A Small Victory

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"A Small Victory" is the 10th track and the second single from American rock band Faith No More's fourth studio album Angel Dust, released as a single on August 3, 1992. The song was later remixed by Youth of Killing Joke and released later the same month. It was their last single to chart on the US Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart, peaking at number 11, and reached the top 30 in Finland and the United Kingdom.

When asked about the song's meaning, Mike Patton said:

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It's kind of about, well my dad was a coach, so I grew up and I always wanted to win. And well, I found out that I just can't win every game… darn it.[1]

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Artwork

The cover features a World War II photograph of a soldier loading shells, which originally featured on the cover of Life in September 1939.[2]

Music video

At the time it was described as their "most radio-friendly song"[3] and stylistically more of a "dance song" than their other works.[4] For this reason the band wanted a music video "visual to complement it."[4]

The video was directed by Marcus Nispel, known for his work with C+C Music Factory. On September 2, 1993, the music video was nominated for the MTV Video Music Awards for Best Art Direction, but lost to Madonna's song "Rain" off her album Erotica.[5]

Track lists

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Personnel

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Charts

Chart (1992–1993) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[6] 84
Finland (The Official Finnish Charts)[7] 17
UK Singles (OCC)[8] 29
US Alternative Airplay (Billboard)[9] 11

Release history

Region Version Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref(s).
United Kingdom Original August 3, 1992 Template:Hlist Template:Hlist [10][11]
Europe [10]
United Kingdom August 17, 1992 12-inch vinyl [12]
Japan August 19, 1992 Mini-CD [10][13]
United Kingdom Youth remix August 31, 1992 Template:Hlist [10][14]
Europe September 1, 1992 [10]
United States October 29, 1992 Template:Hlist Template:Hlist

References

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  1. ↑ fnm.com, FAQ page q30
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  5. ↑ rockonthenet.com, page on the 1993 MTV Video Music Awards, retrieved on January 6, 2008
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  8. ↑ Script error: No such module "WLink". "Faith No More: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 26, 2016.
  9. ↑ Script error: No such module "WLink"./chart-history/MRT "Faith No More Chart History (Alternative Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved November 26, 2016.
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