| "Aurora" | ||||
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| Song by Foo Fighters from the album There Is Nothing Left to Lose | ||||
| Released | November 2, 1999 | |||
| Genre | Alternative rock | |||
| Length | 5:50 | |||
| Label | Roswell/RCA | |||
| Writer | Dave Grohl | |||
| Producer | Foo Fighters and Adam Kasper | |||
| There Is Nothing Left to Lose track listing | ||||
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"Aurora" is a song by Foo Fighters and the sixth track on their 1999 album There Is Nothing Left to Lose.
It is played live more than any other non-single track from the album.[1]
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"Aurora" is about questioning the meaning of life. Dave Grohl described song as a "nostalgic look back at Seattle and the life I once had".[2] The song is also inspired by the death of Dave Grohl's grandmother.[3]
Clocking in at 5:50, "Aurora" is the longest song on the album and one of the longest songs by the band. "Aurora" showcases the album's emphasis of melody, as opposed to their previous two albums Foo Fighters and The Colour and the Shape, with atmospheric touches.[4]
According to Dave Grohl, Aurora was just an instrumental and sat down to think of the lyrics for the song and surprised himself because "because nothing was preconceived" and no idea where it was going.[5]
"Aurora" is a very popular song within Foo Fighters, cited as one the band's favorite songs ever record on various occasions.[6][7][2] Dave Grohl says he loves the song because "of what it represents to me", being the first time all the band members connected in the song writing process, claiming they have "grabbed this thing out of thing air and it was beautiful".[6] Rolling Stone comments that Dave Grohl sounds "star-struck" on "Aurora".[8] NME says the song shows Dave Grohl's adeptness in writing love songs and adds "you once never thought this band had the grace to pull off".[9] Spin compared the song to the band XTC, stating it will appeal to fans of the band.[10]
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