King for a Day... Fool for a Lifetime

King for a Day... Fool for a Lifetime
Studio album by
Faith No More
ReleasedMarch 13, 1995
Recorded1994
StudioBearsville Studios (Woodstock, New York)
GenreAlternative metal
Length56:46
Label
ProducerAndy Wallace
Faith No More chronology
Angel Dust
(1992)		 King for a Day... Fool for a Lifetime
(1995)		 Album of the Year
(1997)
Singles from King for a Day... Fool for a Lifetime
  1. "Digging the Grave"
    Released: February 28, 1995
  2. "Ricochet"
    Released: May 1, 1995
  3. "Evidence"
    Released: May 8, 1995

King for a Day... Fool for a Lifetime is the fifth studio album by Faith No More. Faith No More is an American rock band. Slash and Reprise Records released it on March 15, 1995. It is the band's only album with guitar player Trey Spruance. The album has three singles: "Digging the Grave", "Ricochet" and "Evidence".

It went to number 2 in Australia, number 3 in New Zealand, number 5 in Sweden and the United Kingdom, number 6 in Belgium and Norway, number 7 in Scotland and Switzerland, number 8 in Germany and the Netherlands, number 9 in Austria, number 22 in Finland, number 31 in the United States and number 39 in Canada.

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Mike Patton, except where noted.

King for a Day... Fool for a Lifetime track listing
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Get Out" Patton2:17
2."Ricochet" Gould, Bordin, Patton4:28
3."Evidence" Gould, Bordin, Spruance4:53
4."The Gentle Art of Making Enemies" Gould, Bordin, Patton3:28
5."Star A.D."Patton, GouldGould, Bordin, Patton3:22
6."Cuckoo for Caca" Gould, Patton, Spruance3:41
7."Caralho Voador"Gould, Patton, BordinGould, Patton, Bordin4:01
8."Ugly in the Morning" Patton, Spruance, Gould3:06
9."Digging the Grave" Gould, Bordin, Patton3:04
10."Take This Bottle"Patton, GouldGould4:59
11."King for a Day" Gould, Bottum, Bordin, Patton, Spruance6:35
12."What a Day" Patton, Spruance2:37
13."The Last to Know" Gould, Patton, Bordin4:27
14."Just a Man"Gould, Spruance, PattonGould, Bottum5:35
Bonus tracks
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
15."Absolute Zero" (Japanese bonus track) Patton4:09
16."I Started a Joke" (Brazilian bonus track)Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb, Maurice GibbBarry Gibb, Robin Gibb, Maurice Gibb3:00
17."Evidence" (Spanish, Argentinian bonus track) Gould, Bordin, Spruance4:53
Bonus disc (2016 Deluxe Edition)
No.TitleLength
1."Evidence" (Spanish) 
2."Absolute Zero" 
3."Greenfields" 
4."I Started a Joke" (Bee Gees cover) 
5."Spanish Eyes" (Bert Kaempfert cover) 
6."I Won't Forget You" 
7."Hippie Jam" 
8."Instrumental" 
9."I Wanna Fuck Myself" (GG Allin cover) 
10."Evidence" (Portuguese) 
11."Digging the Grave" (Live) 
12."The Gentle Art of Making Enemies" (Live) 
13."Interview" (B-Side) 

7×7″ box set track listing

Disc 1 (sides A and B)
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Digging the Grave" Gould, Bordin, Patton3:04
2."I Started a Joke"B. Gibb, R. Gibb, M. GibbB. Gibb, R. Gibb, M. Gibb3:00
3."Interview with Billy Gould"   
Disc 2 (sides C and D)
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Ricochet" Gould, Bordin, Patton4:28
2."I Wanna Fuck Myself"AllinGG Allin2:55
3."Interview with Mike Bordin"   
Disc 3 (sides E and F)
No.TitleMusicLength
1."Evidence"Gould, Bordin, Spruance4:53
2."The Gentle Art of Making Enemies"Gould, Bordin, Patton3:28
3."Interview with Roddy Bottum"  
Disc 4 (sides G and H)
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Take This Bottle"Patton, GouldGould4:59
2."Cuckoo for Caca" Gould, Patton, Spruance3:41
3."Interview with Dean Menta"   
Disc 5 (sides I and J)
No.TitleMusicLength
1."What a Day"Patton, Spruance2:37
2."The Last to Know"Gould, Patton, Bordin4:27
3."Interview with Mike Patton"  
Disc 6 (sides K and L)
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Ugly in the Morning" Patton, Spruance, Gould3:06
2."Greenfields"Terry Gilkyson, Richard Dehr, Frank MillerGilkyson, Dehr, Miller3:41
3."Get Out" Patton2:17
4."Just a Man"Gould, Spruance, PattonGould, Bottum5:35
Disc 7 (sides M and N)
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."King for a Day" Gould, Bottum, Bordin, Patton, Spruance6:35
2."Star A.D."Patton, GouldGould, Bordin, Patton3:22
3."Caralho Voador"Gould, Patton, BordinGould, Patton, Bordin4:01
4."Spanish Eyes"Charles Singleton, Eddie SnyderBert Kaempfert2:59

References

  1. ↑ "King for a Day... Fool for a Lifetime certification".
  2. ↑ Hill, Stephen (December 15, 2016). "The 10 essential alt-metal albums - Metal Hammer". Metal Hammer. Archived from the original on December 15, 2016. Retrieved January 30, 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)