"These Days" is the fourth single, (fifth in the United Kingdom), from the American
rock
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band
Foo Fighters' seventh studio album ''
Wasting Light
''Wasting Light'' is the seventh studio album by American rock band Foo Fighters, released on April 12, 2011, through Roswell and RCA Records. Wanting to capture the essence of their earlier work and avoid the artificiality of digital recording ...
''. It was written by
Dave Grohl and co-produced by
Butch Vig
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. Dave Grohl has stated that it is his favorite song that he has ever written. On August 18, 2012, the Foo Fighters performed "These Days" at
Pukkelpop, as a tribute to the people who either died or were injured there a year earlier, due to a violent thunderstorm that raged over the festival grounds.
Music video
The official video was released on January 30, 2012. The video featured live shots from their June 2011 Milton Keynes performances, Australian and New Zealand tour. It was directed by
Wayne Isham
Wayne Isham (born December 2, 1958) is an American film director and music video director who has directed films and music videos of many popular artists.
Early life and education
Isham was born in December 2, 1958. He attended the Univers ...
.
Reception
The writers of ''
Rolling Stone
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'' magazine named it the fourth best single of the year.
As of April 9, 2012 "These Days" spent sixteen weeks on the Australian Singles Chart,
and was certified gold in Australia.
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications
References
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Foo Fighters songs
2011 singles
Music videos directed by Wayne Isham
Song recordings produced by Butch Vig
Songs written by Dave Grohl
Songs written by Pat Smear
Songs written by Taylor Hawkins
Songs written by Nate Mendel
Songs written by Chris Shiflett
2011 songs
RCA Records singles