I'll Stick Around
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| "I'll Stick Around" | ||
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| Single by Foo Fighters | ||
| from the album Foo Fighters | ||
| Released | Aug 29, 1995 | |
| Format | CD | |
| Recorded | ? | |
| Genre | Alternative rock | |
| Length | 3:52 | |
| Label | Roswell/Capitol | |
| Producer(s) | Foo Fighters, Barrett Jones | |
| Foo Fighters singles chronology | ||
| "This Is a Call" (1995) |
"I'll Stick Around" (1995) |
"For All the Cows" (1996) |
"I'll Stick Around" is the second single released by Foo Fighters from their self titled debut album Foo Fighters. It was released in 1995. It is largely believed to be a song about Courtney Love, widow of former Nirvana lead singer Kurt Cobain, in response to Love's alleged mishandling of the legacy of Cobain and Nirvana.
The video for this song was the first Foo Fighter music video and was directed by Jerry Casale, who directed videos for Devo. Grohl wanted to do the closest thing to a Devo video without ripping them off. The video also featured in an episode of Beavis and Butt-head.
Weird Al Yankovic included this as part of his "Alternative Polka" which Al did polka versions of several other hit songs at the time. It falls in between Al's version of The Red Hot Chili Peppers "My Friends" and Soundgarden's "Black Hole Sun."
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[edit] Let Grunge Never Die
At a concert in 1995, after playing "How I Miss You" Dave started talking and this is what he said:
This next song is called "Stick Around," it is a grunge song, make no mistakes, let grunge never die.
[edit] Personnel on record
Dave Grohl - Guitars, Vocals, Bass, Drums
[edit] Personnel in video
Dave Grohl - Guitar, Vocals
Nate Mendel - Bass
Pat Smear - Guitar
William Goldsmith - Drums
[edit] Track listing
- "I'll Stick Around"
- "How I Miss You"
- "Ozone"
[edit] Chart positions
| Year | Song | Chart | Position |
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| 1995 | I'll Stick Around | Official UK Singles Chart | No. 18 |
| 1995 | I'll Stick Around | Modern Rock Tracks (US) | No. 8 |
| 1995 | I'll Stick Around | Mainstream Rock Tracks | No. 12 |
| Foo Fighters |
| Dave Grohl | Taylor Hawkins | Nate Mendel | Chris Shiflett |
| William Goldsmith | Pat Smear | Franz Stahl |
| Discography |
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| Albums Foo Fighters | The Colour and the Shape | There Is Nothing Left to Lose | One by One | In Your Honor | Skin and Bones |
| EPs Five Songs and a Cover |
| Related Bands |
| Nirvana | Sunny Day Real Estate | The Germs | Scream | Probot | Taylor Hawkins and the Coattail Riders |
