Ricochet (Faith No More song)
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"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
death and is sometimes titled "Nirvana" on the band's setlists.
, England
on 28 February 1995, almost a year later. It was released on 1 May 1995 as the second single from King for a Day... Fool for a Lifetime. The band appeared on American talk show Late Night with Conan O'Brien
to support the single. The song was also included on the soundtrack to the 1996 PlayStation game Fox Hunt. The song peaked at number 27 on the UK charts and number 58 in Australia.
A video for "Ricochet" was filmed, consisting of backstage and concert footage recorded in Paris. The video was directed by Alex Hemming, and produced by Derin Schelsinger. It is one of only two that does not appear on the later collection Who Cares a Lot?: The Greatest Videos, along with that of "Another Body Murdered
".
magazine described "Ricochet" as being one of the album's "best cuts", calling it "a portentous anthem" comparable to "Epic
". Both the San Francisco Chronicle
and New York
magazine praised the song's lyrics, the former describing them as "enigmatic, sarcastic, provocative and incisive".
, 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
death and is sometimes titled "Nirvana" on the band's setlists.
, England
on 28 February 1995, almost a year later. It was released on 1 May 1995 as the second single from King for a Day... Fool for a Lifetime. The band appeared on American talk show Late Night with Conan O'Brien
to support the single. The song was also included on the soundtrack to the 1996 PlayStation game Fox Hunt. The song peaked at number 27 on the UK charts and number 58 in Australia.
A video for "Ricochet" was filmed, consisting of backstage and concert footage recorded in Paris. The video was directed by Alex Hemming, and produced by Derin Schelsinger. It is one of only two that does not appear on the later collection Who Cares a Lot?: The Greatest Videos, along with that of "Another Body Murdered
".
magazine described "Ricochet" as being one of the album's "best cuts", calling it "a portentous anthem" comparable to "Epic
". Both the San Francisco Chronicle
and New York
magazine praised the song's lyrics, the former describing them as "enigmatic, sarcastic, provocative and incisive".
, 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
death and is sometimes titled "Nirvana" on the band's setlists.
, England
on 28 February 1995, almost a year later. It was released on 1 May 1995 as the second single from King for a Day... Fool for a Lifetime. The band appeared on American talk show Late Night with Conan O'Brien
to support the single. The song was also included on the soundtrack to the 1996 PlayStation game Fox Hunt. The song peaked at number 27 on the UK charts and number 58 in Australia.
A video for "Ricochet" was filmed, consisting of backstage and concert footage recorded in Paris. The video was directed by Alex Hemming, and produced by Derin Schelsinger. It is one of only two that does not appear on the later collection Who Cares a Lot?: The Greatest Videos, along with that of "Another Body Murdered
".
magazine described "Ricochet" as being one of the album's "best cuts", calling it "a portentous anthem" comparable to "Epic
". Both the San Francisco Chronicle
and New York
magazine praised the song's lyrics, the former describing them as "enigmatic, sarcastic, provocative and incisive".
‡Live from The Forum, London
, March 13, 1995.
†Live from The Palladium, Los Angeles
, April 27,1995.
Faith No More
Faith No More is an American rock band from San Francisco, California, formed originally as Faith No Man in 1981 by bassist Billy Gould, keyboardist Wade Worthington, vocalist Michael Morris and drummer Mike Bordin. A year later when Worthington was replaced by keyboardist Roddy Bottum, and Mike...
, released as the second single from their fifth studio album King for a Day... Fool for a Lifetime
King for a Day... Fool for a Lifetime
King for a Day... Fool for a Lifetime is the fifth studio album by Faith No More, released in 1995. It was their first album recorded without longtime guitarist Jim Martin. The album showcased a greater variety than the band's usual heavy metal leanings, with Rolling Stone calling the end result a...
. It has been stated that it was written the day of Kurt Cobain's
Kurt Cobain
Kurt Donald Cobain was an American singer-songwriter, musician and artist, best known as the lead singer and guitarist of the grunge band Nirvana...
death and is sometimes titled "Nirvana" on the band's setlists.
