King for a Day... Fool for a Lifetime

Infobox Album
Name = King for a Day... Fool for a Lifetime
Type = studio
Artist = Faith No More


Released = march 13, 1995
Recorded = Bearsville Studios in New York
Genre = Alternative metal, experimental rock
Length = 56:49
Label = Slash
Producer = Andy Wallace
Reviews =
*Allmusic Rating|3.5|5 [http://www.allmusicguide.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:jifwxq8hld0e link]
Last album = "Video Croissant"
(1993)
This album = "King for a Day
Fool for a Lifetime"
(1995)
Next album = "Album of the Year"
(1997)
Misc = Singles
Name = King for a Day...
Type = studio
Single 1 = Digging the Grave
Single 1 date = February 28, 1995
Single 2 = Ricochet
Single 2 date = May 1, 1995
Single 3 = Evidence
Single 3 date = May 8, 1995

Single 4 = The Gentle Art of Making Enemies
Single 4 date = cancelled, radio only
Single 5 = Take This Bottle
Single 5 date = cancelled

"King for a Day... Fool for a Lifetime", released in 1995 (see 1995 in music), was the fifth studio album by Faith No More, and first without longtime guitarist Jim Martin. Along with some more traditional Faith No More alternative rock sounds, the album also contains a number of genre blends and parodies, from the smooth, soulful jazz-funk of "Evidence", to the raucous heavy metal of "Cuckoo for Caca", to the lilting country western rock of "Take This Bottle", to the bossa nova of "Caralho Voador". Overall, this album is considerably more straight-forward and less experimental than its predecessor, "Angel Dust". However, it slowly became a cult favorite among die-hard Faith No More fans. This is the only Faith No More album to feature guitarist Trey Spruance, who left the group before the start of the supporting tour (and replaced by Dean Menta).

The first single was the punk-like number "Digging the Grave". In the United States, the album debuted at #31 and has sold 223,000 copies as of July 2006 which was well below their previous efforts. The ensuing tour was cut short in the UK and Europe as the public interest waned. Still the album did have impressive enough following to go Gold in Europe.In Australia and New Zealand the band continued to get great support from their strong fan base. KFAD..FFAL went Gold in both countries and their singles 'Digging The Grave, Evidence & Ricochet ' all charted well.King For A Day.. sold about 1.5 million copies and overall its figures were well below that of Angel Dust & The Real Thing.

The cover was designed by New York artist Eric Drooker.

ongs

"The Gentle Art of Making Enemies" is one of the heaviest songs on the album. The song's title comes from James McNeill Whistler's 1890 book "The Gentle Art of Making Enemies". A single for the song had been planned but was cancelled due to poor record sales. However, the song later appeared on Faith No More's 1998 greatest hits compilation "Who Cares a Lot?".

"Star A.D." or "Star After Death" makes an appearance on Faith No More's 2008 compilation "The Works". When asked if the song was a reference to Kurt Cobain Mike Patton stated: cquote|God no! It's about a phenomenon. And if that guy happened to be one, I don't know. It's one of those things that happen; it's a Vegas thing. What could be more shameful than having to change your colostomy bag on stage?! Vegas is great, though. I love it. Welcome to America. [ [http://negele.org/db/index.php3?band=2&year=1995&month=1&id=362] , "Faith No More Interview" (Metal Hammer, January 1995,)]

Release history

"King for a Day..." was released as a set of seven 7" vinyl's, in a black cardboard with a sticker of the cover on the front that also included a cardboard fold-out of album artwork with a review by Stephan Chirazzi and a band picture, as well as the standard CD, cassette and vinyl versions.

