Album
King for a Day… Fool for a Lifetime
King for a Day… Fool for a Lifetime is Faith No More's fifth studio album, released on 13 March 1995. It followed Angel Dust and was the first record made without guitarist Jim Martin. Trey Spruance, who played alongside singer Mike Patton in Mr. Bungle, stepped in for the sessions. Work on it was troubled by a car accident and by keyboard player Roddy Bottum's absence, after the deaths of his father and Kurt Cobain.
The music hops between styles, which Rolling Stone summed up as a "genre shuffle". That range divided critics at the time, but the album has gained ground since and turns up on several best-of lists. "Digging the Grave", "Ricochet" and "Evidence" were the singles, and it reached number 31 in the United States. It is a restless, unpredictable listen from a band that rarely stood still.
King for a Day… Fool for a Lifetime: tracklist, credits and charts
14 tracks · 56:47Tracklist
- 1Get OutMike Patton2:18
- 2RicochetBordin, Gould, Patton4:29
- 3EvidenceBordin, Gould, Spruance, Patton4:54
- 4The Gentle Art of Making EnemiesBordin, Gould, Patton3:29
- 5Star A.D.Bordin, Gould, Patton3:24
- 6Cuckoo for CacaGould, Patton, Spruance3:43
- 7Caralho VoadorBordin, Gould, Patton4:02
- 8Ugly in the MorningGould, Patton, Spruance3:06
- 9Digging the GraveBordin, Gould, Patton3:05
- 10Take This BottleBilly Gould and Mike Patton4:59
- 11King for a DayBordin, Bottum, Gould, Patton, Spruance6:36
- 12What a DayMike Patton and Trey Spruance2:38
- 13The Last to KnowBordin, Gould, Patton4:28
- 14Just a ManBottum, Gould, Patton, Spruance5:36
- Produced by
- Faith No More, Andy Wallace
- Recorded at
- Bearsville (Bearsville, New York)
- Recorded
- 1994
- Mixed by
- Andy Wallace
- Mixed at
- Soundtrack Studios
- Engineered by
- Clif Norrell, Andy Wallace
- Mastered by
- Howie Weinberg
- Artwork
- Melinda Maniscalco, Robin Whiteside, Eric Drooker
- Photography
- Marko Lavrisha
- Label
- Liberation Records
- Length
- 56:47
Line-up
- Mike Bordin · drums (drum set)
- Roddy Bottum · keyboard
- Billy Gould · bass guitar
- Trey Spruance · guitar, ebow
- Mike Patton · vocals
Singles
- “Digging the Grave” · 28 February 1995
- “Ricochet” · 1 May 1995
- “Evidence” · 8 May 1995
Peak chart positions
| Chart | Peak |
|---|---|
| UK Albums Chart · 1995 | 5 |
| US Billboard 200 · 1995 | 31 |
| Australian Albums (ARIA) · 1995 | 2 |
| New Zealand Albums · 1995 | 3 |
| Swedish Albums · 1995 | 5 |
| Belgian Albums (Flanders) · 1995 | 6 |
| Norwegian Albums · 1995 | 6 |
| Scottish Albums · 1995 | 7 |
| Swiss Albums · 1995 | 7 |
| Dutch Albums · 1995 | 8 |
All 17 charts
| German Albums · 1995 | 8 |
| Hungarian Albums · 1995 | 8 |
| Austrian Albums · 1995 | 9 |
| Irish Albums · 1995 | 9 |
| Belgian Albums (Wallonia) · 1995 | 10 |
| Finnish Albums · 1995 | 22 |
| Canadian Albums (RPM) · 1995 | 39 |
Certifications
| Region | Certification |
|---|---|
| Australia · 1995 | Gold |
| United Kingdom · 1995 | Gold |
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4.2k
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79k
Wikipedia views, last 12 months
26k
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Releases and pressings
How we know the release date wikipedia + musicbrainz; also seen: 1995-03-28 (wikidata)
| Source | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|
| MusicBrainz | 13 March 1995 | |
| Wikipedia infobox | 13 March 1995 | |
| Wikidata | 28 March 1995 | |
| US release | 28 March 1995 | earliest US date |
| UK / Europe release | 13 March 1995 | earliest UK or European date |
23 editions
| Date | Country | Label | Barcode | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | AU | Liberation Records | 9399609342125 | other |
| 1995 | DE | Slash | 042282856029 | other |
| 1995 | GB | London Records 90 | 042282856029 | other |
| 1995 | BR | Slash | 042282865526 | other |
| 1995 | AU | London Records | 042282856029 | other |
| 1995 | US | Reprise Records | other | |
| 1995 | AR | Slash | 042282867124 | other |
| 1995 | US | Slash | 093624572312 | other |
| 1995 | AU | Slash | 9399609342125 | other |
| 13 March 1995 | GB | Slash | 042282856012 | original |
| 13 March 1995 | JP | London Records | 4988005157829 | original |
| 13 March 1995 | JP | Polydor | 4988005157829 | original |
| 14 March 1995 | CA | Slash | 093624572329 | other |
| 28 March 1995 | US | Slash | 093624572329 | other |
| 1 September 1995 | GB | London Records | 042285022872 | other |
| 1999 | XE | London Records | 639842820226 | other |
| 30 August 2005 | — | Warner Music UK | 639842820264 | other |
| 2016 | — | Rhino | 0190295920456 | remaster |
| 2016 | XE | Slash | 0190295973353 | deluxe |
| 9 September 2016 | XW | Rhino | 190295929237 | remaster |
| 9 September 2016 | GB | Rhino | 0190295973292 | other |
| 9 September 2016 | US | Rhino | 190295973353 | deluxe |
| 2019 | XE | Rhino | 0190295973292 | other |
Cover art sources
itunes · native: native 2400x2400
| Source | Size | Verdict |
|---|---|---|
| itunes ✓ | 2400×2400 | native: native 2400x2400 |
| deezer | 1800×1800 | native |
| coverartarchive | 1200×1200 | upscaled |
| fanarttv | 1000×1000 | upscaled |