Ricochet (Faith No More song)

Infobox Single
Name = Ricochet


Artist = Faith No More
from Album = King for a Day... Fool for a Lifetime
B-side(s) = "I Wanna F**k Myself", "Spanish Eyes"
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
Producer = Andy Wallace
Writer = Music:

Mike Patton Mike Bordin Billy Gould

Lyrics:

Mike Patton
Last single = "Digging the Grave" (1995)
This single = "Ricochet" (1995)
Next single = "Evidence" (1995)Extra tracklisting
Album = King for a Day...
Type = single
prev_track = "Get Out"
prev_no = Track 1
this_track = "Ricochet"
track_no = Track 2
next_track = "Evidence"
next_no = Track 3|

"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 suicide and is sometimes titled "Nirvana" on the band's setlists. [http://www.fnm.com/faq/#32 Q32 on the FAQ] on the Faith No More website] [http://www.fnm.com/faq/#33 Q33 on the FAQ] on the Faith No More website] 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".

Track lists

;Promo
#"Ricochet" (Edit) – 3:47
#"Ricochet" (Album Version) – 4:28

;Disc One Pale Blue Drooker
#"Ricochet"
#"Midlife Crisis" (Live ‡)
#"Epic" (Live ‡)
#"We Care a Lot" (Live ‡)

;Disc Two Orange Drooker
#"Ricochet"
#"I Wanna Fuck Myself" (GG Allin)
#"Spanish Eyes" (Bert Kaempfert/Charles Singleton/Eddie Snyder)

;Video collage disc

#"Ricochet"
#"Digging The Grave" (Live †)
#"Midlife Crisis" (Live †)
#"I Wanna Fuck Myself"

‡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

* UK Singles Charts #27
* ARIA Charts #58

Notes