List of songs recorded by Faith No More

Faith No More, a San Francisco-based band, have recorded approximately 100 songs over the course of their career; this includes material from six studio albums, one live album, and numerous B-side tracks and out-takes. Faith No More were founded in 1981 as Sharp Young Men,^[1] and changed their name to Faith. No Man before releasing the 1982 double A-side single "Quiet in Heaven" / "Song of Liberty".^[2] Upon assuming the name Faith No More, the band's first two full-length albums, We Care a Lot and Introduce Yourself, were driven mostly by new vocalist Chuck Mosley and the "metallic guitar" of Jim Martin, blending elements of rap and heavy metal music.^[3] Mosley was later replaced by Mr. Bungle vocalist Mike Patton,^[4] who added lyrics to the already-written music for 1989's The Real Thing.^[5] Their next studio album, Angel Dust, moved away from the band's rap-influenced sound to experiment with different musical genres;^[6] a trend which became much more pronounced on the 1995 album King for a Day... Fool for a Lifetime.^[7]

Billy Gould, Mike Bordin and Mike Patton performing in Chile in 2010

Between the recording of the latter two albums, Martin left the band. Reports are mixed as to whether he quit or was fired;^[8] however he had stopped contributing to the band's output during the recording of Angel Dust,^[9] leaving bass player Billy Gould to record guitar parts for "Another Body Murdered", the band's contribution to the Judgment Night soundtrack.^[10] Martin's guitarist role was filled during the recording for King for a Day... Fool for a Lifetime by Patton's Mr. Bungle bandmate Trey Spruance, and on the accompanying tour by roadie Dean Menta.^[11] While recording their final album, Album of the Year, the band was joined by guitarist Jon Hudson. Hudson was also present for the band's collaboration with Sparks,^[3] which produced two songs, including the single "This Town Ain't Big Enough for Both of Us".^[12] In 1998, they released the compilation Who Cares a Lot? The Greatest Hits, which contains a number of previously unreleased songs.^[13]

Among Faith No More's best known songs are "We Care a Lot", an "antiprotest"^[14] song which exists in a different version on each of the Mosley-fronted albums;^[15] "Epic", a breakthrough hit which spent three weeks at number one in Australia and made the top ten in the United States;^[16][17] and "Midlife Crisis", which has featured in the 2004 video game Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas.^[18] The band officially split up in April 1998, reforming again in 2009 for a series of tours.^[3] The band's first album since reuniting, Sol Invictus, was released in 2015,^[19] preceded by the single "Motherfucker".^[20]

List of songs

Mike Patton (pictured in 2009) wrote the lyrics for The Real Thing shortly after joining the band.

Billy Gould (pictured in 2009) has writing credits on every studio album released by Faith No More.

Faith No More collaborated on two songs for Plagiarism, a 1997 album by Sparks (pictured in 1974).

The Virus 100 Various Artists compilation contains a cover of Dead Kennedys' "Let's Lynch the Landlord" (singer Jello Biafra pictured).

Mr. Bungle guitarist Trey Spruance has several songwriting credits on King for a Day... Fool for a Lifetime.

Keyboard player Roddy Bottum (pictured in 2009) had his only solo songwriting credit for Angel Dust's "Be Aggressive".

Drummer Mike Bordin (pictured in 2009) has writing credits on every studio album released by Faith No More.

Guitarist Jon Hudson joined the band for 1997's Album of the Year.

Mike Patton (pictured in 2009) has his first solo writing credit on Angel Dust.

A cover of "I Started A Joke" by the Bee Gees (pictured in 1977) first appeared as a B-side to "Digging the Grave" before itself being released as a single.

"I Wanna Fuck Myself" by GG Allin (grave pictured) was covered as a B-side to "Ricochet".

Al Martino's version of "Moon Over Naples", which he recorded with lyrics as "Spanish Eyes", was covered as a B-side to "Ricochet".

London's Brixton Academy was the site of the band's only live album, 1991's You Fat Bastards: Live at the Brixton Academy.

Faith No More recorded a cover version of "This Guy's in Love with You" by Burt Bacharach (pictured in 1972).

Lionel Richie (pictured in 2011) wrote "Easy", which was covered for Songs to Make Love To.

