Massive Attack at the time was a three-man production team: Robert "3D" Del Naja, Grantley "Daddy G" Marshall and Andrew "Mushroom" Vowles. They used various vocalists on their compositions. Shara Nelson, who also sang on their song "Safe From Harm," appears on this track. They lyric finds Nelson longing for her companion, but wary because she has been hurt before.
This is a very innovative song in the electronic dance (sometimes called trip-hop) genre. It features a string section and various orchestral elements (the title is probably a play on the term "Unfinished Symphony"), as well as samples and layers of vocals.
The rhythm track is based on the bells found in the 1975 song "Take Me To The Mardi Gras" by Bob James, a jazz composer known for combining elements of dance, funk and pop. Another song that sampled this track is Run-D.M.C.'s "Peter Piper."
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