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.
Track listing
Official song writing credits revealed by Billy Gould in an email, 2004.- "Get Out" (music & lyrics: Patton) – 2:17
- "Ricochet" (music: Gould/Bordin/Patton; lyrics: Patton) – 4:28
- "Evidence" (music: Gould/Bordin/Spruance; lyrics: Patton) – 4:53
- "The Gentle Art of Making Enemies" (music: Gould/Bordin/Patton; lyrics: Patton) – 3:28
- "Star A.D." (music: Gould/Bordin/Patton; lyrics: Patton/Gould) – 3:22
- "Cuckoo for Caca" (music: Gould/Patton/Spruance; lyrics: Patton) – 3:41
- "Caralho Voador" (music & lyrics: Gould/Patton/Bordin) – 4:01
- "Ugly in the Morning" (music: Patton/Spruance/Gould; lyrics: Patton) – 3:06
- "Digging the Grave" (music: Gould/Bordin/Patton; lyrics: Patton) – 3:04
- "Take This Bottle" (music: Gould; lyrics: Patton/Gould) – 4:59
- "King for a Day" (music: Gould/Bottum/Bordin/Patton/Spruance; lyrics: Patton) – 6:35
- "What a Day" (music: Patton/Spruance; lyrics: Patton) – 2:37
- "The Last to Know" (music: Gould/Patton/Bordin; lyrics: Patton) – 4:27
- "Just a Man" (music: Gould/Bottum; lyrics: Gould/Spruance/Patton) – 5:35
- "Absolute Zero" (music & lyrics: Patton) (Japanese bonus track) – 4:09
- "I Started a Joke" (Brazilian bonus tack) – 3:00
- "Evidence (Spanish Version)" (Argentinian bonus track) – 4:53
Track 7 title, "Caralho Voador", is an expression in Portuguese meaning "flying penis".
Collectors Box track list
This version was released as a set of seven 7" vinyl's in a black cardboard with a sticker of the cover on the front. It also included a cardboard fold-out of album artwork with a review by Stephan Chirazzi and a band picture.- "Digging The Grave" – 3:03
- "I Started a Joke" – 3:00
- Interview with Billy Gould
- "Ricochet" – 4:28
- "I Wanna Fuck Myself" – 2:52
- Interview with Mike Bordin
- "Evidence" – 3:54
- "The Gentle Art of Making Enemies" – 3:28
- Interview with Roddy Bottum
- "Take This Bottle" – 4:58
- "Cuckoo for Caca" – 3:41
- Interview with Dean Menta
- "What a Day" – 2:37
- "The Last to Know" – 4:27
- Interview with Mike Patton
- "Ugly in the Morning" – 3:05
- "Greenfields" – 3:42
- "Get Out – 2:17
- "Just a Man" – 5:36
- "King for a Day – 6:34
- "Star A.D." – 3:42
- "Caralho Voador" – 4:00
- "Spanish Eyes" – 4:05
B-Sides
Several tracks were recorded which do not appear on the original copies of the album in all countries:- "Absolute Zero"
- "I Started a Joke" (The Bee Gees)
- "Greenfields" (Brothers Four)
- "I Wanna Fuck Myself" (GG Allin)
- "Spanish Eyes" (Kaempfert/Singleton/Snyder)
Accolades
The information regarding accolades acquired from AcclaimedMusic.net| Publication | Country | Accolade | Year | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kerrang! | United Kingdom | "Albums of the Year | 1995 | 15 |
| Rocksound | France | "Albums of the Year | 1995 | 33 |
| ViceVersa | Italy | "100 Rock Albums | 1996 | 39 |
| Tylko Rock | Poland | "100 Albums that Shook Polish Rock | 1999 | 66 |
| Classic Rock & Metal Hammer | United Kingdom | "The 200 Greatest Albums of the 90s | 2006 | * |
Personnel
- Mike Bordin – drums
- Roddy Bottum – keyboards
- Billy Gould – bass guitar
- Mike Patton – vocals
- Trey Spruance – guitar
- Dean Menta – guitar (Menta does not appear on the album, but filled in for some b-sides, and during the subsequent tour. Any video footage of the band supporting this album has Menta on guitar.)
Chart positions
Album
| Chart | Peak |
|---|---|
| Billboard 200 | 31 |
| UK Albums Chart | 5 |
| RIANZ | 3 |
| 8 | |
| 7 | |
| 9 | |
| 8 | |
| 5 | |
| 6 | |
| 22 |
Singles
| Year | Title | Peak Chart positions | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UK | AUS | NZ | |||||||||
| 1995 | "Digging the Grave" | 16 | 12 | 16 | 23 | - | 39 | 11 | |||
| "Ricochet" | 27 | 58 | - | - | - | - | - | ||||
| "Evidence" | 32 | 27 | 38 | - | 42 | - | - | ||||
Footnotes
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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.
