I Started a Joke
~ Recording by Faith No More
Appears on releases
| # | Title | Length | Track artist | Release title | Release artist | Release group type | Country/Date | Label | Catalog# |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Official | |||||||||
| 1.2 | I Started a Joke | 3:02 | Faith No More | Digging the Grave (green version) | Faith No More | Single |
| London Records (UK, 1947–1999, re-launched 2011–present) | 857 987-2 |
| 1.2 | I Started a Joke | 3:02 | Faith No More | Digging the Grave (green, “CD2”) | Faith No More | Single |
| London Records (UK, 1947–1999, re-launched 2011–present), Slash (US label, founded in 1978 in LA originally focused on local punk bands, now distributed by Warner Bros. Records) | 857 987-2, LACDP 51 |
| 1.2 | I Started a Joke | 3:00 | Faith No More | King for a Day… Fool for a Lifetime | Faith No More | Album |
| London Records (UK, 1947–1999, re-launched 2011–present), Slash (US label, founded in 1978 in LA originally focused on local punk bands, now distributed by Warner Bros. Records) | 850 228-7 |
| 1.15 | I Started a Joke | 3:02 | Faith No More | King for a Day… Fool for a Lifetime | Faith No More | Album |
| Slash (US label, founded in 1978 in LA originally focused on local punk bands, now distributed by Warner Bros. Records) | 828 655-2 |
| 1.12 | I Started a Joke | 3:01 | Faith No More | Who Cares a Lot? The Greatest Hits | Faith No More | Album + Compilation |
| London Records (UK, 1947–1999, re-launched 2011–present), Slash (US label, founded in 1978 in LA originally focused on local punk bands, now distributed by Warner Bros. Records) | 556 057 2 |
| 1.12 | I Started a Joke | 3:01 | Faith No More | Who Cares a Lot? The Greatest Hits | Faith No More | Album + Compilation |
| Reprise Records, Slash (US label, founded in 1978 in LA originally focused on local punk bands, now distributed by Warner Bros. Records) | 2-47149, 9 47149-2 |
| 1.12 | I Started a Joke | 3:01 | Faith No More | Who Cares a Lot? The Greatest Hits | Faith No More | Album + Compilation |
| Slash (US label, founded in 1978 in LA originally focused on local punk bands, now distributed by Warner Bros. Records), BMG Direct (BMG’s direct marketing company/club editions) | 9 47149-2, D228160 |
| 1.1 | I Started a Joke | 3:03 | Faith No More | I Started a Joke | Faith No More | Single | Slash (US label, founded in 1978 in LA originally focused on local punk bands, now distributed by Warner Bros. Records) | LASCD 65 | |
| 1.1 | I Started a Joke | 3:03 | Faith No More | I Started a Joke | Faith No More | Single |
| Slash (US label, founded in 1978 in LA originally focused on local punk bands, now distributed by Warner Bros. Records) | 570 333-2 |
| 1.4 | I Started a Joke | 3:01 | Faith No More | We Care a Lot / I Started a Joke | Faith No More | Single |
| London Records (UK, 1947–1999, re-launched 2011–present), Slash (US label, founded in 1978 in LA originally focused on local punk bands, now distributed by Warner Bros. Records) | 570347-2 |
| 1.12 | I Started a Joke | 3:01 | Faith No More | Who Cares a Lot? The Greatest Hits | Faith No More | Album + Compilation |
| Reprise Records, Slash (US label, founded in 1978 in LA originally focused on local punk bands, now distributed by Warner Bros. Records) | CDW 47149 |
| 1.12 | I Started a Joke | 3:01 | Faith No More | Who Cares a Lot? The Greatest Hits | Faith No More | Album + Compilation |
| London Records (UK, 1947–1999, re-launched 2011–present) | 556 057 2 |
| 1.12 | I Started a Joke | 3:01 | Faith No More | Who Cares a Lot? The Greatest Hits | Faith No More | Album + Compilation |
| Slash (US label, founded in 1978 in LA originally focused on local punk bands, now distributed by Warner Bros. Records) | 3984 28206 2 |
| 1.12 | I Started a Joke | 3:01 | Faith No More | Who Cares a Lot? The Greatest Hits | Faith No More | Album + Compilation |
| Slash (US label, founded in 1978 in LA originally focused on local punk bands, now distributed by Warner Bros. Records) | 556 052 2 |
| 1.5 | I Started a Joke | 3:01 | Faith No More | Better Than the Original | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Mercury Records (or just “Mercury”; a UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits) | 556 312-2 |
| 2.5 | I Started a Joke | 3:03 | Faith No More | Modern Rock: Under the Covers | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| ||
| 1.18 | I Started a Joke | 3:00 | Faith No More | Other Side - The Best Covers Ever | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Som Livre, Som e Imagens, Lda. | SL-0377 2 |
| 1.18 | I Started a Joke | 3:01 | Faith No More | The Platinum Collection | Faith No More | Album + Compilation | Warner Strategic Marketing United Kingdom | 5101-11734-2 | |
| 1.18 | I Started a Joke | 3:01 | Faith No More | The Platinum Collection | Faith No More | Album + Compilation |
| Rhino (reissue label), Warner Music UK (formerly Warner Records Ltd., a branch of WEA International) | 5101117342 |
| 3.13 | I Started a Joke | 3:02 | Faith No More | The Works: A 3 CD Retrospective | Faith No More | Album + Compilation |
| Rhino (reissue label) | 51442-7750-2 |
| 1.30 | I Started a Joke | 3:03 | Faith No More | The Very Best Definitive Ultimate Greatest Hits Collection (bonus track version) | Faith No More | Album + Compilation |
