The Essential Foo Fighters

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Tracklist

Digital Media 1
#TitleRatingLength
1Everlong
recording engineer and engineer:
Bradley Cook and Geoff Turner
assistant engineer:
Ryan Boesch, Todd Burke, Don Farwell, Ryan Hadlock and Jason Mauza
producer:
Gil Norton (British record producer)
mixer:
Chris Sheldon (mixer, producer)
bass guitar:
Nate Mendel
drums (drum set) and lead vocals:
Dave Grohl
guitar:
Dave Grohl and Pat Smear
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Roswell Records, Inc. (in 1997)
recorded at:
Grandmaster Recorders in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
mixed at:
Skip Saylor Recording in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
part of:
Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 6) and The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 409)
recording of:
Everlong
lyricist and composer:
Dave Grohl
publisher:
MJ Twelve Music (in 1996)
4.44:11
2Making a Fire
recorded in:
Encino, California, United States (from 2019-10 until 2020-01-13)
assistant engineer:
Alex Pasco and Matt Wolach
engineer:
Darrell Thorp (record producer, mixer and engineer)
producer:
Foo Fighters and Greg Kurstin
mixer:
Mark “Spike” Stent (producer, engineer)
keyboard [keyboards]:
Greg Kurstin
background vocals:
Inara George, Violet Grohl, Barbara Gruska, Laura Mace and Samantha Sidley
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Roswell Records, Inc.
mixed at:
EastWest Studios in Los Angeles, California, United States
part of:
Grammy Award: Best Rock Performance nominees (number: 2022 winner)
recording of:
Making a Fire
lyricist and composer:
Foo Fighters
3.454:15
3Times Like These
engineer:
Nick Raskulinecz
producer:
Foo Fighters, Dave Grohl, Taylor Hawkins, Nate Mendel, Nick Raskulinecz and Chris Shiflett
mixer:
Bob Ludwig (mastering engineer) and Jim Scott (US recording engineer and producer)
bass guitar:
Nate Mendel (from 2002-05-06 until 2002)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Taylor Hawkins (from 2002-05-06 until 2002)
electric guitar:
Dave Grohl (from 2002-05-06 until 2002) and Chris Shiflett (from 2002-05-06 until 2002)
background vocals and lead vocals:
Dave Grohl (from 2002-05-06 until 2002)
recorded at:
Studio 606 in Alexandria, Virginia, United States (from 2002-05-06 until 2002-05-18)
mixed at:
The Village (aka The Village Recorder) in Los Angeles, California, United States
part of:
Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 77)
recording of:
Times Like These (from 2002-05-06 until 2002)
writer:
Dave Grohl, Taylor Hawkins, Nate Mendel and Chris Shiflett
publisher:
Flying Earform Music (Foo Fighter Nate Mendel's publishing company), I Love the Punk Rock Music (Foo Fighter Chris Shiflett's publishing company), Living Under a Rock Music (Foo Fighter Taylor Hawkins's publishing company) and MJ Twelve Music
3.854:27
4Rope
bass guitar:
Nate Mendel
drums (drum set):
Taylor Hawkins
guest keyboard:
Rami Jaffee
guitar:
Dave Grohl, Chris Shiflett and Pat Smear
lead vocals:
Dave Grohl
recording of:
Rope
writer:
Dave Grohl, Taylor Hawkins, Nate Mendel, Chris Shiflett and Pat Smear
publisher:
Flying Earform Music (Foo Fighter Nate Mendel's publishing company), I Love the Punk Rock Music (Foo Fighter Chris Shiflett's publishing company), Living Under a Rock Music (Foo Fighter Taylor Hawkins's publishing company), MJ Twelve Music and Ruthensmear Music (Foo Fighter Pat Smear's publishing company)
3.74:20
5Monkey Wrench
assistant recording engineer:
Ryan Boesch, Todd Burke, Don Farwell and Ryan Hadlock
recording engineer and engineer:
Bradley Cook and Geoff Turner
assistant engineer:
Ryan Boesch, Todd Burke, Don Farwell, Ryan Hadlock and Jason Mauza
producer:
Gil Norton (British record producer)
assistant mixer:
Jason Mauza
mixer:
Chris Sheldon (mixer, producer)
bass guitar:
Nate Mendel
drums (drum set) and lead vocals:
Dave Grohl
guitar:
Dave Grohl and Pat Smear
