List of songs recorded by Foo Fighters
This is a list of songs recorded by American alternative rock band Foo Fighters.
Released songs
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Original compositions
Indicates single release | |
Indicates promotional single release |
Cover versions
Song | Release (s) | Original artist | Writer(s) | Notes |
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"Bad Reputation" | Medium Rare | Thin Lizzy | Brian Downey, Scott Gorham and Phil Lynott | |
"Baker Street" (BBC sessions)[4] | "Requiem" single "My Hero" single (UK & Japanese editions) "Next Year" single (CD2) The Colour and the Shape (Australian tour pack, Limited edition European bonus EP & 10th anniversary edition) Medium Rare |
Gerry Rafferty | Gerry Rafferty | Recorded on April 30, 1997 at Maida Vale Studios in London for The Evening Session |
"Band on the Run" | "Cheer Up, Boys (Your Make Up Is Running)" single, Medium Rare and Radio 1 Established 1967 | Wings | Paul and Linda McCartney | Recorded for BBC Radio 1 Rock Show |
"Born on the Bayou" | "Resolve" single (CD2) | Creedence Clearwater Revival | John Fogerty | |
"Danny Says" | One by One (Special Limited Edition) "All My Life" single (CD2) Medium Rare |
Ramones | Douglas Colvin, Jeffry Hyman and John Cummings | Featuring Gregg Bissonette; guitarist Chris Shiflett sings lead |
"Darling Nikki" [5] | "Have It All" single Medium Rare (Vinyl) |
Prince and The Revolution | Prince | |
"Down in the Park" [6] | Songs in the Key of X The Colour and the Shape (Australian tour pack, Limited edition European bonus EP & 10th anniversary edition) "Requiem" single "Monkey Wrench" single (CD2) "Everlong" single (Australian limited edition) "My Hero" single (Japanese edition) |
Gary Numan and the Tubeway Army | Gary Numan | Misspelled on single as "Down in the Dark"; only four copies were pressed |
"Drive Me Wild" (BBC sessions) | The Colour and the Shape (Australian tour pack, Limited edition European bonus EP & 10th anniversary edition) "Requiem" single "Everlong" single (CD1) "My Hero" single (Japanese edition) |
Vanity 6 | Prince | Recorded on April 30th, 1997 at Maida Vale Studios in London for The Evening Session |
"Gas Chamber" | "Big Me" single Medium Rare Rock Against Bush, Vol. 2 |
Angry Samoans | Mike Saunders and Gregg Turner | Version present in the Big Me single and Medium Rare is the BBC sessions version, recorded on 23 November 1995 |
"Have a Cigar" | Mission: Impossible II soundtrack "Learn to Fly" single "Next Year" EP Greatest Hits (Amazon.com version) Medium Rare |
Pink Floyd | Roger Waters | Featuring Brian May; Drummer Taylor Hawkins sings lead |
"Hallo Spaceboy" (live at David Bowie's 50th Birthday Bash)[7] | Birthday Celebration | David Bowie | David Bowie, Brian Eno and Reeves Gabrels | Recorded on 8 January 1997 at Madison Square Garden with Bowie, Mike Garson, Gabrels, Zachary Alford and Gail Ann Dorsey; Bowie and his band played "Seven Years in Tibet" with Grohl after finishing Hallo Spaceboy. |
"Hocus Pocus" (Live at Wembley Stadium) | Live at Wembley Stadium | Focus | Jan Akkerman and Thijs van Leer | Recorded on June 7, 2008 at Wembley Stadium in London, played with "Stacked Actors" as its lead-in |
"Holiday in Cambodia" (live at VMAs) | "Long Road to Ruin" single (Vinyl) | Dead Kennedys | Jello Biafra and John Greenway | Recorded on September 9, 2007 at the Hot Pink Suite of the Palms Casino Resort during the 2007 MTV Video Music Awards; featuring Serj Tankian |
"I Feel Free" | "DOA" single (CD1 & CD2) Five Songs and a Cover |
Cream | Jack Bruce and Pete Brown | Drummer Taylor Hawkins sings lead |
"I'm in Love with a German Film Star" | "Best of You" single (CD1) | The Passions | Barbara Gogan, Clive Timperley, David Wardill and Richard Williams | |
"Iron and Stone" | "Learn to Fly" single (CD1) "Breakout" (CD1 & Japanese version) |
The Obsessed | The Obsessed | |
"Keep the Car Running" (live at Concorde 2)[8] | Long Road to Ruin (Maxi CD) "Let It Die" (digital EP) |
Arcade Fire | Arcade Fire | Recorded on August 17, 2007 at the Concorde 2 in London |
