| "Next Year" | ||||
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| Single by Foo Fighters | ||||
| from the album There Is Nothing Left to Lose | ||||
| Released | December 4, 2000 | |||
| Recorded | 1999 | |||
| Genre | Alternative rock | |||
| Length | 4:37 | |||
| Label | Roswell, RCA | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Dave Grohl, Nate Mendel and Taylor Hawkins | |||
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| "Next Year" on YouTube | ||||
"Next Year" is a song released as the last single from the third Foo Fighters' album There Is Nothing Left to Lose .
A shorter version (running at just 3:21 compared to the original's 4:36) was released as a single in 2000 and was used in the music video. Backup vocals were added, and it does not include the outro present in the original album version.
SPIN Magazine proclaimed the song "a power ballad in the "Wonderwall" sense", remarking that the band are "at their loveliest when aping peak-popularity Britpop". [1]
The opening of "Next Year" was used as the theme song for the NBC television series Ed (2000–2004). The show's creators, Rob Burnett and Jon Beckerman (formerly of the Late Show with David Letterman) used the song despite knowledge of production company Viacom's insistence that they own the rights to the show's theme song. "Next Year" was thus ultimately replaced by Clem Snide's "Moment in the Sun" during the second season. As a result of outcries from Burnett and Beckerman, however, Viacom relented and "Next Year" returned as the theme song in the third and fourth seasons.
The video, directed by Phil Harder, shows the band in a remake of the Apollo 11 Moon mission and incorporates heavy use of NASA stock footage. They experience zero-gravity in the space capsule (where they conduct experiments and perform the song with instruments), land on the Moon, plant a Foo Fighters flag, and return to Earth where they are welcomed back as heroes during a ticker-tape parade. Many moments and images of the Apollo era are re-enacted, such as the band meeting President Richard Nixon, bassist Nate Mendel golfing on the Moon (a nod to Alan Shepard during Apollo 14), and depictions of Vietnam war protests. The video ends with a portrait of the band in the style of a traditional astronaut crew photo. This bears a strong resemblance to the cover of Led Zeppelin's Best of Led Zeppelin compilation.
CD1 dark cover:
(Also comes with the first 6 months of a 2001 poster calendar)
CD2 light cover:
(Also comes with the second 6 months of a 2001 poster calendar)
Enhanced CD-ROM, includes "Next Year" video
Australia CD:
7 inch:
Japan EP
Netherlands Live in Holland, part two
| Chart (2000) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australia (ARIA) [2] | 85 |
| Canada Rock/Alternative ( RPM ) [3] | 12 |
| Netherlands (Single Top 100) [4] | 92 |
| UK Singles (OCC) [5] | 42 |
| UK Rock & Metal (OCC) [6] | 2 |
| US Adult Alternative Songs ( Billboard ) [7] | 14 |
| US Alternative Airplay ( Billboard ) [8] | 17 |
| US Adult Top 40 ( Billboard ) [9] | 40 |
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