Foo Fighters - "Long Road to Ruin"

[Matt4319]

65 53 FOO FIGHTERS Long Road To Ruin 193 138 55 0.664

That's all I got.

[singingsparrow]

It'll go for adds November 26th.

The music video has already been shot as well. Here's a snapshot from it, featuring guitarist Chris Shiflett:



I believe this is easily their best second single since "Everlong" from "The Colour & The Shape" (coincidentally their current release and "The Colour & The Shape" are the two albums Gil Norton has produced also! )

I can see this charting high on Triple A also, if promoted there, given this is one of their most melodic singles in recent memory, perhaps their most melodic since "Learn To Fly" (I don't understand why the label doesn't bother promoting them heavily there as well, given that "Virginia Moon", "Resolve", "Times Like These" and "Cold Day In The Sun" would have all done well there if properly released)

Sincerely,
Noah Eaton

[singingsparrow]

artieziff said:

The Davy Grolton Band, very funny. It's about time they got back to making comical music videos.

Depending on how you want to interpret it, the video for "No Way Back" was more or less humorous, given it was designed to parody 80's Bon Jovi videos.

However, I absolutely agree they haven't made a video that's overtly humorous since "Learn To Fly" (my favorite video of theirs to date)

Sincerely,
Noah Eaton

[borlando]

good choice as second single. i like the song but its not up there with everlong, all my life, and big me imo.

[Nicholas2.0]

singingsparrow said:

artieziff said:

The Davy Grolton Band, very funny. It's about time they got back to making comical music videos.

Depending on how you want to interpret it, the video for "No Way Back" was more or less humorous, given it was designed to parody 80's Bon Jovi videos.

However, I absolutely agree they haven't made a video that's overtly humorous since "Learn To Fly" (my favorite video of theirs to date)

Sincerely,
Noah Eaton

"Breakout" was pretty humorous: Dave playing a nervous teenager, taking his date to the drive-in; Tony Cox with the ol' dick in the popcorn bucket trick.

"Next Year" was amusing. "The One" was amusing from what I remember. "Low" was funny, although never released to a wide audience. "DOA" had amusing dialogue.

[singingsparrow]

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www.youtube.com/watch?v=xktHAsUdupE

And the video is available for everyone's viewing pleasure.

This is easily among their best videos ever, in my opinion (which is perhaps no surprise in part because this is directed by Jesee Peretz, who directed the classic "Learn To Fly" video) Hilarious, and set up to parody daytime soap operas in particular.

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This will all but certainly become their sixth #1 at Alternative, while going Top Ten at Active Rock (I think it'll peak just outside the Top Five there at #7 because I think it'll sound too melodic for the format).

I'll also add that this video is likely to get a lot of buzz and, with the single already melodic and crossover-friendly sounding as it is, I can see Triple A and some Hot AC stations latching onto this track.

Sincerely,
Noah Eaton

[Nicholas2.0]

singingsparrow said:

This is easily among their best videos ever, in my opinion (which is perhaps no surprise in part because this is directed by Jesee Peretz, who directed the classic "Learn To Fly" video)

I believe he also directed "Big Me," which, to this day, is still my favorite music video of all-time.

[fran182]

It was very sucessful

#1 for seven weeks in alternative