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“Epic” was a breakthrough hit single by the band Faith No More. It was released in 1990 and featured on their third album The Real Thing. It peaked at #9 on the Hot 100, and was the band’s only Top 10 hit in the US. It is also the band’s most popular song and a staple in their concerts.

Like all of the songs from The Real Thing, there is no interpretation of what the song is about because singer Mike Patton wrote the lyrics to follow the rhythm rather than focusing on a topic. Several sources, including MuchMusic, claim that the song is about masturbation.

This song combines with , paving the way for and . Some and artists have cited this song as a major influence in how they shout and syncopate their lyrics with heavy guitar-driven riffs.

“Epic” has been covered both in concerts and on the Kerrang Higher Voltage CD, a compilation of artists covering other songs, in this case Welsh rock band, The Automatic covered the song. The CD was released 20 June 2007. The band Atreyu also covered the song on their album Lead Sails Paper Anchor. A master track of the song also appears in the music video game Rock Band. A shortened version of the song is also featured in the racing game, Burnout Paradise. The song also appeared in a commercial for the console versions of Street Fighter IV, with the announcer stating about the game’s “epic return”.
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  • MJPutney

    You can't have it.....................

    Tuesday morning

  • lam5

    opened for bill idol and they only had this one good song to bad they even closed with the commodors wow

    13 days ago

  • laisnomore

    Can you feel it? see it? hear it, today? YEEEEEEEEEEEEEES, I CAN!!!!!

    15 days ago

  • mtshaggy

    i like goldfish :o(

    17 days ago

  • placebobsh

    this is one of my favorite sing alongs, always amazes my friends how well I can sing it (and i'm a bad singer)

    23 days ago

  • DavCnuk

    you want it all but you cant have it!

    last month

  • MIKEH3875

    i remember the buzz when this first came out they had all the better known names in rock touting how good the album was and the group itself and for the most part they were right in the fact that they were indeed a unique and talented band.They could've easily went for riches and made another epic but they went in a different direction and came out with Angel Dust which was pretty damn good just not what most people expected.

    March 2012

  • JimiVonMicrodot

    EPCI. aw fuck.....

    March 2012

  • giggleloop1

    Appropriate title or what????????????

    March 2012

  • khendri3

    sexy

    March 2012

  • Marmot14

    There are many loves in life and not all of them are created equal. This song exceeds many of the other loves in my life.

    February 2012

  • TheLegend72

    This is one of my all time (no apologies for the pun) epic rock songs.

    January 2012

  • TenebrisInLux

    Childhood <3

    January 2012

  • keanequeen

    Adorooo

    January 2012

  • JDK123jdk

    the title says it all!

    January 2012

  • shablamkablam

    Yes.

    January 2012

  • acm323

    LOVE THIS!!!

    January 2012

  • Malkamillian

    as they say in New Zealand - it's IPIK!

    January 2012

  • MIKEH3875

    of course its....epic

    January 2012

  • turtle1970

    epic

    December 2011
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