"Kiss the Bottle" | "Best of You" (CD2) | Jawbreaker | Blake Schwarzenbach, Chris Bauermeister and Adam Pfahler | Guitarist Chris Shiflett sings lead |
"Life of Illusion" | One by One (Special Limited Edition) "Times Like These" single (CD1 & Vinyl) & EP |
Joe Walsh | Joe Walsh and Kenny Passarelli | Drummer Taylor Hawkins sings lead |
"Kids in America" | Songs From the Laundry Room | Kim Wilde | Marty Wilde and Ricky Wilde | |
"Never Talking to You Again" (live at Colour Line Arena) | "Low" single (UK CD1, Australian version & 7 Inch) Medium Rare |
Hüsker Dü | Grant Hart | Recorded on December 1, 2002 at the Colour Line Arena in Hamburg, Germany |
"Ozone" | Foo Fighters (Special Oz Tour Edition) "Winnebago" single "I'll Stick Around" single "For All the Cows" single "Big Me" single |
Ace Frehley | Ace Frehley | |
"Planet Claire" (live at The Supper Club) | "Times Like These" single (CD1) & EP | The B-52's | Fred Schneider and Keith Strickland | Recorded on October 31, 2002 at The Supper Club in New York City; featuring Fred Schneider |
"Ramble On" (Live at Wembley Stadium) | Live at Wembley Stadium | Led Zeppelin | Jimmy Page and Robert Plant | Recorded on June 7, 2008 at Wembley Stadium in London; featuring Jimmy Page and John Paul Jones |
"Requiem" (BBC sessions) | The Colour and the Shape (Australian tour pack, Limited edition European bonus EP & 10th anniversary edition) "Everlong" single (CD2) "My Hero" single (Japanese edition) |
Killing Joke | Jaz Coleman | Recorded on April 30, 1997 at Maida Vale Studios in London for The Evening Session |
"Rock and Roll" (Live at Wembley Stadium) | Live at Wembley Stadium | Led Zeppelin | Jimmy Page, Robert Plant, John Paul Jones and John Bonham | Recorded on June 7, 2008 at Wembley Stadium in London; featuring Jimmy Page and John Paul Jones; Taylor Hawkins sings lead |
"Sister Europe" | One by One (Special Limited Edition) "All My Life" single (CD1, 7 Inch & Japanese edition) |
Psychedelic Furs | Tim Butler, Richard Butler, Nicholas Morris, Paul Davey, James Kilburn, John Ashton, Vince Ely, Duncan Kilburn, Roger Morris | |
"This Will Be Our Year" | Medium Rare | The Zombies | Chris White | |
"Tie Your Mother Down" (Live at Hyde Park) | Hyde Park | Queen | Brian May | Recorded June 17, 2006 at Hyde Park in London; featuring Brian May and Roger Taylor; Taylor Hawkins sings lead |
"Young Man Blues" (live at Rock Honors) | Medium Rare | Mose Allison | Mose Allison | Recorded on July 12, 2008 at the Pauley Pavilion during the VH1 Rock Honors 2008 |
Unreleased tracks
Song | Composer | Producer | Sessions | Notes |
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"7 Corners" | Dave Grohl, Nate Mendel and Taylor Hawkins | Adam Kasper, Foo Fighters | There Is Nothing Left to Lose | 7 Corners has been used as a working title for other songs |
"867-5309/Jenny" | Alex Call and Jim Keller | Rockline | Tommy Tutone cover; recorded on March 20, 2000 in Hollywood | |
"Baby Hold On" | Jimmy Lyon, Eddie Money | Adam Kasper, Foo Fighters | There Is Nothing Left to Lose B-Sides | Eddie Money cover; recorded on February 2000, meant to be used as a B-side in one of the then upcoming singles for There Is Nothing Left to Lose; part of the song was played acoustically for the radio program Rockline |
"Back In Treatment" | Dave Grohl | Barrett Jones | May 1992-1993 | |
"Bells" | Dave Grohl, Nate Mendel, Taylor Hawkins and Chris Shiflett | Gil Norton | Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace | |
"Blackbird" | Paul McCartney | Rockline | The Beatles cover; recorded on March 20, 2000 in Hollywood | |
"Butterflies" (Also Known As "Red Pellet Guns" and "Not A Fool") | Dave Grohl | Dave Grohl and Barrett Jones; Barrett Jones | May 1992-1993 Foo Fighters Songs in the Key of X |
Two versions were recorded on the Foo Fighters and Songs in the Key of X sessions, but neither were released.[1] |
"Fuck Around" | Dave Grohl, Nate Mendel and Taylor Hawkins | Adam Kasper, Foo Fighters | There Is Nothing Left to Lose | |
