Foo Fighters On How They Wrote 'Best Of You'

[@mertbalbal4624]

Wow they weren't sure about this song? This song is the best the best the best.

[@herbalbert]

More like the lamest. Only watched this out of morbid curiosity.

[@marksmith6104]

Pat is the happiest guy. He probably smiles when he’s taking a crap.

[@travisben1]

who doesn't smile when they poop?

[@Mrbrownstone1028]

He smiles when he’s mad

[@redhippopotamus9144]

He smiled at the MTV 1994 awards

[@EzioAuditore1500]

he really is isn't he hahaha

[@breannagrabowski2498]

If Pat smiles, we smile. Simple as that.

[@Winter46r]

I was doing a triathlon - and was really struggling - and I was in the swim leg of it, and I was about half way done of a half mile swim and they organizers had this song blaring through these huge speakers on the beach and when I lifted my head out of the water, it really gave me the strength to finish because it was so inspirational!!

[@JC_wonderland]

Bob that’s awesome man

[@BoxOfCurryos]

That’s fuckin badass

[@philvandamusic]

similar thing happened to me last week, I was struggling through a half marathon so decided to blast in your honour full album until the end, and gave me the strength to beat my personal record

[@wesleyjerman8407]

I can say that this song has saved me on many occasions! It can have many meanings I believe. Just listen and think, who or what is getting “The best of you”? Thank you Foo Fighters!

[@maleficentshadows3967]

I think this song is so loved because so many of us have been through or are going through the lyrics in this song. It's relatable to many many people who've felt real pain and struggled.

[@kaigreen5641]

No way back is one of my fav songs, shame they don't play it much any more.

[@claytonmoulder8819]

I agree

[@Piepje444]

+Kai Green Was thinking the same thing :)

[@WittleDwift]

its so fun on guitar too, the first thing i break out when i pick it up.

[@Nick-qg1sc]

So underrated

[@aazaranis6]

The first Foo Fighters song I heard. My favourite Foo Fighters song!

[@jpalpharo4304]

aazaranis6 this song has helped me so much

[@gallonthegreat7036]

Same

[@maxcactus7]

This song (along with a handful of other Foo tunes) has kept me sane during a long, ugly chapter of my life. When I thought I couldn't handle anymore and was about to lose my sh*t, I'd put this on and realize "Eff it, I'm not going to let this situation get the best of me! I'm stronger than this. I can make it through."

[@johnnyjr.8633]

Its a masterpiece to make a song with a soul. This song definitely made it.

[@heidibaltom8138]

Dont normally say i have one fav song of bands but this is mine of these guys. I scream it at the top of my lungs when im driving when im having a bad day and it helps me through it.

[@Brandonnn9164]

I think what’s amazing about this song is it sounds different depending on what is happening to you in your life. It seems like the words have different meaning after a break up, or during a relationship. Maybe it’s just catchy words to a toon to some folks but it definitely means a lot to me

[@betterman4ed]

casual description of success: "then of course we make the video and it does the thing"

[@sbiegs3885]

Ha... Good stuff! Does the thing that every musician wants their music to do

[@badmeetsevul9980]

When ever i hear the fucking first lines of this song...bam...gooosebumps!!!

[@duffyanna4876]

this song always,succesfully, makes my head shattered in to pieces and reveal all of my pain and struggling of life. my first and fav song from FF

[@alexs5070]

"I like them all." aww cute!

[@zoomzoom8749]

When you write a song people feel in their everyday boring lives, it speaks to them, it becomes their anthem, and it blows up. This is the anthem song of every corporate drone, every lover taken for granted, we've all felt this way. keep this song alive today, because its message is still valid.

[@jasonallison5121]

"Didn't think it was any good" To me, their best song ever. Means something entirely different to me. It's almost a sad song with a triumphant outcome...

[@jjmanzano9]

Very sad song with a tiny bit of optimism

[@turdfurgeson1643]

We're you born to resist? Or be abused? I swear I'll never give in, No I refuse. If that isn't inspiration you are lost.

