Under You (Foo Fighters song)

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"Under You"
Foo Fighters Under You cover art.jpg
Single by Foo Fighters
from the album But Here We Are
ReleasedMay 17, 2023
Genre
Length3:39
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Foo Fighters singles chronology
"Rescued"
(2023)
"Under You"
(2023)
"The Glass"
(2023)

"Under You" is a song by American rock band Foo Fighters, released as the second single from their eleventh studio album, But Here We Are , in May 2023. [3]

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Reception

The song has been described as melodic punk. [1] In August, 2023, "Under You" became Foo Fighters' sixteenth top 10 hit on Billboard's Rock & Alternative Airplay chart, which broke the record for the band with most top-ten songs on that chart. [4]

According to Rolling Stone , "Under You" was recorded in the wake of Foo Fighters' drummer Taylor Hawkins' death and although it has the "sunny power-pop adjacent feel" of earlier Foo Fighters tracks like "Learn to Fly", the lyrics depict Foo Fighters' frontman Dave Grohl being nearly suffocated by the pain of losing someone. The song was ranked number 100 in Rolling Stone's The 100 Best Songs of 2023. [5]

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for "Under You"
Chart (2023)Peak
position
Canada Rock ( Billboard ) [6] 1
Japan Hot Overseas ( Billboard Japan ) [7] 13
New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ) [8] 18
UK Singles (OCC) [9] 98
UK Rock & Metal (OCC) [10] 6
US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs ( Billboard ) [11] 37
US Rock Airplay ( Billboard ) [12] 1

Year-end charts

Year-end chart performance for "Under You"
Chart (2023)Position
US Rock Airplay (Billboard) [13] 10

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References

  1. 1 2 Staff (May 17, 2023). "Foo Fighters Share 'Under You' Single From Upcoming But Here We Are Album". Blabbermouth.net . Retrieved June 9, 2023.
  2. Rolling Stone Staff (December 1, 2023). "The 100 Best Songs of 2023". Rolling Stone . Under You" has the sunny power-pop-adjacent feel of earlier Foo Fighters tracks like "Learn to Fly"...
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