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"Epic" is a song by the American rock band Faith No More. It was released in 1989 as the second single from their third album ''The Real Thing'' in US and in 1990 as their second single from that album in the UK and Europe. The song was a breakthrough hit. It peaked at number nine on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 (the band's only Top Ten hit in the United States), and their first Number One single on the Australian charts. It is among the band's most popular songs and a staple in their concerts. "Epic" was ranked number 30 on VH1's 40 Greatest Metal Songs,〔''"VH1 40 Greatest Metal Songs"'', May 1–4, 2006, ''VH1'' Channel, reported by (VH1.com ); last accessed September 10, 2006〕 number 67 on their 100 Greatest One-Hit Wonders list,〔''"VH1 100 Greatest One-Hit Wonders"'', ''VH1'' Channel, reported by (VH1.com ).〕 in 2009, it was named the 54th best hard rock song of all time also by VH1,〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://music.spreadit.org/vh1-top-100-hard-rock-songs/ )〕 also in 2009 it charted number 46 on the Triple J Hottest 100 of All Time, the largest music poll in the world. ==Music video== Directed by Ralph Ziman. The music video for "Epic", which featured surreal images combined with performance footage of the band soaked by an artificial rainstorm on a sound stage, was subject to controversy because of the treatment of a fish, who is out of water and appeared to be dying on camera. During an interview, the band joked that the fish seen flopping around in the music video belonged to Icelandic singer Björk, who at the time was the singer for the band The Sugarcubes, and they claimed to have stolen it from her at a party. There are also stories of Björk giving the fish to the keyboardist Roddy Bottum after a poetry reading in San Francisco.〔(Epic by Faith No More Songfacts )〕 This was confirmed by the singer who defended the group, saying that "I know those guys, I know they wouldn't do anything to harm (). But I know, if I had gone home with MY fish, which was given to ME, none of this would have ever happened."〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://old.bjork.com/facts/about/ )〕 Guitarist Jim Martin was a schoolmate, close friend and fan of the late Metallica bassist Cliff Burton. In the video he can be seen wearing a T-shirt with a photo of Cliff with the words "A Tribute to Cliff Burton". In addition, Mike Patton can be seen wearing a Mr. Bungle shirt that reads "There's A Tractor In My Balls Again".〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Faith No More music video )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Epic (Faith No More song)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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