[@ricardoguzman8129]

This one and times like these

[@bleep77]

Surprised they didn’t think it was that good. That only shows what a genius Dave and the rest of the band are. To me, this song cuts deep. All my demons, doubts, weaknesses come bubbling up the surface and then I squash them all with one loud scream, one hard strum of a guitar, and one hard bang if the drums, one after another and another and another. What starts off as a journey into some really dark places in my soul ends up with feelings of complete euphoria. This song is part of the soundtrack of my life.

[@bigeverlongnow]

this song introduced me to the band. forever one of my favourites.

[@JustMe-ws2pe]

My fav foo fighters song. Moving

[@lavanmc]

No way back is my favorite off that album. Totally underrated

[@whitedevil2]

their taste in their own music is ridiculous. how could you write/hear this song and not know how awesome/epic it is?

[@Witregel]

+whitedevil2 It's pretty common, because the songwriters have been with that song for so long and it actually came from their mind, it's a whole other subjective thing I'd say.

[@Jake-ob2hi]

+whitedevil2 I want to know what else they have shelved lol

[@Psolian]

The band is listening to the song as musicians and lyricists. Most of the people that make the songs popular are not musicians, different things appeal to them, the public has a much more basic understanding of music and what they want from their music is basic too. As an extreme example, why does pop music sell? Musically it is absolute rubbish with a simple beat and 3 chord progression with some shitty lyrics attached yet people buy that crap. Same Kinda concept. Sorry for using the pop music example, I was just trying to make a point using an extreme example, didn't want to offend FF.

[@kurtsudheim825]

Jacob Harris could he their best (not intentional, but funny/cool nonetheless), is there, in our opinions

[@dramprar1]

Because when you sh@t excellence you do not realize your own hits!

[@ando-ryu]

My favourite song of all time and my go to in any situation.

[@daanpauwels2280]

Resolve is the best song on the In Your Honor album! They never play it :( It's such a restless song, it gives me chills everytime

[@butlerdawgs78]

Love that song too

[@coexla9731]

i love this song, only because the lyrics hit my feels hard

[@jjmanzano9]

“The hope that starts the broken hearts”. Wow that’s one of the saddest lyrics ever

[@jonathanbolger6173]

I remember buying this album, think I was like 15. It was the first album I bought with my own cash. Before that I had gotten CDs as presents or just listened to my dad's collection, which wasn't bad at all. Great alb, both sides really cool

[@johnlouisgood]

I had just turned 16 and remember walking to best buy to buy it on release day. Love that album.

[@BoxOfCurryos]

First album i ever bough with my own money was In Utero. It’s one of first things I’ve bought with my own money. However a year or two later I bought In Your Honor as a gift to my friend at the time leaving for the marines. He took the CD. When he came back home I saw that he never even listened to it. So I bought my own copy of the CD, and it’s now become one of my favorite Foo records. Not because it’s a good record, it really does suck in places, but it has its charm and it has a specific sound, and I can vibe with it especially now since I’m 20 and I’m a little older and songs like “No Way Back” and “In Your Honor” make more sense now

[@rickhoward1516]

This song can mean so many things. For me rn its heartbreak. I was blind sided by being in my late 30’s and getting a divorce and then getting my heart broke the first relationship I found. Like I forgot what this feels like and or I’m feeling it really bad for the first time and I’m 37! 37!

[@highradicals]

This is one the best songs I heard.

[@07foxmulder]

“We didn’t think it was any good.” Crazy. It’s arguably their best single.

[@markoutwithmark]

For the record, "No Way Back" is an amazing song.

[@BoxOfCurryos]

It’s extremely underrated. The layering of the guitars makes it such a fucking LOUD song, that just hammers it home. No clue why it didn’t blow up.

[@ryanharris7891]

The goosebumps when that songs start gets me everytime

[@barneyelo]

How could one not love the song?! 🤔

[@JJJRJJJ1]

I love this song! I super love Dave ....verrrryyyy handsome. ❤😏

[@heatherthompson9504]

its my favourite foo fighters song

[@chrisorr3919]

The Foos thought this and Everlong weren't any good, but some of their best tracks! Funny world we live in

[@sagarock1012]

songs which is liked the least are the ones loved the most................................................awesome thought to make songs

[@jnezik1324]

Fucking awesome song!!

