The Essential Foo Fighters

Tracklist

1. 1EverlongDave Grohl4:10
2. 2Making a FireFoo Fighters4:15
3. 3Times Like TheseGrohl, Hawkins, Mendel, Shiflett4:26
4. 4RopeGrohl, Hawkins, Mendel, Shiflett, Smear4:19
5. 5Monkey WrenchGrohl, Mendel, Smear3:51
6. 6My HeroGrohl, Mendel, Smear4:20
7. 7Cold Day in the SunGrohl, Hawkins, Mendel, Shiflett3:20
8. 8Big MeDave Grohl2:12
9. 9Long Road to RuinGrohl, Hawkins, Mendel, Shiflett3:45
10. 10Shame ShameFoo Fighters4:17
11. 11Best of YouGrohl, Hawkins, Mendel, Shiflett4:16
12. 12All My LifeGrohl, Hawkins, Mendel, Shiflett4:22
13. 13The PretenderGrohl, Hawkins, Mendel, Shiflett4:29
14. 14This Is a CallDave Grohl3:53
15. 15WalkGrohl, Hawkins, Mendel, Shiflett, Smear4:16
16. 16Learn to FlyGrohl, Hawkins, Mendel3:58
17. 17The Sky Is a NeighborhoodGrohl, Hawkins, Jaffee, Mendel, Shiflett, Smear4:04
18. 18These DaysGrohl, Hawkins, Mendel, Shiflett, Smear4:25
19. 19Everlong (acoustic version)Dave Grohl4:12

Produced by

Gil Norton, Foo Fighters, Greg Kurstin, Dave Grohl, Taylor Hawkins, Nate Mendel, Nick Raskulinecz, Chris Shiflett, Butch Vig, Barrett Jones, Adam Kasper

Recorded at

Grandmaster Recorders, Studio 606, Studio 606 West, Robert Lang Studios, Conway Recording Studios, EastWest Studios, WGNS Studios

Recorded

October 1994 – 2021

Mixed by

Chris Sheldon, Mark “Spike” Stent, Bob Ludwig, Jim Scott, Alan Moulder, Elliot Scheiner, Tom Rothrock, Rob Schnapf, Rich Costey, Nick Raskulinecz

Mixed at

Skip Saylor Recording, EastWest Studios, The Village, The Shop, Larrabee Sound Studios

Engineered by

Bradley Cook, Geoff Turner, Darrell Thorp, Nick Raskulinecz, James Brown, Mike Terry, Steve Culp, Adrian Bushby, Adam Kasper

Label

RCA

Length

1:16:50

Line-up

• Dave Grohl · drums (drum set), guitar, lead vocals, electric guitar, background vocals, bass guitar, vocals, acoustic guitar, percussion
• Nate Mendel · bass guitar, electric bass guitar
• Pat Smear · guitar
• Greg Kurstin · keyboard, strings · guest
• Inara George · background vocals · guest
• Violet Grohl · background vocals · guest
• Barbara Gruska · background vocals · guest
• Laura Mace · background vocals · guest
• Samantha Sidley · background vocals · guest
• Taylor Hawkins · percussion, drums (drum set), vocals, background vocals
• Chris Shiflett · electric guitar, guitar, acoustic guitar, background vocals
• Rami Jaffee · keyboard, organ · guest
• Nick Raskulinecz · bass · guest
• Drew Hester · percussion · guest
• Charlie Bisharat · violin · guest
• Jacob Braun · cello · guest
• Alma Fernandez · viola · guest
• Songa Lee‐Kitto · violin · guest
• Kinga Bacik · cello · guest
• Rachel Grace · violin · guest
• Tom Lea · viola · guest
• Ginny Luke · violin · guest
• Alison Mosshart · background vocals · guest

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