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' fourth album '' One by One'', released in 2002. It was released as a single in 2003.

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described "Low" as "the kind of song that you pray would be a single. (...) It’s the one that everybody likes, but there’s just no way ’cause it’s too weird."Dave Grohl Sees A Fortune In Video Directing, Not Probot
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in Hawkins' home studio in

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, some time after the 2002

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. The official music video features Grohl and

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entering a motel, where they proceed to get drunk, cross-dress and wreck the motel room. Originally, Grohl wanted to just film Black dancing in drag for four minutes with no edits, but director

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convinced him otherwise, instead creating the storyline about rednecks in lingerie at a motel room. The video was banned on MTV for its content. A live version recorded on December 4, 2002, at the

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was released with the Special Norwegian Edition of the '' One by One'' album. Foo Fighters - One by One - Special Norwegian Edition
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cover, originally from the album ''

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Track listing

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#"Low" - 4:33 #"Enough Space" (Live in Copenhagen, Denmark, 5 December 2002) #"Never Talking to You Again" (Hüsker Dü cover) (Live in Hamburg, Germany 1 Dec 2002) "Low" video (CD-ROM)
CD-ROM bonus clip "Chris' Hair"
NOTE: The track listing on the Australian single is incorrectly labelled, with Enough Space and Never Talking to You Again in switched play order

DVD/EP (
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# "Low" (

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) # " Times Like These" (Video) # "Times Like These" ( UK video) # "Times Like These" ( Acoustic video)

CD1 ( UK)

#"Low" #"Never Talking to You Again" (

cover) (Live in

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, 1 Dec 2002) CD-ROM bonus clip "Chris' Hair"

CD2 (UK)

#"Low" #"Enough Space" (Live in

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, 5 December 2002) "Low" video (CD-ROM)

7-inch (UK)

#"Low" #"Never Talking to You Again" (Hüsker Dü cover) (Live in Germany 1 Dec 2002)

Chart positions

References

{{authority control Foo Fighters songs 2003 singles RCA Records singles Song recordings produced by Nick Raskulinecz Songs written by Dave Grohl Songs written by Taylor Hawkins Songs written by Nate Mendel Songs written by Chris Shiflett 2002 songs