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List of songs recorded by Faith No More

List of songs recorded by Faith No More

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Faith No More, a San Francisco-based band, have recorded approximately 100 songs over the course of their career; this includes material from six studio albums, one live album, and numerous B-side tracks and out-takes. Faith No More were founded in 1981 as Sharp Young Men,[1] and changed their name to Faith. No Man before releasing the 1982 double A-side single "Quiet in Heaven" / "Song of Liberty".[2] Upon assuming the name Faith No More, the band's first two full-length albums, We Care a Lot and Introduce Yourself, were driven mostly by new vocalist Chuck Mosley and the "metallic guitar" of Jim Martin, blending elements of rap and heavy metal music.[3] Mosley was later replaced by Mr. Bungle vocalist Mike Patton,[4] who added lyrics to the already-written music for 1989's The Real Thing.[5] Their next studio album, Angel Dust, moved away from the band's rap-influenced sound to experiment with different musical genres;[6] a trend which became much more pronounced on the 1995 album King for a Day... Fool for a Lifetime.[7]

Billy Gould, Mike Bordin and Mike Patton performing in Chile in 2010

Between the recording of the latter two albums, Martin left the band. Reports are mixed as to whether he quit or was fired;[8] however he had stopped contributing to the band's output during the recording of Angel Dust,[9] leaving bass player Billy Gould to record guitar parts for "Another Body Murdered", the band's contribution to the Judgment Night soundtrack.[10] Martin's guitarist role was filled during the recording for King for a Day... Fool for a Lifetime by Patton's Mr. Bungle bandmate Trey Spruance, and on the accompanying tour by roadie Dean Menta.[11] While recording their final album, Album of the Year, the band was joined by guitarist Jon Hudson. Hudson was also present for the band's collaboration with Sparks,[3] which produced two songs, including the single "This Town Ain't Big Enough for Both of Us".[12] In 1998, they released the compilation Who Cares a Lot?, which contains a number of previously unreleased songs.[13]

Among Faith No More's best known songs are "We Care a Lot", an "antiprotest"[14] song which exists in a different version on each of the Mosley-fronted albums;[15] "Epic", a breakthrough hit which spent three weeks at number one in Australia and made the top ten in the United States;[16][17] and "Midlife Crisis", which has featured in the 2004 video game Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas.[18] The band officially split up in April 1998, reforming again in 2009 for a series of tours.[3] The band's first album since reuniting, Sol Invictus, was released in 2015,[19] preceded by the single "Motherfucker".[20]

List of songs

A man dressed in white singing through a megaphone
Mike Patton (pictured in 2009) wrote the lyrics for The Real Thing shortly after joining the band.
A man playing a bass guitar; the picture is tinted red
Billy Gould (pictured in 2009) has writing credits on every studio album released by Faith No More.
A black-and-white photo of two men standing at a piano, looking to the camera
Faith No More collaborated on two songs for Plagiarism, a 1997 album by Sparks (pictured in 1974).
A black-and-white photo of a man dancing on stage
The Virus 100 Various Artists compilation contains a cover of Dead Kennedys' "Let's Lynch the Landlord" (singer Jello Biafra pictured).
A bearded man playing guitar on stage; the picture is tinted green
Mr. Bungle guitarist Trey Spruance has several songwriting credits on King for a Day... Fool for a Lifetime.
A man in a shirt and tie playing a keyboard on stage
Keyboard player Roddy Bottum (pictured in 2009) had his only solo songwriting credit for Angel Dust's "Be Aggressive".
A man with long dreadlocks playing the drums on stage
Drummer Mike Bordin (pictured in 2009) has writing credits on every studio album released by Faith No More.
A man in a white shirt playing guitar on stage
Guitarist Jon Hudson joined the band for 1997's Album of the Year.
A man in a red suit holding a cane and an umbrella, singing into a microphone stand
Mike Patton (pictured in 2009) has his first solo writing credit on Angel Dust.
Three men are standing one behind the other, crouching with their heads appearing one atop the other
A cover of "I Started A Joke" by the Bee Gees (pictured in 1977) first appeared as a B-side to "Digging the Grave" before itself being released as a single.
A marble gravestone engraved "GG Allin: For my mission ends in termination, vicinity of death. Live fast die; 8-29-1956 – 6-28-1993"
"I Wanna Fuck Myself" by GG Allin (grave pictured) was covered as a B-side to "Ricochet".
A black-and-white picture of a man in a suit
Al Martino's version of "Moon Over Naples", which he recorded with lyrics as "Spanish Eyes", was covered as a B-side to "Ricochet".
The front of a large concert venue building
London's Brixton Academy was the site of the band's only live album, 1991's You Fat Bastards: Live at the Brixton Academy.
A black and white photo of a man smiling
Faith No More recorded a cover version of "This Guy's in Love with You" by Burt Bacharach (pictured in 1972).
A man standing on stage, singing into a microphone
Lionel Richie (pictured in 2011) wrote "Easy", which was covered for Songs to Make Love To.
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Notes

  1. [N 1]
    Collaboration with Boo-Yaa T.R.I.B.E.
  2. [N 2]
    Commodores cover
  3. [N 3]
    The Brothers Four cover
  4. [N 4]
    Deep Purple cover
  5. [N 5]
    Bee Gees cover
  6. [N 6]
    GG Allin cover
  7. [N 7]
    Dead Kennedys cover
  8. [N 8]
    Cover of the Midnight Cowboy score
  9. [N 9]
    Included on covermount by Sounds
  10. [N 10]
    Released as Faith. No Man
  11. [N 11]
    Features a brief cover of Technotronic's "Pump Up the Jam"
  12. [N 12]
    Collaboration with Sparks
  13. [N 13]
    Al Martino cover
  14. [N 14]
    Included on covermount by Kerrang!
  15. [N 15]
    Burt Bacharach cover
  16. [N 16]
    Black Sabbath cover
  17. [N 17]
    Features a brief cover of New Kids on the Block's "You Got It (The Right Stuff)"