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Roswell Records, Inc. (in 1997)
recorded at:
Grandmaster Recorders in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
mixed at:
Skip Saylor Recording in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Monkey Wrench
writer:
Dave Grohl, Nate Mendel and Pat Smear
publisher:
Flying Earform Music (Foo Fighter Nate Mendel's publishing company), Living Under a Rock Music (Foo Fighter Taylor Hawkins's publishing company) and MJ Twelve Music (in 1996)
4.33:53
6My Hero
recording engineer and engineer:
Bradley Cook and Geoff Turner
assistant engineer:
Ryan Boesch, Todd Burke, Don Farwell, Ryan Hadlock and Jason Mauza
producer:
Gil Norton (British record producer)
mixer:
Chris Sheldon (mixer, producer)
bass guitar:
Nate Mendel
drums (drum set) and lead vocals:
Dave Grohl
guitar:
Dave Grohl and Pat Smear
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Roswell Records, Inc. (in 1997)
recorded at:
Grandmaster Recorders in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
mixed at:
Skip Saylor Recording in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
part of:
Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 122)
recording of:
My Hero
writer:
Dave Grohl, Nate Mendel and Pat Smear
publisher:
Flying Earform Music (Foo Fighter Nate Mendel's publishing company), Living Under a Rock Music (Foo Fighter Taylor Hawkins's publishing company), Ruthensmear Music (Foo Fighter Pat Smear's publishing company) and MJ Twelve Music (in 1996)
4.14:21
7Cold Day in the Sun
engineer:
Mike Terry (LA producer, recording engineer & mixer)
producer:
Foo Fighters and Nick Raskulinecz
mixer:
Elliot Scheiner
drums (drum set):
Dave Grohl
guest bass:
Nick Raskulinecz
guest keyboard:
Rami Jaffee
vocals:
Taylor Hawkins
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Roswell Records, Inc. (in 2005)
recorded at:
Studio 606 West
recording of:
Cold Day in the Sun
writer:
Dave Grohl, Taylor Hawkins, Nate Mendel and Chris Shiflett
3.53:29
8Big Me
engineer:
Steve Culp
producer:
Foo Fighters and Barrett Jones
mixer:
Tom Rothrock (in 1995-03) and Rob Schnapf (in 1995-03)
bass guitar, drums (drum set) and guitar:
Dave Grohl (from 1994-10-17 until 1994-10-23)
vocals:
Dave Grohl (from 1994-10-17 until 1994-10-23)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Roswell Records, Inc. (in 1996)
recorded at:
Robert Lang Studios in Shoreline, Washington, United States (from 1994-10-17 until 1994-10-23)
mixed at:
The Shop in Arcata, California, United States (in 1995-03)
part of:
Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 162)
recording of:
Big Me (from 1994-10-17 until 1994-10-23)
lyricist and composer:
Dave Grohl
publisher:
MJ Twelve Music
4.12:12
9Long Road to Ruin
assistant engineer:
John Lousteau
engineer:
Adrian Bushby
producer:
Gil Norton (British record producer)
assistant mixer:
Claudius Mittendorfer (engineer, producer, mixer)
mixer:
Rich Costey
acoustic guitar and electric guitar:
Dave Grohl and Chris Shiflett
bass guitar:
Nate Mendel
drums (drum set):
Taylor Hawkins
guest keyboard:
Rami Jaffee
guest percussion:
Drew Hester
background vocals:
Chris Shiflett
lead vocals:
Dave Grohl
recorded at:
Studio 606 in Northridge, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Long Road to Ruin
writer:
Dave Grohl, Taylor Hawkins, Nate Mendel and Chris Shiflett
publisher:
Flying Earform Music (Foo Fighter Nate Mendel's publishing company), I Love the Punk Rock Music (Foo Fighter Chris Shiflett's publishing company), Living Under a Rock Music (Foo Fighter Taylor Hawkins's publishing company) and MJ Twelve Music
3.93:47
10Shame Shame
assistant engineer:
Alex Pasco and Matt Wolach
engineer:
Darrell Thorp (record producer, mixer and engineer)
producer:
Greg Kurstin
mixer:
Mark “Spike” Stent (producer, engineer)
cello:
Jacob Braun
strings:
Greg Kurstin
viola:
Alma Fernandez
violin:
Charlie Bisharat and Songa Lee
instruments arranger:
Greg Kurstin
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Roswell Records, Inc.
