Breakout (Foo Fighters song)

"Breakout"
Single by Foo Fighters
from the album There Is Nothing Left to Lose and Me, Myself & Irene soundtrack
Released	September 18, 2000
Format	CD
Recorded	1999
Genre	Alternative rock, post-grunge
Length	3:21
Label	Roswell, RCA
Foo Fighters singles chronology
"Generator" (2000) "Breakout" (2000) "Next Year" (2000)

"Breakout" is a single from the third Foo Fighters album There Is Nothing Left to Lose. It was released on two main discs in 2000. It was featured in the movie Me, Myself & Irene, and its music video features Dave Grohl as someone suffering from a "multiple personality" disorder (like Jim Carrey's character in the movie) and Traylor Howard, who also starred in the movie, as his girlfriend. It also features Tony Cox, Anthony Anderson, and Dave Grohl's mom, Ginny, as the woman who flips Dave off while he is driving.

The song heard in the beginning of the video is "Generator", another song from There Is Nothing Left to Lose.

This song was featured on the MTV series Making the Video.

The song is a playable track in Lego Rock Band.

Track listing

CD1

1. "Breakout" - 3:21
2. "Iron and Stone" (The Obsessed cover) - 2:52
3. "Learn to Fly" (Live from Sydney, Australia January 24, 2000) - 3:38

CD2

1. "Breakout" - 3:21
2. "Monkey Wrench" (Live in Australia) - 4:23
3. "Stacked Actors" (Live from Sydney) - 5:21

Japanese Version

1. "Breakout"
2. "Iron & Stone" (The Obsessed Cover)
3. "Ain't It the Life" (2 Meter Sessions)
4. "Learn to Fly" (live)
5. "Stacked Actors" (live)

Australian version

1. "Breakout"
2. "Monkey Wrench" (Live Australia)
3. "Next Year" (Live Australia)

Live in Holland Disc 1

1. "Breakout
2. "Floaty" (2 Meter Sessions)
3. "Ain't it the Life" (2 Meter Sessions)
4. "Next Year" (2 Meter Sessions)

Personnel

Album

• Dave Grohl - vocals, guitars
• Nate Mendel - bass
• Taylor Hawkins - drums

Video

• Dave Grohl - vocals, guitar
• Chris Shiflett - guitar, backing vocals
• Nate Mendel - bass
• Taylor Hawkins - drums

Chart positions

Chart (2000)	Peak position
Australian Singles Chart	59
Canadian RPM Rock Chart	15
Dutch Singles Chart	48
UK Singles Chart	29
U.S. Hot Modern Rock Tracks	8
U.S. Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks	11

External links

• "Breakout" Official music video on YouTube