"Low" is a song by the Foo Fighters, released in 2003 as the third single from their fourth album One by One (2002). Foo Fighters - Low. discogs.com. Retrieved on Jan 20, 2013. Dave Grohl described "Low" as "the kind of song that you pray would be a single. (...) It’s the one that everybody likes, but there’s just no way ’cause it’s too weird."Dave Grohl Sees A Fortune In Video Directing, Not Probot mtv.com. Retrieved April 17, 2015. The song began as an instrumental demo written by Grohl and drummer Taylor Hawkins in Hawkins' home studio in Topanga, California, some time after the 2002 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival.The (very nearly) unexpurgated Dave Grohl transcript from Spin's November 02 Foo Fighters cover story fooarchive.com. Retrieved April 17, 2015.
The official music video features Grohl and Jack Black entering a motel, where they proceed to get drunk, cross-dress and wreck the motel room.Dave Grohl, Jack Black Hit New ‘Low’ Dressing As Drag Queens For Video mtv.com. Retrieved April 17, 2015. Originally, Grohl wanted to just film Black dancing in drag for four minutes with no edits, but director Jesse Peretz convinced him otherwise, instead creating the storyline about rednecks in lingerie at a motel room. The video was banned on MTV for its content.Banned Music Videos - Loudwire. loudwire.com. Retrieved on Jan 20, 2013.
A live version recorded on December 4, 2002, at the Oslo Spektrum was released with the Special Norwegian Edition of the One by One album. Foo Fighters - One by One - Special Norwegian Edition. discogs.com. Retrieved on January 20, 2013.
The B-Side, "Never Talking to You Again", is a Hüsker Dü cover, originally from the album Zen Arcade.
Track listing CD (Australia) "Low" - 4:33 "Enough Space" (Live in Copenhagen, Denmark, 5 December 2002) "Never Talking to You Again" (Hüsker Dü cover) (Live in Hamburg, Germany 1 Dec 2002) "Low" video (CD-ROM) CD-ROM bonus clip "Chris' Hair" NOTE: The track listing on the Australian single is incorrectly labelled, with Enough Space and Never Talking to You Again in switched play order
DVD/EP (U.S./Canada) "Low" (Video) "Times Like These" (Video) "Times Like These" (UK video) "Times Like These" (Acoustic video)
CD1 (UK) "Low" "Never Talking to You Again" (Hüsker Dü cover) (Live in Hamburg, Germany, 1 Dec 2002) CD-ROM bonus clip "Chris' Hair"
CD2 (UK) "Low" "Enough Space" (Live in Copenhagen, Denmark, 5 December 2002) "Low" video (CD-ROM)
7-inch (UK) "Low" "Never Talking to You Again" (Hüsker Dü cover) (Live in Germany 1 Dec 2002)
Chart positions Chart (2003)PeakpositionCanadian Singles Chart (Physical) (Billboard)30 US Hot Singles Sales (Billboard)10US Top Music Videos (Billboard)4
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