"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.rockonthenet.com, page on the 1993 MTV Video Music Awards, retrieved on January 6, 2008
Track listing
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 Chart (1992–1993) Peakposition Australia (ARIA) 84 Finland (Suomen virallinen lista) 17 UK Airplay (Music Week) 42
Release history RegionVersionDateFormat(s)Label(s)United KingdomOriginalAugust 3, 1992EuropeUnited KingdomAugust 17, 199212-inch vinylJapanAugust 19, 1992Mini-CDAustraliaAugust 24, 1992United KingdomYouth remixAugust 31, 1992EuropeSeptember 1, 1992United StatesOctober 29, 1992
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