"Let It Die" is the fourth single from the Foo Fighters' sixth album, Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace. It was only released as a promotional single in 2007 and no physical retail single was released. It was, however, available commercially as a digital downloadable single.

Meaning The song's meaning was hinted in a Canadian Television interview. It was mentioned that it was about personal fights between people, and those people breaking apart, and that the fights are meaningless overall. Further speculation leads to Grohl's forbearance between Courtney Love, and Kurt Cobain (Grohl's former bandmate from Nirvana and Love's husband)'s relationship, drug use, and financial arrangements. Grohl indirectly admitted to the song being about Courtney Love in an interview in 2007.

Live performances The song was a staple on the Echoes, Silence, Patience, and Grace tour. It was also played often on the Wasting Light tour but was dropped in 2012. It was not played again until the Concrete and Gold tour in 2017, where it has been played occasionally.

Track listing The single has currently only been released as an iTunes exclusive digital download, listed as a digital EP. All songs by Foo Fighters, except where noted.

"Let It Die" – 4:05 "Keep the Car Running" (Arcade Fire cover) – 3:25 "If Ever" – 4:14 "Come Alive" (demo version) – 5:30

Personnel Personnel adapted from Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace liner notes.

Foo Fighters Dave Grohl – rhythm guitar, vocals Taylor Hawkins – drums Nate Mendel – bass Chris Shiflett – lead guitar

Additional personnel Pat Smear – guitar Rami Jaffee – keyboards Drew Hester – percussion

Production Gil Norton – production Adrian Bushby – engineering John Lousteau – engineering assistance Jake Davies – Pro Tools engineering Rich Costey – mixing Claudius Mittendorfer – mixing assistance Brian Gardner – mastering

Charts

Weekly charts + Chart (2008) PeakpositionQuebec Airplay (ADISQ) 46 US Hot Singles Sales (Billboard) 3 US Radio Songs (Billboard) 85Venezuela Pop Rock (Record Report) 11

Year-end charts + Chart (2008) Position Canada Rock (Radio & Records) 3 US Alternative Airplay (Billboard) 1 US Mainstream Rock (Billboard) 19

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