Track listing
Official song writing credits revealed by Billy Gould in an email, 2004.- "Get Out" (music & lyrics: Patton) – 2:17
- "Ricochet" (music: Gould/Bordin/Patton; lyrics: Patton) – 4:28
- "Evidence" (music: Gould/Bordin/Spruance; lyrics: Patton) – 4:53
- "The Gentle Art of Making Enemies" (music: Gould/Bordin/Patton; lyrics: Patton) – 3:28
- "Star A.D." (music: Gould/Bordin/Patton; lyrics: Patton/Gould) – 3:22
- "Cuckoo for Caca" (music: Gould/Patton/Spruance; lyrics: Patton) – 3:41
- "Caralho Voador" (music & lyrics: Gould/Patton/Bordin) – 4:01
- "Ugly in the Morning" (music: Patton/Spruance/Gould; lyrics: Patton) – 3:06
- "Digging the Grave" (music: Gould/Bordin/Patton; lyrics: Patton) – 3:04
- "Take This Bottle" (music: Gould; lyrics: Patton/Gould) – 4:59
- "King for a Day" (music: Gould/Bottum/Bordin/Patton/Spruance; lyrics: Patton) – 6:35
- "What a Day" (music: Patton/Spruance; lyrics: Patton) – 2:37
- "The Last to Know" (music: Gould/Patton/Bordin; lyrics: Patton) – 4:27
- "Just a Man" (music: Gould/Bottum; lyrics: Gould/Spruance/Patton) – 5:35
- "Absolute Zero" (music & lyrics: Patton) (Japanese bonus track) – 4:09
- "I Started a Joke" (Brazilian bonus tack) – 3:00
- "Evidence (Spanish Version)" (Argentinian bonus track) – 4:53
Track 7 title, "Caralho Voador", is an expression in Portuguese meaning "flying penis".
Collectors Box track list
This version was released as a set of seven 7" vinyl's in a black cardboard with a sticker of the cover on the front. It also included a cardboard fold-out of album artwork with a review by Stephan Chirazzi and a band picture.- "Digging The Grave" – 3:03
- "I Started a Joke" – 3:00
- Interview with Billy Gould
- "Ricochet" – 4:28
- "I Wanna Fuck Myself" – 2:52
- Interview with Mike Bordin
- "Evidence" – 3:54
- "The Gentle Art of Making Enemies" – 3:28
- Interview with Roddy Bottum
- "Take This Bottle" – 4:58
- "Cuckoo for Caca" – 3:41
- Interview with Dean Menta
- "What a Day" – 2:37
- "The Last to Know" – 4:27
- Interview with Mike Patton
- "Ugly in the Morning" – 3:05
- "Greenfields" – 3:42
- "Get Out – 2:17
- "Just a Man" – 5:36
- "King for a Day – 6:34
- "Star A.D." – 3:42
- "Caralho Voador" – 4:00
- "Spanish Eyes" – 4:05
B-Sides
Several tracks were recorded which do not appear on the original copies of the album in all countries:- "Absolute Zero"
- "I Started a Joke" (The Bee Gees)
- "Greenfields" (Brothers Four)
- "I Wanna Fuck Myself" (GG Allin)
- "Spanish Eyes" (Kaempfert/Singleton/Snyder)
Accolades
The information regarding accolades acquired from AcclaimedMusic.net| Publication | Country | Accolade | Year | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kerrang! | United Kingdom | "Albums of the Year | 1995 | 15 |
| Rocksound | France | "Albums of the Year | 1995 | 33 |
| ViceVersa | Italy | "100 Rock Albums | 1996 | 39 |
| Tylko Rock | Poland | "100 Albums that Shook Polish Rock | 1999 | 66 |
| Classic Rock & Metal Hammer | United Kingdom | "The 200 Greatest Albums of the 90s | 2006 | * |
Personnel
- Mike Bordin – drums
- Roddy Bottum – keyboards
- Billy Gould – bass guitar
- Mike Patton – vocals
- Trey Spruance – guitar
- Dean Menta – guitar (Menta does not appear on the album, but filled in for some b-sides, and during the subsequent tour. Any video footage of the band supporting this album has Menta on guitar.)
Chart positions
Album
| Chart | Peak |
|---|---|
| Billboard 200 | 31 |
| UK Albums Chart | 5 |
| RIANZ | 3 |
| 8 | |
| 7 | |
| 9 | |
| 8 | |
| 5 | |
| 6 | |
| 22 |
Singles
| Year | Title | Peak Chart positions | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UK | AUS | NZ | |||||||||
| 1995 | "Digging the Grave" | 16 | 12 | 16 | 23 | - | 39 | 11 | |||
| "Ricochet" | 27 | 58 | - | - | - | - | - | ||||
| "Evidence" | 32 | 27 | 38 | - | 42 | - | - | ||||
Footnotes
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