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Faith No More - Ricochet

Music Video
ArtistFaith No More
SongRicochet
DirectorAlexander Hemming
IntroNo
OutroNo
Sound MixStereo
Technical Specificationscolour - format unknown

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Synopsis

Faith No More's "Ricochet" video is a live-performance piece assembled from footage filmed at the Elysee Montmartre in Paris. The band is shown both onstage and backstage, with Mike Patton's volatile stage presence set against close-ups of the other musicians and the charged reaction of the crowd. Rather than constructing a separate narrative, the clip presents the group as a forceful live act, using quick edits and concert intensity to complement the song's tense, atmospheric character.

Factoids & Trivia

  • The video was filmed in Paris and combines backstage material with concert footage from the Elysee Montmartre.
  • "Ricochet" was released as a single on May 1, 1995, and appeared on *King for a Day... Fool for a Lifetime*.
  • The song was the final track completed during the album sessions and was initially considered for use as a B-side. Drummer Mike Bordin reportedly pushed for its inclusion on the album.
  • The single reached No. 27 in the United Kingdom and topped the UK Rock and Metal chart.
  • Unlike most of Faith No More's major promotional videos, "Ricochet" was omitted from the band's 1998 home-video compilation *Who Cares a Lot? The Greatest Videos*.
  • The song was later included on the soundtrack to the 1996 video game *Fox Hunt*.

Lyrics

All of that thick time without you
Has made me so thick and drunk
"and it's okay to laugh about it"
I said, "it's okay to laugh about it">

Runnin' twice as fast to stay in
The same place
Don't catch my breath until the end
Of the day
And I'd rather be shot in the face
Than hear what you're going to say

One day the wind will come up
And you'll come up empty again
...
© Faith No More - Ricochet. This is an excerpt, provided as citation under fair-use.
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