Greatest Hits (Foo Fighters album)
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At the main menu, there is bullet hole that you can click, and shows Dave Grohl
Dave Grohl
David Eric "Dave" Grohl is an American rock musician, multi-instrumentalist, and singer-songwriter who is the lead vocalist, guitarist, and primary songwriter for Foo Fighters; the former drummer for Nirvana and Scream; and the current drummer for Them Crooked Vultures...

 performing "Home" (from the album Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace, 2007) on the piano.

Personnel

  • Dave Grohl - Lead vocals, backing vocals, guitar, drums (tracks 1-3,5,8,9,12), bass (tracks 9,12)
  • Nate Mendel - Bass (except tracks 9,12)
  • Chris Shiflett - Guitar (except tracks 1-3,5,6,8,9,10,12)
  • Taylor Hawkins - Drums (except tracks 1-3,5,8,9,12), backing vocals on tracks 4,11, lead vocals on "Have a Cigar"
  • Pat Smear - Guitar (tracks 3,5,8,13)

Release controversy

Dave Grohl
Dave Grohl
David Eric "Dave" Grohl is an American rock musician, multi-instrumentalist, and singer-songwriter who is the lead vocalist, guitarist, and primary songwriter for Foo Fighters; the former drummer for Nirvana and Scream; and the current drummer for Them Crooked Vultures...

 has stated his displeasure with the release of a greatest hits
Greatest hits
A greatest hits album is a music compilation album of successful, previously released songs by a particular artist or band...

, stating he would have preferred to wait until after the band had retired. The band's label, however, had been wanting to release a compilation album for four years, and exercised a clause in the band's contract that allowed them to do so. Grohl has also mentioned that he would've preferred a different track listing, featuring some songs other than those that were included. In the liner notes of the album, Grohl writes:

Reception

Reception was mostly positive for the compilation. Music critic Stephen Thomas Erlewine
Stephen Thomas Erlewine
Stephen Thomas Erlewine is a senior editor for Allmusic. He is the author of many artist biographies and record reviews for Allmusic, as well as a freelance writer, occasionally contributing liner notes. He is also frontman and guitarist for the Ann Arbor-based band Who Dat?Erlewine is the nephew...

 noted in his positive review that the compilation was missing some of the band's successful singles, most notably "DOA
DOA (song)
-Video:The video for the single shows the band in a 360° revolving room and on a train where objects act as if the train is rotating. The band said that the video made them feel ill and they felt like wetting themselves. It was directed by Michael Palmieri....

" and "I'll Stick Around
I'll Stick Around
"I'll Stick Around" is the second major single released by the Foo Fighters from their 1995 self titled debut album Foo Fighters. From its release, the song was believed to have been written about Kurt Cobain's widow, Courtney Love, with whom the surviving members of Nirvana were constantly...

". Matthew Perpetua of Pitchfork Media
Pitchfork Media
Pitchfork Media, usually known simply as Pitchfork or P4k, is a Chicago-based daily Internet publication established in 1995 that is devoted to music criticism and commentary, music news, and artist interviews. Its focus is on underground and independent music, especially indie rock...

 also noted the lack of "I'll Stick Around" on the compilation and suggested that the release would have been stronger with the inclusion of rarities and fan favorites, such as their cover of Prince
Prince (musician)
Prince Rogers Nelson , often known simply as Prince, is an American singer, songwriter, musician, and actor. Prince has produced ten platinum albums and thirty Top 40 singles during his career. Prince founded his own recording studio and label; writing, self-producing and playing most, or all, of...

's "Darling Nikki
Darling Nikki
"Darling Nikki" is a song produced, arranged, composed and performed by Prince and originally released on his Grammy Award-winning 1984 album, Purple Rain. Though the song was not released as a single, it gained wide notoriety for its sexual lyrics...

" or their popular soundtrack contribution "The One
The One (Foo Fighters song)
"The One" is a song by the Foo Fighters, released as a single in 2002. It appeared as on the movie soundtrack album for Orange County. The retail single itself was only released in Australia, however it was made available by import in the US and UK. Promotional singles for radio airplay were sent...

". Perpetua also writes "Like nearly all songs recorded specifically for [greatest hits compilations], 'Wheels' and 'Word Forward' are catchy but uninspired, and have no place among the heavy hitters in this collection." As of October 27, 2010 it has sold 330,000 copies.

Charts

Chart (2009) Peak
position
Australian Albums Chart 1
Canadian Albums Chart
Canadian Albums Chart
The Canadian Albums Chart is the official album sales chart in Canada. It is compiled every Wednesday by U.S.-based music sales tracking company Nielsen Soundscan, and published every Thursday by Jam! Canoe and Billboard, along with its sister charts the Canadian Singles Chart and the Canadian BDS...

6
Finnish Albums Chart 23
Italian FIMI
Federation of the Italian Music Industry
The Federation of the Italian Music Industry is an umbrella organization that keeps track of virtually all aspects of the music recording industry in Italy....

 Albums Chart
20
New Zealand Albums Chart 1
Swedish Albums Chart 12
UK Albums Chart 4
US Billboard 200
Billboard 200
The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...

11

Year-end charts

Chart (2010) Position
US Billboard 200
Billboard 200
The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...

159
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