A Small Victory

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"A Small Victory"
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Template:Infobox song/link by Faith No More
from the album Angel Dust
B-side
  • "Let's Lynch the Landlord"
  • "Malpractice"
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Genre
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Label
[[Songwriter|SongwriterTemplate:Pluralize from text]]Faith No More
[[Record producer|ProducerTemplate:Pluralize from text]]Matt Wallace
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"Midlife Crisis"
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(1992)

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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 (1992), released as a single on August 3, 1992 by Slash and Reprise Records. 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.[3]

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.[4]

Music video

At the time it was described as their "most radio-friendly song"[5] and stylistically more of a "dance song" than their other works.[6] For this reason the band wanted a music video "visual to complement it."[6]

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.[7]

Track listing

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Personnel

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Charts

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Chart (1992–1993) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[8] 84
Finland (The Official Finnish Charts)[9] 17
UK Airplay (Music Week)[10] 42

Release history

Region Version Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref(s).
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  • 7-inch vinyl
  • CD
  • cassette
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Europe [11]
United Kingdom August 17, 1992 12-inch vinyl [13]
Japan August 19, 1992 Mini-CD [11][14]
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  • CD
  • cassette
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  • Slash
  • Liberation
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  • 12-inch vinyl
  • CD
  • cassette
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  • Slash
  • London
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Europe September 1, 1992 [11]
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  • cassette
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References

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  1. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Nichols, Vlad (January 16, 2022). "Top 15 Genre-Defining Albums That Are Turning 30 in 2022". Ultimate Guitar. Retrieved July 27, 2025.
  2. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Perri, Jason (June 8, 2022). "A Bouncing Little Baby, A Shiny Copper Penny: Faith No More's Angel Dust at 30". Rock and Roll Globe. Retrieved June 16, 2025.
  3. ^ fnm.com, FAQ page q30
  4. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."LIFE Magazine September 18, 1939". Originallifemagazines.com. Retrieved June 7, 2023.
  5. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Nathan Ammons; Tim Newman (January 27, 1993). "Talking music and zoning with Roddy Bottom of Faith No More". Public News, Houston, Texas. Retrieved August 7, 2008.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  6. ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Marina Zogbi (1992). "Faith No More: The Long & Dusty Road". Retrieved July 25, 2008.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  7. ^ rockonthenet.com, page on the 1993 MTV Video Music Awards, retrieved on January 6, 2008
  8. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988-2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
  9. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Nyman, Jake (2005). Suomi soi 4: Suuri suomalainen listakirja (in suomi) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Tammi. ISBN 951-31-2503-3.
  10. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Top 50 Airplay Chart" (PDF). Music Week. September 5, 1992. p. 16. Retrieved November 11, 2025.
  11. ^ a b c d e Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."The fnm.com Faith No More Discography" (PDF). fnm.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 4, 2003. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
  12. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."New Releases: Singles". Music Week. August 1, 1992. p. 19.
  13. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."New Releases: Singles". Music Week. August 15, 1992. p. 21.
  14. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."ア・スモール・ヴィクトリー | フェイス・ノー・モア" [A Small Victory | Faith No More] (in 日本語). Oricon. Retrieved September 10, 2023.
  15. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."New Release Summary – Product Available from : 24/08/92: Singles". The ARIA Report. No. 134. August 23, 1992. p. 20.
  16. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."New Releases: Singles". Music Week. August 29, 1992. p. 17.

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