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"Safe from Harm" is the third single and opening track from Blue Lines, the 1991 debut from Massive Attack, with vocals by Shara Nelson and Robert Del Naja. The bass, guitar, and drums are sampled from the song "Stratus" by Billy Cobham, from his album Spectrum (with guitar by Tommy Bolin). Additional drums are sampled from "Good Old Music" by Funkadelic. Other samples come from Herbie Hancock's "Chameleon", and some of the background vocals are based on Johnny "Guitar" Watson's 1961 song Looking Back.
A promotion video starring singer Shara Nelson and directed by Baillie Walsh was released in 1996. A towering apartment complex is the setting for the everyday drama of a woman trying to get home. Both Daddy G and Tricky are very briefly glimpsed at the beginning of the video walking away from 3D down the corridor.
The version of Safe From Harm that is used for the video is the 12″ Version and not the original album version.
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