"Sly" is a single by British trip hop collective

Massive Attack 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 release ...

, released as a first single from their second album, ''

Protection Protection is any measure taken to guard a thing against damage caused by outside forces. Protection can be provided to physical objects, including organisms, to systems, and to intangible things like civil and political rights. Although th ...

'' (1994), on 17 October 1994. It reached number 24 in the United Kingdom, becoming the band's fourth top-40 single there.

Background

Sly was the combination of Craig Armstrong’s strings combined with Nicolette’s unique sensual vocals. After hearing her first album ''Now is Early'', and being suitably impressed by it, Massive Attack chose Nicolette to appear on the album ''Protection''.

Track listing

US CD single # "Sly" (album version) – 5:26 # "Sly" (7-inch edit) – 4:11 # "Sly" (7 Stones Mix) – 5:58 # "Sly" (Underdog Mix) # "Sly" (Underdog Double Bass & A cappella) – 3:37 # "Sly" (Cosmic Dub) – 5:26 # "Sly" (Eternal Feedback Dub) – 6:25

Charts

References

1994 singles 1994 songs Massive Attack songs Music videos directed by Stéphane Sednaoui Song recordings produced by Nellee Hooper Songs written by Andrew Vowles Songs written by Daddy G Songs written by Nellee Hooper Songs written by Robert Del Naja Virgin Records singles {{1990s-single-stub