"I Predict a Riot" | Ricky Wilson, Andrew White, Simon Rix, Nicholas M. Baines, and Nick Hodgson | BBC | Kaiser Chiefs cover; recorded in August 23, 2005 at the Maida Vale Studios in London for The Jo Whiley Show | |
"I'm Alone Again" | Dave Grohl, Pat Smear, Nate Mendel and William Goldsmith | Barrett Jones | Songs in the Key of X | |
"In Silence" | Dave Grohl, Nate Mendel, Taylor Hawkins and Chris Shiflett | Gil Norton | Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace | |
"Invisible Sun" | Sting | Adam Kasper, Foo Fighters | There Is Nothing Left to Lose B-Sides | The Police cover; recorded on February 2000, meant to be used as a B-side in one of the then upcoming singles for "There Is Nothing Left to Lose" |
"Jet" | Paul McCartney and Linda McCartney | Adam Kasper, Foo Fighters | There Is Nothing Left to Lose B-Sides | Wings cover; Recorded on February 2000, meant to be used on a tribute album to Paul McCartney. |
"Keep It Clean" | Dave Grohl, Nate Mendel, Taylor Hawkins, Chris Shiflett and Pat Smear | Foo Fighters | 2011 | Recorded on Art Farm Studios in Drabenderhöhe, Wiehl, Germany. Featuring Rami Jaffee.[9] Used for the "Hot Buns" video promoting the Wasting Light tour, and played in Kansas City, Missouri as a protest against the Westboro Baptist Church.[10] The studio recording can be found on the Foo Fighters website under 'Foo Fighters FM' on station 94.1. |
"Knucklehead" | Dave Grohl, Nate Mendel, Taylor Hawkins and Chris Shiflett | Adam Kasper | One by One | Recorded during the One by One sessions with Brian May[11] |
"Lonely Boy" | Andrew Gold | Adam Kasper, Foo Fighters | There Is Nothing Left to Lose B-Sides | Andrew Gold cover; Recorded on February 2000, meant to be used as a B-side in one of the then upcoming singles for There Is Nothing Left to Lose |
"Lyla" | Noel Gallagher | BBC | Oasis cover; recorded in August 23, 2005 at the Maida Vale Studios in London for The Jo Whiley Show | |
"Sognare ancora" | Dave Grohl, Taylor Hawkins and Vasco Rossi | Saverio Principini | Unreleased (2014) | |
"Mountain Of You" | Dave Grohl | Barrett Jones | May 1992-1993 | |
"That Ass" | Dave Grohl, Nate Mendel, Taylor Hawkins and Chris Shiflett | Nick Raskulinecz, Foo Fighters | In Your Honor | |
"Try Me On" | Dave Grohl, Nate Mendel and Taylor Hawkins | Adam Kasper, Foo Fighters | There Is Nothing Left to Lose | |
"Watter-Fred" | Dave Grohl | Rockline | Acoustic version of "Wattershed" performed on March 18, 1996 at the Clatter And Din Studios in Seattle for the Rockline program that tells a story about going to Vancouver in the voice of Fred Schneider | |
"With Arms Wide Open" | Scott Stapp, Mark Tremonti and Dave Grohl | KRock | Creed cover; recorded on November 13, 2000 in New York; Grohl re-wrote most of the lyrics and emphasised his voice, trying to mimic Stapp's voice | |
"What I'm About" | Dave Grohl | Barrett Jones | May 1992-1993 | |
Live Songs
Song | Notes |
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Chicken Derby | Early version of "My Poor Brain". |
Damn You Damn Everyone | Played live once, written during the band's 1998 East Coast USA Tour. |
Double Drum Intro | A part of the song can be heard in the beginning of the studio version of "My Hero". |
Gun Beside My Bed | Early version of "Overdrive", played live once. |
Covers
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Foo Fighters Dictionary
- ↑ White Limo - Single by Foo Fighters - Single on iTunes
- ↑ "Foo Fighters - Word Forward". Discogs. Retrieved 2011-06-22.
- ↑ http://www.billboard.com/artist/302285/foo+fighters/chart
- ↑ http://www.billboard.com/artist/302285/foo+fighters/chart
- ↑ http://www.discogs.com/Foo-Fighters-Down-In-The-Dark/release/3241292
- ↑ "Birthday Celebration: Live in NYC 1997". allmusic.
- ↑ "The Foo Fighters - Keep The Car Running - Music Charts". Acharts.us. Retrieved 2012-01-06.
- ↑ http://www.rundschau-online.de/html/artikel/1313489223581.shtml
- ↑ http://www.nme.com/news/foo-fighters/59280
- ↑ http://www.vh1.com/artists/interview/1458766/20021119/foo_fighters.jhtml
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