[@stefanimurray8543]

The lyrics are very philosophical in my opinion. "FRESH POT" seriously time for a cup. I really relate to this song. I was born to resist! Some people are always trying to get the best of you. Resist is not to pretend and go through shit. To confess as with resistance is to admit you don't trust you avoid at best destruction of your hope a broken heart interruption of life and healing of harms etc. you come off a bit cold. On the other hand if you were born to be abused your life is a cycle of people getting the best of you and your stationary and a constant victim. Ahhh just what I got from it. Dave is a goofy little fellow genius like dude! Go fight the Foo!!! Shout out to the Mommy! Steal his thunder! I love him dearly but Mommy you need to take an abundant amount of credit for being the Mommy you are! From CRADLE TO STAGE! He is a good boy!

[@jjmanzano9]

I can only wonder what other amazing “throw away” songs Foos have recorded....

[@wrldchamps04]

SO good...

[@mikecross1474]

Firstly, No Way Back is not a forgettable song! Secondly, zi didn’t like Best Of You when I first heard it. But when you’re amongst thousands of people singing ‘wooooaaahhh!’ for 5 minutes after the song has finished is one of the best things I’ve ever experienced!

[@andreadietrich7733]

to me this is the most intelligent and philosophical song...you can get many emotions out of it

[@tiagodarkpeasant]

i wish it had subtitles, because he is talking along with the song, it is hard to understand

[@johnmaclane2945]

The first Foo Fighters song I heard, and it was played by Prince at the Superbowl.

[@mztweety1374]

Same and that was how I became a fan of the Foo Fighters!

[@jjmanzano9]

What the f? You never heard of the song before the cover???

[@ThiagoRibeiroo]

Chris saying "You can never KNOW that" is hilarious hahaha 03:09

[@triple0270]

I love Foo Fighters.

[@wantsomecoffee]

Now I gotta go listen to Rope. RIP TAYLOR HAWKINS.

[@crashburn821]

We will tell you if we don't like it! For now, just keep making that music you think no one will like! I dig it all!

[@sandorcastle]

I love No Way Back, always bummed they skipped it at Hyde Park

[@MrPancakes98]

1:07 'didnt think it was any good', one of their best songs

[@butlerdawgs78]

I love No Way Back!

[@federicoabele1740]

Can someone tell me what it says? I do not know much english

[@porkbeast3000]

Best of you and no way back are great but I can't believe no one talks about end over end. It's an all time foo song for me

[@patrickforrest4899]

Hell yes, that song rocks.

[@jacobvieira1338]

That thumbnail low key scared the shit out of me...bloody terrifying

[@kingiginrosie8992]

Of course this is an anthem! When you're passed, frustrated, defeated, and wanna shove it to whatever, you can with this song!

[@KevCraven]

As an artist HOW can you release songs you don't like!? Let alone play them every night for the rest of your life? I never liked this song and I know it's been a HUGE success for them and that's fair enough, but it's nice to hear them hint that they don't like it! (and I am a huge fan)

[@SparrowHawk76]

Nirvana/Kurt did the same thing. He hated Teen Spirit, their best known song, so much so that he often fucked up the solo on purpose. (He also tended to "downplay success" alot throughout his career, but I digress) I suppose some of that rubbed off on Dave.

[@KevCraven]

I think Kurt must have liked it at first, he didn't like what it became; an anthem, the only song the casual fans wanted to hear etc. I don't think he'd listen to some manager telling him what song to put on a record though like Dave says here.

[@nolouzames]

where dog from thumbnail?

[@kurtsudheim825]

noloUzame I think it's a wolf, in the snow, about halfway through, so 1:50-ish, it moves its head, so the exact moment of the pic is not 100% clear/ (not talking about clarity or quality)

[@brennandixon7859]

Only Grohl can make "I wrote this song in my garage" sound legendary.

[@kurtsudheim825]

Wait, why does th say he likes rope as though other ppl don't, don't they? It was the first song I heard from that album & I think my 2nd fav, also that's the song that hot me to like ff, as I knew just a very little about dg & nirvana, & since they never got too much playing time & I was too young to have the internet on pc or a cellphone capable of that (just before most ppl started getting smartphones, the blackberry era, which I didnt have). There's also another reference that I saw the history (which I didn't take) high school teacher have their 1st album cover (the 1 with the gun), on the projector & the music playing very softly, but that's another thing

[@mrboyban]

This band is definitely full of fighters.