Release
Although the band state that the song was written in April 1994, it was not played live in concert until a show in WindsorWindsor, Berkshire
Windsor is an affluent suburban town and unparished area in the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead in Berkshire, England. It is widely known as the site of Windsor Castle, one of the official residences of the British Royal Family....
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
on 28 February 1995, almost a year later. It was released on 1 May 1995 as the second single from King for a Day... Fool for a Lifetime. The band appeared on American talk show Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Late Night with Conan O'Brien is an American late-night talk show hosted by Conan O'Brien that aired 2,725 episodes on NBC between 1993 and 2009. The show featured varied comedic material, celebrity interviews, and musical and comedy performances. Late Night aired weeknights at 12:37 am...
to support the single. The song was also included on the soundtrack to the 1996 PlayStation game Fox Hunt. The song peaked at number 27 on the UK charts and number 58 in Australia.
A video for "Ricochet" was filmed, consisting of backstage and concert footage recorded in Paris. The video was directed by Alex Hemming, and produced by Derin Schelsinger. It is one of only two that does not appear on the later collection Who Cares a Lot?: The Greatest Videos, along with that of "Another Body Murdered
Another Body Murdered
"Another Body Murdered" is a song created as a collaboration between Faith No More and Boo-Yaa T.R.I.B.E. for the soundtrack to the 1993 film Judgment Night. It was released as a single in September 1993, one month before the film's première...
".
Reception
In reviewing King for a Day... Fool for a Lifetime, Rolling StoneRolling Stone
Rolling Stone is a US-based magazine devoted to music, liberal politics, and popular culture that is published every two weeks. Rolling Stone was founded in San Francisco in 1967 by Jann Wenner and music critic Ralph J...
magazine described "Ricochet" as being one of the album's "best cuts", calling it "a portentous anthem" comparable to "Epic
Epic (song)
-American release:This version was released in America as a "Slash sticker" labelled 7" and as a cassette with a "Burning Splash" sleeve.-Australian release:The 7" and cassette versions of this release only had tracks 1 & 2, unlike the 12" which featured all 3....
". Both the San Francisco Chronicle
San Francisco Chronicle
thumb|right|upright|The Chronicle Building following the [[1906 San Francisco earthquake|1906 earthquake]] and fireThe San Francisco Chronicle is a newspaper serving primarily the San Francisco Bay Area of the U.S. state of California, but distributed throughout Northern and Central California,...
and New York
New York (magazine)
New York is a weekly magazine principally concerned with the life, culture, politics, and style of New York City. Founded by Milton Glaser and Clay Felker in 1968 as a competitor to The New Yorker, it was brasher and less polite than that magazine, and established itself as a cradle of New...
magazine praised the song's lyrics, the former describing them as "enigmatic, sarcastic, provocative and incisive".
Track lists
"Ricochet" is a song by Faith No MoreFaith No More
Faith No More is an American rock band from San Francisco, California, formed originally as Faith No Man in 1981 by bassist Billy Gould, keyboardist Wade Worthington, vocalist Michael Morris and drummer Mike Bordin. A year later when Worthington was replaced by keyboardist Roddy Bottum, and Mike...
, released as the second single from their fifth studio album King for a Day... Fool for a Lifetime
King for a Day... Fool for a Lifetime
King for a Day... Fool for a Lifetime is the fifth studio album by Faith No More, released in 1995. It was their first album recorded without longtime guitarist Jim Martin. The album showcased a greater variety than the band's usual heavy metal leanings, with Rolling Stone calling the end result a...
. It has been stated that it was written the day of Kurt Cobain's
Kurt Cobain
Kurt Donald Cobain was an American singer-songwriter, musician and artist, best known as the lead singer and guitarist of the grunge band Nirvana...
death and is sometimes titled "Nirvana" on the band's setlists.
Release
Although the band state that the song was written in April 1994, it was not played live in concert until a show in WindsorWindsor, Berkshire
Windsor is an affluent suburban town and unparished area in the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead in Berkshire, England. It is widely known as the site of Windsor Castle, one of the official residences of the British Royal Family....
