Best of You
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| Single by Foo Fighters | ||
| from the album In Your Honor | ||
| Released | May 30, 2005 | |
| Format | CD | |
| Genre | Alternative rock | |
| Label | RCA | |
| Foo Fighters singles chronology | ||
| "Have It All" (2004) |
"Best of You" (2005) |
"DOA" (2005) |
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"Best of You" is the first single off the fifth album from the Foo Fighters, In Your Honor. It has been released on two main discs in 2005. A live version of the song was released on the EP, "Five Songs And A Cover", and as a B-Side to the double A-Side "No Way Back/Cold Day In The Sun" single. It was written by the Foo Fighters.
An acoustic live version of this song is available on both the 2006 CD and DVD Skin and Bones. It is performed solo by vocalist/guitarist Dave Grohl.
"Best of You" gave Foo Fighters their highest ever entry on Triple J's Hottest 100 at #4.
Its music video was directed by Mark Pellington, best known for his work on the video for "Jeremy" by Pearl Jam. He was inspired by the death of his wife a few months prior to the shoot, and was drawn to the song's notion of dealing with pain in life.[1]
The video features the band playing, intercut with random images of animals and people that seem to be suffering from sadness or pain dealt by others.
There have been many remakes of the video on MySpace, with some featuring live performances, CGI/animation, and parodies of the original video's plot line.
This song was featured on the MTV series Making the Video.
Prince covered the song during the halftime show at Super Bowl XLI in Miami, Florida, on February 4, 2007. Drummer Taylor Hawkins expressed surprise by the performance, due to Prince's prior criticism of the band's desire to release a cover version of his song, "Darling Nikki," in 2003.
[edit] Track listing
- CD
- "Best of You"
- "I'm in Love with a German Film Star" (Passions cover)
- Enhanced CD
- "Best of You"
- "FFL"
- "Kiss the Bottle" {Jawbreaker cover}
- "What an Honor" (video interview)
- 7"
- "Best of You"
- "Spill"
[edit] Chart positions
| Year | Chart | Position |
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| 2005 | Official UK Singles Chart | No. 4 |
| 2005 | Official Australian Singles Chart | No. 4 |
| 2005 | Modern Rock Tracks (US) | No. 1 |
| 2005 | Mainstream Rock Tracks (US) | No. 1 |
| 2005 | Hot Digital Singles (US) | No. 8 |
| 2005 | Billboard Hot 100 (US) | No. 18 |
| 2005 | Pop 100 (US) | No. 20 |
| 2005 | Official Irish Singles Chart | No. 20 |
| 2005 | Official Italian Singles Chart | No. 36 |
| 2005 | New Zealand Singles Chart | No. 38 |
| 2005 | Official Sweden Singles Chart | No. 41 |
| 2005 | Official Holland Singles Chart | No. 94 |
| 2005 | Official Euro Hot 100 Singles Chart | No. 35 |
| Preceded by "Beverly Hills" by Weezer |
Billboard Modern Rock Tracks number-one single July 9, 2005 |
Succeeded by "Feel Good Inc." by Gorillaz |
[edit] Notes
- ^ James Montgomery (2005). "Foo Fighters Get Serious With Director Of Pearl Jam's 'Jeremy'" MTV News (May 12, 2005)
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| Dave Grohl | Taylor Hawkins | Nate Mendel | Chris Shiflett | ||||
| William Goldsmith | Pat Smear | Franz Stahl | ||||
| Discography | ||||
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| Albums: Foo Fighters | The Colour and the Shape | There Is Nothing Left to Lose | One by One | In Your Honor | ||||
| Singles: "This Is a Call" | "I'll Stick Around" | "For All the Cows" | "Big Me" | "Monkey Wrench" | "Everlong" | "My Hero" | "Walking After You" | "Learn to Fly" | "Stacked Actors" | "Generator" | "Breakout" | "Next Year" | "The One" | "All My Life" | "Times Like These" | "Low" | "Have It All" | "Best of You" | "DOA" | "Resolve" | "No Way Back/Cold Day in the Sun" | ||||
| EPs: Five Songs and a Cover | ||||
| Live albums: Skin and Bones | ||||
| Live DVD's: Everywhere But Home | Skin and Bones | ||||
| Related Bands | ||||
| Nirvana | Sunny Day Real Estate | The Germs | Scream | Probot | Queens of the Stone Age | Taylor Hawkins and the Coattail Riders | The Fire Theft | Tenacious D | Late! | ||||
