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This Is It: The Best of Faith No More
This Is It: The Best of Faith No More
Greatest hits album by Faith No More
Released	January 28, 2003
Recorded	1985–1997
Genre	Alternative rock, experimental rock, alternative metal, funk metal
Length	79:32
Label	Slash; Reprise; Rhino;
Faith No More chronology

This Is It: The Best of Faith No More is a 2003 best of compilation album by American alternative rock band Faith No More. The compilation was organized by Rhino Records, and was co-released by Slash Records and Reprise Records with Rhino Records, on compact disc on January 28, 2003. Most of the material was already owned via the band's former Slash Records releases, but "Arabian Disco" was licensed from Mordam Records through Warner Music and "The Perfect Crime" from Interscope Records through Warner Music.

The release contains 19 signature Faith No More songs from albums and singles released between 1985–1997. It is notable for being one of only two (the other being Epic and Other Hits), among numerous Faith No More compilations, to include material from the band's independently-released 1985 debut album, We Care a Lot. It also covers material from the band's (at the time) entire span, making it one of the group's more comprehensive retrospectives. Though the booklet's liner notes contains several inaccuracies, it also includes contributions from nearly all of the band members.^[1]

The compilation includes four non-studio album songs: "The Cowboy Song," "As the Worm Turns (Live, 1990)," "The Perfect Crime," and "Easy." "The Cowboy Song" and "As the Worm Turns (Live, 1990)" were taken from the band's 1990/1991 live album/video You Fat Bastards: Live at the Brixton Academy, though the former is a studio recording b-side from The Real Thing, recorded in 1988–1989. The latter was professionally recorded during the concert on April 28, 1990, and was included on the video but not the soundtrack release; it was however released on a version of the "Epic" single and was sourced from this release, not from the VHS. "The Perfect Crime" was taken from the then out-of-print soundtrack of the 1991 comedy film Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey (in which guitarist Jim Martin appeared). The band's cover of Commodores' "Easy" was recorded during the Angel Dust session in 1991–1992, but was not released on the original version of the album. Once the song was released as a single in late 1992, it was added as a bonus track to foreign pressings of the album and American re-issues. It is generally considered part of Angel Dust's track listing.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[2]
Rolling Stone	^[3]
Classic Rock	^[4]

This Is It: The Best of Faith No More was generally positively received. Allmusic rated the album four stars out of five, and described it as "a fine collection of one of hard rock's all-time best", though noted that "longtime fans may squabble about key tracks that are absent".^[2] Classic Rock also gave the collection four stars out of five, praising its "unique sexual intensity", and feeling that it represented a "handsome legacy".^[4]

Track listing

Credits are adapted from the compilation's liner notes and from ASCAP publishing reports.

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Original release	Length
1.	"Arabian Disco"	Bottum Mosley	Gould Bordin Bottum Mosley Martin	We Care a Lot	3:18
2.	"We Care a Lot" (Slash version)	Bottum Mosley	Gould Bordin Bottum Mosley Martin	Introduce Yourself	4:03
3.	"Anne's Song"	Mosley	Gould Bordin Bottum Mosley Martin	Introduce Yourself	4:46
4.	"Introduce Yourself"	Bottum Mosley	Gould Bordin Bottum Mosley Martin	Introduce Yourself	1:34
5.	"From Out of Nowhere"	Patton	Gould Bottum	The Real Thing	3:22
6.	"Epic"	Patton	Gould Bordin Bottum Martin	The Real Thing	4:54
7.	"Falling to Pieces"	Patton	Gould Bottum Martin	The Real Thing	5:14
8.	"War Pigs"	Butler	Butler Iommi Osbourne Ward	The Real Thing	7:47
9.	"The Cowboy Song"	Patton	Gould Bordin Bottum Martin	You Fat Bastards: Live at the Brixton Academy	5:14
10.	"As the Worm Turns" (Live, 1990)	Mosley	Gould Bottum Mosley	You Fat Bastards: Live at the Brixton Academy	2:46
11.	"Midlife Crisis"	Patton	Gould Bordin Bottum Martin Patton	Angel Dust	4:21
12.	"A Small Victory"	Patton	Gould Bordin Bottum Martin Patton	Angel Dust	4:57
13.	"Be Aggressive"	Bottum	Gould Bordin Bottum Martin Patton	Angel Dust	3:42
14.	"Easy"	Richie	Richie	Angel Dust	3:09
15.	"Digging the Grave"	Patton	Gould Bordin Patton	King for a Day... Fool for a Lifetime	3:05
16.	"Evidence"	Patton	Gould Bordin Spruance	King for a Day... Fool for a Lifetime	4:54
17.	"Last Cup of Sorrow"	Patton	Gould Patton	Album of the Year	4:21
18.	"Ashes to Ashes"	Patton	Gould Bordin Bottum Patton Hudson	Album of the Year	3:39
19.	"The Perfect Crime"	Patton	Gould Bordin Bottum Martin	Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey: Music from the Motion Picture	4:25
Total length:					79:32