Ricochet (Faith No More song)

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“Ricochet”
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 Rock
Length	4:28
Label	Slash Records
Writer(s)	Music: Mike Patton Mike Bordin Billy Gould Lyrics: Mike Patton
Producer	Andy Wallace
Faith No More singles chronology
"Digging the Grave" (1995) "Ricochet" (1995) "Evidence" (1995) King for a Day... track listing "Get Out" (Track 1) "Ricochet" (Track 2) "Evidence" (Track 3)

"Ricochet" was the second single from Faith No More's 5th studio album King for a Day... Fool for a Lifetime. It has been stated that it was written the day of Kurt Cobain's suicide and is sometimes titled "Nirvana" on the band's setlists.^[1][2] The music video for it is one of the only videos by Faith No More that isn't included on any VHS or DVD release, the only other being that of "Another Body Murdered".

Contents 1 Track lists 2 Personnel 3 Charts 4 Notes

[edit] Track lists

Promo

1. "Ricochet" (Edit) – 3:47
2. "Ricochet" (Album Version) – 4:28

Disc One Pale Blue Drooker

1. "Ricochet"
2. "Midlife Crisis" (Live ‡)
3. "Epic" (Live ‡)
4. "We Care a Lot" (Live ‡)

Disc Two Orange Drooker

1. "Ricochet"
2. "I Wanna Fuck Myself" (GG Allin)
3. "Spanish Eyes" (Bert Kaempfert/Charles Singleton/Eddie Snyder)

Video collage disc

1. "Ricochet"
2. "Digging The Grave" (Live †)
3. "Midlife Crisis" (Live †)
4. "I Wanna Fuck Myself"

‡Live from The Forum, London, March 13, 1995.
†Live from The Palladium, Los Angeles, April 27, 1995.

[edit] 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

[edit] Charts

• UK Singles Charts #27
• ARIA Charts #58

[edit] Notes

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