mixed at:
EastWest Studios in Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Shame Shame
writer:
Dave Grohl, Taylor Hawkins, Rami Jaffee, Nate Mendel, Chris Shiflett and Pat Smear
3.94:17
11Best of You
engineer:
Mike Terry (LA producer, recording engineer & mixer)
producer:
Foo Fighters and Nick Raskulinecz
mixer:
Nick Raskulinecz
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Roswell Records, Inc. (in 2005)
recorded at:
Studio 606 West
music videos:
Best of You by Foo Fighters
part of:
Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 141)
recording of:
Best of You
writer:
Dave Grohl, Taylor Hawkins, Nate Mendel and Chris Shiflett
publisher:
BMG Bumblebee, Flying Earform Music (Foo Fighter Nate Mendel's publishing company), I Love the Punk Rock Music (Foo Fighter Chris Shiflett's publishing company), Living Under a Rock Music (Foo Fighter Taylor Hawkins's publishing company), MJ Twelve Music and Songs of Kobalt Music Publishing
4.24:17
12All My Life
engineer:
Nick Raskulinecz
producer:
Foo Fighters, Dave Grohl, Taylor Hawkins, Nate Mendel, Nick Raskulinecz and Chris Shiflett
mixer:
Bob Ludwig (mastering engineer) and Jim Scott (US recording engineer and producer)
bass guitar:
Nate Mendel (from 2002-05-06 until 2002)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Taylor Hawkins (from 2002-05-06 until 2002)
electric guitar:
Dave Grohl (from 2002-05-06 until 2002) and Chris Shiflett (from 2002-05-06 until 2002)
background vocals and lead vocals:
Dave Grohl (from 2002-05-06 until 2002)
recorded at:
Studio 606 in Alexandria, Virginia, United States (from 2002-05-06 until 2002-05-18)
mixed at:
The Village (aka The Village Recorder) in Los Angeles, California, United States
part of:
Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 221)
recording of:
All My Life (from 2002-05-06 until 2002)
writer:
Dave Grohl, Taylor Hawkins, Nate Mendel and Chris Shiflett
publisher:
Flying Earform Music (Foo Fighter Nate Mendel's publishing company), I Love the Punk Rock Music (Foo Fighter Chris Shiflett's publishing company), Living Under a Rock Music (Foo Fighter Taylor Hawkins's publishing company) and MJ Twelve Music
4.44:24
13The Pretender4.254:28
14This Is a Call
engineer:
Steve Culp
producer:
Foo Fighters and Barrett Jones
mixer:
Tom Rothrock (in 1995-03) and Rob Schnapf (in 1995-03)
bass guitar, drums (drum set) and guitar:
Dave Grohl (from 1994-10-17 until 1994-10-23)
vocals:
Dave Grohl (from 1994-10-17 until 1994-10-23)
recorded at:
Robert Lang Studios in Shoreline, Washington, United States (from 1994-10-17 until 1994-10-23)
mixed at:
The Shop in Arcata, California, United States (in 1995-03)
recording of:
This Is a Call (from 1994-10-17 until 1994-10-23)
lyricist and composer:
Dave Grohl
publisher:
MJ Twelve Music
4.053:55
15Waiting on a War3.254:14
16Walk
bass guitar:
Nate Mendel
drums (drum set):
Taylor Hawkins
guest organ:
Rami Jaffee
guitar:
Dave Grohl, Chris Shiflett and Pat Smear
lead vocals:
Dave Grohl
part of:
Grammy Award: Best Rock Performance nominees (number: 2012 winner)
recording of:
Walk
writer:
Dave Grohl, Taylor Hawkins, Nate Mendel, Chris Shiflett and Pat Smear
publisher:
Flying Earform Music (Foo Fighter Nate Mendel's publishing company), I Love the Punk Rock Music (Foo Fighter Chris Shiflett's publishing company), Living Under a Rock Music (Foo Fighter Taylor Hawkins's publishing company), MJ Twelve Music and Ruthensmear Music (Foo Fighter Pat Smear's publishing company)
3.64:17
17Learn to Fly
recording engineer:
Adam Kasper (in 1999)
producer:
Foo Fighters and Adam Kasper
assistant mixer:
Ted Reiger
bass guitar:
