"Arlandria" | ||||
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Single by Foo Fighters | ||||
from the album Wasting Light | ||||
Released | September 18, 2011 (United Kingdom only) | |||
Recorded | September 6–December 21, 2010 in Dave Grohl's garage | |||
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Length | 4:28 | |||
Label | RCA | |||
Songwriter(s) |
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Producer(s) | Butch Vig | |||
Foo Fighters singles chronology | ||||
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Music video | ||||
"Arlandria" on YouTube |
"Arlandria" is a song by American rock band Foo Fighters, released from their seventh studio album Wasting Light on September 18, 2011, as the fourth single in the United Kingdom.
The title is a reference to Arlandria, the Alexandria, Virginia, neighborhood where Dave Grohl lived. [1] The lyrics include a reference to "Rain Rain Go Away," which Dave Grohl justified by saying "there's something about the singsong cadence of children's music that has its place in rock." [2]
Arlandria is also referenced in the song "Headwires" off their 1999 album There Is Nothing Left to Lose . At the end of that song, Grohl repeats the phrase "The sun is on Arlandria". [3]
The first official music video used to promote the song was a live performance taken from the iTunes Festival London 2011, performed at the Roundhouse, London, UK.
On 22 June 2019 a second music video was released through the band's YouTube channel. [4] It depicts a man being chased around San Francisco by numerous groups of costumed vigilantes. The video was released alongside three other videos for songs from Wasting Light, as well as a video for "The One".
Chart (2011) | Peak position |
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Scotland (OCC) [5] | 72 |
UK Singles (OCC) [6] | 79 |
UK Rock & Metal (OCC) [7] | 1 |
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Australia (ARIA) [8] | Gold | 35,000‡ |
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil) [9] | Gold | 30,000‡ |
New Zealand (RMNZ) [10] | Gold | 15,000‡ |
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. |