Primarily Found On:

Peeping Tom - Peeping Tom

Also Found On:

N/A

First Released On:

30th May 2006

Duration:

04:09

Variations/Remixes:

N/A

Credits:

Written by Mike Patton

Produced by Robert Del Naja, Neil Davidge and Mike Patton

Programming by Robert Del Naja, Neil Davidge and Mike Patton

Guitar by Mike Patton and Neil Davidge

Sampled:

N/A

Covered:

N/A

Vocalist(s):

Mike Patton

Lyrics:

History:

Since 2002, news came from the rumor mill of a potential collaboration between 3D and the versatile singer and ex member of such bands like Faith No More and Mr. Bungle, Mike Patton. At one point, there was also talk of them forming their own band to complete a side-project album together. While the band never happened, another Mike Patton project long in gestation called Peeping Tom would see this collabortion take place in 2006. Peeping Tom was a very collaborative album that saw Patton working with the likes of Norah Jones, Dan The Automator and of course, Massive Attack.

Additional Info:

Kill The DJ was composed in a similiar fashion to how Nature Boy with David Bowie was. Both Massive Attack and Mike Patton would send each other pieces of the song to work on using either the post or the internet, with neither party actually meeting during that time.

Live Appearances:

Kill The DJ has never been played live Massive Attack, but it has been played live many times during the 2006/2007 tour of Mike Patton’s assembled band for promoting Peeping Tom.

Quotes:

Mike Patton on working with Massive Attack - In the case of Massive Attack, I sent them something that I thought they would like and they were like “hmm.” So they remixed it and redid it their way and I was excited by what came back. [Suicide Girls - May 2006]