Ricochet (Faith No More song)
| "Ricochet" | ||||||||||
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| Single by Faith No More | ||||||||||
| from the album King for a Day... Fool for a Lifetime | ||||||||||
| Released | May 1, 1995 | |||||||||
| Format | CD single, vinyl, cassette | |||||||||
| Recorded | Bearsville Studios in Bearsville, New York | |||||||||
| Genre | Alternative metal, alternative rock | |||||||||
| Length | 4:28 | |||||||||
| Label | Slash Records | |||||||||
| Writer(s) |
Music: Mike Patton, Mike Bordin, Billy Gould | |||||||||
| Producer(s) | Andy Wallace | |||||||||
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"Ricochet" is a song by Faith No More, released as the second single from their fifth studio album King for a Day... Fool for a Lifetime. It has been stated that it was written the day of Kurt Cobain's death and is sometimes titled "Nirvana" on the band's setlists.[1][2]
Release
Although the band state that the song was written in April 1994,[1] it was not played live in concert until a show in Windsor, England on 28 February 1995,[3] almost a year later. It was released on 1 May 1995 as the second single from King for a Day... Fool for a Lifetime. The band appeared on American talk show Late Night with Conan O'Brien to support the single.[4] The song was also included on the soundtrack to the 1996 PlayStation game Fox Hunt.[5][6] The song peaked at number 27 on the UK charts[7] and number 58 in Australia.[8]
A video for "Ricochet" was filmed, consisting of backstage and concert footage recorded in Paris. The video was directed by Alex Hemming, and produced by Derin Schelsinger.[9] It is one of only two that does not appear on the later collection Who Cares a Lot?: The Greatest Videos, along with that of "Another Body Murdered".
Reception
In reviewing King for a Day... Fool for a Lifetime, Rolling Stone magazine described "Ricochet" as being one of the album's "best cuts", calling it "a portentous anthem" comparable to "Epic".[10] Both the San Francisco Chronicle and New York magazine praised the song's lyrics, the former describing them as "enigmatic, sarcastic, provocative and incisive".[11][12]
Track lists
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Promo
Disc One Pale Blue Drooker
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Disc Two Orange Drooker
Video collage disc
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‡Live from The Forum, London, March 13, 1995.
†Live from The Palladium, Los Angeles, April 27, 1995.
Personnel
- Mike Patton – vocals
- Trey Spruance – guitars on "Ricochet"
- Dean Menta – guitars on all other tracks
- Billy Gould – bass
- Mike Bordin – drums
- Roddy Bottum – keyboards
Charts
| Chart | Peak position |
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| UK Singles Charts | 27[7] |
| Australia | 58[8] |
Notes
- 1 2 Agatha Samborska (January 2003). "Faith No More Frequently Asked Questions". FNM.com. Retrieved 22 March 2011.
- ↑ Agatha Samborska (January 2003). "Faith No More Frequently Asked Questions". FNM.com. Retrieved 22 March 2011.
- ↑ Stefan Negele. "Statistics and Cover Songs". fnm.com. Retrieved 27 March 2011.
- ↑ Stefan Negele. "Faith No More TV Appearances". Retrieved 24 March 2011.
- ↑ Agatha Samborska (ed.). "Faith No More Frequently Asked Questions". old.fnm.com. Retrieved 24 June 2011.
- ↑ "Fox Hunt (Original Soundtrack) - Original Soundtrack | AllMusic". Allmusic. Retrieved 25 June 2011.
- 1 2 "everyHit.com UK Top 40 chart archive". Retrieved 23 March 2011. NB: Direct linking to search results is unavailable, please search for artist "Faith No More" for results
- 1 2 Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988-2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
- ↑ Atwood, Brett (8 July 1995). "Videos Sprout Up In New Settings". Billboard 107 (27): 35. Retrieved 1 July 2011.
- ↑ Wiesel, Al (1 June 1995). "Faith No More: King For A Day/Fool For A Lifetime: Music Reviews:Rolling Stone". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 20 April 2008. Retrieved 1 July 2011.
- ↑ Michael Snyder (5 March 1995). "KEEPING THE FAITH / Bay Area band revamps and goes back on the road". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 14 April 2011.
- ↑ Norris, Chris (10 April 1995). "Recorded Music". New York (New York Media, LLC) 28 (15): 106. Retrieved 24 June 2011.
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