"I Found a Reason" is a song by the Velvet Underground, originally appearing on their 1970 album Loaded. The song was written by Lou Reed

Lou Reed

Lewis Allan "Lou" Reed is an American rock musician, songwriter, and photographer. He is best known as guitarist, vocalist, and principal songwriter of The Velvet Underground, and for his successful solo career, which has spanned several decades...

. It was sampled for use in the song "Risingson" by Massive Attack

Massive Attack

Massive Attack are an English DJ and trip hop duo from Bristol, England consisting of Robert "3D" Del Naja and Grant "Daddy G" Marshall. Working with co-producers, as well as various session musicians and guest vocalists, they make records and tour live. The duo are considered to be of the trip...

 on their 1998 album Mezzanine

Mezzanine (album)

Mezzanine is the third studio album by English trip hop group Massive Attack, released on 20 April 1998. It was produced by Neil Davidge along with the group. The album was released on Virgin Records....

. The song has been covered by Cat Power

Cat Power

Charlyn Marie Marshall , also known as Chan Marshall or by her stage name Cat Power, is an American singer/songwriter and occasional actress and model. Cat Power was originally the name of Marshall's first band, but has come to refer to her musical projects with various backing bands...

, whose rendition appeared on her 2000 release The Covers Record

The Covers Record

The Covers Record is the fifth album by American singer/songwriter Chan Marshall, a.k.a. Cat Power. The album consists almost entirely of cover songs. It was released in 2000 on Matador Records...

and was used in the film V for Vendetta

V for Vendetta (film)

V for Vendetta is a 2005 dystopian thriller film directed by James McTeigue and produced by Joel Silver and the Wachowski brothers, who also wrote the screenplay. It is an adaptation of the V for Vendetta comic book by Alan Moore and David Lloyd...

(2006), Saving Face (2004) and Dandelion

Dandelion (film)

Dandelion is a 2004 film directed and co-written by Mark Milgard and stars Vincent Kartheiser , Taryn Manning , Arliss Howard , and Mare Winningham...

(2004).