Key

†	Indicates single release

Song	Credit as writer(s)	Release	Year	Ref(s)
"Absolute Zero"	Patton	"Digging the Grave"	1995	[21][22]
"Anne's Song" †	Gould Bottum	Introduce Yourself	1987	[23][24]
"Another Body Murdered" †	Gould Bordin Patton Bottum Boo-Yaa T.R.I.B.E.	Judgment Night	1993	[25][26][nb 1]
"Arabian Disco"	Mosley Gould	We Care a Lot	1985	[27][28]
"As the Worm Turns"	Mosley Bottum Gould	We Care a Lot	1985	[27][28]
"As the Worm Turns"	Gould Bottum Mosley	You Fat Bastards: Live at the Brixton Academy	1990	[29][30]
"As the Worm Turns"	Mosley Bottum Gould	Angel Dust & I'm Easy / Das Schutzenfest	1992	[31][32]
"Ashes to Ashes" †	Patton Gould Hudson Bordin Bottum	Album of the Year	1997	[33][34]
"Be Aggressive"	Bottum	Angel Dust	1992	[35][36]
"The Big Kahuna"	Patton Gould Hudson Bordin	"Ashes to Ashes"	1997	[37]
"Black Friday"	Patton Gould Bordin	Sol Invictus	2015	[19] [38]
"Blood"	Mosley	Introduce Yourself	1987	[23][24]
"Caffeine"	Gould Patton	Angel Dust	1992	[35][36]
"Caralho Voador"	Patton Gould Bordin	King for a Day... Fool for a Lifetime	1995	[39][40]
"Chinese Arithmetic"	Mosley Bordin Martin	Introduce Yourself	1987	[23][24]
"Collision"	Patton Hudson	Album of the Year	1997	[33][34]
"Cone of Shame"	Patton Gould	Sol Invictus	2015	[19] [38]
"The Cowboy Song"	Faith No More	"From Out of Nowhere"	1989	[41]
"The Crab Song"	Mosley Gould Bordin	Introduce Yourself	1987	[23][24]
"Crack Hitler"	Gould Patton Bottum Bordin	Angel Dust	1992	[35][36]
"Cuckoo for Caca"	Patton Gould Spruance	King for a Day... Fool for a Lifetime	1995	[39][40]
"Das Schutzenfest"	Faith No More	Songs to Make Love To	1993	[42][43]
"Death March"	Mosley Gould Bottum Martin	Introduce Yourself	1987	[23][24]
"Digging the Grave" †	Patton Gould Bordin	King for a Day... Fool for a Lifetime	1995	[39][40]
"Easy" †	Richie	Songs to Make Love To	1993	[42][43][nb 2]
"Edge of the World"	Gould Bottum Bordin Patton	The Real Thing	1989	[44][45]
"Edge of the World"	Gould Bottum Patton Bordin	You Fat Bastards: Live at the Brixton Academy	1990	[29][30]
"Epic" †	Gould Bottum Bordin Martin Patton	The Real Thing	1989	[44][45]
"Epic"	Gould Bottum Patton Bordin Martin	You Fat Bastards: Live at the Brixton Academy	1990	[29][30]
"Everything's Ruined" †	Gould Patton Bottum	Angel Dust	1992	[35][36]
"Evidence" †	Patton Gould Bordin Spruance	King for a Day... Fool for a Lifetime	1995	[39][40]
"Falling to Pieces" †	Gould Bottum Martin Patton	The Real Thing	1989	[44][45]
"Falling to Pieces"	Gould Bottum Martin Patton	You Fat Bastards: Live at the Brixton Academy	1990	[29][30]
"Faster Disco"	Mosley Gould Bottum Martin	Introduce Yourself	1987	[23][24]
"From Out of Nowhere" †	Gould Bottum Patton	The Real Thing	1989	[44][45]
"From Out of Nowhere"	Gould Bottum Patton	You Fat Bastards: Live at the Brixton Academy	1990	[29][30]
"From the Dead"	Patton Gould	Sol Invictus	2015	[19] [38]
"The Gentle Art of Making Enemies"	Patton Gould Bordin	King for a Day... Fool for a Lifetime	1995	[39][40]
"Get Out"	Patton	King for a Day... Fool for a Lifetime	1995	[39][40]
"Got That Feeling"	Patton	Album of the Year	1997	[33][34]
"The Grade"	Faith No More	"From Out of Nowhere"	1989	[41]
"Greed"	Gould Mosley	We Care a Lot	1985	[27][28]
