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"Protection" was released as a single Sep 26 1994 and features Tracey Thorn from Everything But The Girl on vocals. Also features a sample from the James Brown track "The Payback". After falling out with Shara Nelson over wages and her decision to make a solo record, Massive Attack brought in Tracey Thorn as a new vocalist. The single of "Protection" contains an ethereal remix by Brian Eno. Read more on Last.fm.

Massive Attack are an English trip hop collective formed in 1988 in Bristol by Robert "3D" Del Naja, Adrian "Tricky" Thaws, Andrew "Mushroom" Vowles and Grant "Daddy G" Marshall. The debut Massive Attack album Blue Lines was released in 1991, with the single "Unfinished Sympathy" reaching the charts and later being voted the 63rd greatest song of all time in a poll by NME. 1998's Mezzanine (containing the top 10 single "Teardrop") and 2003's 100th Window charted in the UK at number one. Both Blue Lines and Mezzanine feature in Rolling Stone's list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time. The group has won numerous music awards throughout their career, including a Brit Award—winning Best British Dance Act, two MTV Europe Music Awards and two Q Awards. They have released five studio albums that have sold over 13 million copies worldwide. Throughout their history, Massive Attack have been supporters and activists for political, human rights and environmental causes. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.