Skin and Bones (song)

"Skin and Bones"
Song by Foo Fighters
Released	September 5, 2005
Format	7", CD
Recorded	January–March 2005
Genre	Alternative rock
Length	3:35 (EP version) 4:02 (Album version)
Label	Roswell, RCA
Producer	Nick Raskulinecz, Foo Fighters

"Skin and Bones" is an alternative rock song by the Foo Fighters. It originally appeared as a B-side for the single "DOA", which was off of their 2005 album In Your Honor. It was released on September 5, 2005, through the mentioned single.

The song later appeared on the Foo Fighters' first EP Five Songs and a Cover, which was released on November 20, 2005.

A live acoustic version of the song was then performed live at the titlular "Skin and Bones" show in August 2006 at the Pantages Theater in Los Angeles. The song later appeared on the album (based on recordings of the concert), which was released on November 6, 2006, as Skin and Bones.

The recorded live track also appeared on the band's Greatest Hits, which was released in November 2009.

Both the musical composition and lyrics of the song were written solely by frontman Dave Grohl.

Recording and release history

Date recorded	Studio	Producer/recorder	Releases
2004	Studio 606	Unknown	DOA (2005) Five Songs and a Cover (2005)
August, 2006	Pantages Theatre (Hollywood)	Unknown	Skin and Bones (2006) Greatest Hits (2009)

References

Foo Fighters

Dave Grohl Nate Mendel Pat Smear Taylor Hawkins Chris Shiflett Rami Jaffee William Goldsmith Franz Stahl

Studio albums	Foo Fighters The Colour and the Shape There Is Nothing Left to Lose One by One In Your Honor Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace Wasting Light Sonic Highways

EPs	Five Songs and a Cover Songs From the Laundry Room Saint Cecilia

Live albums	Skin and Bones

Compilations	Greatest Hits Medium Rare

Media	Everywhere but Home Skin and Bones Live at Wembley Stadium Foo Fighters: Back and Forth Foo Fighters: Sonic Highways

Singles	"This Is a Call" "I'll Stick Around" "For All the Cows" "Big Me" "Exhausted" "Alone + Easy Target" "Monkey Wrench" "Everlong" "My Hero" "Walking After You" "Learn to Fly" "Stacked Actors" "Generator" "Breakout" "Next Year" "The One" "All My Life" "Times Like These" "Low" "Have It All" "Best of You" "DOA" "Resolve" "No Way Back"/"Cold Day in the Sun" "Miracle" "The Pretender" "Long Road to Ruin" "Cheer Up, Boys (Your Make Up Is Running)" "Let It Die" "Wheels" "Rope" "Walk" "Arlandria" "These Days" "Bridge Burning" "Something from Nothing" "The Feast and the Famine" "Congregation" "What Did I Do? / God As My Witness" "Outside" "Saint Cecilia"

Other Songs	"Friend of a Friend" "Baker Street" "Aurora" "Darling Nikki" "Skin and Bones" "Keep the Car Running"

Concert tours	Foo Fighters live performances Foozer Sonic Highways World Tour

Associated acts	Nirvana Late! Tenacious D Sunny Day Real Estate The Germs Scream Probot Killing Joke Queens of the Stone Age Nine Inch Nails Taylor Hawkins and the Coattail Riders The Fire Theft Jackson United Me First and the Gimme Gimmes No Use for a Name Them Crooked Vultures The Birds of Satan

Related articles	Discography Songs Awards and nominations Members 24 Hours of Foo

Book:Foo Fighters Category:Foo Fighters

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Sunday, October 18, 2015. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.