"Ashes to Ashes" is the seventh track on

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's sixth studio album ''

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.'' It was the album's first single and was released on May 19, 1997. It was reissued on January 8, 1998.

Background

When asked about the song,

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replied:

Reception

In his June 1997 review for ''Album of the Year'', Joshua Sindell of ''

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'' characterized the song as being a " Soundgarden stomp flirting with a

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-like, arms-outstretched melody."''Phoenix New Times'', June 1997. ''

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'' ranked it as the tenth best Faith No More song in 2014. They wrote, "''Album of the Year'' sounded unfinished and is barely listenable. But one track, 'Ashes to Ashes', stood out. It is a moody rocker, with a memorably anthemic chorus that soared thanks to one of the finest vocal performances of Patton's career." When ''

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'' ranked all 126 Faith No More songs in 2015, they placed "Ashes to Ashes" at number ten. However, a July 1997 live version of the track from the "

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" single appeared towards the bottom of the list. ''

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'' listed it as the eighth best Faith No More song in 2018. The order of their list was chosen by English

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ranked it 31st on their annual "

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" list for the year of 1997.

Covers

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cover of the song. The following year, American

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band Anova Skyway released a cover of the song on their EP ''Reset''.

Track lists

Original

;"Gold on Maroon" cover #"Ashes to Ashes" #"The Big Kahuna" #"Mouth to Mouth" #"Ashes to Ashes (Hardknox Alternative Mix)" ;"Maroon on Gold" cover #"Ashes to Ashes (Radio Edit)" #"Light Up and Let Go" #"Collision" #"Ashes To Ashes (Automatic 5 Dub^'')"

Reissue

;"Gold on Black" cover #"Ashes to Ashes (Edit)" #"Ashes to Ashes (Dillinja Remix)" #"The Gentle Art of Making Enemies" #"Ashes to Ashes" (Live^'') ;"Black on Gold" cover #"Ashes to Ashes" #"

Last Cup of Sorrow "Last Cup of Sorrow" is the third track from Faith No More's sixth studio album ''Album of the Year''. It was released as a single on August 5, 1997. It placed No. 14 on Mainstream Rock Tracks, No.62 on Australia Top 50, and No. 51 on UK Top 100 ...

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Mix)" #"Last Cup of Sorrow (Sharam VS FNM Club Mix)" #"The Gentle Art of Making Enemies" (Live)

Charts

Certifications

Footnotes

^ While only one of DJ Icey & Maestro's "Ashes to Ashes" remixes appear on the UK single set, two remixes were recorded and released: #The version on the UK "Maroon on Gold" single (850 905-2) as well as ''
Album of the Year Album of the Year, often abbreviated to AOTY, may refer to: Awards * ARIA Award for Album of the Year, Australia * Brit Award for British Album of the Year, UK * Grammy Award for Album of the Year, US * Juno Award for Album of the Year, CA * Lati ...
'' bonus disc. This remix is titled "Ashes To Ashes (Automatic 5 Dub)" and DJ Icey and Maestro are given credits in the liner notes. #A completely different remix which appears on the European and Australian pressing (London Records - 850 911-2) and on the promotional UK (London Records - Ashes-1 ) and French (Barclay 3594 ) pressings. This remix is titled "Ashes To Ashes (Icey and Mystro Mix)".
^ Live at the Phoenix Festival '97 on July 27, 1997.

References

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