Epic (Faith No More song)

"Epic"
Single by Faith No More
from the album The Real Thing
ReleasedJanuary 29, 1990 (1990-01-29)
StudioStudio D (Sausalito, California)
Genre
Length4:53 (album version)
3:59 (radio remix edit)
Label
Songwriter(s)
  • Mike Patton
  • Billy Gould
  • Jim Martin
  • Roddy Bottum
  • Mike Bordin
Producer(s)Matt Wallace
Faith No More singles chronology
"From Out of Nowhere"
(1989)
"Epic"
(1990)
"Falling to Pieces"
(1990)

"Epic" is a 1990 song by Faith No More. It is the second single from their third studio album The Real Thing. It went to number 9 in the United States, number 25 in the United Kingdom, number 2 in New Zealand, number 1 in Australia, number 19 in Canada and number 27 in Ireland.

Track listings

American release

This version was released in the US as a "Slash sticker" labelled 7-inch and as a cassette with a "Burning Splash" sleeve.[1]

No. Title Length
1. "Epic" (Radio remix) 3:59
2. "Edge of the World"   4:09

Australian release

The 7-inch and cassette versions of this release only had tracks 1 and 2, unlike the 12-inch which featured all 3.[1]

No. Title Length
1. "Epic"   4:51
2. "The Morning After"   3:44
3. "We Care a Lot" (Live at Brixton) 3:50

UK and international release

The initial release of "Epic", released in the UK, Germany, Japan and internationally. The 7-inch editions only had tracks one, two, and occasionally three. Track five was exclusive to Japanese issues.[1]

No. Title Length
1. "Epic"   4:54
2. "War Pigs" (Live in Berlin on November 9, 1989) 8:02
3. "Surprise! You're Dead!" (Live at Octagon Center, Sheffield, UK, January 1, 1990) 2:52
4. "Chinese Arithmetic"[A]" ((Live at Sheffield)) 4:16
5. "Epic" ((Live)[B] (Japanese bonus track)) 4:28

UK and international reissue

Reissue version of the single "Epic". The 7-inch vinyl and cassette versions only had the first two tracks.[1]

No. Title Length
1. "Epic"   4:51
2. "Falling to Pieces" (Live at Brixton) 4:45
3. "Epic" (Live at Brixton) 4:55
4. "As the Worm Turns" (Live at Brixton) 2:46

References