Everlong
| Everlong | |
|---|---|
| Foo fighters | |
| publication |
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| length | 4:10 |
| Genre (s) | Alternative rock |
| Author (s) | Dave Grohl |
| album | The color and the shape |
Everlong is a song by American alternative rock - band Foo Fighters . It was released as the second single from the album The Color and the Shape and achieved double platinum status in the USA .
Music video
A popular music video was shot for Everlong . Dave Grohl has to free his girlfriend (played by Taylor Hawkins ) from a dream in which she is threatened by two villains ( Nate Mendel and Pat Smear ). Since he cannot wake her, he tries to fall asleep as quickly as possible so that he can rush to her aid.
In 1998, the music video was nominated for Best Rock Video at the MTV Video Music Awards . Directed by Michel Gondry , whose childhood nightmares of oversized hands is one of the video's sources of inspiration. In addition to these, other surreal elements include a four meter high telephone, low ceilings and bricked up windows. The video can be found on the DVD The Work Of Director Michel Gondry .
Versions
Everlong was recorded in an acoustic version as part of the Howard Stern Show . This was taken into the program by some radio stations without ever being officially published. She can also be heard in the movie Little Nicky (but not on the soundtrack ). Another acoustic version was recorded for a “Greatest Hits” compilation by the band. Since the song is an integral part of every Foo Fighters concert, there are countless bootleg versions and also other acoustic versions from radio sessions and TV shows.
Formats
The single was released in different formats: in the USA these were two 3-track maxi CDs , each of which contains a different live song and a new piece (one Drive Me Wild and one the Killing Joke - Cover Requiem ), in Great Britain a 5-track EP with all these pieces as well as a 2-track 7 inch (with Drive Me Wild ), in Australia and Scandinavia a maxi CD with an acoustic version of See You and the Gary Numan cover Down in the Park .
meaning
In an interview with Visions magazine (1/2004; # 130), Grohl described Everlong as the best song he had ever written and one of the three pieces he was most proud of (next to Heart-Shaped Box by Nirvana and Shake Your Blood , his collaboration with Lemmy Kilmister as part of the Probot project).
The listeners of the radio station KROQ voted Everlong in 1997 the third best song and in 1998 the 38th best. The acoustic version came in at number 22 in 2000 .
On the lists for Kerrang magazine ! The song took 45th place (1999, 100 Greatest Rock Tracks Ever ) and 39th place (2002, 100 Greatest Singles of All Time ).
David Letterman called Everlong his favorite song. In the final episode of his Late Show on May 20, 2015, the song was used at the end of the show to accompany a six-minute montage of Letterman's career.
Chart placements
| Charts | Top ranking | Weeks |
|---|---|---|
| Chart placements | ||
 United Kingdom (OCC)
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18th (6 weeks) | 6th |
Individual evidence
- ↑ The Foo Fighters in the RIAA database
- ↑ Best Rock Video History
- ↑ KROQ Top 106.7 of 2000. rocklists.com; Retrieved February 4, 2008
- ↑ David Letterman signs off from 'Late Show' . In: Los Angeles Times . Retrieved May 21, 2015.
- ↑ Chart sources: UK