Ashes to Ashes (Faith No More song)

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“Ashes to Ashes”
“Ashes to Ashes” cover
Single by Faith No More
from the album Album of the Year
Released Original
May 19, 1997

Reissue
January 8, 1998
Format CD
Recorded Brilliant Studios, San Francisco, California
Genre alternative metal
alternative rock
Length 3:37
Label Slash
Writer(s) Jon Hudson
Mike Patton
Mike Bordin
Billy Gould
Roddy Bottum
Producer Roli Mosimann
Billy Gould
Faith No More singles chronology
"Evidence
(1995)		 "Ashes to Ashes"
(1997)		 "Last Cup of Sorrow"
(1997)
Album of the Year track listing
"Mouth to Mouth"
(Track 6)		 "Ashes to Ashes"
(Track 7)		 "She Loves Me Not"
(Track 8)

"Ashes to Ashes" is the seventh track on Faith No More's sixth and final studio album Album of the Year. It was the album's first single and was released on May 19, 1997.

When asked about the song, Billy Gould replied:

“ The bulk of that song was written the first week. We arranged it here, and then we sent Patton a tape. He was in Italy, but he came up with the lyrics and the singing right away. It was one of those songs that just clicked -- one of those songs that we do most naturally. That's our sound. „

—Billy Gould[1]


Contents

[edit] Track lists

[edit] Original

"Gold on Maroon" cover
  1. "Ashes to Ashes"
  2. "The Big Kahuna"
  3. "Mouth to Mouth"
  4. "Ashes to Ashes (Hardknox Alternative Mix)"
"Maroon on Gold" cover
  1. "Ashes to Ashes (Radio Edit)"
  2. "Light Up and Let Go"
  3. "Collision"
  4. "Ashes to Ashes (DJ Icey & Maestro Mix[A])"

[edit] Reissue

"Gold on Black" cover
  1. "Ashes to Ashes (Edit)"
  2. "Ashes to Ashes (Dillinja Remix)"
  3. "The Gentle Art of Making Enemies"
  4. "Ashes to Ashes" (Live[B])
"Black on Gold" cover
  1. "Ashes to Ashes"
  2. "Last Cup of Sorrow (Rammstein Mix)"
  3. "Last Cup of Sorrow (Sharam VS FNM Club Mix)"
  4. "Gentle Art of Making Enemies"

[edit] Charts positions

Chart Peak
Flag of the United States Mainstream Rock[2] 23
Flag of the United Kingdom UK Singles Chart[3] 15
Flag of Australia ARIA Singles Chart[4] 8
Flag of New Zealand RIANZ Singles Chart[4] 39
Flag of Switzerland Swiss Singles Chart[4] 50
Flag of Norway Norwegian Singles Chart[4] 14
Flag of Finland Finland Singles Chart[4] 7

[edit] Footnotes

  1. ^ The DJ Icey & Maestro Mix comes in two forms:
    1. A version which features a drum & bass intro and a wind sample in the background. This version appeared on UK pressings (850 905-2).
    2. A version which is more limited and features the spoken part "I see you" at the beginning. This version appeared on Germany and Australian pressings (850 911-2).
  2. ^ Live at the Phoenix Festival '97 on July 27, 1997.

[edit] References

  1. ^ [1], "Faith No More - The Making of Album of the Year" (Keyboard Magazine, September 1997)
  2. ^ billboard.com page on Faith No More, retrieved on February 14, 2008
  3. ^ chartstats.com page on Ashes to Ashes, retrieved on February 14, 2008
  4. ^ a b c d e australian-charts.com page on Ashes to Ashes, retrieved on February 14, 2008
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