Synopsis

Massive Attack perform inside a gloomy, decaying house as an unseen assault gradually closes in around them. Robert Del Naja investigates strange activity beyond the windows while a masked, chainsaw-wielding figure cuts through the building. Elsewhere, figures descend outside and move across the walls, turning the house into a claustrophobic trap. The band members remain largely detached from the violence until the threat breaks through and an explosion jolts the already unstable scene. The video's atmosphere mirrors the song's paranoia, menace and nocturnal unease.

Factoids & Trivia

• The video was filmed in Acton, London, on June 5 and 6, 1997.

• It features the Massive Attack members involved in the track, including Robert Del Naja, Grant Marshall and Andrew Vowles. The guest vocalists associated with the wider *Mezzanine* project do not appear.

• The production was nominated for Best Cinematography in a Video at the 1999 Music Week Creative and Design Awards. John Mathieson was credited for the cinematography, with Academy Films listed as the production company.

• "Risingson" was released as the first single from the *Mezzanine* era in 1997. The album itself was delayed while the group continued revising its material, making the single an early introduction to the record's much darker sound.

• The track incorporates a sample from The Velvet Underground's "I Found a Reason" and includes a lyrical interpolation of Pete Seeger's "Where Have All the Flowers Gone?"

• The single reached No. 11 on the UK Singles Chart and topped the UK Dance Singles Chart.