Sonic Highways

~ Release by Foo Fighters (see all versions of this release, 20 available)

Annotation

Packaging is a 4-panel, 2-pocket Lancing Pack.

Annotation last modified on 2018-09-24 13:28 UTC.

Tracklist

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1Something From Nothing
assistant recording engineer:
Greg Norman (engineer) and Jon San Paolo
recording engineer and mixer:
James Brown (indie-rock engineer James 'Razors' Brown)
producer:
Foo Fighters and Butch Vig
assistant mixer:
Dakota Bowman (assistant engineer) and John Lousteau
baritone guitar:
Rick Nielsen
bass guitar:
Nate Mendel
clavinet, mellotron and organ:
Rami Jaffee
drums (drum set):
Taylor Hawkins
guitar:
Dave Grohl, Chris Shiflett and Pat Smear
background vocals:
Dave Grohl and Taylor Hawkins
lead vocals:
Dave Grohl
recorded at:
Electrical Audio Studios in Chicago
mixed at:
Atomic Sound in Brooklyn, New York, New York, United States
part of:
Grammy Award: Best Rock Performance nominees (number: 2016)
recording of:
Something From Nothing
writer:
Dave Grohl, Taylor Hawkins, Nate Mendel, Georg Ruthenberg and Chris Shiflett
publisher:
Flying Earform Music (Foo Fighter Nate Mendel’s publishing company), I Love the Punk Rock Music (Foo Fighter Chris Shiflett’s publishing company), Living Under a Rock Music (Foo Fighter Taylor Hawkins’s publishing company), MJ Twelve Music and Ruthensmear Music (Foo Fighter Pat Smear's publishing company)
3.654:48
2The Feast and the Famine
co-recording engineer:
Don Zientara
recording engineer and mixer:
James Brown (indie-rock engineer James 'Razors' Brown)
producer:
Foo Fighters and Butch Vig
assistant mixer:
Dakota Bowman (assistant engineer) and John Lousteau
bass guitar:
Nate Mendel
drums (drum set):
Taylor Hawkins
guitar:
Dave Grohl, Chris Shiflett and Pat Smear
organ:
Rami Jaffee
background vocals:
Dave Grohl and Taylor Hawkins
lead vocals:
Dave Grohl
other vocals [gang vocals]:
Taylor Hawkins, Peter Stahl (Wool & Scream singer) and Skeeter Thompson (Scream bassist)
recorded at:
Inner Ear Studios in Arlington County
mixed at:
Atomic Sound in Brooklyn, New York, New York, United States
recording of:
The Feast and the Famine
writer:
Dave Grohl, Taylor Hawkins, Nate Mendel, Georg Ruthenberg and Chris Shiflett
publisher:
BMG Bumblebee (a BMI‐affiliated publishing entity of BMG Rights Management), BMG Platinum Songs US, Flying Earform Music (Foo Fighter Nate Mendel’s publishing company), I Love the Punk Rock Music (Foo Fighter Chris Shiflett’s publishing company), Living Under a Rock Music (Foo Fighter Taylor Hawkins’s publishing company), MJ Twelve Music, Ruthensmear Music (Foo Fighter Pat Smear's publishing company) and Songs of Kobalt Music Publishing
43:50
3Congregation
assistant recording engineer:
Brandon Bell (engineer), Matt Mangano and Ben Simonetti
recording engineer and mixer:
James Brown (indie-rock engineer James 'Razors' Brown)
producer:
Foo Fighters and Butch Vig
assistant mixer:
Dakota Bowman (assistant engineer) and John Lousteau
bass guitar:
Nate Mendel
drums (drum set):
Taylor Hawkins
electric guitar [devil pickin']:
Zac Brown (US country musician) and Chris Shiflett
guitar:
Dave Grohl, Chris Shiflett and Pat Smear
organ and piano:
Rami Jaffee
percussion:
Drew Hester
background vocals:
Zac Brown (US country musician)
lead vocals:
Dave Grohl
recorded at:
Southern Ground in Nashville
mixed at:
