These Days (Foo Fighters song)

"These Days"
Single by Foo Fighters
from the album Wasting Light
Released	November 1, 2011[1]
Format	digital download
Genre	Alternative rock, post-grunge
Length	4:58
Label	RCA
Writer(s)	Dave Grohl, Taylor Hawkins, Nate Mendel, Chris Shiflett, Pat Smear
Producer(s)	Butch Vig
Certification	Gold (AUS)[2]
Foo Fighters singles chronology
"Arlandria" (2011) "These Days" (2011) "Bridge Burning" (2012)
Music video These Days on YouTube

"These Days" is the third single,^[3][4] (fourth in the UK), from the American rock band Foo Fighters' seventh studio album Wasting Light. It was written by Dave Grohl and co-produced by Butch Vig. Dave Grohl has stated that it is his favourite 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 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.^[5]

Reception

The writers of Rolling Stone magazine named it the fourth best single of the year.^[6] As of April 9, 2012 "These Days" spent sixteen weeks on the Australian Singles Chart,^[7] and was certified gold in Australia.^[2]

Charts and certifications

Peak positions

Chart (2011–12)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)[8]	60
Belgium (Ultratip Flanders)[9]	10
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[10]	63
UK Rock and Metal (Official Charts Company)[11]	19
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles (Billboard)[12]	11
US Alternative Songs (Billboard)[13]	2
US Mainstream Rock (Billboard)[14]	3
US Hot Rock Songs (Billboard)[15]	2

Certifications

Region	Certification	Sales/shipments
Australia (ARIA)[16]	Gold	35,000
^*sales figures based on certification alone

References

1. "Radio Industry News, Music Industry Updates, Arbitron Ratings, Music News and more!". FMQB. Retrieved 2012-09-09.
2. "Accreditations - 2012 Singles". Australian Recording Industry Association.
3. Foo Fighters - These Days nme.com. Retrieved 4 June 2013.
4. Foo Fighters - These Days loud wire.com. Retrieved 4 June 2013.
5. Watch the new Foo Fighters video, “These Days” | AUX New Music
6. "50 Best Singles of 2011: Foo Fighters, 'These Days'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2012-09-09.
7. "Pandora Archive" (PDF). Pandora.nla.gov.au. 2006-08-23. Retrieved 2012-09-09.
8. "Pandora Archive" (PDF). Pandora.nla.gov.au. 2006-08-23. Retrieved 2012-09-09.
9. "Ultratop.be – Foo Fighters – These Days" (in Dutch). Ultratip.
10. "Foo Fighters – Chart history" Canadian Hot 100 for Foo Fighters.
11. "Archive Chart: 2012-09-02" UK Rock Chart. Retrieved September 14, 2015.
12. "Foo Fighters – Chart history" Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 for Foo Fighters.
13. "Foo Fighters – Chart history" Billboard Alternative Songs for Foo Fighters.
14. "Foo Fighters – Chart history" Billboard Mainstream Rock Songs for Foo Fighters.
15. "Foo Fighters – Chart history" Billboard Hot Rock Songs for Foo Fighters.
16. "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2012 Singles". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 20 October 2012.

External links

• Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics