Monkey Wrench (song)

"Monkey Wrench"
A variant of standard artwork
Single by Foo Fighters
from the album The Colour and the Shape
ReleasedApril 28, 1997
Recorded1996–1997
StudioGrandmaster Recorders, Hollywood, California
Genre
Length3:51
LabelRoswell/Capitol
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Gil Norton
Foo Fighters singles chronology
"Alone + Easy Target"
(1996)
"Monkey Wrench"
(1997)
"Everlong"
(1997)
Alternate covers
Music video
"Monkey Wrench" on YouTube

"Monkey Wrench" is a song by American rock band Foo Fighters. It was released as the lead single from their second album, The Colour and the Shape. The lyrics chronicle the 1997 disintegration of singer/songwriter Dave Grohl's four-year marriage to Jennifer Youngblood. The song peaked at number 9 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks chart,[4] and at number 12 on the UK Singles Chart.[5]

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  2. ^ Rowley, Scott (May 20, 2016). "How Monkey Wrench brought Foo Fighters a whole new audience". LouderSound. Retrieved July 6, 2020.
  3. ^ "The history of grunge in 10 songs". Far Out Magazine. February 12, 2023.
  4. ^ Foo Fighters - Mainstream Rock Chart History billboard.com. Retrieved 26 May 2014.
  5. ^ Foo Fighters - UK Singles Chart. officialcharts.com. Retrieved on Jan 20, 2013.

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