[@ricardoguzman8129]

But the people didn’t like the song, they embraced it and loved it

[@juliusrody9833]

I made the mistake of setting this song as my alarm to wake up. Now i instantly feel tired when I hear this song.

[@cameronturpin85]

The fuck do you mean 😂

[@spennickproductions]

she means now everytime she hears it she gets tired because she woke up to it so much kinda like Pavlov's dog.

[@tvalla]

the music is louder that the voices except some parts. What a shame.

[@cameronturpin85]

This kinda ruined the power of the song for me. Like, it just sounds like it means so much, and then theyre like,"yea, that one... We didnt even think it was that good" 😕

[@solidtooo]

that always happens with art and mostly with songs, it's like the album Harvest, for me it's very special, for Neil Young it's only one more album

[@kittyjohnston7857]

cameron turpin it didn't ruin the power of the song for me. Honestly, the song is so powerful because we relate to it. We have memories of feeling powerless and then you play this song and Taylor FUCKING Hawkins is beating the shit out of his drums and Dave is growling/ screaming like a howling beast and you feel powerful. What they said just reminded me that they're human. And as such they're idiots Lol

[@PhantomOfTheMall]

Ruined it? Nah. It’s very typical of most any artist to be self critical of their work. Their “post production feelings” takes nothing away from the song itself. Doesn’t matter how many times I hear the song, I can tell there was ALOT of pain and angst in the song...lyrics and music...and performance. Just a superb song all around.

[@nancywalker1325]

Good song, good lyrics. The John Kerry part is kind of strange.

[@baileyjohnson8205]

I always thought it was about Kurt

[@krissyanndepasquale3102]

Buffalo baby ghost....👻❤😞

[@kurtsudheim825]

I do love rope (& some of the other "wierd" ones), but the best is well... once odd their best

[@chrisridenhour]

One of my friends looks exactly like Dave's twin sister

[@bryanjensen2614]

Agent K: We're looking for a Foo good men to be the Men in Black...you know what we're looking for Dave? Dave: We're looking for the best the best the best the best the best the best the best the best the best the best the best the best the best the best the best the best the best the best the best the best the best the best the best of the best the best the best the best the best the best the best the best the best the best the best the best the best the best the best the best the best SIR!

[@kellytaylorblakesley7285]

No Way Back is 10 times the song Best of You is, Taylor. :)

[@mrboyban]

This blood song is the yellow brick road carry me out of a disheartening marriage.

[@Metzgerchef]

No way back is definetly the best the best the best of our IYH

[@jordanneal576]

Aurora and Stacked Actors were my favorites on There's Nothing Left to Lose. Learn to Fly is fine, but I'm with them that it's pretty boring compared to the other songs on the album.

[@jjmanzano9]

I’ve seen them in concert six times. Stacked Actors is probably the best song they play live.

[@Darkblade0926]

The song is from the perspective of the foo

[@juneauz]

Best song Dave Grohl has ever written.

[@Vincent-Vega24]

!

[@andocobo]

I hated this song when it came out, just didn’t seem like foo fighters to me, seemed too cheesy. It actually sounds pretty good to me now

[@keith9145]

I'm so glad it is still not shelved 😂😂

[@nirnaya13]

Dave Grohl on how he wrote "Best of You".

[@BezerroReProductions]

#SeppeNosCreó

[@jonahrandomrandomshenaniga6744]

i like turtles

[@jacksonkimball4583]

What the fuck is the thumbnail?

[@jjmanzano9]

Have you ever seen the video? 1:54

[@KingPhoey]

This song got the best of Dave Grohl.

[@Benjamin_Lees_]

Actually don't like the song very much. A bit repetitive, but I see why people like it

[@SamDoesGamez]

It's a heaps good song and heaps of people can relate to it, it sure does help me when times get tough, it's not my favourite song, but this is seriously a great song

[@Benjamin_Lees_]

@@SamDoesGamez good stuff

[@EzioAuditore1500]

the fuck is that tumbnail

[@fishylogic222]

I agree that Learn to Fly is their most boring song.

[@luismoraless7133]

maybe big me, but hey people lov it

[@dannyd1224]

i didn't like it...and still don't...sorry lol

[@celyne1820]

What the fuck is the thumbnail?