Attitude

Sepultura

About Attitude

"Attitude" is Sepultura's eighth official single, and the second of three to be taken from the 1996 album Roots. The song remains a concert staple to this day. A music video was filmed for the single which features the band performing beside a mixed martial arts cage, in which various people (including businessmen and tribesmen) are fighting whilst being filmed. The Gracie family also appear in the video. At the end of the video, the crowd goes crazy and destroys the cage (which is similar to the end of Nirvana's Smells Like Teen Spirit music video) and Max Cavalera destroys his guitar. At the very end, the band and the Gracie family are seen taking photos. This video can be found on the VHS We Are What We Are, which was later released on DVD as part of Chaos DVD. The song's lyrics were written by Max Cavalera's stepson Dana Wells, who also came up with the idea for the video. Dana was killed in an automobile accident not too long after the album was released, which was one of the catalysts for Max leaving the band and starting Soulfly, who perform a different version of "Attitude" named "The Song Remains Insane", although using the same set of lyrics. This refrain in particular also crops up again in the song "The Doom Of All Fires" on Cavalera Conspiracy's debut album Inflikted. Due to its origins "Attitude" has become a tribute to Dana in the years since his death. The song also appears in live form on the band's live releases Under a Pale Grey Sky and Live in São Paulo. Max Cavalera has also played the song live numerous times with Soulfly. Recordings of their version can be found on the limited edition version of Soulfly and on the DVD The Song Remains Insane. 


Year:
1996
4:15
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One week of struggling
On the real world is
So you can see!

Feel your soul and,
Shape your mind to warfare
It's all for real

Live your life
Not the way they taught you
Do what you feel!

Survive the jungle
Give me blood
Give me pain
These scars won't heal

What were you thinking
What a wonderful world!
You're full of shit

Leave it behind
They don't care if you cry
All is left is pain

Can you take it? [Repeat: x4]

The only way
To get away
Kill your pride
Attitude

I won't take it [Repeat: x4]

So in the end
I want to see some respect

(I said)
You better show some respect

(I said)
Attitude and respect

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Sepultura

Sepultura (Portuguese for "grave") is a Brazilian metal band from Belo Horizonte, formed in 1984. The band was a major force in the death metal, thrash metal and groove metal genres during the late 1980s and early 1990s, with their later experiments melding nu metal,hardcore punk and industrial metal. more »

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Written by: Andreas Rudolf Kisser, Igor Cavalera, Massimiliano A. Cavalera, Paulo Xisto Jr. Pinto

Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group

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13 facts about this song

Song Background
"Attitude" is a song by the Brazilian heavy metal band Sepultura.
Album Details
Released in 1996, the song was part of their sixth studio album, "Roots."
Incorporation of Traditional Music
Like many other songs in the "Roots" album, "Attitude" is known for its infusion of traditional Brazilian tribal music with Indigenous percussions.
Guest Artists
Music legend Carlinhos Brown provided his percussion skills for the track.
Musicial Approach
The song has a different musical approach from Sepultura's usual heavy metal style, showing the band's daring experiment with their music.
Focused Theme
"Attitude" story-arc is centered around the indigenous tribes of Brazil and their struggle to maintain their cultural heritage.
Music Video
The music video for "Attitude" was directed by Bill Yukich and features UFC fighter, Tank Abbott.
Tribute
The track's music video is dedicated to Igor Cavalera Jr., son of Sepultura's drummer Igor Cavalera.
Sport Incorporation
"Attitude" was used as an entrance theme by mixed martial artist, Anderson Silva, during his professional fights.
Reception
Despite mixed reception initially because of its departure from their traditional style, it is now considered as one of Sepultura's most iconic songs.
Special Edition
"Attitude" featured in a special edition re-release of "Roots" in 2017.
Commercial Success
"Roots", the album that "Attitude" is part of, was the band's greatest commercial success, selling over two million copies worldwide.
Recognition
Max Cavalera, Sepultura's lead vocalist, described "Roots" as a of "the birth of world music for heavy metal" and "Attitude" to be prime example of it.

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