Epic (Faith No More song)

"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.

"Epic"
Single by Faith No More
from The Real Thing"
Released	January 29, 1990 (1990-01-29)
Studio	Studio D (Sausalito, California)
Genre	Rap metal rap rock funk metal alternative metal
Length	4:53 (album version) 3:59 (radio remix edit)
Label	Slash London
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 ""Falling to Pieces" (1990)

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.

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.

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.

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.

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