A Small Victory
1992 single by Faith No More
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::summary 1992 single by Faith No More ::
::data[format=table title="Infobox song"]
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | A Small Victory |
| cover | A Small Victory.jpg |
| type | single |
| artist | Faith No More |
| album | Angel Dust |
| released | |
| * Alternative metal{{Cite web | last |
| * dance-rock{{Cite web | last |
| length | |
| writer | Faith No More |
| producer | Matt Wallace |
| prev_title | Midlife Crisis |
| prev_year | 1992 |
| next_title | Everything's Ruined |
| next_year | 1992 |
| :: |
| name = A Small Victory | cover = A Small Victory.jpg | alt = | type = single | artist = Faith No More | album = Angel Dust | B-side =
- "Let's Lynch the Landlord"
- "Malpractice" | released = | recorded = | studio = | genre =
- Alternative metal
- dance-rock | length = | label =
- Slash
- Reprise | writer = Faith No More | producer = Matt Wallace | prev_title = Midlife Crisis | prev_year = 1992 | next_title = Everything's Ruined | next_year = 1992
"A Small Victory" is the 10th track and the second single from American rock band Faith No More's fourth studio album, Angel Dust (1992), released as a single on August 3, 1992 by Slash and Reprise Records. The song was later remixed by Youth of Killing Joke and released later the same month. It was their last single to chart on the US Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart, peaking at number 11, and reached the top 30 in Finland and the United Kingdom.
When asked about the song's meaning, Mike Patton said:
Artwork
The cover features a World War II photograph of a soldier loading shells, which originally featured on the cover of Life in September 1939.
Music video
At the time it was described as their "most radio-friendly song" and stylistically more of a "dance song" than their other works. For this reason the band wanted a music video "visual to complement it."
The video was directed by Marcus Nispel, known for his work with C+C Music Factory. On September 2, 1993, the music video was nominated for the MTV Video Music Awards for Best Art Direction, but lost to Madonna's song "Rain" off her album Erotica.
Track listing
|collapsed= |headline=Standard track listing |title1=A Small Victory |music1=Bordin, Bottum, Gould, Patton |lyrics1=Patton |length1=4:23 |title2=A Small Victory |music2=Bordin, Bottum, Gould, Patton |lyrics2=Patton |length2=4:58 |title3=Let's Lynch the Landlord |music3=Biafra |lyrics3=Biafra |length3=2:58 |title4=Malpractice |music4=Patton |lyrics4=Patton |length4=4:03 |note1=Video edit |collapsed= |headline=Remix track listing |title1=A Small Victory |length1=4:58 |title2=A Small Victory |length2=7:21 |title3=Malpractice |length3=4:03 |title4=A Small Victory |length4=5:27 |title5=A Small Victory |length5=6:05 |title6=A Small Victory |length6=3:53 |note1= |note2=R-evolution 23 (Full Moon) Mix |note3= |note4=Sundown Mix |note5=Sundown Instrumental |note6=R-evolution 23 Edit
Personnel
- Mike Patton – vocals
- Jim Martin – guitars
- Billy Gould – bass
- Roddy Bottum – keyboards
- Mike Bordin – drums
- Martin Glover – remixes
- John Brough – engineer on remixed tracks
- Green Ink – sleeve artwork
- Ross Halfin – band photo
Charts
::data[format=table] | Chart (1992–1993) | Peak position | Australia (ARIA) | Finland (The Official Finnish Charts) | UK Airplay (Music Week) | |---|---|---|---|---| | 84 | | | | | | 17 | | | | | | 42 | | | | | ::
Release history
::data[format=table]
| Region | Version | Date | Format(s) | Label(s) | Ref(s). | United Kingdom | Europe | United Kingdom | Japan | Australia | United Kingdom | Europe | United States |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Original | August 3, 1992 | ||||||||||||
| August 17, 1992 | 12-inch vinyl | ||||||||||||
| August 19, 1992 | Mini-CD | ||||||||||||
| August 24, 1992 | |||||||||||||
| Youth remix | August 31, 1992 | ||||||||||||
| September 1, 1992 | |||||||||||||
| October 29, 1992 | |||||||||||||
| :: |
References
References
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- Perri, Jason. (2022-06-08). "A Bouncing Little Baby, A Shiny Copper Penny: Faith No More’s Angel Dust at 30".
- [http://www.fnm.com/faq/#30 fnm.com], FAQ page q30
- "LIFE Magazine September 18, 1939".
- Nathan Ammons. (January 27, 1993). "Talking music and zoning with Roddy Bottom of Faith No More". Public News, Houston, Texas.
- Marina Zogbi. (1992). "Faith No More: The Long & Dusty Road".
- [http://www.rockonthenet.com/archive/1993/mtvvmas.htm rockonthenet.com], page on the 1993 [[MTV Video Music Awards]], retrieved on January 6, 2008
- Ryan, Gavin. (2011). "Australia's Music Charts 1988-2010". Moonlight Publishing.
- Nyman, Jake. (2005). "Suomi soi 4: Suuri suomalainen listakirja". Tammi.
- (September 5, 1992). "Top 50 Airplay Chart".
- "The fnm.com Faith No More Discography".
- (August 1, 1992). "New Releases: Singles".
- (August 15, 1992). "New Releases: Singles".
- "ア・スモール・ヴィクトリー {{!}} フェイス・ノー・モア". [[Oricon]].
- (August 23, 1992). "New Release Summary – Product Available from : 24/08/92: Singles".
- (August 29, 1992). "New Releases: Singles".
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