Falling to Pieces

Infobox Single
Name = Falling to Pieces


Artist = Faith No More
from Album = The Real Thing

Released = flagicon|Europe July 2, 1990 flagicon|Japan march 1, 1991
Format = CD single, Cassette, Vinyl
Recorded = December 1988 at the Studio D in Sausalito, California
Genre = Alternative metal Funk metal
Length = 5:12
Label = Slash Records
Producer = Matt Wallace
Writer = Music:

Billy Gould Roddy Bottum "Big" Jim Martin

Lyrics:

Mike Patton
Last single = "Epic" (1990)
This single = "Falling to Pieces" (1991)
Next single = "Midlife Crisis" (1992)Extra tracklisting
Album = The Real Thing
Type = studio
Tracks =
# "From out of Nowhere"
# "Epic"
# "Falling to Pieces"
# "Surprise! You're Dead!"
# "Zombie Eaters"
# "The Real Thing"
# "Underwater Love"
# "The Morning After"
# "Woodpecker from Mars"
# "War Pigs"
# "Edge of the World""Falling to Pieces" is the third 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.

It is also one of their best known hits, peaking at # 36 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #28 on the Mainstream Rock charts. Despite its success, the band stopped performing the song in their concert tours because it is one of their least favorites.

Track lists

;Promo
#"Falling to Pieces" (Remix) – 4:19
#"Falling to Pieces" (Video Version) – 4:32
#"Falling to Pieces" (Album Version) – 5:12;Disc One
#"Falling to Pieces"
#"We Care a Lot" (Live at Brixton)
#"Underwater Love" (Live at Brixton)
#"From out of Nowhere" (Live at Brixton) ;Disc Two
#"Falling to Pieces (Re-Mix)"
#"Zombie Eaters"
#"The Real Thing" (‡ Live) ‡Live at the Wireless July 30, 1990 also features ad-lib from Public Enemy's "911 is a Joke"

Trivia

*The song can be heard in the film "Black Hawk Down".
*Part of this song is in the book "Mala Onda" from Chilean writer Alberto Fuguet

Charts