"Attitude" is a song by Brazilian heavy metal band

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. It is the second single from their 1996 album ''Roots''. The song remains a concert staple to this day. A music video was filmed for the single which features the band performing beside a

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cage, in which various people (including businessmen and tribesmen) are fighting whilst being filmed. The

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also appear in the video. At the end of the video, the crowd goes crazy and destroys the cage (which is similar to the end of Nirvana's "

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" music video) and Max Cavalera destroys his guitar. At the very end, the band and the Gracie family are seen taking photos. This video can be found on the VHS ''We Are What We Are'', which was later released on DVD as part of ''Chaos DVD''. The song's lyrics were written by

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's stepson Dana Wells, who also came up with the idea for the video. Dana was killed in an automobile accident not too long after the album was released, which was one of the catalysts for Max leaving the band and starting

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, who perform a different version of "Attitude" named "The Song Remains Insane", although using the same set of lyrics. This refrain in particular also crops up again in the song "The Doom of All Fires" on

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's debut album ''

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''. The song also appears in live form on the band's live releases ''

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'' and '' Live in São Paulo''.

Artwork

The cover of the single shows various people's Sepultura tattoos, which are shown to be on wrists, ankles and even foreheads. The reverse of the EP shows Dana Wells mid-stage-dive, and features a short eulogy from Max and

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. The concept for the tattoo cover was also developed by Dana.

Releases

The single was released on 2 CDs and 7" vinyl. The first CD was presented in a card foldout

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case, while the second was in a standard slimline jewel case. Early copies of the digipak version were embossed with a stamp of the band's thorned 'S' logo. The vinyl was a strictly limited edition.

Track listing

CD1 (

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) #"Attitude" #"Kaiowas" (Tribal Jam) (new version of the song originally found on ''

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'') #"Clenched Fist" (live) #"Biotech Is Godzilla" (live) CD2 #"Attitude" #"Lookaway" (Master Vibe mix) (remix of the song originally found on ''

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'') #"Mine" (featuring

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) 7" red vinyl # "Attitude" # "

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" (live) (from ''

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'') *Note that all of these B-sides except for "Dead Embryonic Cells" (live) and "Kaiowas" (Tribal Jam) would be collected on ''

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''.

Cover versions

covers the song live. A recording of this can be found on the

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, ''

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''.

Personnel

– lead vocals, rhythm guitar,

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on "Attitude" *

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– drums *

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– lead guitar *

Paulo Jr. Paulo Xisto Pinto Júnior (born 30 April 1969) is a Brazilian musician best known as the bassist for heavy metal band Sepultura. He joined Sepultura after Roberto Raffan left the band in 1984, becoming Sepultura's second bassist. Although no o ...

– bass *Produced by

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and

*Recorded and engineered by

*Mixed by Andy Wallace *Assistant engineer: Richard Kaplan

References

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