For All the Cows
"For All the Cows" | ||||
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Single by Foo Fighters | ||||
from the album Foo Fighters | ||||
Released | November 20, 1995 | |||
Recorded | October 1994 | |||
Genre | Alternative rock, post-grunge | |||
Length | 3:30 | |||
Label | Parlophone, Roswell | |||
Songwriter(s) | Dave Grohl | |||
Foo Fighters singles chronology | ||||
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"For All the Cows" (1995) is the third major single released by Foo Fighters from their self-titled debut album Foo Fighters. It was only released in the United Kingdom and the Netherlands.[1]
Music[]
Kevin McKeough commented that the song fluctuated between "quiet, jazzy verses with explosive, Paul Bunyan-goes-jogging choruses".[2]
Singles[]
Promo Single
- "For All the Cows"
7" Blue Vinyl Single
- "For All the Cows"
- "Wattershed (Live at the Reading Festival 26 Aug 1995)"
CD Single
- "For All the Cows"
- "For All the Cows (Live at the Reading Festival 26 Aug 1995)"
- "Wattershed (Live at the Reading Festival 26 Aug 1995)"
Chart positions[]
Chart (1995) | Peak position |
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Australia (ARIA)[3] | 69 |
European Hot 100 Singles (Music & Media)[4] | 70 |
UK Singles (OCC)[5] | 28 |
Other versions[]
- A live version of the song, performed at the Reading Festival (26 August 1995) appears on the Big Me single, the bonus disc of the Australian edition of Foo Fighters, For All the Cows single and I'll Stick Around single.
- An acoustic version of the song, performed at the Toshiba-EMI 3rd Studio (2 April 1997) appears on the Australian and Japanese versions of the My Hero single.
- A live version of the song, performed at the Melkweg in Amsterdam (29 February 2000) appears on the Dutch edition (Live in Holland Disc 2) of the Next Year single and the One by One "special edition bonus disc."
- Three live versions were released on the Everywhere but Home DVD, recorded in Toronto, the Black Cat in Washington D.C., and Reykjavik.[6]
References[]
- ^ Foo Fighters - For All the Cows discogs.com. Retrieved 20 April 2013.
- ^ McKeough, Kevin (7 August 1995). "Grunge Returns". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
- ^ "The ARIA Australian Top 100 Singles Chart – Week Ending 25 Feb 1996". Imgur.com (original document published by ARIA). Retrieved 2017-07-21.
- ^ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. December 9, 1995. p. 12. Retrieved July 28, 2018.
- ^ "Foo Fighters: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company.
- ^ "Foo Fighters - Everywhere But Home". Discogs. Retrieved 2016-02-17.
Categories:
- 1995 singles
- Foo Fighters songs
- Songs written by Dave Grohl