"Breakout" is a song by

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. It is the second track and fourth single from their third album '' There Is Nothing Left to Lose''.

History

The single was released as a two disc set in the UK and Europe, and also had separate releases in the

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and

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.Foo Fighters - Breakout
discogs.com. Retrieved 26 May 2014. Promotional singles were also released in the US for radio play. The song appeared as a playable track in '' Lego Rock Band''.

Music video

The video was directed by The Malloys, and served as a tie-in to the song's appearance in the film ''

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''. It mainly features

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playing a character who has a " multiple personality" disorder (just like Charlie Baileygates/Hank,

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's character in the film) while taking his girlfriend to see the movie at a drive-in. In addition to Grohl's mom, Ginny, as the woman who flips him off while he is driving, the video also features some of the actors from the ''Me, Myself & Irene'' including

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, who played Charlie's ex-wife Layla, and Tony Cox, who played the limo driver, along with

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, who played Jamal Baileygates &

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who played Shonté Jr. Baileygates. The

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series ''

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'' documented the making of the music video.

Live recordings

A live version recorded on November 23, 1999, at the

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for the

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's ''Rock Show'' programme was released as a B-side to the CD versions of the " Generator" single. Two live versions were released on the

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DVD, recorded in

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. A live version filmed at Hyde Park on June 17, 2006, was released on the ''Live at Hyde Park'' DVD. A live version filmed at

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on June 7, 2008, was released on the '' Live at Wembley Stadium'' DVD.

Track listings

;UK CD1 white cover #"Breakout" - 3:21 #"Iron and Stone" (

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cover) - 2:52 #"

Learn to Fly "Learn to Fly" is a song by American rock band Foo Fighters, released by Roswell and RCA Records in October 1999 as the lead single from their third studio album, '' There Is Nothing Left to Lose'' (1999). It was the band's first entry—at n ...

" (live from

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, Australia, January 24, 2000) - 3:38 ;UK CD2 grey cover, Europe CD white cover #"Breakout" - 3:21 #"

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" (live from Melbourne, Australia February 1, 2000) - 4:23 #"

Stacked Actors "Stacked Actors" is a song by American rock band Foo Fighters which was released as a single in January 2000 from their 1999 third album '' There Is Nothing Left to Lose''. It was only released as a limited edition commercial single in Australia ...

" (live from Sydney, Australia, January 24, 2000) - 5:21 ;Japanese version white cover #"Breakout" #"Iron & Stone" (The Obsessed cover) #"Ain't It the Life" (live acoustic at 2 Meter Session, 22 Nov 1999) #"Learn to Fly" (live from Sydney, Australia, January 24, 2000) #"Stacked Actors" (live from Sydney, Australia, January 24, 2000) ;Australia CD white cover #"Breakout" #"Monkey Wrench" (live from Melbourne, Australia February 1, 2000) #"

Next Year "Next Year" is a song released as the last single from the third Foo Fighters' album '' There Is Nothing Left to Lose''. History A shorter version (running at just 3:21 compared to the original's 4:36) was released as a single in 2000 and wa ...

" (live from Melbourne, Australia February 1, 2000) ;Netherlands CD Live in Holland, part one #"Breakout" #"Floaty" (live acoustic at 2 Meter Session, 22 Nov 1999) #"Ain't It the Life" (live acoustic at 2 Meter Session, 22 Nov 1999) #"Next Year" (live acoustic at 2 Meter Session, 22 Nov 1999)

Personnel

– vocals, guitars *

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– bass *

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– drums

Chart positions

Certifications

References

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