| Warner Music UK (formerly Warner Records Ltd., a branch of WEA International) | |
| 1.20 | I Started a Joke | 2:59 | Faith No More | Play It Metal! | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| EMI (Japanese double‐boxed logo) | 509999099792-1 |
| 2.4 | I Started a Joke | 2:59 | Faith No More | Midlife Crisis: The Very Best of Faith No More | Faith No More | Album + Compilation |
| Music Club Deluxe | MCDLX506 |
| 1.2 | I Started a Joke | 3:00 | Faith No More | I Started a Joke | Bee Gees / Faith No More | Single |
| Rhino (reissue label) | R7 553446 |
| 1.18 | I Started a Joke | 3:01 | Faith No More | King for a Day, Fool for a Lifetime (2016 remaster; deluxe edition) | Faith No More | Album |
| Rhino (reissue label), Slash (US label, founded in 1978 in LA originally focused on local punk bands, now distributed by Warner Bros. Records) | |
| 2.4 | I Started a Joke | 3:01 | Faith No More | King for a Day… Fool for a Lifetime (deluxe edition) | Faith No More | Album |
| Rhino (reissue label) | R2-557032 |
| 2.6 | I Started a Joke | 3:01 | Faith No More | King for a Day… Fool for a Lifetime | Faith No More | Album |
| Rhino (reissue label), Slash (US label, founded in 1978 in LA originally focused on local punk bands, now distributed by Warner Bros. Records) | 0190295973292 |
| 1.18 | I Started a Joke | 3:01 | Faith No More | King for a Day, Fool for a Lifetime (2016 remaster; deluxe edition) | Faith No More | Album |
| Rhino (reissue label), Slash (US label, founded in 1978 in LA originally focused on local punk bands, now distributed by Warner Bros. Records) | |
| 2.4 | I Started a Joke | 3:01 | Faith No More | King for a Day… Fool for a Lifetime (deluxe edition) | Faith No More | Album |
| Slash (US label, founded in 1978 in LA originally focused on local punk bands, now distributed by Warner Bros. Records) | 0190295973353 |
| 2.6 | I Started a Joke | 3:01 | Faith No More | King for a Day Fool for a Lifetime (gatefold sleeve, 180 gram with bonus tracks) | Faith No More | Album |
| Rhino (reissue label), Slash (US label, founded in 1978 in LA originally focused on local punk bands, now distributed by Warner Bros. Records) | 0190295973292 |
| 3.20 | I Started a Joke | 2:59 | Faith No More | 100 Hit Tracks Ultimate 90s Anthems | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| BMG (imprint of BMG Rights Management, 2008–present) | ULTIM5CDW41 |
| 1.12 | I Started a Joke | 3:00 | Faith No More | Who Cares a Lot? The Greatest Hits | Faith No More | Album + Compilation |
| Slash (US label, founded in 1978 in LA originally focused on local punk bands, now distributed by Warner Bros. Records), Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across) | 3984 28206-2 |
| 1.12 | I Started a Joke | 3:01 | Faith No More | Who Cares a Lot? The Greatest Hits | Faith No More | Album + Compilation |
| London Records (UK, 1947–1999, re-launched 2011–present), Slash (US label, founded in 1978 in LA originally focused on local punk bands, now distributed by Warner Bros. Records) | 3984 28206-2 |
| Promotion | |||||||||
| 1.1 | I Started a Joke | 3:01 | Faith No More | I Started a Joke | Faith No More | Single |
| London Records (UK, 1947–1999, re-launched 2011–present), Slash (US label, founded in 1978 in LA originally focused on local punk bands, now distributed by Warner Bros. Records) | GAG1 |
| Bootleg | |||||||||
| 1.9 | I Started a Joke | 3:02 | Faith No More | Fool’s Small Victory: B‐Sides and Rarities ’90–’95 | Faith No More | Album + Compilation |
| Epic King Discs | EKD 9095 |
| 1.15 | I Started a Joke | 3:00 | Faith No More | Golden Collection 2000 | Faith No More | Album + Compilation |
| Lighthouse (Russian bootleg label) | 8 289934 |
| 1.12 | I Started a Joke | 3:02 | Faith No More | Alternative Collection | Faith No More | Album + Compilation |
| Warner Bros. Records (bootleg version of the real Warner Bros. Records label) | WB42914CD |
| 2.11 | I Started a Joke | 3:02 | Faith No More | Lost Songs: The B-sides Collection | Mike Patton | Album + Compilation |
| ||
| 1.17 | I Started a Joke | 3:05 | Faith No More | King for a Day… Fool for a Lifetime | Faith No More | Album | |||
| 1.5 | I Started a Joke | 3:02 | Faith No More | The Joke’s Over – A B‐Sides Compilation | Faith No More | Album + Compilation | |||
| Withdrawn | |||||||||
| 1.89 | I Started a Joke | 3:00 | Faith No More | 100 Greatest: Covers | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Rhino (reissue label) | |
Relationships
| producer: | Billy Gould Dean Menta |
|---|---|
| bass guitar: | Billy Gould |
| drums (drum set): | Mike Bordin (American drummer) |
| guitar: | Dean Menta |
| keyboard: | Roddy Bottum |
| lead vocals: | Mike Patton (Faith No More, Mr. Bungle, Fantômas, etc.) |
| music videos: | I Started a Joke |
|---|
| stream for free: | https://open.spotify.com/track/55SPBSeDjW6ZHtbPVr6gFe [info] |
|---|
| recording of: | I Started a Joke (cover) |
|---|
Related works
I Started a Joke
| writer: | Barry Gibb Maurice Gibb Robin Gibb |
|---|
| publisher: | BMG Music Careers Music, Inc. Careers–BMG Music Publishing, Inc. Gibb Brothers Music |
|---|
| later translated versions: | Ich machte 'nen Scherz Yo quise jugar |
|---|
Play on ListenBrainz