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How Faith No More trolled a generation of metal fans with Easy
Faith No More released a faithful cover of The Commodores’ “Easy” in 1992, confounding expectations of the era’s leading alt-metal band. The move reflected the group’s taste for left-field choices and helped their record label reach listeners after their album Angel Dust failed to match its predecessor’s immediate success.
The band had already provoked audiences by moving from Black Sabbath’s “War Pigs” into “Easy” during live shows. Released as a non-album single on 29 December 1992, the cover reached No. 3 in the UK, topped the Australian chart and entered the top ten in several other countries. It was later added to Angel Dust, helping the album achieve Gold status in the US.
In short
- Faith No More released “Easy” as a single in December 1992.
- It reached No. 3 in the UK and No. 1 in Australia.
- The cover helped Angel Dust reach Gold status in the US.