Tribe (Soulfly song)

"Tribe" is the fourth single by heavy metal band Soulfly, released in January 1999. It is played as the ninth track of the eponymous debut album Soulfly, after "Bleed" and before "Bumba". "Tribe" is the fourth and last single of the album. As with every other Soulfly songs with vocals, the lyrics were written by Max Cavalera.

"Tribe"
Single by Soulfly
from the album Soulfly
Released	January 21, 1999
Recorded	1997–1998
Genre	Nu metal
Length	6:02
Label	Roadrunner
Songwriter(s)	Max Cavalera
Producer(s)	Ross Robinson Josh Abraham The Rootsman Roy Mayorga
Soulfly singles chronology
"Bleed" (1998) "Tribe" (1999) "Back to the Primitive" (2000)

Lyrics and music

The first section of lyrics deal about Zumbi in Portuguese and then tribe in relation to life and god. The last section lists different tribes in alphabetical order, including Aboriginal, Hopi, Māori, and Mohican.^[1]

The first minute of this six-minute song plays a berimbau with a man singing a traditional song in Portuguese about Zumbi and his quilombo Palmares's resistance to the Portuguese. Tin can-sounded drums would start before going into churning metal riffs containing power chords, with drums performed during the rest and then played over the riff. Tribal part is played during the last quarter of the song before ending with the same rhythm in metal.^[2]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Tribe" (Fuck Shit Up Mix)	5:35
2.	"Quilombo" (Zumbi Dub Mix)	3:24
3.	"Tribe" (Tribal Terrorism Mix)	4:17
Total length:		13:16

All tracks are written by Max Cavalera

Personnel

Band members Max Cavalera – vocals, rhythm guitar, berimbau Marcello D. Rapp – bass Roy Mayorga – drums, percussion Additional musicians Jackson Bandeira – lead guitar Gilmar Bolla Oito – tambora Jorge du Peixe – tambora Chris Flam – programming and engineering on track one Benji Webbe – vocals on track two

Additional personal Ross Robinson – production Roy Mayorga – remixing and additional production on track one The Rootsman – additional producer and remixing on track two Josh Abraham – additional producer and remixing on track three Brian Virtue – mixing on track three Holger Drees – design

See also

• Tribe (EP)

Charts

Chart (1999)	Peak position
UK Singles (OCC)[3]	78
UK Rock & Metal (OCC)[4]	2

References

1. Soulfly – Tribe Lyrics
2. Soulfly – Tribe on YouTube
3. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved December 27, 2021.
4. "Official Rock & Metal Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved December 27, 2021.