Special Cases

"Special Cases"
Single by Massive Attack
from the album 100th Window
Released	24 February 2003
Format	CD, 12", DVD
Genre	Trip hop, electronica
Length	5:09 (album version) 3:46 (radio edit)
Label	Virgin
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 24 February 2003, reaching #15 in the UK Singles Chart. 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 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 of the 2002 film 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.

Lyrics:

Don't tell your man what he don't do right
Nor tell him all the things that make you cry
But check yourself for your own shit
And don't be making out like it's all his

Take a look around the world
You see such bad things happening
There are many good men
Ask yourself is he one of them

The deadliest of sin is pride
Make you feel like you're always right
But they're always two sides
It takes two to make love, two to make a life

Take a look around the world
You see such mad things happening
There are few good men
Thank your lucky star that he's one of them

Track listing

CD (VSCDT1839)

1. "Special Cases" (radio edit) – 3:46
2. "Special Cases" (Akufen remix) – 9:56
3. "I Against I" (featuring Mos Def)– 5:40
4. "Special Cases" (video version 2) – 5:09

12" (VST1839)

1. "Special Cases (Akufen remix)" – 9:56
2. "Special Cases (Luomo's Casing)" – 7:56

DVD (VSDVD1839)

1. "Special Cases" (video version 1) – 5:09
2. "Special Cases" (radio edit) – 3:46
3. "Special Cases" (Akufen remix) – 9:56
4. "Special Cases" (Luomo's Casing edit) – 4:43

External links

• inflightdata.com - Massive Attack Discography
• MASSIVEATTACK.IE song info entry on Special Cases