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  1. [1]
    Chirazi 1994, p. 22.
  2. [2]
    Sharpe-Young 2007, p. 482.
  3. [3]
    Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Faith No More – Music Biography, Credits and Discography : AllMusic". AllRovi. Retrieved June 27, 2012.
  4. [4]
    Blush, Steven (August 1990). "Obscure No More". Spin. Vol. 6, no. 5. p. 16. ISSN 0886-3032. Retrieved June 27, 2012.
  5. [5]
    Gehman, Pleasant (September 1992). "Epic Journey". Spin. Vol. 8, no. 6. pp. 77, 118. ISSN 0886-3032. Retrieved June 27, 2012.
  6. [6]
    Garza, Janiss (July 10, 1992). "Angel Dust Review | Music Reviews and News". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved June 27, 2012.
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    Jann S. Wenner (ed.). "Faith No More Biography – Rolling Stone Music". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on May 22, 2011. Retrieved June 27, 2012.
  8. [8]
    "Metal Hammer: Blog Archive: Story Behind the Album – Faith No More". Metal Hammer. March 13, 2009. Archived from the original on December 10, 2010. Retrieved April 9, 2011.
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    Lanham, Tom (April 1995). "Faith No More". CMJ New Music Monthly. No. 20. CMJ network, Inc. pp. 22–26. Retrieved June 26, 2012.
  10. [10]
    Chirazi 1994, p. 145.
  11. [11]
    "Official Faith No More site :: Biography". Faith No More. Retrieved June 27, 2012.
  12. [12]
    Sullivan, Denise. "Plagiarism – Sparks : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllRovi. Retrieved June 26, 2012.
  13. [13]
    Huey, Steve. "Who Cares a Lot: Greatest Hits – Faith No More : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllRovi. Retrieved June 26, 2012.
  14. [14]
    Berman, Jarrett (July 19, 2007). "Part 4: Heaven 17 to N.W.A. (1981–1988)". PopMatters. Retrieved July 3, 2012.
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    Huey, Steve. "We Care a Lot – Faith No More : Listen, Appearances, Song Review". AllRovi. Retrieved July 3, 2012.
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    "Australian-charts.com – Faith No More – Epic". Hung Medien. Retrieved July 3, 2012.
  17. [17]
    "Epic – Faith No More". Billboard magazine. Retrieved July 3, 2012.
  18. [18]
    Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Listen to Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas by Original Game Soundtrack – Album Reviews, Credits and Awards". AllRovi. Retrieved July 3, 2012.
  19. [19]
    Deming, Mark. "Sol Invictus – Faith No More: Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllRovi. Retrieved September 1, 2015.
  20. [20]
    Weingarten, Christopher R. (September 2, 2014). "Faith No More to Release First Album in 18 Years". Rolling Stone. Retrieved September 1, 2015.
  21. [21]
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  22. [22]
    Digging the Grave
  23. [23]
    Prato, Greg. "Introduce Yourself – Faith No More : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllRovi. Retrieved June 26, 2012.
  24. [24]
    Introduce Yourself.
  25. [25]
    Ruhlmann, William. "Judgment Night – Original Soundtrack : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllRovi. Retrieved June 26, 2012.
  26. [26]
    Judgment Night.
  27. [27]
    Prato, Greg. "We Care a Lot – Faith No More : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllRovi. Retrieved June 26, 2012.
  28. [28]
    We Care a Lot.
  29. [29]
    Prato, Greg. "Live at the Brixton Academy – Faith No More : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllRovi. Retrieved June 27, 2012.
  30. [30]
    Live at the Brixton Academy.
  31. [31]
    Faith No More - Angel Dust (CD, Album) at Discogs
  32. [32]
    Faith No More - I'm Easy / Das Schützenfest (CD) at Discogs
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    Prato, Greg. "Album of the Year – Faith No More : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllRovi. Retrieved June 26, 2012.
  34. [34]
    Album of the Year.
  35. [35]
    Raggett, Ned. "Angel Dust – Faith No More : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllRovi. Retrieved June 26, 2012.
  36. [36]
    Angel Dust.
  37. [37]
    Ashes to Ashes
  38. [38]
    Sol Invictus.
  39. [39]
    Prato, Greg. "King for a Day, Fool for a Lifetime – Faith No More : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllRovi. Retrieved June 26, 2012.
  40. [40]
    King for a Day... Fool for a Lifetime.
  41. [41]
    From Out of Nowhere
  42. [42]
    Torreano, Bradley. "Songs to Make Love To – Faith No More : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllRovi. Retrieved June 26, 2012.
  43. [43]
    Songs to Make Love To
  44. [44]
    Raggett, Ned. "The Real Thing – Faith No More : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllRovi. Retrieved June 26, 2012.
  45. [45]
    The Real Thing.
  46. [46]
    Who Cares a Lot?.
  47. [47]
    Ricochet
  48. [48]
    Virus 100.
  49. [49]
    "Faith No more: 'The Very Best' Greatest-Hits Collection Due in June". Blabbermouth.net. April 28, 2009. Retrieved June 26, 2012.
  50. [50]
    McDonald, Steven. "Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey (Soundtrack) – Original Soundtrack : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllRovi. Retrieved June 26, 2012.
  51. [51]
    Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey.
  52. [52]
    Torreano, Bradley. "Song of Liberty/All Quiet in Heaven – Overview". AllRovi. Retrieved June 26, 2012.
  53. [53]
    Quiet in Heaven/Song of Liberty, 1982
  54. [54]
    Plagiarism.
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