | |
| Jesus Loves You | "One on One" | "One on One (Massive Attack Mix / Edit)"[62][63] | |
| 1991 | Sean Oliver | The Hard Sell compilation[64][65] | "Furious Fire (Massive Attack + Jeremy Allom Reconstruction)" |
| 1992 | Kwanzaa Posse | "African Vibrations" | "African Vibration (Massive Attack Hilltop Mix)"[66] |
| 1993 | Peter Gabriel | "Steam" | "Games Without Frontiers (Massive/DB Mix)"[67] |
| Les Negresses Vertes | "Face à la mer" | "Face à la mer (Massive Attack Remix)" Full Version / Radio Edit / Instrumental[68] | |
| 1995 | U2 | Melon: Remixes for Propaganda | "Mysterious Ways (Massive Attack Remix)"[69] |
| 1996 | Indo Aminata | "Love Will Be on Your Side" | "Love Will Be on Your Side (Massive Attack Tabla Remix)"[70] |
| Garbage | "Milk (Remixes)" | "Milk (The Classic Remix)"[71] "Milk (Massive Attack Trance Mix)"[72] "Milk (Massive Attack D Mix)" | |
| 1998 | Manic Street Preachers | "If You Tolerate This Your Children Will Be Next" | "If You Tolerate This Your Children Will Be Next (Massive Attack Remix / Instrumental Remix)"[73] |
| 2000 | Primal Scream | "Kill All Hippies" | "Exterminator (Massive Attack Remix)" |
| 2001 | The Dandy Warhols | "Godless" | "Godless (Massive Attack Mix / Mix Dub / Mix Instrumental)"[74] |
| 2004 | A Perfect Circle | Amotion | "3 Libras (All Main Courses Remix)"[75] |
| 2015 | Garbage | Garbage (20th Anniversary Super Deluxe)[76] | "Milk (Massive Attack Primal Mix)" "Milk (Massive Attack Ultra Classic Mix)" |
Music videos
| Title | Year | Director(s) |
|---|---|---|
| "Daydreaming" | 1990 | Baillie Walsh[77] |
| "Unfinished Sympathy" | 1991 | |
| "Safe from Harm" | ||
| "Be Thankful for What You've Got" | ||
| "Sly" | 1994 | Stéphane Sednaoui[78] |
| "Protection" | 1995 | Michel Gondry[79] |
| "Karmacoma" | Jonathan Glazer[77] | |
| "Risingson" | 1997 | Walter Stern[77][80] |
| "Teardrop" | 1998 | |
| "Angel" | ||
| "Inertia Creeps" | 1999 | W.I.Z.[77] |
| "Special Cases" (version 1) | 2003 | H5[77][81] |
| "Special Cases" (version 2) | ||
| "Butterfly Caught" | Daniel Levi[82] | |
| "Live with Me" (version 1) | 2006 | Jonathan Glazer[77] |
| "Live with Me" (version 2) | ||
| "False Flags" | Paul Gore[77] | |
| "United Snakes" | 2009 | UnitedVisualArtists[83] |
| "Splitting the Atom" (version 1) | Baillie Walsh[84] | |
| "Paradise Circus" | Toby Dye[85] | |
| "Splitting the Atom" (version 2) | 2010 | Edouard Salier[86] |
| "Flat of the Blade" | Ewen Spencer[87] | |
| "Saturday Come Slow" | Adam Broomberg, Oliver Chanarin[88] | |
| "Psyche" (version 1) | Dougal Wilson[89] | |
| "Psyche" (version 2) | John Downer[90] | |
| "Atlas Air" | Edouard Salier[91] | |
| "Pray for Rain" | Jake Scott[92] | |
| "Take It There" | 2016 | Hiro Murai[93] |
| "Voodoo in My Blood" | Ringan Ledwidge[94] | |
| "Ritual Spirit" | Medium, Robert Del Naja[95] | |
| "Come Near Me" | Ed Morris[96] | |
| "The Spoils" | John Hillcoat[97] | |
| "#CLIMATEEMERGENCY" | 2020 | Mark Donne, Robert Del Naja[98] |
| "#TAXHAVENS" | ||
| "#UNIVERSALBASICINCOME" |
Notes
- Protection did not enter the US Billboard 200 but peaked at number 19 on the US Heatseekers Albums Chart.[17]
- "Butterfly Caught" was deemed ineligible to enter the UK Singles Chart by the Official Charts Company, as it exceeded the maximum track length for a release to be considered a single; it did, however, peak at number 1 on the UK Budget Albums Chart.[52]