Everlong

"Everlong"
Single by Foo Fighters
from the album The Colour and the Shape
Released	August 18, 1997
Recorded	January–February 1997
Studio	Grandmaster Recorders, Hollywood, CA
Genre	Post-grunge[1] alternative rock[2] hard rock[3]
Length	4:10 4:49 (video version)
Label	Roswell Capitol
Songwriter(s)	Dave Grohl
Producer(s)	Gil Norton
Foo Fighters singles chronology
"Monkey Wrench" (1997) "Everlong" (1997) "My Hero" (1998)
Music video
"Everlong" on YouTube

"Everlong" is the second single from Foo Fighters second album The Colour and the Shape.^[4] The song lyrics are about falling in love with a new woman.

The song was released in the United States on 18 August 1997.

References

1. Thomas, Jeremy (November 15, 2014). "The 8 Ball: Top 8 Post-Grunge Bands". 411MANIA. Archived from the original on May 30, 2016. Retrieved October 5, 2019. Songs like "Everlong," "All My Life" and "I'll Stick Around" are landmark post-grunge tracks
2. Richin, Leslie (January 12, 2017). "20 Alternative Rock Hits Turning 20 in 2017". Billboard. Retrieved November 29, 2018.
3. George, Richard (November 11, 2009). "Foo Fighters Greatest Hits Review". IGN. Retrieved October 5, 2019. Most, like I once did, would try to define Grohl and his Foo companions (Taylor Hawkins, Nate Mendel and Chris Shiflett) as strictly being hard rock. And with hits like "Pretender", "All My Life" and "Everlong", it's tough to argue that point.
4. "Everlong". Discogs. Retrieved Apr 17, 2015.