"Another Body Murdered" is a 1993 single by

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and Boo-Yaa T.R.I.B.E., taken from the

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for the film '' Judgment Night''. The brainchild of

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's manager, Happy Walters, the soundtrack paired rock and hip-hop acts on each of its songs; Faith No More sought out the American-Samoan Boo-Yaa T.R.I.B.E. after becoming interested in Samoan a capella singing. Charting in several countries, including Ireland, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom, "Another Body Murdered" has received mixed reactions from music critics, with some seeing it as a harbinger of later acts such as

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, and others comparing it unfavourably to

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and

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's earlier crossover single "

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Production

The 1993 film '' Judgment Night'' featured a

composed entirely of collaborations between hip-hop and rock acts; the soundtrack was the brainchild of

manager Happy Walters. He was inspired to create the pairings based on several influences in the early 1990s―the emergence of

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's rap-influenced rock sound, and the success of Cypress Hill opening for a

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concert in Seattle. Following the release of their 1992 album '' Angel Dust'', Faith No More received several offers to appear on compilation albums, with bass player

Billy Gould William David Gould (born April 24, 1963) is an American musician and producer. He is best known as the bassist of Faith No More. Biography Early years Gould was born on April 24, 1963, in Los Angeles, and he is of Scottish and Hungarian desce ...

feeling that the ''Judgment Night'' offer sounded unique, described it as "something that we could do that’s kind of cool". Gould and singer

Mike Patton Michael Allan Patton (born January 27, 1968) is an American singer, songwriter, producer, and voice actor, best known as the lead vocalist of the rock bands Faith No More and Mr. Bungle. He has also fronted and/or played with Tomahawk, The ...

requested to work with the

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n group Boo-Yaa T.R.I.B.E. after becoming interested in Samoan a capella music, and were impressed by the latter group's instrumentation. Faith No More's guitar player at the time, Jim Martin, did not wish to participate, so Gould provided the guitar parts for the single, with Boo-Yaa T.R.I.B.E. providing bass guitar. During the music video shoot for the single, the band staged an intervention for keyboard player

Roddy Bottum Roswell Christopher Bottum (born July 1, 1963) is an American musician, best known as the keyboardist for the San Francisco alternative metal band Faith No More. He is also guitarist and co-lead vocalist for the pop group Imperial Teen, best know ...

, who had been dealing with a heroin addiction at the time; Bottum successfully quit the drug after attending rehab as a result.

Release

"Another Body Murdered" was released as a single in September 1993. It subsequently charted in several countries, including Ireland, where it spent four weeks in the

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, reaching a peak position of 13; New Zealand, where it reached number 41 during a two-week chart run; and the United Kingdom, reaching a high point of number 26 during its three weeks in the UK Singles Chart.

Reception and legacy

"Another Body Murdered" has been described by Jeremy Allen of ''

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'' as a "grim dog-eat-dog tale of foul play" that serves to showcase Mike Patton's versatile vocal range. Writing for ''

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'', Sean O'Neal described the song as having "a chest-puffing, smack-talking energy that’s undeniable". O'Neal cited it as an influence on later bands such as

, stating "you can definitely hear the ground being laid for the scores of bands who would strip Faith No More of all its oddball eccentricity, then regurgitate only its meatiest chunks". A contemporary review in ''

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'' magazine by Mark Blackwell was unfavourable towards the release, finding it to be overly derivative of the earlier

and

collaboration "

", writing that "it's a concept that wears thin fast".

Covers

A cover of the song by SMP appeared on the Faith No More tribute album ''Tribute of the Year'' (2002). In 2019, the song was covered by Australian metal band

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Track listing

All songs written by Billy Gould, Boo-Yaa T.R.I.B.E., Mike Bordin, Mike Patton and Roddy Bottum, except where specified

Charts

Footnotes

References

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