"Greenfields"	The Brothers Four	"Digging the Grave"	1995	[22][nb 3]
"Helpless"	Patton Bordin Gould	Album of the Year	1997	[33][34]
"Highway Star"	Lord Blackmore Gillan Paice Glover	Who Cares a Lot? The Greatest Hits	1998	[13][46][nb 4]
"Hippie Jam Song"	Patton Gould	Who Cares a Lot? The Greatest Hits	1998	[13][46]
"Home Sick Home"	Patton	Album of the Year	1997	[33][34]
"I Started a Joke" †	B. Gibb R. Gibb M. Gibb	"Digging the Grave"	1995	[22][nb 5]
"I Wanna Fuck Myself"	Allin	"Ricochet"	1995	[47][nb 6]
"I Won't Forget You"	Patton Gould	Who Cares a Lot? The Greatest Hits	1998	[13][46]
"Instrumental"	Patton Gould Bottum	Who Cares a Lot? The Greatest Hits	1998	[13][46]
"Introduce Yourself"	Mosley Gould Bottum Bordin Martin	Introduce Yourself	1987	[23][24]
"Jim"	Martin	We Care a Lot	1985	[27][28]
"Jizzlobber"	Martin Patton	Angel Dust	1992	[35][36]
"The Jungle"	Mosley Bottum Gould Bordin	We Care a Lot	1985	[27][28]
"Just a Man"	Patton Gould Spruance Bottum	King for a Day... Fool for a Lifetime	1995	[39][40]
"Kindergarten"	Gould Patton Bottum Martin	Angel Dust	1992	[35][36]
"King for a Day"	Patton Gould Spruance Bordin Bottum	King for a Day... Fool for a Lifetime	1995	[39][40]
"Land of Sunshine" †	Gould Bottum Patton	Angel Dust	1992	[35][36]
"Last Cup of Sorrow" †	Patton Gould	Album of the Year	1997	[33][34]
"The Last to Know"	Patton Gould Bordin	King for a Day... Fool for a Lifetime	1995	[39][40]
"Let's Lynch the Landlord"	Biafra	Virus 100	1992	[48][nb 7]
"Light Up and Let Go"	Patton	"Ashes to Ashes"	1997	[37]
"Malpractice"	Patton	Angel Dust	1992	[35][36]
"Mark Bowen"	Mosley Gould Bordin	We Care a Lot	1985	[27][28]
"Matador"	Patton Gould	Sol Invictus	2015	[19] [38]
"Midlife Crisis" †	Gould Patton Bottum Bordin	Angel Dust	1992	[35][36]
"Midnight Cowboy"	Barry	Angel Dust	1992	[35][36][nb 8]
"The Morning After"	Gould Bottum Martin Patton	The Real Thing	1989	[44][45]
"Motherfucker" †	Patton Bottum	Sol Invictus	2015	[19] [38]
"Mouth to Mouth"	Patton Bordin Gould Hudson	Album of the Year	1997	[33][34]
"Naked in Front of the Computer"	Patton	Album of the Year	1997	[33][34]
"New Beginnings"	Mosley	We Care a Lot	1985	[27][28]
"New Improved Song"	Faith No More	Sounds Waves 2	1988	[49][nb 9]
"Paths of Glory"	Patton Gould Hudson Bordin Bottum	Album of the Year	1997	[33][34]
"The Perfect Crime"	Faith No More	Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey: Music from the Motion Picture	1991	[50][51]
"Pills for Breakfast"	Bordin Martin	We Care a Lot	1985	[27][28]
"Pristina"	Patton Gould	Album of the Year	1997	[33][34]
"Quiet in Heaven" †	Morris	"Quiet in Heaven" / "Song of Liberty"	1982	[52][53][nb 10]
"The Real Thing"	Gould Bottum Patton	The Real Thing	1989	[44][45]
"The Real Thing"	Gould Bottum Patton Kamosi De Quincey	You Fat Bastards: Live at the Brixton Academy	1990	[29][30][nb 11]
"Ricochet" †	Patton Gould Bordin	King for a Day... Fool for a Lifetime	1995	[39][40]
"Rise of the Fall"	Patton Gould	Sol Invictus	2015	[19] [38]
"Rn'R"	Mosley Gould Martin	Introduce Yourself	1987	[23][24]
"RV"	Gould Patton Bottum	Angel Dust	1992	[35][36]
"Separation Anxiety"	Patton Gould Bordin	Sol Invictus	2015	[19] [38]
