Alone + Easy Target
"Alone + Easy Target" | ||||
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Single by Foo Fighters | ||||
from the album Foo Fighters | ||||
Released | 1996 | |||
Format | CD | |||
Recorded |
October 1994 at Robert Lang Studios in Seattle, WA November 23, 1995 at Maida Vale Studios in London (BBC sessions) | |||
Genre | Alternative rock, post-grunge | |||
Length |
4:05 4:22 (BBC sessions) | |||
Label | Roswell/Capitol | |||
Writer(s) | Dave Grohl | |||
Producer(s) |
Barrett Jones and Dave Grohl Miti Adhikari (BBC sessions) | |||
Foo Fighters singles chronology | ||||
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"Alone + Easy Target" is a radio only single released by Foo Fighters from their self-titled debut album. It was released only as a promotional single.[1][2]
Song history
Dave Grohl wrote and recorded the song in its original form in 1991. Grohl played the demo of the song for Nirvana band-mate Kurt Cobain in a break between touring for the album Nevermind. According to Grohl, "I'd told him I was recording and he said, 'Oh, I wanna hear it, bring it by.' He was sitting in the bath-tub with a walkman on, listening to the song, and when the tape ended, he took the headphones off and kissed me and said, 'Oh, finally, now I don't have to be the only songwriter in the band!' I said, 'No, no, no, I think we're doing just fine with your songs.'"[3] Nirvana would jam the song on soundchecks during the Europe 1991 tour.
Track list
- Promo single
- "Alone + Easy Target" (album version)
Other versions
- A version recorded by the full band on November 23, 1995 at Maida Vale Studios for the BBC The Evening Session was released as a B-side to the "Big Me" single in 1996.
- The original demo version that was recorded in 1991 was later released on the Foo Fighters EP Songs From the Laundry Room for Record Store Day 2015.
References
- ↑ "Foo Fighters Alone + Easy Target USA Promo 5" CD SINGLE (69691)". Eil.com. Retrieved January 13, 2012.
- ↑ Foo Fighters - Alone + Easy Target discogs.com. Retrieved May 26, 2014.
- ↑ "Dave Grohl: AMERICAN HERO - Mojo, November '09". Fooarchive.com. Retrieved January 13, 2012.