Album
Angel Dust
Angel Dust is the fourth album by Faith No More, released on 8 June 1992. It followed the hugely successful The Real Thing and was the last record to feature guitarist Jim Martin. It was also the first time vocalist Mike Patton had a real hand in shaping the music, having joined after the rest of the band had already written and recorded The Real Thing, leaving only vocals and most of the lyrics to come.
The band set out to step away from the funk metal of their earlier records and aim for something more theatrical. In the United States it sold roughly half a million copies, well short of its predecessor, though it still debuted at number 10 on the Billboard 200, their only top-ten album there. Elsewhere it often outsold The Real Thing, and with over 2.5 million sales worldwide it remains their best-selling record.
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Angel Dust: tracklist, credits and charts
13 tracks · 58:31Tracklist
- 1Land of SunshineBordin, Bottum, Gould, Martin, Patton3:44
- 2CaffeineBordin, Bottum, Gould, Martin, Patton4:27
- 3Midlife CrisisBordin, Bottum, Gould, Martin, Patton4:21
- 4RVBordin, Bottum, Gould, Martin, Patton3:42
- 5Smaller and SmallerBordin, Bottum, Gould, Martin, Patton5:09
- 6Everything’s RuinedBordin, Bottum, Gould, Martin, Patton4:33
- 7MalpracticeMike Patton4:00
- 8KindergartenBordin, Bottum, Gould, Martin, Patton4:30
- 9Be AggressiveBordin, Bottum, Gould, Martin, Patton3:42
- 10A Small VictoryBordin, Bottum, Gould, Martin, Patton4:56
- 11Crack HitlerBordin, Bottum, Gould, Martin, Patton4:39
- 12JizzlobberGould, Martin, Patton6:35
- 13Midnight CowboyJohn Barry4:13
- Produced by
- Faith No More, Matt Wallace
- Recorded at
- Coast Recorders and Brilliant Studios, San Francisco, California
- Mixed by
- Matt Wallace
- Label
- London Records
- Length
- 58:31
Line-up
- Jim Martin · electric guitar, ebow, acoustic guitar
- Mike Bordin · drums (drum set) · guest
- Roddy Bottum · keyboard · guest
- Billy Gould · double bass, electric bass guitar · guest
Singles
- “Midlife Crisis” · 25 May 1992
- “A Small Victory” · 3 August 1992
- “Everything's Ruined” · 9 November 1992
- “Easy” · 29 December 1992
Peak chart positions
| Chart | Peak |
|---|---|
| UK Albums Chart · 1992 | 2 |
| US Billboard 200 · 1992 | 10 |
| Australian Albums (ARIA) · 1992 | 4 |
| Austrian Albums · 1992 | 4 |
| New Zealand Albums · 1992 | 6 |
| Norwegian Albums · 1992 | 7 |
| German Albums · 1992 | 8 |
| Swiss Albums · 1992 | 9 |
| Canadian Albums (RPM) · 1992 | 12 |
| Swedish Albums · 1992 | 18 |
All 12 charts
| Dutch Albums · 1992 | 22 |
| Hungarian Albums · 1992 | 35 |
Certifications
| Region | Certification |
|---|---|
| United Kingdom · 1992 | Gold |
| United States | Gold |
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1990
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How we know the release date wikipedia + musicbrainz + wikidata
| Source | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|
| MusicBrainz | 8 June 1992 | |
| Wikipedia infobox | 8 June 1992 | |
| Wikidata | 8 June 1992 | |
| US release | 12 June 1992 | earliest US date |
| UK / Europe release | 8 June 1992 | earliest UK or European date |
24 editions
| Date | Country | Label | Barcode | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | XW | Slash | 639842820028 | other |
| 1992 | GB | London Records | 042282832610 | other |
| 1992 | XC | Globus International | other | |
| 1992 | AU | Slash | 9325583004254 | other |
| 1992 | AU | Slash | 9399609336322 | other |
| 1992 | CA | Slash | 075992678520 | other |
| 8 June 1992 | GB | London Records | 042282832122 | original |
| 12 June 1992 | US | Slash | 075992678520 | other |
| 12 June 1992 | US | Reprise Records | other | |
| 1993 | AU | Slash | 9398603095327 | other |
| 1993 | BR | Slash | other | |
| 1993 | AU | Liberation Records | 9398603095327 | other |
| 29 January 1993 | XE | Slash | 042282840127 | other |
| 16 April 1993 | JP | Polydor | 4988005120878 | other |
| 20 September 1999 | XE | Slash | 639842820028 | other |
| 2008 | US | Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | 821797231015 | other |
| July 2008 | US | Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | 821797078764 | remaster |
| 20 June 2013 | XE | Music on Vinyl | 8718469533091 | other |
| 2 March 2015 | — | Warner Music UK | 825646120871 | deluxe |
| 9 June 2015 | XE | Rhino | 825646120963 | other |
| 9 June 2015 | US | Rhino | 825646120963 | deluxe |
| 9 June 2015 | XE | Rhino | 0825646094608 | other |
| 2024 | XE | Rhino | 0825646094608 | remaster |
| — | — | London Records | 639842820066 | other |
Cover art sources
itunes · native: native 2400x2400
| Source | Size | Verdict |
|---|---|---|
| itunes ✓ | 2400×2400 | native: native 2400x2400 |
| deezer | 1800×1800 | native |
| coverartarchive | 1000×1000 | upscaled |
| fanarttv | 1000×1000 | upscaled |