Track listing

tracklist
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music_credits=yes |lyrics_credits=yes
title1=Get Out |music1=Patton |lyrics1=Patton |length1=2:17
title2=Ricochet |music2=Gould, Bordin, Patton |lyrics2=Patton |length2=4:28
title3=Evidence |music3=Gould, Bordin, Spruance |lyrics3=Patton |length3=4:53
title4=The Gentle Art of Making Enemies |music4=Gould, Bordin, Patton |lyrics4=Patton |length4=3:28
title5=Star A.D. |music5=Gould, Bordin, Patton |lyrics5=Patton, Gould |length5=3:22
title6=Cuckoo for Caca |music6=Gould, Patton, Spruance |lyrics6=Patton |length6=3:41
title7=Caralho Voador |music7=Gould, Patton, Bordin |lyrics7=Gould, Patton, Bordin |length7=4:01
title8=Ugly in the Morning |music8=Patton, Spruance, Gould |lyrics8=Patton |length8=3:06
title9=Digging the Grave |music9=Gould, Bordin, Patton |lyrics9=Patton |length9=3:04
title10=Take This Bottle |music10=Gould |lyrics10=Patton, Gould |length10=4:59
title11=King for a Day |music11=Gould, Bottum, Bordin, Patton, Spruance |lyrics11=Patton |length11=6:35
title12=What a Day |music12=Patton, Spruance |lyrics12=Patton |length12=2:37
title13=The Last to Know |music13=Gould, Patton, Bordin |lyrics13=Patton |length13=4:27
title14=Just a Man |music14=Gould, Bottum |lyrics14=Gould, Spruance, Patton |length14=5:35
title15=Absolute Zero |music15=Patton |lyrics15=Patton |length15=4:09
title16=I Started a Joke |music16=B. Gibb, R. Gibb, M. Gibb |lyrics16=B. Gibb, R. Gibb, M. Gibb |length16=3:00
title17=Evidence (Spanish) |music17=Gould, Bordin, Spruance |lyrics17=Patton |length17=4:53
note15=Japanese bonus track
note16=Brazilian bonus tack
note17=Argentinian bonus track
note7=Portuguese for flying penis

tracklist
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music_credits=yes |lyrics_credits=yes
title1=Digging The Grave |music1=Gould, Bordin, Patton |lyrics1=Patton |length1=3:03
title2=I Started a Joke |music2=Gibb, Gibb, Gibb |lyrics2=Gibb, Gibb, Gibb |length2=3:00
title3=Interview|note3=with Billy Gould |music3=— |lyrics3=— |length3=?:??
title4=Ricochet |music4=Gould, Bordin, Patton |lyrics4=Patton |length4=4:28
title5=I Wanna Fuck Myself |music5=GG Allin |lyrics5=GG Allin |length5=2:52
title6=Interview|note6=with Mike Bordin |music6=— |lyrics6=— |length6=?:??
title7=Evidence |music7=Gould, Bordin, Spruance |lyrics7=Patton |length7=3:54
title8=The Gentle Art of Making Enemies |music8=Gould, Bordin, Patton |lyrics8=Patton |length8=3:28
title9=Interview|note9=with Roddy Bottum |music9=— |lyrics9=— |length9=?:??
title10=Take This Bottle |music10=Gould |lyrics10=Patton, Gould |length10=4:58
title11=Cuckoo for Caca |music11=Gould, Patton, Spruance|lyrics11=Patton |length11=3:41
title12=Interview|note12=with Dean Menta |music12=— |lyrics12=— |length12=?:??
title13=What a Day |music13=Patton, Spruance |lyrics13=Patton |length13=2:37
title14=The Last to Know |music14=Gould, Patton, Bordin |lyrics14=Patton |length14=4:27
title15=Interview|note15=with Mike Patton |music15=— |lyrics15=— |length15=?:??
title16=Ugly in the Morning |music16=Patton, Spruance, Gould|lyrics16=Patton |length16=3:05
title17=Greenfields |music17=The Brothers Four |lyrics17=The Brothers Four |length17=3:42
title18=Get Out |music18=Patton |lyrics18=Patton |length18=2:17
title19=Just a Man |music19=Gould, Bottum |lyrics19=Gould, Spruance, Patton|length19=5:36
title20=King for a Day |music20=Gould, Bottum, Bordin, Patton, Spruance |lyrics20=Patton |length20=6:34
title21=Star A.D. |music21=Gould, Bordin, Patton |lyrics21=Patton, Gould |length21=3:42
title22=Caralho Voador |music22=Gould, Patton, Bordin |lyrics22=Gould, Patton, Bordin |length22=4:00
title23=Spanish Eyes |music23=Kaempfert, Singleton, Snyder |lyrics23=Kaempfert, Singleton, Snyder |length23=4:05

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