"The Teacher" | ||||
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Single by Foo Fighters | ||||
from the album But Here We Are | ||||
Released | May 30, 2023 | |||
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Length | 10:04 | |||
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"The Teacher" on YouTube |
"The Teacher" is a song by American rock band Foo Fighters released as the fourth single from their eleventh album, But Here We Are , on May 30, 2023. [3]
According to Chad Childers of Loudwire , "The Teacher" deals with Foo Fighters' frontman Dave Grohl's mourning period, his mother Virginia and Foo Fighters' drummer Taylor Hawkins both having died in 2022. [3] According to Jeffrey Goldberg, writing for The Atlantic , "The Teacher" is a tribute to Grohl's mother, Virginia, herself having been a school teacher, with the lyrics "Hey kid, what's the plan for tomorrow? / Where will I wake up? / Where will I wake up?". [4]
The song was released with a 10-minute music video that was made by Tony Oursler and included footage that had been filmed on VHS tapes more than 30 years ago. [5] The video also references the passing of drummer Taylor Hawkins and Grohl's mother Virginia. [6] Jon Blistein of Rolling Stone described the music video as "like a psychedelic collage, incorporating archival and stock footage and new sequences centered around Grohl and the band that have otherworldly, occult-like aura". [7]
Foo Fighters
Chart (2023) | Peak position |
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UK Rock & Metal (OCC) [8] | 32 |