Alone_+_Easy_Target

Alone + Easy Target

Alone + Easy Target

1996 promotional single by Foo Fighters


"Alone + Easy Target" is a US radio only single released by Foo Fighters from their self-titled debut album. It was released only as a promotional single.[2][3]

Quick Facts Promotional single by Foo Fighters, from the album Foo Fighters ...

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.'"[4] Nirvana would jam the song on soundchecks during the Europe 1991 tour.

Live performance

The song was a setlist staple from 1995 to 2000. It disappeared afterward and wasn't played again until the Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace tour in 2007, where it was played twice. The song would not be played again until 2012 on the Wasting Light tour, where it was again played twice. The song was also played twice on the Sonic Highways tour in 2015. It was most recently played at a secret show in 2018.[5]

Track list

US promo single
  1. "Alone + Easy Target" (album version)

Accolades

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Recording and release history

Studio versions

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References

  1. Bienstock, Richard (April 15, 2021). "A brief history of the Foo Fighters' remarkable quarter-century career". Guitar World. Retrieved February 21, 2022.
  2. "Dave Grohl: AMERICAN HERO - Mojo, November '09". Fooarchive.com. Retrieved January 13, 2012.
  3. "Alone + Easy Target by Foo Fighters song statistics". Setlist.fm. Retrieved November 30, 2021.
  4. Barlow, Eve (August 16, 2019). "Dave Grohl: 'I never imagined myself to be Freddie Mercury'". The Guardian. Retrieved August 22, 2019.

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