Foo Fighters (album)

Foo Fighters
Studio album by Foo Fighters
Released	July 4, 1995 (1995-07-04)
Recorded	October 17–23, 1994
Studio	Robert Lang, Seattle
Genre	Punk rock grunge alternative rock melodic hardcore post-grunge
Length	44:04
Label	Roswell Capitol
Producer	Dave Grohl Barrett Jones
Foo Fighters chronology
Foo Fighters (1995) The Colour and the Shape (1997)
Singles from Foo Fighters
"This Is a Call" Released: June 19, 1995 "I'll Stick Around" Released: September 4, 1995 "For All the Cows" Released: November 20, 1995 "Big Me" Released: February 25, 1996

Foo Fighters is the debut studio album by American rock band Foo Fighters, released on July 4, 1995, through Roswell and Capitol Records. Former Nirvana drummer Dave Grohl wrote the entire album. He recorded it himself in six days with the assistance of producer Barrett Jones at Robert Lang Studios in Seattle, Washington, in 1994. Grohl said that he recorded the album just for fun, describing it as a cathartic experience to recover from the suicide of Nirvana bandmate Kurt Cobain. The album is considered to have started the post-grunge genre.^[1]

After Grohl completed the recordings, he chose the name "Foo Fighters" for the project to hide his identity, and passed cassette copies of the sessions to personal friends. When the tapes attracted record label interest, Grohl signed with Capitol and recruited a full band to perform the songs live. The album was promoted through extensive tours and six singles, two of which were accompanied by music videos.

Upon its release, Foo Fighters earned positive reviews, praising its songwriting and performances, and was also a commercial success, becoming the band's second-best-selling album in the United States. It also peaked within the top five of charts of the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand.