Song · Faith No More
“Ashes To Ashes” by Faith No More
From the album Album of the Year (1997)
“Ashes To Ashes” by Faith No More appears on 2 radio countdowns from 1 station between 1997 and 1998. It was first released in 1997 on the album Album of the Year. Its best result is #31 on the Triple J Hottest 100 of 1997. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #198 alternative song of 1997 and #4,853 alternative song of all time.
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"Ashes to Ashes" led the way for Faith No More's sixth album, Album of the Year, going out as its first single in May 1997, and by Billy Gould's account it came together fast. Most of it was written in the first week; the band arranged it and mailed a tape to Mike Patton in Italy, who came back with words and a vocal almost at once. Gould called it the band at its most natural, and it sounds that way: Jon Hudson's guitar and Gould's bass in a heavy churn, Roddy Bottum's keyboards shading the edges, Mike Bordin pounding, Patton going big.
Gould co-produced with Roli Mosimann, who also mixed it. Tim Royes directed the video in Los Angeles, putting the band in a supernatural house also used in the film Seven.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 31 | Triple J Australia (national) | Triple J Hottest 100 of 1997 | 100 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 35 | Triple J | Triple J Hottest 100 of All-Time (1998) | 100 |
Also listed as: Ashes to Ashes.
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