Wheels (Foo Fighters song)

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"Wheels"
Song

"Wheels" is a single by rock band Foo Fighters. The single premiered on radio on September 23, 2009, though the single was officially released on September 29, 2009. The song had its live premiere at the White House as part of an Independence Day celebration honoring military service members.

The song "Wheels", as well as the song "Word Forward" were recorded for the compilation album, Greatest Hits with producer Butch Vig. Both songs were written during the Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace tour and had their first versions recorded at Grand Master Studios in Hollywood in 2008,[1] being later recorded at the Foo Fighters' own Studio 606 in Los Angeles. Dave Grohl invited Vig to work on the songs while at a party, and the experience was good enough for Grohl to invite Vig to produce the next Foo Fighters album, Wasting Light.[2]

Reception

Critical

Benjamin Sheehan from Billboard magazine says: "The song has a Weezer-meets-The Fray vibe, and it flies out of the gate with feedback-laden riffs, well-timed stutter stops and a gentle balance of electric and acoustic guitars. Four-chord loops nicely underscore Grohl's frustration as he mourns life's failure to meet his expectations. Grohl sings during the opening verse, 'I wanted something better, man/I wished for something new'. For an act of this stature and talent, it's hard not to agree just a little".[3]

Commercial

The song debuted at #73 on the Billboard Hot 100, being their highest charting single there since their 2007 hit "The Pretender".[4] "Wheels" is the most recent Foo Fighters single to be available on the CD single format (Up to July 2013).

Music video

A music video was directed by Sam Brown, featuring the band performing in an old warehouse. The video premiered in the early hours of October 1, 2009 on AMTV.[5]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Wheels"4:38
2."Word Forward"3:49

Charts

Chart (2009) Peak[6]
position
Australian Singles Chart 21
Canadian Hot 100 22
Dutch Top 40[7] 19
Dutch Top 100 Singles Chart[8] 45
Euro Hot 100 40
Irish Singles Chart 38
New Zealand Singles Chart 13
Polish Singles Chart[9] 24
Swedish Singles Chart 24
UK Singles Chart 22
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[10] 72
U.S. Billboard Rock Songs 1
U.S. Billboard Alternative Songs 3
U.S. Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks 4
Preceded by Billboard Rock Songs number-one single
November 14–21, 2009 		Succeeded by

References

  1. ^ Paul Brannigan (December 2010). "Kerrang's 50 albums you need to hear in 2011 - Foo Fighters (Interview)". Kerrang!.
  2. ^ Dave Grohl Reunites With Krist Novoselic and Butch Vig, Rolling Stone
  3. ^ "New Music Releases, Music Reviews, Album Releases & Song Releases". Billboard.com. Retrieved 2011-06-08.
  4. ^ "Retrieved on October 8, 2009". Billboard.com. 2011-06-04. Retrieved 2011-06-08.
  5. ^ Full name. "Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved 2013-08-10.
  6. ^ "Artist Chart History: Foo Fighters". Billboard (Nielsen Business Media, Inc.). Retrieved 2009-10-08.
  7. ^ Dutch Top 40. "Foo Fighters Dutch top 40 Archive". www.top40.nl. Retrieved 28 February 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  8. ^ Steffen Hung. "Dutch charts portal". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 2012-03-14.
  9. ^ "Polish Singles Chart". Polskieradio.pl. Retrieved 2013-08-10.
  10. ^ "Foo Fighters : Chart History". Billboard.com. Retrieved 2013-08-10.

External links

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