King for a Day... Fool for a Lifetime

1995 studio album by Faith No More

King for a Day... Fool for a Lifetime is the fifth studio album by Faith No More. It was released on March 15, 1995 through Republic Records. 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.

King for a Day... Fool for a Lifetime
Studio album by
ReleasedMarch 13, 1995[1]
Recorded1994
StudioBearsville Studios (Woodstock, New York)
GenreAlternative metal[2]
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

Track listing

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All lyrics written by Mike Patton, except where noted. 

King for a Day... Fool for a Lifetime track listing
No. Title Length
1. "Get Out"   2:17
2. "Ricochet"   4:28
3. "Evidence"   4:53
4. "The Gentle Art of Making Enemies"   3:28
5. "Star A.D."   3:22
6. "Cuckoo for Caca"   3:41
7. "Caralho Voador"   4:01
8. "Ugly in the Morning"   3:06
9. "Digging the Grave"   3:04
10. "Take This Bottle"   4:59
11. "King for a Day"   6:35
12. "What a Day"   2:37
13. "The Last to Know"   4:27
14. "Just a Man"   5:35
Bonus tracks
No. Title Length
15. "Absolute Zero" (Japanese bonus track) 4:09
16. "I Started a Joke" (Brazilian bonus track) 3:00
17. "Evidence" (Spanish, Argentinian bonus track) 4:53
Bonus disc (2016 Deluxe Edition)
No. Title Length
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. Title Length
1. "Digging the Grave"   3:04
2. "I Started a Joke"   3:00
3. "Interview with Billy Gould"    
Disc 2 (sides C and D)
No. Title Length
1. "Ricochet"   4:28
2. "I Wanna Fuck Myself"   2:55
3. "Interview with Mike Bordin"    
Disc 3 (sides E and F)
No. Title Length
1. "Evidence"   4:53
2. "The Gentle Art of Making Enemies"   3:28
3. "Interview with Roddy Bottum"    
Disc 4 (sides G and H)
No. Title Length
1. "Take This Bottle"   4:59
2. "Cuckoo for Caca"   3:41
3. "Interview with Dean Menta"    
Disc 5 (sides I and J)
No. Title Length
1. "What a Day"   2:37
2. "The Last to Know"   4:27
3. "Interview with Mike Patton"    
Disc 6 (sides K and L)
No. Title Length
1. "Ugly in the Morning"   3:06
2. "Greenfields"   3:41
3. "Get Out"   2:17
4. "Just a Man"   5:35
Disc 7 (sides M and N)
No. Title Length
1. "King for a Day"   6:35
2. "Star A.D."   3:22
3. "Caralho Voador"   4:01
4. "Spanish Eyes"   2:59

References

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  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)