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Wikipedia article
{{Infobox song
| name = Risingson
| cover = Risingsonmassiveattack.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Massive Attack
| album = Mezzanine
| B-side = Superpredators
| released = 7 July 1997
| recorded = 1997 at Massive Attack and Christchurch Studios, Bristol
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = Trip hop, electronica
| length = 4:59
| label = Virgin Records
| writer = Robert del Naja, Grantley Marshall, Andrew Vowles
| producer = Neil Davidge
| prev_title = Karmacoma
| prev_year = 1995
| next_title = Teardrop
| next_year = 1998
| misc =
}}
"'Risingson'" is a song by the English trip hop group Massive Attack, released as a single on 7 July 1997. It is the first single from their third album, 'Mezzanine' (1998), and the eighth single overall.
Background and composition
The single contains a sample of "I Found a Reason", a song by The Velvet Underground.
Reception
Reception for the song was positive. John Bush of AllMusic described the song as "a dense, dark feature for Massive Attack themselves (on production as well as vocals), with a kitchen sink's worth of dubby effects and reverb." British magazine 'Music Week' rated it four out of five, adding, "Moody, dark atmospherics with prowling bass and gruff raps that suggests a darker approach for the Bristol trio's third LP."
Music video
The accompanying music video for "Risingson" stars all the participating musicians in 'Mezzanine', excluding the guest singers. They are all in a house while a gimped man with a chainsaw is outside the house. Robert del Naja walks to a window to investigate the man, who is on the other side of the window, but he soon disappears as Del Naja spots him. Del Naja walks and leaves to head upstairs, until he notices the man again and decides to jump down the stairs. He tries to find the man's approximate location outside, but he is already sawing the back door down, near where Mushroom is located. He walks inside and follows Mushroom. Daddy G then walks to the front door and leaves the house, while Del Naja is in another room and spots another person outside climbing the walls. He sits down when there is an explosion behind him.
Along with all the other music videos released with 'Mezzanine', the video was directed by Walter Stern.
Personnel
'Massive Attack'
* Robert Del Naja vocals, producer, arrangements, programming, keyboards, guitars, samples, art direction, design
* Grantley Marshall vocals, producer, arrangements, programming, keyboards, samples
* Andrew Vowles producer, arrangements, programming, keyboards, samples
'Additional personnel'
* Neil Davidge producer, arrangements, programming, keyboards, samples
* Angelo Bruschini, Adam Drake guitars
* Jon Harris, Bob Locke, Winston Blisset bass guitars
* Andy Gangadeen drums
* Dave Jenkins, Michael Timothy additional keyboards
'Recording personnel'
* Jan Kybert ProTools
* Lee Shepherd engineer (Massive Attack and Christchurch Studios)
* Mark "Spike" Stent mixing (Olympic Studios)
* Jan Kybert, Paul "P-Dub" Walton assistant mixing
* Tim Young editing, engineer (Metropolis Studios)
Charts
References
Category:1997 singles
Category:Virgin Records singles
Category:1997 songs
Category:Massive Attack songs
Category:Songs written by Daddy G
Category:Songs written by Robert Del Naja
Category:Songs written by Andrew Vowles
Category:Music videos directed by Walter Stern
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