Cheer Up, Boys (Your Make Up Is Running)
"Cheer Up, Boys (Your Make Up Is Running)" | ||||
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Single by Foo Fighters | ||||
from the album Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace | ||||
Released | April 7, 2008 | |||
Recorded | March–June 2007 | |||
Genre | Alternative rock, post-grunge | |||
Length | 3:41 | |||
Label | Roswell/RCA | |||
Songwriter(s) | Dave Grohl, Taylor Hawkins, Nate Mendel and Chris Shiflett | |||
Producer(s) | Gil Norton | |||
Foo Fighters singles chronology | ||||
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"Cheer Up, Boys (Your Make Up Is Running)" is the third single released from the Foo Fighters' 2007 album Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace. The single was released as a digital-only release in the UK via iTunes.[1] No physical retail singles were released; however, promotional singles were released for radio airplay.[2] The B-side is a cover of Paul McCartney & Wings' "Band on the Run", which was previously released on Radio 1 Established 1967.[3]
Reception[]
Dave Grohl commented on the song, saying "For this song, it was a working title that stuck, because that was a song that we had demoed and it sounded like this really bright, poppy, late '80s R.E.M. song that would have been off their 'Green' or something like that."[4] AllMusic editor Stephen Thomas Erlewine says the song has a riff as nimble as those on Foo Fighters' debut album.[5]
Other versions[]
A live version filmed at Wembley Stadium on June 7, 2008, was released on the Live at Wembley Stadium DVD.
Track listing[]
- "Cheer Up, Boys (Your Make Up Is Running)" – 3:41
- "Band on the Run" – 5:09 (Paul McCartney and Wings cover, 2007)
Personnel[]
- Dave Grohl – lead vocals, rhythm guitar
- Chris Shiflett – lead guitar, backing vocals
- Nate Mendel – bass
- Taylor Hawkins – drums, backing vocals
References[]
- ^ "Digital Only release in UK announced by Columbia Records" Archived April 12, 2008, at the Wayback Machine Columbia.co.uk, 2008
- ^ "Foo Fighters - Cheer Up, Boys (Your Make Up Is Running) at Discogs". Discogs.com. Archived from the original on November 12, 2012. Retrieved September 11, 2011.
- ^ "Foo Fighters record brand new Wings cover Archived 2008-06-11 at the Wayback Machine". NME.com. August 16, 2007
- ^ "Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace : Dave Grohl's Guide To Every Song". Foo Archive. Archived from the original on August 7, 2011. Retrieved September 11, 2011.
- ^ Thomas, Stephen (September 25, 2007). "Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace - Foo Fighters". AllMusic. Archived from the original on December 6, 2011. Retrieved September 11, 2011.
External links[]
- 2008 singles
- Foo Fighters songs
- Songs written by Dave Grohl
- Song recordings produced by Gil Norton
- 2007 songs
- RCA Records singles
- Songs written by Taylor Hawkins
- Songs written by Nate Mendel
- Songs written by Chris Shiflett