Signature
key confidence medium · relative D major · tempo confidence medium · half-time 78.2 · low end 42% · measured from the full recording · 2026-09-13 · how accurate
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Lineage
- CoveredAnthony Vincentsource
- CoveredBob Reynoldssource
- CoveredBoyce Avenuesource
- CoveredBronson Arroyosource
- Remixed byCryptrik, Everlong, Eternallysource
- Remixed byCryptrik, Everlong, Eternallysource
- Written byDave Grohlsource
- CoveredDave Grohl & Taylor Hawkinssource
- CoveredDave Grohlsource
- CoveredGreta Stanleysource
- CoveredMagoosource
- CoveredPawns or Kingssource
- CoveredPerry Farrellsource
- Sampled byPOLO PERKS <3 <3 <3, EVERLONGsource
- Sampled byPOLO PERKS <3 <3 <3, EVERLONGsource
- CoveredRick Astleysource
- CoveredRoman Rofalski Triosource
- CoveredVitamin String Quartetsource
Why it is here
- Grohl wrote the song about his ongoing romance with Louise Post of Veruca Salt, and Post recorded her backing vocals over the phone from Chicago for the track. source
- The Michel Gondry-directed music video is a surreal parody of The Evil Dead and was nominated for Best Rock Video at the 1998 MTV Video Music Awards. source
- David Letterman named it his favorite song, crediting it with helping him through recovery from heart surgery, and had Foo Fighters perform it on his first show back in 2000 as well as on his final episode in 2015. source
The full ledger entry: every chart it has been on, where it is live now.