"She Loves Me Not"	Patton Gould Bordin	Album of the Year	1997	[33][34]
"A Small Victory" †	Gould Patton Bottum Bordin	Angel Dust	1992	[35][36]
"Smaller and Smaller"	Gould Patton Bottum Bordin Wallace	Angel Dust	1992	[35][36]
"Sol Invictus"	Patton Gould	Sol Invictus	2015	[19] [38]
"Something for the Girl with Everything"	Mael	Plagiarism	1998	[12][54][nb 12]
"Song of Liberty" †	Morris	"Quiet in Heaven" / "Song of Liberty"	1982	[52][53][nb 10]
"Spanish Eyes"	Kaempfert Singleton Snyder	"Ricochet"	1995	[47][nb 13]
"Spirit"	Gould	Introduce Yourself	1987	[23][24]
"Star A.D."	Patton Gould Bordin	King for a Day... Fool for a Lifetime	1995	[39][40]
"Stripsearch" †	Patton Hudson Bordin Gould	Album of the Year	1997	[33][34]
"Sunny Side Up"	Patton Gould	Sol Invictus	2015	[19] [38]
"Superhero" †	Patton Gould Bordin	Sol Invictus	2015	[19] [38]
"Surprise! You're Dead!"	Martin Patton	The Real Thing	1989	[44][45]
"Sweet Emotion"	Patton Bordin	Kerrang! Flexible Fiend	1989	[49][nb 14]
"Take This Bottle"	Patton Gould	King for a Day... Fool for a Lifetime	1995	[39][40]
"This Guy's in Love with You"	Bacharach David	Who Cares a Lot? The Greatest Hits	1998	[13][46][nb 15]
"This Town Ain't Big Enough for Both of Us" †	Mael	Plagiarism	1998	[12][54][nb 12]
"Ugly in the Morning"	Patton Gould Spruance	King for a Day... Fool for a Lifetime	1995	[39][40]
"Underwater Love"	Gould Bottum Patton	The Real Thing	1989	[44][45]
"Underwater Love"	Gould Bottum Patton	You Fat Bastards: Live at the Brixton Academy	1990	[29][30]
"War Pigs"	Butler Iommi Osbourne Ward	The Real Thing	1989	[44][45][nb 16]
"War Pigs"	Butler Iommi Osbourne Ward	You Fat Bastards: Live at the Brixton Academy	1990	[29][30]
"We Care a Lot"	Mosley Bottum	We Care a Lot	1985	[27][28]
"We Care a Lot" (Slash Version) †	Mosley Gould Bottum	Introduce Yourself	1987	[23][24]
"We Care a Lot" †	Gould Bottum Mosley Starr	You Fat Bastards: Live at the Brixton Academy	1990	[29][30][nb 17]
"What a Day"	Patton Spruance	King for a Day... Fool for a Lifetime	1995	[39][40]
"Why Do You Bother"	Gould Bordin Bottum	We Care a Lot	1985	[27][28]
"Woodpecker from Mars"	Bordin Martin	The Real Thing	1989	[44][45]
"Woodpecker from Mars"	Bordin Martin	You Fat Bastards: Live at the Brixton Academy	1990	[29][30]
"The World Is Yours"	Faith No More	Who Cares a Lot? The Greatest Hits	1998	[13][46]
"Zombie Eaters"	Gould Bottum Bordin Martin Patton	The Real Thing	1989	[44][45]
"Zombie Eaters"	Gould Bottum Patton Bordin Martin	You Fat Bastards: Live at the Brixton Academy	1990	[29][30]

See also

• List of songs recorded by Tomahawk
• Faith No More discography
• Mike Patton discography

Notes

1. Collaboration with Boo-Yaa T.R.I.B.E.
2. Commodores cover
3. The Brothers Four cover
4. Deep Purple cover
5. Bee Gees cover
6. GG Allin cover
7. Dead Kennedys cover
8. Cover of the Midnight Cowboy score
9. Included on covermount by Sounds
10. Released as Faith. No Man
11. Features a brief cover of Technotronic's "Pump Up the Jam"
12. Collaboration with Sparks
13. Al Martino cover
14. Included on covermount by Kerrang!
15. Burt Bacharach cover
16. Black Sabbath cover
17. Features a brief cover of New Kids on the Block's "You Got It (The Right Stuff)"