From Out of Nowhere is the first track on Faith No More‘s third studio album, The Real Thing (1989). It was also the first single to be released from it and to feature Mike Patton on vocals. It was first released in the United Kingdom on October 30, 1989, but did not appear on the UK Singles Chart. It was re-released on April 2, 1990, after the success of “Epic“, and it reached number 23 on the UK chart.
There are two very different versions of From Out of Nowhere video. The first version features Mike Patton in camouflage shorts, a black undershirt, and sunglasses. Words come across the screen a few times during the video, 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.The band has said of the video that “(They) didn’t know what (they) were doing”.
Tracklist:
SIDE A
- From Out of Nowhere
SIDE B
- Woodpecker from Mars (live)
- Epic (live)
Credits:
Faith No More
Mike Bordin: drums
Roddy Bottum: keyboards
Bill Gould: bass
James Martin: guitars
Mike Patton: vocals
Production
Matt Wallace: producer, engineer
Jim “Watts” Vereecke: assistant engineer
Craig Doubet: assistant engineer
John Golden: mastering
Lendon Flanagon: photography
Jeff Price: artwork
