Unfinished Sympathy
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"Unfinished Sympathy" is a critically acclaimed 1991 trip-hop single by Massive Attack, renowned for its lush orchestration, emotive vocals, and pioneering influence on the genre.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Unfinished Sympathy canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
ⓘ
song ⓘ |
| album | Blue Lines NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artist | Massive Attack NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithScene | Bristol music scene ⓘ |
| chartPerformance | UK Singles Chart top 20 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| criticalReception | critically acclaimed ⓘ |
| featuresOrchestration | lush string arrangement ⓘ |
| followedBySingle | Safe from Harm NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| format |
12-inch single
ⓘ
7-inch single ⓘ CD single ⓘ |
| genre |
electronic music
ⓘ
trip hop ⓘ |
| hasBPM | 96 ⓘ |
| hasMusicVideo | true ⓘ |
| hasStringArrangementBy | Wil Malone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
emotional vulnerability
ⓘ
romantic longing ⓘ |
| hasTitleStyle | often stylized without quotation marks ⓘ |
| includedInList |
NME greatest songs of all time lists
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Q magazine greatest songs lists ⓘ Rolling Stone greatest songs lists ⓘ |
| key | C minor ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| leadVocalist | Shara Nelson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| length | 5:08 ⓘ |
| musicVideoDirector | Baillie Walsh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
emotive vocals by Shara Nelson
ⓘ
pioneering influence on trip hop ⓘ use of orchestral arrangement in electronic music ⓘ |
| partOfAlbum | Blue Lines NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performer | Massive Attack NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBySingle | Any Love NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer |
Jonny Dollar
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Massive Attack NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordedIn | 1990 ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Circa Records
NERFINISHED
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Wild Bunch Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1991-02-11 ⓘ |
| vocalist | Shara Nelson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writer |
Andrew Vowles
NERFINISHED
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Grant Marshall NERFINISHED ⓘ Jonathan Sharp NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert Del Naja NERFINISHED ⓘ Shara Nelson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| yearOfRelease | 1991 ⓘ |
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