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Breakout (Foo Fighters song)

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Released
  
September 18, 2000

Length
  
3:21 3:39 (live)

Format
  
CD, CD-R

Label
  
Roswell, RCA

Recorded
  
March–June 1999 November 23, 1999 (live)

Genre
  
Alternative rock, hard rock, post-grunge

"Breakout" is a single from the third Foo Fighters album There Is Nothing Left to Lose.

Contents

History

The single was released as a two disc set in the UK and Europe, and also had separate releases in the Netherlands, Australia and Japan. Promotional singles were also released in the US for radio play.

The song was featured in the movie Me, Myself & Irene, and its music video features Dave Grohl as someone suffering from a "multiple personality" disorder (like Jim Carrey's character in the movie) and Traylor Howard, who also starred in the movie, as his girlfriend. It also features Tony Cox, Anthony Anderson, and Dave Grohl's mom, Ginny, as the woman who flips Dave off while he is driving.

This song was featured on the MTV series Making the Video.

The song is a playable track in Lego Rock Band.

Other Versions

A live version recorded on November 23, 1999 at the Barrowlands for the BBC Radio 1's Rock Show programme was released as a B-side to the CD versions of the "Generator" single.

Two live versions were released on the Everywhere but Home DVD, recorded in Toronto and Reykjavík.

A live version filmed at Hyde Park June 17th 2006 was released on the Live at Hyde Park DVD.

A live version filmed at Wembley Stadium June 7th 2008 was released on the Live at Wembley Stadium DVD.

Track listing

UK CD1 white cover
  1. "Breakout" - 3:21
  2. "Iron and Stone" (The Obsessed cover) - 2:52
  3. "Learn to Fly" (Live from Sydney, Australia, January 24, 2000) - 3:38
UK CD2 grey cover, Europe CD white cover
  1. "Breakout" - 3:21
  2. "Monkey Wrench" (Live in Australia) - 4:23
  3. "Stacked Actors" (Live from Sydney, Australia, January 24, 2000) - 5:21
Japanese version white cover
  1. "Breakout"
  2. "Iron & Stone" (The Obsessed cover)
  3. "Ain't It the Life" (Live acoustic at 2 Meter Session, 22 Nov 1999)
  4. "Learn to Fly" (Live from Sydney, Australia, January 24, 2000)
  5. "Stacked Actors" (Live from Sydney, Australia, January 24, 2000)
Australia CD white cover
  1. "Breakout"
  2. "Monkey Wrench" (Live from Melbourne, Australia February 1st 2000)
  3. "Next Year" (Live from Melbourne, Australia February 1st 2000)
Netherlands CD Live in Holland, part one
  1. "Breakout
  2. "Floaty" (Live acoustic at 2 Meter Session, 22 Nov 1999)
  3. "Ain't it the Life" (Live acoustic at 2 Meter Session, 22 Nov 1999)
  4. "Next Year" (Live acoustic at 2 Meter Session, 22 Nov 1999)

Album

  • Dave Grohl - vocals, guitars
  • Nate Mendel - bass
  • Taylor Hawkins - drums

    • Video

  • Dave Grohl - vocals, guitar
  • Chris Shiflett - guitar, backing vocals
  • Nate Mendel - bass
  • Taylor Hawkins - drums

    • References

    Breakout (Foo Fighters song) Wikipedia
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