Foo Fighters

Foo Fighters is a band that doesn't hold back. 39 of 82 songs hit intense — this is music that demands something from you.

The character of Foo Fighters

Across the 82 Foo Fighters songs we've measured, intensity averages 59/100 — more charged than the typical song we measure (46/100).

They run from Friend of a Friend (the calmest here, 11) to All My Life (the most charged, 96), with layered textures most common and a mix of the expected and the surprising. It spans 1995–2023.

The widest dynamic swing belongs to Best of You.

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The songs that hit hardest

Alone + Easy Target intense
layered texture · moderate changes · DR 8 · 1995
I'll Stick Around intense
layered texture · moderate changes · DR 8 · 1995
Monkey Wrench intense
layered texture · moderate changes · DR 8 · 1997
Breakout intense
layered texture · moderate changes · DR 8 · 1999
Stacked Actors intense
layered texture · moderate changes · DR 8 · 1999
All My Life intense
harsh texture · frequent changes · DR 9 · 2002
Come Back intense
layered texture · moderate changes · DR 8 · 2002
Low intense
layered texture · moderate changes · DR 8 · 2002
Best of You intense
complex texture · moderate changes · DR 10 · 2005
DOA intense
layered texture · moderate changes · DR 8 · 2005
No Way Back intense
layered texture · moderate changes · DR 8 · 2005
Still intense
layered texture · moderate changes · DR 8 · 2005
Cheer Up, Boys (Your Make-Up Is Running) intense
layered texture · moderate changes · DR 8 · 2007
Let It Die intense
layered texture · extreme changes · DR 9 · 2007
The Pretender intense
complex texture · frequent changes · DR 10 · 2007
Arlandria intense
layered texture · moderate changes · DR 9 · 2011
Bridge Burning intense
layered texture · moderate changes · DR 9 · 2011
Dear Rosemary intense
layered texture · moderate changes · DR 8 · 2011
Miss the Misery intense
layered texture · moderate changes · DR 8 · 2011
White Limo intense
harsh texture · moderate changes · DR 9 · 2011
Congregation intense
layered texture · moderate changes · DR 8 · 2014
I Am a River intense
layered texture · moderate changes · DR 9 · 2014
In the Clear intense
layered texture · moderate changes · DR 8 · 2014
Something from Nothing intense
layered texture · moderate changes · DR 9 · 2014
The Feast and the Famine intense
layered texture · moderate changes · DR 8 · 2014
What Did I Do?/God as My Witness intense
layered texture · moderate changes · DR 8 · 2014
Arrows intense
layered texture · moderate changes · DR 8 · 2017
Dirty Water intense
layered texture · moderate changes · DR 8 · 2017
Happy Ever After (Zero Hour) intense
layered texture · moderate changes · DR 8 · 2017
La Dee Da intense
layered texture · moderate changes · DR 9 · 2017
The Sky Is a Neighborhood intense
layered texture · moderate changes · DR 8 · 2017
Love Dies Young intense
layered texture · moderate changes · DR 8 · 2021
No Son of Mine intense
layered texture · moderate changes · DR 9 · 2021
The Line intense
layered texture · moderate changes · DR 8 · 2021
But Here We Are intense
layered texture · moderate changes · DR 9 · 2023
Nothing at All intense
layered texture · moderate changes · DR 8 · 2023
Rescued intense
layered texture · moderate changes · DR 8 · 2023
The Teacher intense
layered texture · moderate changes · DR 9 · 2023
Your Favorite Toy intense
layered texture · frequent changes · DR 8 · 2023

The controlled burn

Big Me moderate
smooth texture · none changes · DR 6 · 1995
For All the Cows moderate
layered texture · moderate changes · DR 8 · 1995
This Is a Call moderate
layered texture · moderate changes · DR 7 · 1995
Everlong moderate
layered texture · moderate changes · DR 8 · 1997
February Stars moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 7 · 1997
My Hero moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 8 · 1997
Ain't It the Life moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 6 · 1999
Aurora moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 6 · 1999
Generator moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 7 · 1999
Learn to Fly moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 7 · 1999
Next Year moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 7 · 1999
Halo moderate
layered texture · moderate changes · DR 8 · 2002
Have It All moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 7 · 2002
There Goes My Hero moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 7 · 2002
Times Like These moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 8 · 2002
Miracle moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 7 · 2005
Resolve moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 7 · 2005
Window moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 6 · 2005
Over and Out moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 7 · 2006
But, Honestly moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 7 · 2007
Long Road to Ruin moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 7 · 2007
Summer's End moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 7 · 2007
Of All People moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 7 · 2011
Rope moderate
complex texture · mild changes · DR 8 · 2011
These Days moderate
layered texture · moderate changes · DR 8 · 2011
Walk moderate
layered texture · moderate changes · DR 8 · 2011
Outside moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 8 · 2014
Subterranean moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 6 · 2014
Sunday Rain moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 6 · 2017
Cloudspotter moderate
layered texture · moderate changes · DR 7 · 2021
Holding Poison moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 7 · 2021
Making a Fire moderate
layered texture · moderate changes · DR 7 · 2021
Shame Shame moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 5 · 2021
Waiting on a War moderate
layered texture · moderate changes · DR 7 · 2021
Beyond Me moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 7 · 2023
Hearing Voices moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 7 · 2023
The Glass moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 7 · 2023
Under You moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 6 · 2023

The quiet ones

Frequently asked about Foo Fighters

Answered from our measurements of every song above.

What is the most intense Foo Fighters song?

Of the 82 Foo Fighters songs we've measured, “All My Life” scores highest at 96/100 for intensity — computed from its dynamic range, texture, sudden changes and tempo.

What is the calmest Foo Fighters song?

“Friend of a Friend” measures gentlest at 11/100. It runs 72 BPM. The songs here span 11–96 on our 0–100 intensity scale.

How intense is Foo Fighters overall?

Foo Fighters averages 59/100 intensity across 82 measured songs — more charged than the 46/100 average across our whole catalog.

What is the average tempo of Foo Fighters?

The Foo Fighters songs we've measured average about 120 BPM — upbeat.

Which Foo Fighters songs are calm enough for background listening?

These measure in our gentlest band (steady level, no sudden shifts): “Friend of a Friend”, “Stranger Things Have Happened”, “Show Me How”, “Chasing Birds”.

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