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The Essential Foo Fighters

The Essential Foo Fighters is a greatest hits album released on October 28, 2022 by American rock band Foo Fighters.[3][4] It is part of Sony Music's The Essential series. It was the first Foo Fighters release after the death of longtime drummer Taylor Hawkins on March 25, 2022.

The Essential Foo Fighters
Greatest hits album by
Foo Fighters
ReleasedOctober 28, 2022 (2022-10-28)
RecordedOctober 1994 – 2021
Genre
Length85:00
LabelLegacy Recordings,[1][2] Sony Music
Producer
Foo Fighters chronology
Medicine at Midnight
(2021) 		The Essential Foo Fighters
(2022) 		But Here We Are
(2023)

Reception

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The album debuted at number eight on Billboard's Top Album Sales chart, making it the first in the Essential series to reach the top ten of that chart. It also debuted at number 42 on the Billboard 200.[5] In a review by the German edition of Rolling Stone, Kristina Baum stated that "With a new hits compilation which now bears the more modest name The Essential, it becomes clear in 2022 what has happened in 13 more years of band history" and that in "12 to 15 years another Foo Fighters Best Of could probably be released without any problems. Could it still be the end of the Foo Fighters chapter due to the sad circumstances? It would be a shame". Baum also rated the album four out of five stars.[6]

A review by Drew's Reviews stated that "I suspect The Essential Foo Fighters will sell well", but was critical that some tracks were omitted from the album: "Seriously, how do you leave out "Congregation" off Sonic Highways? In fact nothing off Sonic Highways. Weird." Drew's Reviews also noted that it is missing the song "Run" from the Concrete and Gold album which is only represented by one song, "The Sky Is a Neighborhood".[7] A review by AllMusic was more positive stating that 13 years since the band's last Greatest Hits album Foo Fighters have had an additional four Top 10 albums which provide a "fair chunk" on The Essential Foo Fighters and that "The end result is that The Essential Foo Fighters winds up being a stronger comp than its predecessor".[8]

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Foo Fighters except where noted

The Essential Foo Fighters track listing
No.TitleOriginally fromLength
1."Everlong" (Dave Grohl)The Colour and the Shape, 19974:10
2."Making a Fire"Medicine at Midnight, 20214:15
3."Times Like These"One by One, 20024:27
4."Rope"Wasting Light, 20114:19
5."Monkey Wrench"The Colour and the Shape3:52
6."My Hero"The Colour and the Shape4:20
7."Cold Day in the Sun"In Your Honor, 20053:28
8."Big Me" (Grohl)Foo Fighters, 19952:12
9."Long Road to Ruin"Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace, 20073:46
10."Shame Shame"Medicine at Midnight4:17
11."Best of You"In Your Honor4:16
12."All My Life"One by One4:24
13."The Pretender"Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace4:27
14."This Is a Call" (Grohl)Foo Fighters3:54
15."Waiting on a War" (not included on CD version)Medicine at Midnight4:13
16."Walk"Wasting Light4:17
17."Learn to Fly"There Is Nothing Left to Lose, 19993:56
18."The Sky Is a Neighborhood"Concrete and Gold, 20174:05
19."Breakout" (not included on CD version)There Is Nothing Left to Lose3:22
20."These Days"Wasting Light4:58
21."Everlong" (acoustic version)Greatest Hits, 20094:12
Total length:85:00

Personnel

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Foo Fighters

  • Dave Grohl – lead vocals, guitars, drums, bass guitar, producer
  • Pat Smear – guitar, producer
  • Chris Shiflett – guitar, backing vocals, producer
  • Nate Mendel – bass guitar, producer
  • Taylor Hawkins – drums, cowbell, lead vocals and rhythm guitar on "Cold Day in the Sun",[7] backing vocals, producer
  • Rami Jaffee – keyboards, piano, producer
  • Randy Merrill – mastering at Sterling Sound

Charts

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Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
New Zealand (RMNZ)[30] Platinum 15,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI)[31] Gold 100,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

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  1. ^ Strauss, Matthew (September 16, 2022). "Foo Fighters Announce New Essential Album". Pitchfork. Retrieved November 12, 2022.
  2. ^ "'The Essential Foo Fighters' Out Now". legacyrecordings.com. October 28, 2022. Retrieved November 12, 2022.
  3. ^ Richards, Will (September 16, 2022). "Foo Fighters announce new greatest hits album 'The Essential Foo Fighters'". NME. Retrieved November 12, 2022.
  4. ^ Colothan, Scott (September 15, 2022). "Foo Fighters reveal track listing for new compilation album 'The Essential Foo Fighters'". Planet Rock. Retrieved November 12, 2022.
  5. ^ Caulfield, Keith (November 9, 2022). "The Beatles' 'Revolver' Reissue Tops Multiple Charts, Hits No. 2 on Album Sales". Billboard. Retrieved November 12, 2022.
  6. ^ Baum, Kristina (November 11, 2022). "Foo Fighters – The Essential". Rolling Stone (in German). Retrieved November 12, 2022.
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