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
on 28 February 1995, almost a year later. It was released on 1 May 1995 as the second single from King for a Day... Fool for a Lifetime. The band appeared on American talk show Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Late Night with Conan O'Brien is an American late-night talk show hosted by Conan O'Brien that aired 2,725 episodes on NBC between 1993 and 2009. The show featured varied comedic material, celebrity interviews, and musical and comedy performances. Late Night aired weeknights at 12:37 am...
to support the single. The song was also included on the soundtrack to the 1996 PlayStation game Fox Hunt. The song peaked at number 27 on the UK charts and number 58 in Australia.
A video for "Ricochet" was filmed, consisting of backstage and concert footage recorded in Paris. The video was directed by Alex Hemming, and produced by Derin Schelsinger. It is one of only two that does not appear on the later collection Who Cares a Lot?: The Greatest Videos, along with that of "Another Body Murdered
Another Body Murdered
"Another Body Murdered" is a song created as a collaboration between Faith No More and Boo-Yaa T.R.I.B.E. for the soundtrack to the 1993 film Judgment Night. It was released as a single in September 1993, one month before the film's première...
".
Reception
In reviewing King for a Day... Fool for a Lifetime, Rolling StoneRolling Stone
Rolling Stone is a US-based magazine devoted to music, liberal politics, and popular culture that is published every two weeks. Rolling Stone was founded in San Francisco in 1967 by Jann Wenner and music critic Ralph J...
magazine described "Ricochet" as being one of the album's "best cuts", calling it "a portentous anthem" comparable to "Epic
Epic (song)
-American release:This version was released in America as a "Slash sticker" labelled 7" and as a cassette with a "Burning Splash" sleeve.-Australian release:The 7" and cassette versions of this release only had tracks 1 & 2, unlike the 12" which featured all 3....
". Both the San Francisco Chronicle
San Francisco Chronicle
thumb|right|upright|The Chronicle Building following the [[1906 San Francisco earthquake|1906 earthquake]] and fireThe San Francisco Chronicle is a newspaper serving primarily the San Francisco Bay Area of the U.S. state of California, but distributed throughout Northern and Central California,...
and New York
New York (magazine)
New York is a weekly magazine principally concerned with the life, culture, politics, and style of New York City. Founded by Milton Glaser and Clay Felker in 1968 as a competitor to The New Yorker, it was brasher and less polite than that magazine, and established itself as a cradle of New...
magazine praised the song's lyrics, the former describing them as "enigmatic, sarcastic, provocative and incisive".
Track lists
"Ricochet" is a song by Faith No MoreFaith No More
Faith No More is an American rock band from San Francisco, California, formed originally as Faith No Man in 1981 by bassist Billy Gould, keyboardist Wade Worthington, vocalist Michael Morris and drummer Mike Bordin. A year later when Worthington was replaced by keyboardist Roddy Bottum, and Mike...
, released as the second single from their fifth studio album King for a Day... Fool for a Lifetime
King for a Day... Fool for a Lifetime
King for a Day... Fool for a Lifetime is the fifth studio album by Faith No More, released in 1995. It was their first album recorded without longtime guitarist Jim Martin. The album showcased a greater variety than the band's usual heavy metal leanings, with Rolling Stone calling the end result a...
. It has been stated that it was written the day of Kurt Cobain's
Kurt Cobain
Kurt Donald Cobain was an American singer-songwriter, musician and artist, best known as the lead singer and guitarist of the grunge band Nirvana...
death and is sometimes titled "Nirvana" on the band's setlists.
Release
Although the band state that the song was written in April 1994, it was not played live in concert until a show in WindsorWindsor, Berkshire
Windsor is an affluent suburban town and unparished area in the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead in Berkshire, England. It is widely known as the site of Windsor Castle, one of the official residences of the British Royal Family....
