Protection is the second studio album by English electronic music group Massive Attack, released on 26 September 1994 by Wild Bunch Records and Circa. DJ Mad Professor remixed the album in 1995 under the name No Protection. Composition Like most of Massive Attack's albums, the music often defies categorisation, ranging from R&B (title track and "Sly") to hip hop/rap ("Karmacoma" and "Eurochild") to reggae-tinged synth-pop ("Spying Glass") to classical-influenced electronica instrumentals ("Weather Storm" and "Heat Miser"). The album follows Blue Lines structurally, to the point that the font used on the cover of the album is the same, Helvetica Heavy Italic. The album cover also nods to Blue Lines, revealing a futuristic, impenetrable wall behind a mostly-burned version of this previous album's artwork—implying that the depicted "flammable gas" had been ignited. Tricky again appeared on the album, rapping on the tracks "Karmacoma" (whose video was directed by Jonathan Glazer, and which featured a sample from The KLF's "Dream Time in Lake Jackson" at the 2:00-minute mark) and "Eurochild" (which featured samples from Startled Insects' "Cheetah" and Liquid Liquid's "Lock Groove (In)"). Reception Paul Evans of Rolling Stone wrote, "Cool, sexy stuff, it smoothly fuses dub, club and soul, grounding its grace in sampled hip-hop beats." In 2011, Rolling Stone ranked Protection at number 51 on its list of the "100 Best Albums of the Nineties". The album is also listed in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die. As of February 2010, the album had sold 292,000 copies in the United States, according to Nielsen SoundScan. Track listing Sample credits "Weather Storm" contains samples from "It's Time for Love" by Pieces of a Dream. "Better Things" contains samples from "Never Can Say Goodbye" by James Brown. "Light My Fire" (live) contains samples from "Light My Fire" by Young-Holt Unlimited. Personnel Credits adapted from the liner notes of Protection. Musicians Massive Attack, Marius de Vries, Andy Wright, The Insects, Nick Warren – programming Tracey Thorn – vocals 3D – vocals Tricky – vocals Nicolette – vocals Craig Armstrong – piano ; arrangement, conducting Horace Andy – vocals Chester Kamen – guitar Rob Merril – drums Daddy G – vocals Technical Nellee Hooper – production, mixing ; mix engineering Massive Attack – production, mixing Mark "Spike" Stent – mix engineering Jim Abbiss – mix engineering Jeremy "Jim Bob" Wheatley – additional engineering Al Stone – additional engineering Mike Marsh