"Breakout" is a song by

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. It is the second track and fourth single from their third album ''

There Is Nothing Left to Lose ''There Is Nothing Left to Lose'' is the third studio album by American rock band Foo Fighters, released on November 2, 1999, through Roswell and RCA Records. It marked the first appearance of drummer Taylor Hawkins, and is often seen as a depa ...

''.

History

The single was released as a two disc set in the UK and Europe, and also had separate releases in the

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.Foo Fighters - Breakout
discogs.com. Retrieved 26 May 2014. Promotional singles were also released in the US for radio play. The song appeared as a playable track in ''

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Music video

The video was directed by

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, and served as a tie-in to the song's appearance in the film ''

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''. It mainly features Dave Grohl playing a character who has a " multiple personality" disorder (just like Charlie Baileygates/Hank,

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's character in the film) while taking his girlfriend to see the movie at a drive-in. In addition to Grohl's mom, Ginny, as the woman who flips him off while he is driving, the video also features some of the actors from the ''Me, Myself & Irene'' including

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, who played Charlie's ex-wife Layla, and Tony Cox, who played the limo driver, along with

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, who played Jamal Baileygates &

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who played Shonté Jr. Baileygates. The

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series ''

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'' documented the making of the music video.

Live recordings

A live version recorded on November 23, 1999 at the

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for the

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's ''Rock Show'' programme was released as a B-side to the CD versions of the "

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" single. Two live versions were released on the

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DVD, recorded in

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and

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. A live version filmed at

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on June 17, 2006 was released on the ''Live at Hyde Park'' DVD. A live version filmed at

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on June 7, 2008 was released on the '' Live at Wembley Stadium'' DVD.

Track listing

;UK CD1 white cover #"Breakout" - 3:21 #"Iron and Stone" (

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cover) - 2:52 #" Learn to Fly" (Live from

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, Australia, January 24, 2000) - 3:38 ;UK CD2 grey cover, Europe CD white cover #"Breakout" - 3:21 #"

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" (Live from Melbourne, Australia February 1, 2000) - 4:23 #" Stacked Actors" (Live from Sydney, Australia, January 24, 2000) - 5:21 ;Japanese version white cover #"Breakout" #"Iron & Stone" (The Obsessed cover) #"Ain't It the Life" (Live acoustic at 2 Meter Session, 22 Nov 1999) #"Learn to Fly" (Live from Sydney, Australia, January 24, 2000) #" Stacked Actors" (Live from Sydney, Australia, January 24, 2000) ;Australia CD white cover #"Breakout" #"

" (Live from Melbourne, Australia February 1, 2000) #"

Next Year "Next Year" is a song released as the last single from the third Foo Fighters' album ''There Is Nothing Left to Lose''. History A shorter version (running at just 3:21 compared to the original's 4:36) was released as a single in 2000 and wa ...

" (Live from Melbourne, Australia February 1, 2000) ;Netherlands CD Live in Holland, part one #"Breakout #"Floaty" (Live acoustic at 2 Meter Session, 22 Nov 1999) #"Ain't it the Life" (Live acoustic at 2 Meter Session, 22 Nov 1999) #"Next Year" (Live acoustic at 2 Meter Session, 22 Nov 1999)

Personnel

Album

Dave Grohl David Eric Grohl (born January 14, 1969) is an American musician. He is the founder of the rock band Foo Fighters, in which he is the lead singer, guitarist, and principal songwriter. Prior to forming Foo Fighters, he was the drummer of gru ...

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vocals Singing is the act of creating musical sounds with the voice. A person who sings is called a singer, artist or vocalist (in jazz and/or popular music). Singers perform music (arias, recitatives, songs, etc.) that can be sung with or without ...

guitar The guitar is a fretted musical instrument that typically has six strings. It is usually held flat against the player's body and played by strumming or plucking the strings with the dominant hand, while simultaneously pressing selected stri ...

s *

Nate Mendel Nathan ‍Gregor ‍Mendel (born December 2, 1968) is an American musician best known as the bass guitarist for the rock band Foo Fighters, as well as a former member of Sunny Day Real Estate. He has also worked with musical acts The Jealous So ...

– bass *

Taylor Hawkins Oliver Taylor Hawkins (February 17, 1972 – March 25, 2022) was an American musician, best known as the drummer of the rock band Foo Fighters, with whom he recorded eight studio albums between 1999 and 2021. Before joining the band in 1997, he ...

–

drums A drum kit (also called a drum set, trap set, or simply drums) is a collection of drums, cymbals, and other Percussion instrument, auxiliary percussion instruments set up to be played by one person. The player (drummer) typically holds a pair o ...

Video

*Dave Grohl – vocals, guitar * Chris Shiflett – guitar,

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*Nate Mendel – bass *Taylor Hawkins – drums

Chart positions

Certifications

References

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