From Out of Nowhere (song)

"From Out of Nowhere" was the first track off Faith No More's third studio album The Real Thing. It was also the first single to be released off it and to feature Mike Patton on vocals. It was first released on October 30, 1989[4] but didn't reach the UK singles chart. It was re-released on April 2, 1990, after the success of "Epic" and it reached #23 on the UK singles chart. However, it never became as popular as "Epic", which peaked at #25 in the same charts, despite the former song peaking higher.

"From Out of Nowhere"
Artwork for European releases
Single by Faith No More
from the album The Real Thing
B-side
  • "Cowboy Song"
  • "The Grade"
ReleasedOctober 30, 1989 (1989-10-30)
RecordedDecember 1988
StudioStudio D in Sausalito, California
Genre
Length3:22
LabelSlash
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Matt Wallace
Faith No More singles chronology
"Anne's Song"
(1988)		 "From Out of Nowhere"
(1989)		 "Epic"
(1990)
The Real Thing track listing
  1. "From Out of Nowhere"
  2. "Epic"
  3. "Falling to Pieces"
  4. "Surprise! You're Dead!"
  5. "Zombie Eaters"
  6. "The Real Thing"
  7. "Underwater Love"
  8. "The Morning After"
  9. "Woodpecker from Mars"
  10. "War Pigs"
  11. "Edge of the World"
Alternative cover

The band has been quoted saying regarding the video that "[They] didn't know what [they] were doing".[5]

Music video

There are two very different versions of this video.[6] The first version features Mike Patton in camouflage shorts, a black undershirt, and sunglasses. Words come across a few times during the video on the screen. And there are a few shots of exteriors at the beginning and end. In the second version Patton is wearing spandex shorts and a black and blue coat. Billy Gould is using a different bass, and there are many more exterior shots, as well as more words going across the screen. Only a few shots are kept from the first version, being some of the shots of Mike Bordin. This latter version was used on the video releases.[5][7]

Track lists
UK and European issue
  1. "From Out of Nowhere" – 3:23
  2. "Cowboy Song" – 5:12
  3. "The Grade" – 2:03
Australian issue
  1. "From Out of Nowhere" – 3:23
  2. "Edge of the World" – 4:10
  3. "From Out of Nowhere" (Live at Brixton) – 3:24
UK and European reissue
  1. "From Out of Nowhere" (7" Version†) / "From Out Of Nowhere (Extended Remix††)
  2. "Woodpecker from Mars" (Live †††)
  3. "The Real Thing" (Live †††)
  4. "Epic" (Live †††)

† The 7" Version was used on the CD, Cassette and 7" editions of the reissue.[8] †† The Extended Remix was used on the 12" and 12" picture disc editions of the reissue.[9] ††† Recorded in Norwich, February 6, 1990. Broadcast by The BBC Radio 1 "Rockshow", March 2, 1990. The profanity is obscured and the songs fade out.

Release history
Country Date Version
United Kingdom October 30, 1989 (1989-10-30) Original
Europe April 2, 1990 Reissue

Uses

Covers

Charts
Chart (1989 - 1990) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[12] 83
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[13] 23

Footnotes
  1. Lowell, Travis (June 20, 2001). "Faith No More: The Real Thing Review". Toxic Universe. Archived from the original on February 22, 2006. Retrieved December 28, 2014.
  2. Shepherd, Sam (June 1, 2009). "Faith No More – The Very Best Definitive Ultimate Greatest Hits Collection". musicOMH. Retrieved November 8, 2015.
  3. Terich, Jeff (August 26, 2019). "Shadow of the Horns: The Best Metal Albums of 1989". Treble. Retrieved September 15, 2019.
  4. Chirazi, Steffan (1994). The Real Story. Castle Communications. p. 138. ISBN 1-898141-15-0.
  5. The first version of the video on YouTube, retrieved on March 24, 2011
  6. Q15 on the FNM.com website, retrieved on March 24, 2011
  7. The second Archived July 22, 2012, at Archive.today version of the video, retrieved on February 14, 2008
  8. https://www.discogs.com/Faith-No-More-From-Out-Of-Nowhere/master/15827
  9. https://www.discogs.com/Faith-No-More-From-Out-Of-Nowhere/master/15827
  10. "Madden NFL 2005: Soundtrack Revealed - Xbox". News.teamxbox.com. July 1, 2004. Archived from the original on March 4, 2012. Retrieved August 17, 2012.
  11. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cduUiBH7yQw
  12. Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988-2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
  13. "Faith No More: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 26, 2016.
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