Atomic Sound in Brooklyn, New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Congregation
writer:
Dave Grohl, Taylor Hawkins, Nate Mendel, Georg Ruthenberg and Chris Shiflett
publisher:
BMG Bumblebee (a BMI‐affiliated publishing entity of BMG Rights Management), BMG Platinum Songs US, Flying Earform Music (Foo Fighter Nate Mendel’s publishing company), I Love the Punk Rock Music (Foo Fighter Chris Shiflett’s publishing company), Living Under a Rock Music (Foo Fighter Taylor Hawkins’s publishing company), MJ Twelve Music, Ruthensmear Music (Foo Fighter Pat Smear's publishing company) and Songs of Kobalt Music Publishing
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4What Did I Do? / God as My Witness
assistant recording engineer:
Charlie Bolois and John Lousteau
recording engineer and mixer:
James Brown (indie-rock engineer James 'Razors' Brown)
producer:
Foo Fighters and Butch Vig
assistant mixer:
Dakota Bowman (assistant engineer) and John Lousteau
bass guitar:
Nate Mendel
drums (drum set) and background vocals:
Taylor Hawkins
electric guitar:
Gary Clark Jr. (American musician)
guitar:
Dave Grohl, Chris Shiflett and Pat Smear
mellotron, organ, piano and Wurlitzer electric piano [Wurlitzer]:
Rami Jaffee
tambourine:
Drew Hester
lead vocals:
Dave Grohl
recorded at:
KLRU-TV, Studio 6A in Austin
mixed at:
Atomic Sound in Brooklyn, New York, New York, United States
recording of:
What Did I Do? / God as My Witness
writer:
Dave Grohl, Taylor Hawkins, Nate Mendel, Georg Ruthenberg and Chris Shiflett
publisher:
Flying Earform Music (Foo Fighter Nate Mendel’s publishing company), I Love the Punk Rock Music (Foo Fighter Chris Shiflett’s publishing company), Living Under a Rock Music (Foo Fighter Taylor Hawkins’s publishing company), MJ Twelve Music and Ruthensmear Music (Foo Fighter Pat Smear's publishing company)
45:44
5Outside
assistant recording engineer:
Charlie Bolois
co-recording engineer:
Mathias Schneeberger
recording engineer and mixer:
James Brown (indie-rock engineer James 'Razors' Brown)
producer:
Foo Fighters and Butch Vig
assistant mixer:
Dakota Bowman (assistant engineer) and John Lousteau
bass guitar:
Nate Mendel
drums (drum set):
Taylor Hawkins
electric guitar:
Joe Walsh (Eagles/James Gang)
guitar:
Dave Grohl, Chris Shiflett and Pat Smear
mellotron and organ:
Rami Jaffee
background vocals:
Chris Goss (US record producer and musician) and Taylor Hawkins
lead vocals:
Dave Grohl
recorded at:
Rancho de la Luna in Joshua Tree
mixed at:
Atomic Sound in Brooklyn, New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Outside
writer:
Dave Grohl, Taylor Hawkins, Nate Mendel, Georg Ruthenberg and Chris Shiflett
publisher:
Flying Earform Music (Foo Fighter Nate Mendel’s publishing company), I Love the Punk Rock Music (Foo Fighter Chris Shiflett’s publishing company), Living Under a Rock Music (Foo Fighter Taylor Hawkins’s publishing company), MJ Twelve Music and Ruthensmear Music (Foo Fighter Pat Smear's publishing company)
3.655:15
6In the Clear
assistant recording engineer:
Charlie Bolois and John Lousteau
recording engineer and mixer:
James Brown (indie-rock engineer James 'Razors' Brown)
producer:
Foo Fighters and Butch Vig
assistant mixer:
Dakota Bowman (assistant engineer) and John Lousteau
bass guitar:
Nate Mendel
clarinet:
Charlie Gabriel
drums (drum set) and background vocals:
Taylor Hawkins
guitar:
Dave Grohl, Chris Shiflett and Pat Smear
organ and piano:
Rami Jaffee
saxophone:
