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Foo Fighters The Foo Fighters are an American Rock music, rock band formed in Seattle in 1994. Initially founded as a one-man project by former Nirvana (band), Nirvana drummer Dave Grohl, the band comprises vocalist/guitarist Grohl, bassist Nate Mendel, gu ...

, an American

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band formed in 1995 by

Dave Grohl David Eric Grohl (; born January 14, 1969) is an American musician. He founded the rock band Foo Fighters, of which he is the lead singer, guitarist, principal songwriter, and only consistent member. From 1990 to 1994, he was the drummer of th ...

, consists of eleven

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s, fourteen

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s (EPs), six video albums, one live album, and 57 singles (including promotional releases). The current Foo Fighters line-up consists of Grohl (vocals and guitar), Rami Jaffee (keyboard),

Nate Mendel Nathan ‍Gregor ‍Mendel (born December 2, 1968) is an American musician who is the bass guitarist for the rock band Foo Fighters, as well as a former member of Sunny Day Real Estate. He has also worked with musical acts The Jealous Sound and ...

(bass), Chris Shiflett (guitar), Pat Smear (guitar) and tba (drums). In October 1994, Grohl recorded an album's worth of songs in which he played all instruments in

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's Robert Lang Studios. He chose the name "Foo Fighters" for the project to hide his identity and passed cassette copies of the sessions to personal friends.From Penniless Drummer To The Bigest (sic) Rock Icon In the World
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'' (November 2009) After those tapes attracted

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interest, Grohl signed with

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, who released the results as the album ''

'' in 1995. The album peaked at number 23 on the ''Billboard'' 200, earning a

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in the United States and having lead single, " This Is a Call" on the top 10 of the UK and Australia. After extensive touring with a full-fledged band—along with Grohl were Mendel, Smear and drummer William Goldsmith—the band went into recording follow-up album ''

The Colour and the Shape ''The Colour and the Shape'' is the second studio album by American rock band Foo Fighters, released on May 20, 1997, by Roswell and Capitol Records. It was the first album by the Foo Fighters to be recorded as a full band, as the previous s ...

'', released in 1997. The record charted higher, reaching number 10 on the ''Billboard'' 200, and with certifications of Platinum in Australia and Canada and double platinum in the US. The "

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" single from the album has been certified 2× Platinum in the US. Following the tour for ''The Colour and the Shape'', Foo Fighters left Capitol and Grohl decided to build a home studio in

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wanting a production away from studio interference, given the troubled recording of the previous album, which led to the departure of Goldsmith and Smear. Along with Mendel and new drummer Hawkins, Grohl recorded Foo Fighters' third album, '' There Is Nothing Left to Lose'', in 1999 and signed a distribution deal with

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, which remains their label as of 2021. The band again got certifications of platinum in the US, Australia and Canada, and had its first single to chart on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 with " Learn to Fly". Foo Fighters' fourth album, '' One by One'' (2002), marked the first studio foray with Shiflett and was their first to top the charts in the United Kingdom and Australia. The album's tour resulted in the band's first video album, 2003's '' Everywhere but Home'', featuring live concert footage from the ''One by One'' tour. Grohl led the construction of a professional studio in

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in 2004, and the band recorded its next two studio albums there: 2005's '' In Your Honor'', a top five hit in both the UK and Australia and origin of the band's highest-scoring single " Best of You", and 2007's '' Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace'', which topped the charts in Australia, Belgium, Canada, and the UK and had three songs atop the ''Billboard''

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chart. The former's tour of acoustic concerts resulted in the live album '' Skin and Bones'' (2006), while the latter tour had two gigs at

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recorded on the DVD '' Live at Wembley Stadium'' (2008). The band's first compilation, 2009's ''

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'', became their sixth album to surpass 1 million copies sold in the United States. In 2011, the album ''

Wasting Light ''Wasting Light'' is the seventh studio album by American rock band Foo Fighters, released on April 12, 2011, through Roswell and RCA Records. Wanting to capture the essence of their earlier work and avoid the artificiality of digital recording, ...

'' was released, recorded at Grohl's home in Los Angeles, and debuting at number one in twelve countries. The album's first single "

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" holds the record for the most consecutive weeks at number one on the US

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chart. Their eighth studio album, ''

Sonic Highways ''Sonic Highways'' is the eighth studio album by American rock band Foo Fighters, released on November 10, 2014, through Roswell and RCA Records. Similar to their previous album, '' Wasting Light'' (2011), it was produced by the band with Butc ...

'', was recorded in eight different American cities and released in 2014. As of 2015 the band's eight studio albums have sold 12 million copies in the US alone. Foo Fighters' ninth album, ''

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'', was released on September 15, 2017 and became the band's second #1 album in the United States. '' Medicine at Midnight'' is the tenth studio album by American rock band Foo Fighters. Originally scheduled for 2020, the album was delayed to February 5, 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. '' But Here We Are'' is the eleventh studio album, released on June 2, 2023. It was the first Foo Fighters album released after the passing of the drummer

Taylor Hawkins Oliver Taylor Hawkins (February 17, 1972 – March 25, 2022) was an American musician who was the drummer and a vocalist of the rock band Foo Fighters, sharing vocals with Dave Grohl. He joined the band in 1997, and remained the band's drummer ...

in March 2022.

Albums

Studio albums

Compilation albums

Live albums

Extended plays

Foo Files EPs

Starting in 2019, the band has released their archive of B-sides and live performances in digital EPs called the '' Foo Files''.

Singles

1990s

2000s

2010s

2020s

Promotional singles

Other charted songs

Video albums

Music videos

Other appearances

Notes

References

External links

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