From Out of Nowhere (song)

"From Out of Nowhere" is a 1989 song by Faith No More. It is the leading single from their third studio album The Real Thing. It went to number 23 in the United Kingdom and number 83 in Australia.

"From Out of Nowhere"
Single by Faith No More
from the album The Real Thing
B-side	"Cowboy Song" "The Grade"
Released	October 30, 1989 (1989-10-30)
Studio	Studio D (Sausalito, California)
Genre	Hard rock pop metal alternative metal
Length	3:22
Label	Slash London
Songwriter(s)	Billy Gould Roddy Bottum Mike Patton
Producer(s)	Matt Wallace
Faith No More singles chronology
"Anne's Song" (1988) "From Out of Nowhere" (1989) "Epic" (1990)
The Real Thing track listing
"From Out of Nowhere" "Epic" "Falling to Pieces" "Surprise! You're Dead!" "Zombie Eaters" "The Real Thing" "Underwater Love" "The Morning After" "Woodpecker from Mars" "War Pigs" "Edge of the World"

Track listings

UK and European issue

1. "From Out of Nowhere" – 3:23
2. "Cowboy Song" – 5:12
3. "The Grade" – 2:03

Australian issue

1. "From Out of Nowhere" – 3:23
2. "Edge of the World" – 4:10
3. "From Out of Nowhere" (Live at Brixton) – 3:24

UK and European reissue

1. "From Out of Nowhere" (7-inch version†) / "From Out Of Nowhere (Extended Remix††)
2. "Woodpecker from Mars" (live †††)
3. "The Real Thing" (live †††)
4. "Epic" (live †††)

† The 7-inch version was used on the CD, cassette and 7-inch editions of the reissue.

†† The Extended Remix was used on the 12-inch and 12-inch picture disc editions of the reissue.

††† Recorded in Norwich, February 6, 1990. Broadcast by The BBC Radio 1 "Rockshow", March 2, 1990. The profanity is obscured and the songs fade out.