during this time. Release "Evidence" was the third single released from King for a Day... Fool for a Lifetime—and with the eventual cancellation of planned releases for "Take This Bottle" and "The Gentle Art of Making Enemies", would be the album's last single, It was released on May 8, 1995, and in the UK on July 17 that year. The release was accompanied by a music video, which was directed by Walter Stern and recorded in a nightclub on San Francisco's Eddy Street. The band had made an appearance the previous April on the Australian variety show Hey Hey It's Saturday to perform the song, which peaked at number 27 in that country's chart; becoming the 29th most-played song on Australian radio that year. "Evidence" spent three weeks in the UK Singles Chart, reaching a peak position of number 32. Reception Despite its lack of significant airplay or chart success upon release, "Evidence" has since been well-received critically. It has been described by Jeremy Allen of The Guardian as "a slick, atmospheric slab of R&B"; Allen also noted that the song appeared to be influenced by songwriter Burt Bacharach, and The Family Stand's 1990 single "Ghetto Heaven". Writing for Kerrang! magazine, Sam Law felt that "Evidence" was a "perfect showcase" of the band's eclectic influences, writing that it showed they were not hampered by the departure of former guitar player Jim Martin. Law also drew parallels between the song and the works of Bacharach. In a Faith No More discography retrospective, Louder Sound described the song as "beautiful liquid soul", again noting that the absence of Martin did not detract from the recording. Track list Personnel Mike Patton – vocals Billy Gould – bass Mike Bordin – drums Roddy Bottum – keyboard Trey Spruance – guitars Eric Drooker – illustrations Charts Footnotes References Faith No More songs 1995 singles Songs written by Billy Gould Songs written by Trey Spruance Songs written by Mike Patton Songs written by Mike Bordin 1995 songs Slash Records singles Music videos directed by Walter Stern