Clint Maedgen
trombone:
Frederick Lonzo
trumpet:
Mark Braud
tuba:
Benjamin Jaffe (tuba, bass) and Ronell Johnson
lead vocals:
Dave Grohl
other vocals [gang vocals]:
Dave Grohl, Taylor Hawkins, Rami Jaffee, Ronell Johnson, John Lousteau, Clint Maedgen, Jim Rota and Chris Shiflett
guest performer:
Preservation Hall Jazz Band
recorded at:
Preservation Hall in French Quarter
mixed at:
Atomic Sound in Brooklyn, New York, New York, United States
recording of:
In the Clear
writer:
Dave Grohl, Taylor Hawkins, Nate Mendel, Georg Ruthenberg and Chris Shiflett
publisher:
Flying Earform Music (Foo Fighter Nate Mendel’s publishing company), I Love the Punk Rock Music (Foo Fighter Chris Shiflett’s publishing company), Living Under a Rock Music (Foo Fighter Taylor Hawkins’s publishing company), MJ Twelve Music and Ruthensmear Music (Foo Fighter Pat Smear's publishing company)
3.654:04
7Subterranean
assistant recording engineer:
Justin Armstrong and Marcel Fernandez
recording engineer and mixer:
James Brown (indie-rock engineer James 'Razors' Brown)
producer:
Foo Fighters and Butch Vig
assistant mixer:
Dakota Bowman (assistant engineer) and John Lousteau
acoustic guitar, cymbal and lead vocals:
Dave Grohl
bass guitar:
Nate Mendel
drums (drum set):
Taylor Hawkins
ebow:
Dave Grohl and Barrett Jones
guitar:
Dave Grohl, Chris Shiflett and Pat Smear
mellotron, organ and Wurlitzer electric piano [Wurlitzer]:
Rami Jaffee
background vocals:
Benjamin Gibbard
recorded at:
Robert Lang Studios in Shoreline
mixed at:
Atomic Sound in Brooklyn, New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Subterranean
writer:
Dave Grohl, Taylor Hawkins, Nate Mendel, Georg Ruthenberg and Chris Shiflett
publisher:
Flying Earform Music (Foo Fighter Nate Mendel’s publishing company), I Love the Punk Rock Music (Foo Fighter Chris Shiflett’s publishing company), Living Under a Rock Music (Foo Fighter Taylor Hawkins’s publishing company), MJ Twelve Music and Ruthensmear Music (Foo Fighter Pat Smear's publishing company)
36:08
8I Am a River
assistant recording engineer:
Kabir Hermon and Chris Shurtleff
recording engineer and mixer:
James Brown (indie-rock engineer James 'Razors' Brown)
miscellaneous support:
James Sutcliffe and Shari Sutcliffe
producer:
Foo Fighters and Butch Vig
assistant mixer:
Dakota Bowman (assistant engineer) and John Lousteau
bass guitar:
Nate Mendel
drums (drum set):
Taylor Hawkins
guitar:
Dave Grohl, Chris Shiflett and Pat Smear
keyboard [space keys], organ and piano:
Rami Jaffee
strings:
Los Angeles Youth Orchestra
tambourine:
Drew Hester
background vocals:
Kristeen Young (American Singer and Musician)
lead vocals:
Dave Grohl
strings arranger:
Tony Visconti
recorded at:
Ocean Way Recording in Hollywood and The Magic Shop in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
mixed at:
Atomic Sound in Brooklyn, New York, New York, United States
recording of:
I Am a River
writer:
Dave Grohl, Taylor Hawkins, Nate Mendel, Chris Shiflett and Pat Smear
publisher:
Flying Earform Music (Foo Fighter Nate Mendel’s publishing company), I Love the Punk Rock Music (Foo Fighter Chris Shiflett’s publishing company), Living Under a Rock Music (Foo Fighter Taylor Hawkins’s publishing company), MJ Twelve Music and Ruthensmear Music (Foo Fighter Pat Smear's publishing company)
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Credits

Release

mastering:Gavin Lurssen (American mastering engineer)