Nate Mendel (in 1999)
drums (drum set):
Dave Grohl (in 1999) and Taylor Hawkins (in 1999)
guitar, percussion and lead vocals:
Dave Grohl (in 1999)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Roswell Records, Inc. (in 1999)
additionally recorded at:
Conway Recording Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1999)
recorded at:
Studio 606 in Alexandria, Virginia, United States (in 1999)
mixed at:
Larrabee Sound Studios in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
part of:
Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 55)
recording of:
Learn to Fly (in 1999)
writer:
Dave Grohl, Taylor Hawkins and Nate Mendel
publisher:
Flying Earform Music (Foo Fighter Nate Mendel's publishing company), Living Under a Rock Music (Foo Fighter Taylor Hawkins's publishing company) and MJ Twelve Music
4.553:57
18The Sky Is a Neighborhood
producer:
Greg Kurstin
cello:
Kinga Bacik
drums (drum set):
Taylor Hawkins
electric bass guitar:
Nate Mendel
guitar:
Dave Grohl and Pat Smear
viola:
Thomas Lea (American violinist, violist)
violin:
Rachel Grace and Ginny Luke
background vocals:
Taylor Hawkins and Alison Mosshart
lead vocals:
Dave Grohl
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Roswell Records, Inc. (in 2017)
recorded at:
EastWest Studios in Los Angeles, California, United States (from 2016-12 until 2017-04)
recording of:
The Sky Is a Neighborhood
writer:
Dave Grohl, Taylor Hawkins, Rami Jaffee, Nate Mendel, Chris Shiflett and Pat Smear
publisher:
Flying Earform Music (Foo Fighter Nate Mendel's publishing company), I Love the Punk Rock Music (Foo Fighter Chris Shiflett's publishing company), Living Under a Rock Music (Foo Fighter Taylor Hawkins's publishing company), MJ Twelve Music, Ruthensmear Music (Foo Fighter Pat Smear's publishing company), Songs of Kobalt Music Publishing and Tovy Tunes
44:06
19Breakout
recording engineer:
Adam Kasper (in 1999)
producer:
Foo Fighters and Adam Kasper
assistant mixer:
John Nelson (engineer) (in 1999-07)
mixer:
Adam Kasper (in 1999-07)
bass guitar:
Nate Mendel (in 1999)
drums (drum set):
Dave Grohl (in 1999) and Taylor Hawkins (in 1999)
guitar, percussion and lead vocals:
Dave Grohl (in 1999)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Roswell Records, Inc. (in 1999)
additionally recorded at:
Conway Recording Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1999)
recorded at:
Studio 606 in Alexandria, Virginia, United States (in 1999)
mixed at:
Conway Recording Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1999-07)
recording of:
Breakout (in 1999)
writer:
Dave Grohl, Taylor Hawkins and Nate Mendel
publisher:
Flying Earform Music (Foo Fighter Nate Mendel's publishing company), Living Under a Rock Music (Foo Fighter Taylor Hawkins's publishing company) and MJ Twelve Music
4.253:23
20These Days
bass guitar:
Nate Mendel
drums (drum set):
Taylor Hawkins
guitar:
Dave Grohl, Chris Shiflett and Pat Smear
lead vocals:
Dave Grohl
recording of:
These Days
writer:
Dave Grohl, Taylor Hawkins, Nate Mendel, Chris Shiflett and Pat Smear
publisher:
Flying Earform Music (Foo Fighter Nate Mendel's publishing company), I Love the Punk Rock Music (Foo Fighter Chris Shiflett's publishing company), Living Under a Rock Music (Foo Fighter Taylor Hawkins's publishing company), MJ Twelve Music and Ruthensmear Music (Foo Fighter Pat Smear's publishing company)
44:59
21Everlong (acoustic version)
recording engineer:
Geoff Turner
recorded at:
WGNS Studios in Washington, D.C., United States
recording of:
Everlong
lyricist and composer:
Dave Grohl
publisher:
MJ Twelve Music (in 1996)
3.654:12