"Midlife Crisis" | ||||
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Single by Faith No More | ||||
from the album Angel Dust | ||||
B-side | Midlife Crisis" (The Scream Mix) "Jizzlobber" "Crack Hitler" "Midnight Cowboy |
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Released | May 26, 1992 | |||
Format | CD, Cassette, Vinyl | |||
Recorded | Coast Recorders and Brilliant Studios, San Francisco, California January – March 1992 | |||
Genre | Alternative metal, funk metal | |||
Length | 4:22 | |||
Label | Slash | |||
Songwriter(s) |
Lyrics:
Music:Mike Patton Roddy Bottum Mike Bordin Billy Gould Mike Patton |
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Producer(s) | Matt Wallace | |||
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"Midlife Crisis" is a song by the American rock band Faith No More. It was released on May 26, 1992 as the first single from their fourth album, Angel Dust. It became their sole number-one hit on the Modern Rock Tracks chart.
"Midlife Crisis" is an alternative metal and funk metal song, which incorporates progressive rock and hip hop elements.
Mike Patton has denied that the song is about having a midlife crisis, as he did not know what one would feel like, but says that "it's more about creating false emotion, being emotional, dwelling on your emotions and in a sense inventing them" and that:
During production the song was given the working title of "Madonna" which was later maintained as a setlist name during live performances. The drum track for the song contains a sample of the first bar of the song "Cecilia", as performed by Simon and Garfunkel, repeated throughout. sample The bridge features a sample of "Car Thief" by the Beastie Boys.