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Wikipedia article
{{Infobox song
| name = Low
| cover = foo fighters low.png
| alt =
| caption = Standard artwork
| border = yes
| type = single
| artist = Foo Fighters
| album = One by One
| B-side = Never Talking to You Again
| released = June 23, 2003
| recorded = May 2002
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = Hard rock, post-grunge
| length = 4:28
4:35 (Live)
| label = RCA
| writer = Dave Grohl, Taylor Hawkins, Nate Mendel, Chris Shiflett
| producer = Nick Raskulinecz
| prev_title = Times Like These
| prev_year = 2003
| next_title = Have It All
| next_year = 2003
| misc =
}}
"'Low'" was the third single to be released from the Foo Fighters' fourth album 'One by One', released in 2002. It was released as a single in 2003.[http://www.discogs.com/Foo-Fighters-Low/master/62184 Foo Fighters - Low]. discogs.com. Retrieved on Jan 20, 2013. Dave Grohl described "Low" as "the kind of song that you pray would be a single. (...) Its the one that everybody likes, but theres just no way cause its too weird."[http://www.mtv.com/news/1472816/dave-grohl-sees-a-fortune-in-video-directing-not-probot/ Dave Grohl Sees A Fortune In Video Directing, Not Probot] mtv.com. Retrieved April 17, 2015. The song begun as an instrumental demo written by Grohl and drummer Taylor Hawkins in Hawkins' home studio in Topanga, California, some time after the 2002 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival.[http://www.fooarchive.com/features/uncutspin02.htm The (very nearly) unexpurgated Dave Grohl transcript from Spin's November 02 Foo Fighters cover story] fooarchive.com. Retrieved April 17, 2015.
The official music video features Grohl and Jack Black entering a motel, where they proceed to get drunk, cross-dress and wreck the motel room.[http://www.mtv.com/news/1471932/dave-grohl-jack-black-hit-new-low-dressing-as-drag-queens-for-video/ Dave Grohl, Jack Black Hit New Low Dressing As Drag Queens For Video] mtv.com. Retrieved April 17, 2015. Originally, Grohl wanted to just film Black dancing in drag for four minutes with no edits, but director Jesse Peretz convinced him otherwise, instead creating the storyline about rednecks in lingerie at a motel room. The video was banned on MTV for its content.[http://loudwire.com/foo-fighters-low-banned-music-videos/ Banned Music Videos - Loudwire]. loudwire.com. Retrieved on Jan 20, 2013.
A live version recorded on December 4, 2002 at the Oslo Spektrum was released with the Special Norwegian Edition of the 'One by One' album.[http://www.discogs.com/Foo-Fighters-One-By-One/release/1736496 Foo Fighters - One by One - Special Norwegian Edition]. discogs.com. Retrieved on January 20, 2013.
The B-Side, "Never Talking to You Again", is a Hsker D cover, originally from the album 'Zen Arcade'.
Track listing
CD (Australia)
#"Low" - 4:33#"Enough Space" (Live in Copenhagen, Denmark, 5 December 2002)
#"Never Talking to You Again" (Hsker D cover) (Live in Hamburg, Germany 1 Dec 2002)
"Low" video (CD-ROM)
CD-ROM bonus clip "Chris' Hair"
NOTE: The track listing on the Australian single is incorrectly labelled, with Enough Space and Never Talking to You Again in switched play order
DVD/EP (U.S./Canada)
# "Low" (Video)# "Times Like These" (Video)
# "Times Like These" (UK video)
# "Times Like These" (Acoustic video)
CD1 (UK)
#"Low"#"Never Talking to You Again" (Hsker D cover) (Live in Hamburg, Germany, 1 Dec 2002)
CD-ROM bonus clip "Chris' Hair"
CD2 (UK)
#"Low"#"Enough Space" (Live in Copenhagen, Denmark, 5 December 2002)
"Low" video (CD-ROM)
7-inch (UK)
#"Low"#"Never Talking to You Again" (Hsker D cover) (Live in Germany 1 Dec 2002)
Chart positions
References
Category:Foo Fighters songs
Category:2003 singles
Category:RCA Records singles
Category:Song recordings produced by Nick Raskulinecz
Category:Songs written by Dave Grohl
Category:Songs written by Taylor Hawkins
Category:Songs written by Nate Mendel
Category:Songs written by Chris Shiflett
Category:2002 songs
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