35 years ago: MASSIVE ATTACK – “Unfinished Sympathy”

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Massive Attack released the single “Unfinished Sympathy” 35 years ago. Did you already know these 5 facts?

★ Strictly speaking, the single was only released under half the band name Massive. – This was because the release coincided with the Gulf War, so “Attack” was dropped.

★ The track contains vocal and percussion samples, drum programming and string orchestra arrangements by Will Malone.

★ The accompanying music video was directed by Baillie Walsh and was a single continuous shot of singer Shara Nelson walking through a Los Angeles neighborhood, oblivious to her surroundings.

★ The title is a play on words with Franz Schubert’s “Unfinished Symphony” (1822).

★ “Unfinished Sympathy” reached number 1 in the Netherlands and entered the top 20 in DE, CH and UK.

Watch the video for “Unfinished Sympathy” here: