Falling to Pieces
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| "Falling to Pieces" | ||
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| Single by Faith No More | ||
| from the album The Real Thing | ||
| Released | 1990 | |
| Format | CD, Cassette, Vinyl |
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| Recorded | ?? | |
| Genre | Alternative Metal | |
| Length | 5:12 | |
| Label | Slash Records | |
| Writer(s) | Music: Gould/Bottum/Martin Lyrics: Patton |
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| Producer(s) | Matt Wallace | |
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| Faith No More singles chronology | ||
| "Epic" (1990) |
"Falling to Pieces" (1990) |
"Midlife Crisis" (1991) |
"Falling to Pieces" was the second single off of Faith No More's first studio album with Mike Patton on vocals, The Real Thing. The bass driven song spawned a video in which lead singer Mike Patton portrays a series of odd characters, including one dressed like Alex from the Stanley Kubrick film A Clockwork Orange. The video is also notable for using a different recording of the song featuring more prominent background vocals.
In general this song has a possible reference to Hamlet in the sense of the narrator's indecision and how it affects his life. The song's about an addiction such as substance abuse or an unhealthy relationship that is destroying his life. He can never seem to act on what he sees as the big picture and get out of whatever mess he's in.[citation needed]
[edit] Trivia
- The song can be heard in the film Black Hawk Down.
| Faith No More |
| Roddy Bottum | Billy Gould | Mike Bordin | Mike Patton | Jon Hudson |
| Chuck Mosely | "Big" Jim Martin | Dean Menta | Trey Spruance | Mark Bowen | Courtney Love | Wade Worthington |
| Discography |
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| Studio albums: We Care a Lot | Introduce Yourself | The Real Thing | Angel Dust | King for a Day... Fool for a Lifetime | Album of the Year |
| Lives and compilations: Live at the Brixton Academy | Who Cares a Lot? | This Is It: The Best of Faith No More | Epic And Other Hits | The Platinum Collection |
| Singles: We Care a Lot | Anne's Song | From Out Of Nowhere | Epic | Falling to Pieces | Midlife Crisis | A Small Victory | Everything's Ruined | Easy (Songs to Make Love To) | Another Body Murdered | Digging the Grave | Ricochet | Evidence | Ashes To Ashes | Last Cup Of Sorrow | Stripsearch | I Started a Joke |
| Related articles |
| Imperial Teen | Mr. Bungle | Faith No Man | Brujeria (band) | Peeping Tom | Coma | Tomahawk | Fantômas |
| Categories: Faith No More albums | Faith No More songs |
