Alone + Easy Target

"Alone + Easy Target"
Single by Foo Fighters
from the album Foo Fighters
Released	1996
Format	CD
Recorded	October 1994 at Robert Lang Studios in Seattle, WA November 23rd, 1995 at Maida Vale Studios in London (BBC sessions)
Genre	Alternative rock, post-grunge
Length	4:05 4:22 (BBC sessions)
Label	Roswell/Capitol
Writer(s)	Dave Grohl
Producer(s)	Barrett Jones and Dave Grohl Miti Adhikari (BBC sessions)
Foo Fighters singles chronology
"Big Me" (1996) "Alone + Easy Target" (1996) "Monkey Wrench" (1997)

"Alone + Easy Target" is a radio only single released by Foo Fighters from their self-titled debut album. It was released only as a promotional single.^[1][2]

Song history

Dave Grohl wrote and recorded the song in its original form in 1991. Grohl played the demo of the song for Nirvana band-mate Kurt Cobain in a break between touring for the album Nevermind. According to Grohl, "I'd told him I was recording and he said, 'Oh, I wanna hear it, bring it by.' He was sitting in the bath-tub with a walkman on, listening to the song, and when the tape ended, he took the headphones off and kissed me and said, 'Oh, finally, now I don't have to be the only songwriter in the band!' I said, 'No, no, no, I think we're doing just fine with your songs.'"^[3] Nirvana would jam the song on soundchecks during the Europe 1991 tour.

Track list

Promo single

1. "Alone + Easy Target" (album version)

Other versions

• A version recorded by the full band on November 23, 1995 at Maida Vale Studios for the BBC The Evening Session was released as a B Side to the "Big Me" single in 1996.
• The original demo version that was recorded in 1991 was later released on the Foo Fighters EP Songs From the Laundry Room for Record Store Day 2015.

References

1. "Foo Fighters Alone + Easy Target USA Promo 5" CD SINGLE (69691)". Eil.com. Retrieved 2012-01-13.
2. Foo Fighters - Alone + Easy Target discogs.com. Retrieved 26 May, 2014.
3. "Dave Grohl: AMERICAN HERO - Mojo, November '09". Fooarchive.com. Retrieved 2012-01-13.