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
on 28 February 1995, almost a year later. It was released on 1 May 1995 as the second single from King for a Day... Fool for a Lifetime. The band appeared on American talk show Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Late Night with Conan O'Brien is an American late-night talk show hosted by Conan O'Brien that aired 2,725 episodes on NBC between 1993 and 2009. The show featured varied comedic material, celebrity interviews, and musical and comedy performances. Late Night aired weeknights at 12:37 am...
to support the single. The song was also included on the soundtrack to the 1996 PlayStation game Fox Hunt. The song peaked at number 27 on the UK charts and number 58 in Australia.
A video for "Ricochet" was filmed, consisting of backstage and concert footage recorded in Paris. The video was directed by Alex Hemming, and produced by Derin Schelsinger. It is one of only two that does not appear on the later collection Who Cares a Lot?: The Greatest Videos, along with that of "Another Body Murdered
Another Body Murdered
"Another Body Murdered" is a song created as a collaboration between Faith No More and Boo-Yaa T.R.I.B.E. for the soundtrack to the 1993 film Judgment Night. It was released as a single in September 1993, one month before the film's première...
".
Reception
In reviewing King for a Day... Fool for a Lifetime, Rolling StoneRolling Stone
Rolling Stone is a US-based magazine devoted to music, liberal politics, and popular culture that is published every two weeks. Rolling Stone was founded in San Francisco in 1967 by Jann Wenner and music critic Ralph J...
magazine described "Ricochet" as being one of the album's "best cuts", calling it "a portentous anthem" comparable to "Epic
Epic (song)
-American release:This version was released in America as a "Slash sticker" labelled 7" and as a cassette with a "Burning Splash" sleeve.-Australian release:The 7" and cassette versions of this release only had tracks 1 & 2, unlike the 12" which featured all 3....
". Both the San Francisco Chronicle
San Francisco Chronicle
thumb|right|upright|The Chronicle Building following the [[1906 San Francisco earthquake|1906 earthquake]] and fireThe San Francisco Chronicle is a newspaper serving primarily the San Francisco Bay Area of the U.S. state of California, but distributed throughout Northern and Central California,...
and New York
New York (magazine)
New York is a weekly magazine principally concerned with the life, culture, politics, and style of New York City. Founded by Milton Glaser and Clay Felker in 1968 as a competitor to The New Yorker, it was brasher and less polite than that magazine, and established itself as a cradle of New...
magazine praised the song's lyrics, the former describing them as "enigmatic, sarcastic, provocative and incisive".
Track lists
| Promo | Disc Two Orange Drooker |
‡Live from The Forum, London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
, March 13, 1995.
†Live from The Palladium, Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
, April 27,1995.
Personnel
- Mike PattonMike PattonMichael Allan "Mike" Patton is an American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, producer, and actor, best known as the lead singer of the metal/experimental rock band Faith No More. He has also sung for Mr...
– vocals - Trey SpruanceTrey SpruancePreston Lea Spruance III or "Trey Spruance" is an American composer, producer, and musician, perhaps best known as the leader of the multi-genre outfit Secret Chiefs 3 and for his work as guitarist and keyboardist with Mr. Bungle...
– guitars on "Ricochet" - Dean MentaDean MentaDean Menta served as the guitarist for the rock band Faith No More from 1995 to 1996. Menta had been a keyboard tech for the band and was recruited to handle guitar duties after Trey Spruance declined to tour for the album King for a Day... Fool for a Lifetime. He appears in their videos for...
– guitars on all other tracks - Billy GouldBilly GouldBilly Gould is an American musician and producer. He is noted for playing bass in the band Faith No More.- Faith No More :...
– bass - Mike BordinMike BordinMike Bordin is the co-founder and drummer of rock band Faith No More. He is also known for playing with Ozzy Osbourne. As a left-handed drummer, he notably plays with a right-handed kit with his ride cymbal on the left...
– drums - Roddy BottumRoddy BottumRoddy Bottum , is an American musician, best known as the keyboardist for the San Francisco rock band Faith No More...
– keyboards
Charts
| Chart | Peak position |
|---|---|
| UK Singles Charts | 27 |
| Australia ARIA Charts The ARIA charts are the main Australian music sales charts, issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The charts are a record of the highest selling singles and albums in various genres in Australia. ARIA commenced compiling its own charts in-house from the week ending 26 June... |
58 |