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100th Window

100th Window
Studio album by
Released10 February 2003
Recorded2002
StudioSony (London)
Genre
Length73:52
LabelVirgin
Producer
Massive Attack chronology
Singles 90/98
(1998)
100th Window
(2003)
Danny the Dog
(2004)
Singles from 100th Window
  1. "Special Cases"
    Released: 24 February 2003
  2. "Butterfly Caught"
    Released: 16 June 2003

100th Window is the fourth studio album by English electronic music group Massive Attack, released on 10 February 2003 by Virgin Records. The album was mainly produced by lead member Robert “3D” Del Naja, after the departure of Andrew “Mushroom” Vowles from the band shortly after the release of their previous album Mezzanine (1998). Grant “Daddy G” Marshall also opted out of the production of the album. 100th Window features vocals from regular guest Horace Andy, as well as newcomers Sinéad O'Connor and Damon Albarn (performing as 2D from Gorillaz). Stylistically, it is the first album by the group to make no use of existing samples, and contains none of the hip hop or jazz fusion styles that the group were initially known for.

Background

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Del Naja initially conceived of 100th Window in its untitled form in early 2000 at the Christchurch Studios in Clifton, Bristol, recruiting Lupine Howl, a band made up of ex-members of Spiritualized, for the new project. In a November 2001 interview, Lupine Howl's lead singer Sean Cook described the sessions as "very experimental [...] minimal loops and noises that were fed to our headphones from the computer up in the control room. Then we would have this sort of extended jam session playing along to them and they would do various things to do the loops."[2] Del Naja and Davidge also maintained a strobe light in their studio while the band jammed, dictating the intensity of their performances with the lighting. However, in a post to Massive Attack's forums in July 2002, Del Naja subsequently announced that the band had become "very unhappy with the shapes being formed", and that by the beginning of 2002 they had discarded most of the material that was written up to that point; the September 11 attacks also motivated him to depart from the original tone of the album.

Reception

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Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic75/100[3]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[4]
Alternative Press4/5[5]
Entertainment WeeklyC[6]
The Guardian[7]
Los Angeles Times[8]
Mojo[9]
Pitchfork5.1/10[10]
Rolling Stone[11]
Spin7/10[12]
Uncut[13]

Initial critical response to 100th Window was positive. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album has received an average score of 75, based on 25 reviews.[3]

As of February 2010, the album had sold 180,000 copies in the United States, according to Nielsen SoundScan.[14]

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Robert Del Naja and Neil Davidge, except tracks 2, 4 and 6, written by Del Naja, Davidge and Sinéad O'Connor.

No.TitleVocalsLength
1."Future Proof"3D5:37
2."What Your Soul Sings"Sinéad O'Connor6:37
3."Everywhen"Horace Andy7:37
4."Special Cases"Sinéad O'Connor5:09
5."Butterfly Caught"3D7:33
6."A Prayer for England"Sinéad O'Connor5:44
7."Small Time Shot Away"3D7:57
8."Name Taken"Horace Andy7:47
9."Antistar"3D19:40

Notes

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  • Track 7 features backing vocals by the character 2-D, performed by Damon Albarn.
  • On track 9, "Antistar" ends at 8:17. At 8:47, an untitled instrumental track, commonly referred to as "LP4", plays.

Personnel

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Credits adapted from the liner notes of 100th Window.[15]

Musicians

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Technical

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  • Robert Del Naja – production
  • Neil Davidge – production
  • Alex Swift – additional programming, keyboards
  • Lee Shephard – recording, engineering
  • Mark "Spike" Stent – mixing[a]
  • Paul "P Dub" Walton – mixing assistance
  • David Treahearn – mixing assistance
  • Robert Haggett – mixing assistance
  • Tim Young – mastering[b]
  • Mike Ross – recording

Artwork

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Charts

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Certifications and sales

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Certifications and sales for 100th Window
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[52] Gold 35,000^
Austria (IFPI Austria)[53] Gold 15,000*
Belgium (BRMA)[54] Gold 25,000*
Portugal (AFP)[55] Silver 10,000^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[56] Gold 20,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[58] Gold 216,607[57]
United States 180,000[14]

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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