EP
Saint Cecilia EP
Saint Cecilia is a short EP from American rock band Foo Fighters, released on 23 November 2015 as a free digital download on RCA. It began as a thank-you to their fans, and it was also dedicated to the victims of the terrorist attacks in Paris.
It arrived between Sonic Highways and Concrete and Gold. The title track was issued as a single and reached number 3 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Songs chart in 2016. The EP also matters for the band's line-up story, as the first Foo Fighters release to credit Rami Jaffee, their long-time session and touring keyboardist, as an official member.
Saint Cecilia EP: tracklist, credits and charts
5 tracks · 18:00Tracklist
- 1Saint CeciliaGrohl, Hawkins, Jaffee, Mendel, Shiflett, Smear3:42
- 2SeanGrohl, Hawkins, Jaffee, Mendel, Shiflett, Smear2:11
- 3Savior BreathGrohl, Hawkins, Jaffee, Mendel, Shiflett, Smear3:11
- 4Iron RoosterGrohl, Hawkins, Jaffee, Mendel, Shiflett, Smear4:11
- 5The Neverending SighGrohl, Hawkins, Jaffee, Mendel, Shiflett, Smear4:45
- Recorded at
- Hotel Saint Cecilia, Studio 606, Hotel Saint Cecilia in Austin, Texas
- Recorded
- 1–11 October 2015
- Mixed by
- James Brown
- Engineered by
- John Silva, Kevin Szymanski, John Lousteau
- Label
- RCA
- Length
- 18:00
Line-up
- Dave Grohl · percussion, guitar, lead vocals, piano
- Taylor Hawkins · drums (drum set), background vocals, percussion, piano
- Rami Jaffee · keyboard
- Nate Mendel · bass guitar
- Chris Shiflett · guitar
- Pat Smear · guitar
- Ben Kweller · background vocals · guest
- John Lousteau · percussion · guest
Singles
- “Saint Cecilia” · 23 November 2015
Peak chart positions
| Chart | Peak |
|---|---|
| UK Albums Chart · 2016 | 35 |
| US Billboard 200 · 2016 | 117 |
| Spain Physical Singles (PROMUSICAE) · 2015–16 | 1 |
| UK Vinyl Albums (OCC) · 2016 | 1 |
| US Vinyl Albums (Billboard) · 2016 | 2 |
| US Hard Rock · 2016 | 4 |
| US Tastemaker · 2016 | 9 |
| US Alternative · 2016 | 12 |
| US Top Rock Albums · 2016 | 16 |
| Scottish Albums · 2016 | 20 |
All 15 charts
| UK Physical Albums (OCC) · 2016 | 20 |
| UK Album Sales (OCC) · 2016 | 26 |
| US Album Sales (Physical) (Billboard) · 2016 | 54 |
| Austrian Albums · 2016 | 63 |
| Belgian Albums (Flanders) · 2016 | 74 |
Certifications
| Region | Certification |
|---|---|
| Brazil · 2023 | Platinum |
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Releases and pressings
How we know the release date wikipedia + musicbrainz + wikidata
| Source | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|
| MusicBrainz | 23 November 2015 | |
| Wikipedia infobox | 23 November 2015 | |
| Wikidata | 23 November 2015 | |
| Deezer | 23 November 2015 |
3 editions
| Date | Country | Label | Barcode | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 November 2015 | XW | RCA | 886445613292 | original |
| 23 November 2015 | XW | Roswell Records | original | |
| 19 February 2016 | US | RCA | 888751845916 | other |
Cover art sources
coverartarchive · native: native 1500x1500
| Source | Size | Verdict |
|---|---|---|
| coverartarchive ✓ | 1500×1500 | native: native 1500x1500 |
| deezer | 1200×1200 | upscaled |
| fanarttv | 1000×1000 | upscaled |