Monkey Wrench (song)
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| "Monkey Wrench" | ||
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| Single by Foo Fighters | ||
| from the album The Colour And The Shape | ||
| Released | June 17, 1997 | |
| Format | CD | |
| Recorded | Grand Master Studios in Hollywood, CA | |
| Genre | Alternative rock | |
| Label | Capitol/Roswell Records | |
| Producer(s) | Gil Norton | |
| Foo Fighters singles chronology | ||
| "Big Me" (1996) |
"Monkey Wrench" (1997) |
"Everlong" (1997) |
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"Monkey Wrench" is the first single off the second Foo Fighters album The Colour and the Shape. It was released mainly on two different versions in 1997.
- Ranked #48 in Kerrang! magazine's "100 Greatest Rock Tracks Ever" (1999)
- Ranked #26 in Kerrang! magazine's "100 Greatest Singles of All Time" (2002)
- Ranked #65 in Q magazine's "100 Greatest Songs Ever!!" (2006)
The music video was directed by Dave Grohl himself. In the beginning of the video, in which Grohl is entering his apartment building and greeting the superintendent, a muzak version of the song Big Me can be heard. A studio cover of this song is a playable song in the PlayStation 2 video game Guitar Hero II. In 2007, a marching band arrangement by Michael Brown became available from Hal Leonard Corporation.
[edit] Track listing
CD1:
- "Monkey Wrench"
- "Up In Arms (Slow Version)"
- "The Colour And The Shape"
CD2:
- "Monkey Wrench"
- "Down In The Park"
- "See You (Acoustic Version)"
[edit] Chart positions
| Year | Chart | Position |
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| 1997 | Official UK Singles Chart | No. 12 |
| 1997 | Official Australian Singles Chart | No. 17 |
| 1997 | Mainstream Rock Tracks (US) | No. 9 |
| 1997 | Modern rock tracks (US) | No. 9 |
| 1997 | Official Euro Hot 100 Singles Chart | No. 51 |
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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 | Me First and the Gimme Gimmes | Late! | No Use For A Name | ||||
