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- Album
- The Real Thing
- Released
- 1989
- Genres
- funk rock, alternative metal, rap metal, grunge
- Length
- 4:54
- Tempo
- 174 BPM
- Label
- London Records
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About this song
"Epic" was the second single from The Real Thing, the first album to feature new vocalist Mike Patton. It became the band's first big hit, reaching number one in Australia, number two in New Zealand, number nine in the US and number 25 in the UK. It remains their only major crossover hit in the US. The music video, which showed a fish flopping out of water, upset animal activists; the band later said the fish survived.
What it's about
Patton told Circus Magazine in 1990 that the song was written about sexual frustration.
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Fun facts
- Sampled in 15 other songs, like “1989 by The Hood Internet”.
- Covered 5 times, including “Epic by The Veer Union (Ft. Amalien)”.
- Written by Mike Patton, Billy Gould, Roddy Bottum, Jim Martin and Mike Bordin.
- Produced by Matt Wallace and Faith No More.
- Recorded at Studio D.