Special Cases

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"Special Cases"
"Special Cases" cover
Single by Massive Attack
from the album 100th Window
Released February 24, 2003
Format Enhanced CD, 12"
Recorded  ???
Genre Trip-hop, Electronica
Length 19 min 27 s
Label EMI
Chart positions
  • #15 (UK)
Massive Attack singles chronology
"Inertia Creeps"
(1998)
"Special Cases"
(2003)
"Butterfly Caught"
(2003)

"Special Cases" is a song on English trip-hop collective Massive Attack's fourth full-length album, 100th Window. It was released as the first single from this album on February 24, 2003. Featuring Sinéad O'Connor on vocals, it was for many fans of the band their first exposure to the new album.

In addition to a radio-edit mix of the original song, the single release contains a remix by Canadian electronica artist Akufen, as well as "I Against I", a song performed with Mos Def that appeared on the soundtrack for the 2002 movie Blade II. 12" vinyl releases contained an additional remix of "Special Cases" by Vladislav Delay, who is credited as "Luomo" for this release.

The song was also made into two separate videos. The Enhanced CD contains one of these, and the other video is on a rare DVD release of the single.

[edit] Track listing

  1. Special Cases (radio edit) (3:49)
  2. Special Cases (akufen remix) (9:58)
  3. I Against I (5:40)

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Massive Attack
Robert Del Naja aka "3D" - Grant Marshall aka "Daddy G"
Andrew Vowles aka "Mushroom"
Discography
EPs: Hymn of the Big Wheel - Butterfly Caught
Studio albums: Blue Lines - Protection - Mezzanine - 100th Window
Singles: Any Love - Daydreaming - Unfinished Sympathy - Safe From Harm - Massive Attack EP - Sly - Protection - Karmacoma - Risingson - Teardrop - Angel - Intertia Creeps - Special Cases - Butterfly Caught - Live With Me
Compilations: The Singles Collection - Collected - Eleven Promos
Remix albums: No Protection
Soundtracks: Danny the Dog - Bullet Boy
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