"Man of a Thousand Faces" is the lead single from British neo-progressive rock band Marillion's ninth studio album This Strange Engine, released on 2 June 1997 by Castle Communications imprint Raw Power. It was the band's first single since they departed from EMI Records in 1995. Reflecting the decline in popularity for Marillion, the song reached only the number 98 on the UK Singles Chart.[1] A music video was created for "Man of a Thousand Faces".

"Man of a Thousand Faces"
Single by Marillion
from the album This Strange Engine
Released	2 June 1997
Recorded	1996
Studio	The Racket Club, Buckinghamshire, England
Genre	Neo-progressive rock
Length	3:37 (radio edit)
Label	Raw Power
Composer(s)	Marillion
Lyricist(s)	Steve Hogarth, John Helmer
Producer(s)	Marillion
Marillion singles chronology
"Beautiful" (1995) "Man of a Thousand Faces" (1997) "Eighty Days" (1997)

Track listing

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Personnel

Marillion

• Steve Hogarth – vocals
• Steve Rothery – guitar
• Pete Trewavas – bass
• Mark Kelly – keyboards
• Ian Mosley – drums, percussion

Additional musicians

• Charlton & Newbottle School Choir – choir

Technical personnel

• Stewart Every – engineer
• Dave Meegan – mixing engineer
• Andrew Gent – artwork
• Hugh Gilmour – art direction, design

Charts

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